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GEORGIANS

Tengiz Abuladze
1924 - 1994

Boris Akunin
(Grigory Chkhartishvili)
1956 -

Nina Ananiashvili
1963 -

Eteri Andjaparidze

Lado Ataneli
(Atanelishvili)

George Balanchine
(Balanchivadze)
1904 - 1983

Alexander Borodin
(Gedevanishvili)
1833 - 1887

Paata Burchuladze
1955 -

Vakhtang Chabukiani
1910 - 1992

Maryam D'Abo
(Kvinikadze)
1960 -

Nana Djordjadze
1971 -

Vernon Duke
(Tumanishvili)
1903 - 1969

Irene Galitzine
(Lazareff/Lazarishvili)
1916 -

Eteri Gvazava

Otar Iosseliani
1934 -

Liana Issakadze
1946 -

Lev Ivanov
(Adamashvili)
1834 - 1901

Vakhtang Jordania

Mikhail Kalatozov
(Kalatozishvili)
1903 - 1973

Makvala Kasrashvili
1942 -

Nutsa Kukhianidze
aka Kukhiani
1983 -

Eteri Lamoris
(Chkonia)

Mikhail Lavrovsky
(Chikvaidze)
1941 -

Nikita Magaloff
(Maghalashvili)
1912 - 1992

Badri Maisuradze
1966 -

Aziza Mustafa-Zadeh
1969 -

Merab Ninidze
1965 -

Irma Nioradze

Levani Outchaneichvili
1958 -

Gregory Peck
(Nizharadze)
1916 - 2003

Niko Pirosmani
(Pirosmanishvili)
1862 - 1918

Shota Rustaveli
12thC

Aleksandr Shervashidze
(Chervachidze)
1867 - 1968

Meri Shervashidze

Zurab Sotkilava
1937 -

Iliko Sukhishvili
1907 - 1985
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Nino Ramishvili
1910 - 2000

Tamara and Natasha
Surguladze

Alexander Toradze

Zurab Tsereteli
1934 -

Kristina Tsirekidze

Nikolai Tsiskaridze
1973 -

Simon Virsaladze
1908 - 1989

Andrei Voznesensky
(Andronikashvili)
1933 -

Director. Films include Repentance and The Wishing Tree. Winner of many awards including Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival.

Writer. Named as the new Arthur Conan Doyle. His detective stories have been translated into all major languages.

Ballerina. One of the the Greatest Ballerinas of all time. Prima-ballerina of American Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet etc.

Pianist. World famous pianist. Founder and the artistic director of the United Sounds of America music festival and AmerKlavier concert/colloquium series.

Opera. One of the worlds top opera singers. Leading performances at all major venues from Opera National de Paris to Metropolitan Opera New York.

Choreographer. The Greatest ballet choreographer of our time. Founder of the American Ballet and New York City Ballet. His ballets include The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, The Midsummer Nights Dream etc.

Composer. Author of such outstanding work as opera Prince Igor, In the Steppes of Central Asia, Polovtsian Dances, Borodin symphony 2 etc. Was one of the Mighty Five.

Opera. Currently worlds greatest bass opera singer. Principal perfomances at all major theatres from La Scala Milan to Royal Opera House, London.

Ballet. Pioneer of male ballet dance. Performances with Kirov Mariinsky Ballet, Tbilisi Opera and Ballet etc

Actress. Most famous for her role as a Bond Girl, Kara Milovy, in 1987 Bond film, The Living Daylights, with Timothy Dalton. Made over 30 films.

Director. Academy Award OSCAR nominated, winner of Camera d'Or at Cannes Film Festival, etc. Films include Chef in Love, My English Grandfather etc. Film Jury at many film festivals including Venice Film Festival.

Composer. Most famous for songs Autumn in New York, April in Paris, I Can't Get Started. Wrote music for over 15 Broadway productions, London Musicals, Diaghilev ballets and Hollywood film the Goldwyn Follies with George Gershwin.

Designer. Founder of Galitzine Couture. She dressed Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, Greta Garbo, Sofia Loren, Rothschilds etc. Her work is displayed at major museums of the world including NY Metropolitan Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum London etc.

