Simonyan Explained
Simonyan (Armenian: Սիմոնյան) or in Western Armenian Simonian Սիմոնեան), sometimes transliterated as Simonjan is an Armenian patronymic surname meaning "son of Simon". Notable people with the name include:
People
Simonian
- Hovann Simonian, Armenian Swiss scholar in Armenian history
- Hrair Simonian (born 1991), Armenian chess grandmaster
- John Simonian, Kenyan field hockey player and rally driver
- Nariné Simonian (born 1965, French-Armenian organist
- Rupert Simonian (born 1991), British actor of Armenian origin
- Sebu Simonian (born 1978), member of the American band duo Capital Cities
- Simon Simonian (1914–1986), Lebanese-Armenian intellectual, writer, activist and teacher, founder of the literary Armenian periodical Spurk
Simonyan
- Alen Simonyan (born 1980), Armenian politician and current President of the National Assembly of Armenia (2021–present)
- Artem Simonyan (born 1995), Armenian footballer
- Artyom Simonyan (born 1975), Armenian boxer
- Gagik Simonyan (born 1971), Armenian footballer
- Margarita Simonyan (born 1980), Russian journalist, propagandist, editor-in-chief of Russia Today
- Mikhail Simonyan (born 1986), Russian-American violinist
- Nadezhda Simonyan (1922–1997), Russian film composer
- Nikita Simonyan (born 1926), Russian former footballer, coach, and sports official
- Tata Simonyan (born 1962), Armenian singer
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