Nubar Gulbenkian was an Armenian-British oil tycoon, diplomat and spy, and was known as one of the most eccentric people of the last century. The extravagant appearance of Nubar Gulbenkian, who walked with a long beard, with a monocle, a cigar in his mouth and...

Actor Marco Khanlian, aka Marco Khan starred in many famous Hollywood films: “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest”, “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End”, “10,000 BC”, “God Is Not Dead”, "Straw Dolls”, “Camp X-Ray”, “Don't Mess with the Zohan”, “Iron Man”, “Las Vegas”,...

In almost two thousand years of the history of the Catholic Church, Aghajanian became the first Armenian to become a cardinal, and who was considered twice as a candidate for election as Pope. Aghajanian attracted the attention of the papal throne with his education (he...

Missak Manouchian (1906-1944) was an Armenian genocide survivor, who during World War II, became the military commander of one of the most active French Resistance group, which carried out assassinations and bombings of Nazi targets. He is considered a hero of the French Resistance....

On March 13, 1989, the American astronaut of Armenian origin, James Bagian, flew to the space by “Discovery” shuttle in the framework of the “Space Shuttle STS-29” program. Then Armenian people got another reason for pride, after all, we had our own astronaut! ...

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Hovhannes Gevorkovich Aivazyan, 1817-1900) - is an outstanding Armenian painter of the 19th century, who is considered one of the greatest marine painters of all time. A recipient of the French Order of the Legion of Honor, and the brother of the...

Calouste Gulbenkian (1869-1955) - British-Armenian oil tycoon and philanthropist of the first half of the 20th century, one of the richest people of his time. The major oil deals did not take place without his participation, and in terms of his influence and capital he...

Alain Prost is a French racing driver of Armenian descent. A four-time Formula One Drivers' Champion Prost won more titles than any driver save Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher. From 1987 until 2001 Prost held the record for most Grand Prix victories. In...

There is not a field, in which Armenian men and women don’t succeed. Their skills and advanced knowledge have made our world a much better place. Look around, there might be some inventions which you’d never guess were made by Armenians! Here is the some...

Arguably, the most famous Armenian of his time, Charles Aznavour was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. In a career as a composer, singer and songwriter, spanning over 70 years, he recorded more than 1,200 songs interpreted in 9 languages. Moreover, he wrote or...