Opera. Great opera singer who gained world fame by singing in film productions of famous operas. She worked with Giorgia Strehler and sang a leading part in Andrea Andermanns film version of the Traviata a Paris.

Director. Winner of numerous film festivals including Berlin Silver Bear, Venice Film Festival, Cannes Festival etc Films include Lundi Matin, La Chasse aux Papillons, Le Fils de Gascogne etc Jury president of the Cannes Camera d'Or.

Violinist. One of the greatest violinists of today. Founder of Chamber Music Festival in Germany and International Violin Competition amongst others. Performances at all major venues from NY Carnegie Hall to La Scala Milan.

Choreographer. One of the greatest ballet choreographers. He choreographed Swan Lake (with Petipa), classical version of the Nutcracker, Coppelia etc.

Conductor. One of the top contemporary conductors. Founder of the New Millenium International Conducting Competition. Performances at all major venues and conducted for Akira Kurosawa film Dersu Uzala.

Director. Famous for his legendary films The Cranes are Flying and I am Cuba (Soy Cuba), also The Red Tent with Sean Connery and Claudia Cardinale. Awards include Cannes Golden Palm, National Society of Film Critics Award USA, British Film Award (BAFTA nomination) etc.

Opera. Principal soprano of the Bolshoi Theatre and one of the top singers in the world. Leading performances at all major venues like Royal Opera House London, NY Metropolitan Opera, Vienna Opera etc

Actress. Played the lead female part in the 2003 hit film The Good Thief with Nick Nolte. Cast alongside Jeremy Irons in a new film Mathilde.

Opera. One of the most popular opera singers. Performed as a lead at all important venues from La Scala Milan to Carnegie Hall New York.

Ballet. Supreme ballet dancer of the 80's and the 90's. Former principal dancer of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Pianist. Legendary pianists of the 20th Century (Included in the compilation Greatest Pianists of the 20th Century). Famous for performing Chopin.

Opera. Principal opera singer of the Bolshoi Theatre. Lead performances with top opera companies like La Scala Milan and Canadian Opera.

Jazz. 'Princess of Jazz'. Best jazz pianist and singer of today.

Actor. Lead role in Academy Award Oscar Winning Film 'Nowhere in Africa'. Other films include multiaward winning film Luna Papa, Repentance etc.

Ballet. Principal dancer of the Kirov Mariinsky Theatre. Performances at all major theatres.

Actor. Starred in Spike Lee's 25th Hour, Air Force One, Independence Day, X-Files, Blade II etc.

Actor. Legendary Oscar winning actor. His films include Roman Holiday, To Kill a Mockingbird, Moby Dick etc.

Painter. Greatest naive art artist, only compared to Henri Rousseau.

Poet/Philosopher. Author of the epic poem 'The Knight in the Panthers (Tigers) Skin'. This masterpiece of the world literature has only three other equals in the history of writing - Firdowsi's Shahname, Dante's Divine Comedy and Homer's Iliad.

Painter. Main scene, set, costume, book designer and painter for Diaghilev Ballets in Monaco and Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. Public figure in France in the 1920's and 30's. Worked with Picasso, Derain etc.

Model. Original model of Coco Chanel. Winner of World Beauty contest. Paris fashion icon of the 1920's.

Opera. One of the world's top tenors. Principal singer at Bolshoi Theatre. Leading performances at all major venues of the world including Grande Opera Paris, La Scala Milan etc.

Choreographers. Founders and directors of the Georgian National Ballet (Folk). Record holders of most curtain lifts at La Scala Milan. Performances at Royal Albert Hall, Metropolitan Opera New York, The Coliseum etc. A street in England was named after them.

Designers. Founders and designers of the TATA-NAKA designer label. Their creations have been worn by Cameron Diaz, Cindy Crawford, Sarah Jessica Parker, Reese Witherspoon, Gillian Anderson etc

Pianist. Internationally renowned with solo performances at all major locations from Toronto Symphony Orchestra to Covent Garden London.

Sculptor. His work is displayed in numerous countries in the world from Japan to USA. He will design the official September 11 memorial in New York. He is UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

Supermodel. Advertising campaigns for Christian Dior, Gianfranco Ferre, Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Nina Ricci, Moschino, Miu Miu etc. On covers of Vogue, Elle, Harpers Bazaar etc

Ballet. Finest ballet dancer of the 90's. Principal dancer of the Bolshoi Theatre. Lead performances all over the world from Opera de Paris to Royal Albert Hall London.

Scenic design. Set designer of Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Spartacus and other ballets. Chief scenic and costume designer of Bolshoi Theatre and Mariinsky Kirov Theatre.

Poet. One of the greatest contemporary poets. His poems include I am Goya, Parabolic Ballad, Antiworlds etc

John Tzetzes
12thC

Scholar. Known as "The perfect specimen of Byzantine pedant". One of the greatest and most productive writers, poets, scholars. Wrote Chiliades Book of Histories, etc.

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Giya Kancheli
1935 -

Composer. One of the most distinguished living composers and a leading figure in the world of contemporary music. Composed Mourned by the Wind, Symphonies etc

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Katie Melua
1984 -

Singer. Blues/Pop artist. Her debut album went multi platinum selling over million copies in UK alone and reached No 1 in UK charts.

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Tamara Toumanova
(Tumanishvili)
1919 - 1996

Ballerina/Actress. One of the greatest American ballerinas. Known as Black Pearl of Ballet. Her films include Alfred Hitchcocks Torn Curtain with Paul Newman, Days of Glory with Gregory Peck, Invitation to the Dance with Gene Kelly,The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes etc

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Miki Iveria
(Gayane Mickeladze)
1910 - 1994

Actress. Popular British theatre actress from 1930's upto 1980's. Also played some medium roles in many films like The Omen with Gregory Peck, Berserk with Joan Crawford, Dance with a Stranger with Rupert Everett, Fiddler on the Roof etc

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Georgi Alexi-Meskhishvili
1941 -

Set/Costume Designer. Designs for Metropolitan Opera, Broadway, Bolshoi Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre etc Several works on film.

Veriko Andjaparidze
1900 - 1987

Actress. Great Soviet actress. Included in the top 10 greatest acrtesses of the XX century in encyclopaedia 'Who is Who' (London). Mainly theatre actress, but also over 10 film roles including the award winning Repentance, The Legend of Suram Fortress etc.

Zurab Andzhaparidze
1928 - 1997

Opera. Leading tenor of the Bolshoi Theatre 1959-1970. Many performances worldwide including La Scala Milan etc. Several audio and video recordings.

Sophiko Chiaureli
1937 -

Actress. Great Soviet/Georgian actress. Awards at numerous festivals including Locarno, San Sebastian, Chicago, Japan etc. Her filmography includes Color of Pomegranates, Melodies of the Veriyski Quarter, The Wishing Tree etc.

Georgi Daneliya
1930 -

Director. One of the most popular Soviet directors. Multiple winner at Cannes, Venice and other festivals. His films include I am Walking Along Moscow, Mimino, Autumn Marathon, Seryozha, Passport, Cheer Up, etc

Rezo Gabriadze
1936 -

Director. Directs one of the most renowned and multi award winning puppet theatre troupes in the world. His theatre performed at all major venues including London, New York, Barcelona, Paris etc

Tamar Iveri
(Javakhishvili)

Opera. One of the top, award winning sopranos. Performances at Royal Opera House, Graz, Venezia, Vienna, etc

Irakli Kvirikadze
1939 -

Screenwriter. Award winning screenwriter. Works in Europe and Hollywood. His films include 27 Missing Kisses, Luna Papa, Red Angels, Chef in Love etc

Vladimir Mirzoev

Stage Director. Mariinsky Theatre Stage Director. Also worked for many leadin theatres in Russia and USA.

Vano Muradeli
1908 - 1970

Composer. Prominent composer, with numerous symphonies, songs, film scores, and operas. Most famous for his military theme music like the song Marsh Dzerzhincev, opera The Great Friendship etc

Nino Surguladze
1977 -

Opera. Renowned La Scala based mezzosoprano.

Iano Tamar
(Alibegashvili)

Opera. Soprano. Principal performances at all major venues including Royla Opera House, Vienna Opera, La Scala Milan etc

Georgy Tovstonogov
(Papitashvili)
1915 - 1989

Theatre Director. Probably the brightest Soviet theatre director. Directed the Bolshoi Drama Theatre in St. Petersburg. An award was established in his name.

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Elene Akhvlediani
1901 - 1975

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Nikoloz Baratashvili
1817 - 1845

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Maria Eristova
(Eristavi)
1857 - 1934

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Goudji
(Elguja Amashukeli)
1941 -

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Vladimir Mayakovsky
(Iashvili)
1893 - 1930

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Sulkhan Saba Orbeliani
1658 - 1752

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Petr Shalikov
(Shalikashvili)
1768 - 1852

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Elisabeth (Lisa) Batiashvili

Elisso Bolkvadze
1967 -

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Igor Butman
1961 -

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Lado Gudiashvili
1896 - 1980

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Djansug Kakhidze
1936 - 2002

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Kako
(Kako Topouria)
1960 -

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Elisso Wirssaladze
1942 -

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Marina Yashvili

Painter. Worked in Paris and Tbilisi. Also did set and costume designs, book illustrations etc. Personal friend with many prominent artists at the time like Picasso etc

Poet. Known as Georgian Byron. His poems include Sky Blue, Napoleon, Twilight over Mtatsminda, Merani etc

Violinist. One of the most celebrated contemporary violinists. Performances at all major venues and recordings under EMI label.

Pianist. Eminent Austria based pianist managed by Michel Sogny. Records under Sony label.

Jazz. Worlds leading saxophone virtuoso. Also a band leader and club owner. New York / Moscow based.

Artist. Paris based artist. Recieved silver medal at the greatest World Paris Exhibition in 1900 (76 000 exhibitors). Displayed in National Salon of Fine Arts Paris.

Sculptor/Jeweller. One of the leading contemporary jewellers. His work includes the Chistening bowl in Notre Dame de Paris, icons and accessories for Vatican etc
Based in France.

Painter. Worked in Paris and Tbilisi. His work has been exhibited all round the world from New-York to London. He was a personal friend with Picasso, Luis Aragon, Amadeo Modigliani etc.

Violinist. Professor, multi-award winning and popular artist. Records under RCD label. Performances at all major venues.

Pianist. Renowned pianist, with solo performances worldwide. Records under many labels including Live Classics.

Poet. Considered to be the inventor of the 'Onegin Stanza'. Concentrated on sentimental poetry. Popular figure due to his outlandish appearance and his personal friends like Pushkin. Chief editor of many journals including Damsky Zhurnal, and Moskovskie Vedomosti.

Writer. Great philosopher, most famous for his book 'The Book of Wisdom and Lies', which contains 150 parables and fables associated with a common idea.

Poet. The most famous Soviet poet of the avant-garde movement. His poems include 'Cloud in Trousers', 'Klop' etc.

Conductor. Known as Slavic Karajan. Recorded over 30 albums and worked with such stars as Mstislav Rostropovich, Giya Kancheli etc

Painter. Prominent French based artist. Claudia Schiffers favourite painter.

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David Makhateli

Ballet. First Soloist of the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden London. Previously Houston Ballet Principal dancer.

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Mikhail Chiaureli
1894 - 1974

Director. Stalin's favourite director. Chief director of the Soviet propaganda films. His films include The Fall of Berlin, The Oath, The Unforgettable Year 1919 etc

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Mzia Nioradze

Opera. Principal Mezzo of Mariinsky Theatre. Performances at all major venues from Metropolitan Opera to Opera National de Paris

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Dodo Abashidze
Renowned Soviet Director/Actor
Leila Abashidze
Popular Actress
Georgi Aleksidze
Choreographer. Known as Soviet Balanchine
Vasil Amashukeli
Directed first Georgian documentary in 1912
Amiran Amiranashvili
Famous Actor
Medea Amiranashvili
Celebrated Opera Singer
Petre Amiranashvili
Famed Opera Singer
Chabua Amiredjibi
Great Writer
David Andguladze
One of the top Soviet Opera singers
Dimitri Arakishvili
Famous Composer
Maka Assathiany
Popular fashion designer. Mainly in Russia/France/Japan.
Spartak Bagashvili
Great Actor
Meliton Balanchivadze
Celebrated Composer. Father of George Balanchine
Merab Berdzenishvili
Famed Sculptor
Valery Chalidze
Influential Political Writer
Alexander Chavchavadze
Renowned Poet
Ilya Chavchavadze
Prominent Writer
Temur Chkheidze
Award winning Film Director
Ushangi Chkheidze
Great Soviet Actor
Ramaz Chkhikvaidze
Famed Actor
Lamara Chkonia
Prominent Soviet Opera Singer
Tea Demurishvili
Famed Mezzo-Soprano
Medea Djaparidze
Popular Soviet Actress
Manana Doidjashvili
Distinguished Pianist
Nodar Dumbadze
Famous Writer
Lia Eliava
Popular Soviet Actress
Konstantine Gamsakhurdia
Writer. Nobel Prize Candidate
Irma Gigolashvili
Renowned Soprano
David Giorgobiani
Actor
Edisher Giorgobiani
Actor
Petre Gruzinski (Bagrationi)
Distinguished Poet
David Guramishvili
Celebrated Writer
Paolo Iashvili
Great Poet
Vitali Imereli
Famed jazz violinist
Sandro Inashvili
Prominent Opera Singer
Misha Japaridze
One of the worlds top news photographers
Nana Jashvili
Supreme violinist
Nona Javakhidze
Celebrated Mezzo-Soprano
Mikheil Javakhishvili
Renowned Novelist
Joseph Jordania
Most famous polyphonic singer. Professor at the University of Melbourne
David Kakabadze
One the finest artists of the 20th Century
Gela Kandelaki
Great Director
Vladimer Kandelaki
Renowned Painter
Kakhi Kavsadze
Popular Actor
Otar Koberidze
Popular Soviet Actor
Sergo Kobuladze
Artist. His picture of Alighieri was used in Encyclopedia Britannica
Vakhtang Machavariani
Popular Conductor
Ketevan Magalashvili
Famed Artist
Avtandil Makharadze
Celebrated Soviet Actor
Nikoloz Makhateli
Former Principal dancer of Kirov Mariinsky Ballet, Tbilisi Ballet etc
Gocha Medzmariashvili
Great representative of the contemporary surrealist art
Zurab Nadarejshvili
Celebrated contemporary composer
Iya Ninidze
Popular Soviet Actress
Grigol Orbeliani
Famed Poet
Zakaria Paliashvili
One of the top composers of the pre-Soviet era.
Ya Parulava
Fine Actress
Vazha Pshavela (Luka Razikashvili)
Renowned Poet/Writer
Ramaz Razmadze
One of the world's top surrealist artist
Zaza Revishvili
World's leading knives designer/maker
Vano Saradjishvili
World famous Opera Singer. Mariinsky (Russia), La Scala (Italy) etc
Giorgi Shavgulidze
Popular Actor
Eldar Shengelaya
Great Soviet Director
Georgi Shengelaya
Popular Director
Vadim Shubladze
Great conductor
Tamriko Siprashvili
Award winning Pianist
Galaktion Tabidze
Famed Poet
Titsian Tabidze
Famed Poet
Sesilia Takaishvili
Great Actress
Tsisana Tatishvili
Prominent Opera Singer
Mose Toidze
One of the most famous Soviet Propaganda Artists
Radish Tordia
Prominent Artist
Akaki Tsereteli
Celebrated Poet/Writer
Nikolai Tsereteli
Distinguished Actor
Vera Tsignadze
Great Ballerina
Zviad Tsikolia
Bugatti Car Designer
Baadur Tsuladze
Film Director
Alexander Tsutsunava
Directed first Georgian feature film in 1916, Kristine
Nato Vachnadze
Actress. Principal Beauty of the time.
Diana Veronese
Major Soprano
Sergo Sakariadze
Great Soviet Actor

ARMENIA

Diana Ukleba
Famed Artist/Poet

AUSTRIA

Natela Nicoli
Top Mezzo-Soprano

AZERBAIJAN

Manana (Japaridze)
Top Pop Music Artist

BRAZIL

Rafic Farah
Prominent Artist

DENMARK

Nina Kavtaradze
Leading pianist

FRANCE

Constantin Andronikof (Andronikashvili)
Renowned Theological Scholar/Writer/Translator.
Translated for presidents Charles de Gaulle, Giscard D'Estaing etc
Kakha Beri
Singer
Ramaz Chikviladze
Great Opera Singer
Irakli Davrichewy (Davrichachvili)
Popular Musician
Kethevane Davrichewy (Davrichachvili)
Historian/Writer
Alexis (Alexi) Djakeli
Actor/Artist
Serge Gruzinski (Bagrationi)
Writer/Historian
George and Raphael Isarlov (Isarlishvili)
Writers/Art History
Alexandre Jevakhoff (Javakhishvili)
Historian/Writer
Princesse Kotchakidze
Film Actress
Agnan Kroichvili
Distinguished Artist
Maria Meriko
French Actress
Andre Markowicz
Greatest translator of Dostoevsky's works.
Ivlita Moudjiri
Distinguished Sculptor
Ethery Pagava
Great French Ballerina
Achille de Panaskhet
Renowned Architect
Alexi Tsereteli
Chief Producer of Russian Opera in France
after it moved there from Russia due to revolution.
Made it one of the principal Opera troupes in the world.
Nicolas Zourabichvili
Film Music Composer

GERMANY

Gia Edzgveradze
Prominent Artist
Catherine Gordeladze
Renowned Pianist
Keti Kapanadze
Actress/Designer/Artist
Manana Menabde
Popular Romance Singer
Brandon Stone
Popular Pop Singer
Dito Tsintsadze
Award Winning Director
Zurab Zurabishvili
Famed Tenor

HUNGARY

Peter Meszaros
Director. Winner of Cannes Camera D'Or for his only film so far Eso Utan.

KAZAKHSTAN

Mikhail Tokarev (Sadagashvili)
Leading Thatre Actor of Kazakhstan.

NETHERLANDS

Nick Gabrichidze
Renowned Artist

RUSSIA

Konstantin Abaev
TV Presenter
Irakli Andronikov (Andronikashvili)
Renowned Literature Scholar
Alexander Basilaia
Popular Musical and Film Score Composer
Oleg Basilashvili
One of the most famous actors of Soviet Union/Russia
Boris Bregvadze
Principal Ballet Dancer
Nani Bregvadze
The Greatest Romance Singer
Elgudzha Burduli
Famous Actor/Singer
Ramaz Chiaureli
News Commentator
Giuli Chokheli
Top Popular Music Singer in Soviet Union/Russia
Anton Djaparidze
Former Bolshoi Theatre Opera Soloist
Alexander Djikia
One of the top photographers
Sergei Donaurov (Donauri)
One of the chief musicians/poets of 19th Russia
Sergei Fudel
Writer
David Gamrekeli
Former Bolshoi Theatre Opera Soloist
Georgy Gelovani
Bolshoi Theatre Opera Producer
Archil Gomiashvili
Actor. Original Ostap Bender.
Katya Gomiashvili
Popular Fashion Designer
Natali Goncharova
Popular Actress
Frina Gurielli
Opera singer
Aleksandr Lazarev-Gruzinsky (Bagrationi)
Famous Writer/Journalist/Editor of the Russian Empire
Aleksey Gruzinsky (Bagrationi)
Prominent Writer/Historian
Piotr Gruzinsky (Bagrationi)
Great Artist of the 19 Century
Diana Gurtskaya
Famous Pop Singer
Tamara Gverdtsiteli
Pop Singer
David Gvinianidze
Principal Singer of Helicon Opera Theatre
Tamara Inashvili
Kremlin Ballet Soloist
Valery Kadzhaya
Prominenet Writer/Publicist
Nodar Kancheli
One of the top architects in Russia
Tina Kandelaki
One of the most popular TV show hosts.
Mikhail Katkov
One of the most famous writers/publicists of the Russian Empire.
Founded newspapers Russki Vestnik and Moskovskie Vedomosti.
Influential political figure of the 19th Century
Marlen Khutsiev (Khutsishvili)
Popular Director
Kiril Kiknadze
News Commentator
Vakhtang (Buba) Kikabidze
Singer/Actor
Maya Kobakhidze
Head of the Department at the Ministry of Culture
of Russian Federation
Nelli Kobakhidze
Bolshoi Theatre Ballerina
Lev Kulidzhanov (Kulijanishvili)
Award winning director. Crime and Punishment etc.
Sergei Li
Actor/Singer in musicals Notre Dam de Paris, Metro etc
Levan Lomidze
Top Blues/Jazz performer
Maria Maskhulia
Principal Opera Singer of Gelikon Opera
Valerij Meladze
One of the most popular Pop Singers
Dmitry Meskhiev (Meskhishvili)
Popular Director
Nodar Mgaloblishvili
Famous Actor
Alexander Mgebrov (Mgebrishvili)
Famous Film Actor
Katia Mtsituridze
TV Presenter. FIPRESCI jury memeber
Sofia Nizharadze
Singer. Lead singer in many musicals inc. Romeo&Juliett, Notre Dam de Paris etc
Nutsa (Shanshiashvili)
Famous Singer/Actress
Mikhail Pandzavidze
Bolshoi Theatre Opera Producer
Soso Pavliashvili
Famous Pop Singer
Irakli Pirtskhalava
Popular Singer. Fame Academy Finalist
Gia Rigvava
Famed Artist
Ekaterina Semenova
Celebrated theatre actress
Vasily Sumbatov (Sumbatashvili)
Famous poet/artist. Later worked in Italy/Vatican
Nikolai Svanidze
Political TV show Zerkalo Host
Alexander Svetlov (Amiredjibi)
Famous poet/writer
Aleksei Tarkhanov (Tarkhnishvili)
Distinguished Journalist/Art Critic
Djemal Tetruashvili
Actor/Singer lead in musical 12 Stulytev etc
Konstantin Topuridze
Architect. Designed the chief city fountain 'Druzhba Narodov'
Iosef Tumanov (Tumanishvili)
Former Chief Director of Bolshoi Theatre, Kremlin Theatre etc
Mikhail Tumanishvili
Popular Actor/Director/Producer
Anastasia Vertinskaya (Tsirgvava)
Renowned Actress
Lydia Vertinskaya (Tsirgvava)
Actress
Mariana Vertinskaya (Tsirgvava)
Renowned Actress
Vladimir Yankovsky
Celebrated Actor
Alexander Yuzhin (Sumbatov-Yuzhin / Sumbatashvili)
Director. Directed one the major Russian theatres Maly Theatre. Initially was an actor there. 19C

UKRAINE

Georgy (Heorhiy) Gongadze
Known as the journalist who changed Ukraine.

UNITED KINGDOM

Salome Andronikova Halpern (Andronikashvili)
Poet/Writer
Irene Gogoladze
Principal Dancer at Ballet Russe UK
Elena Glurdjidze
Principal Dancer at English National Ballet
Gia Gugushvili
Artist

USA

Temuri Akhobadze
Steinway Artist Pianist.
Nina Andronikova Toumanova
Writer
Maya Chachava
Prominent Artist
Simon Dadiani
Famed Sculptor
Nestor Eristoff (Eristavi)
Hollywood Actor.
Shorena Gachicheladze
Represents USA in Latin and Standard Dancing.
Lado Goudjabidze
Famous Sculptor. His work includes the famous
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial.
Alexander Grigolia
Anthropologist/Writer
Alexander Kordzaia
Celebrated Pianist
Alexander Korsantia
Steinway Artist pianist
George Papashvily
Popular Writer
Nino Sanikidze
Outstanding Pianist
Tamriko Siprashvili
Steinway Pianist
Giorgi Tabatadze
Principal Dancer at USA Ballet
Alexandre Tarsaidze
Writer
Paata Tsikurishvili
Award winning director. Founder of Synetic Theater
Ushangi (Kumelashvili)
Top Artist/Sculptor
George Vatchnadze
Steinway Pianist
Autumn Ward
Leading US Eastern and Belly dancer

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Robert Sturua
1938 -

Director. One of the most outstanding contemporary theatre directors. Directed at all major world venues.

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Henri Troyat
1911 -

Writer. Prolific and one of the most popular French novelists and biographers. He is the author of numerous novels inc. Tant que la terre durera. Adapted his novels for many films including Fire in the Straw, House of the Last Chance etc. Elected to the the Academie Francaise in 1959.

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