Lev7 Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 (edited) only a handful of famous ones, at least to the outside world, why is that? Look at this list http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Famous_Armenians Only a handful and a lot of them are not even full Armenians And this list is even more poorer http://www.nndb.com/ancestry/940/000043811 it has two pornstars listed as Armenians Edited February 26, 2007 by Lev7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 only a handful of famous ones, at least to the outside world, why is that? Look at this list http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Famous_Armenians Only a handful and a lot of them are not even full Armenians And this list is even more poorer http://www.nndb.com/ancestry/940/000043811 it has two pornstars listed as Armenians where are the great armenian doctors, how come the most unfortunate one is listed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armenak Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 It's a very old list. I remember seeing that same list on Cilicia.com years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 (edited) Both very old Edited February 26, 2007 by Zartonk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyeFedayis Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 There's alot here, but this is just a small portion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Armenians 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoushik Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Can't somebody remove Princess Diana from the list? Why, oh why do we continue to claim that she was Armenian??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoushik Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Lev7, compared with the whole world population, Armenians represent a very small number in this world. Yet look at how we've succeeded in every profession you can think of! In every profession there is an Armenian who's excelled and has fame in his/her work! That's a lot of accomplishment for the Armenian culture. Just today I was talking about this with my friend. The example I gave was the famous Chinese pianists Lang Lang and Yundi Li. I said to my friend that considering there are over a billion Chinese worldwide one Lang Lang is not enough. They should've given this world ten Lang Langs and ten Yundi Lis! So, considering our very, very small number and our tragic history I think as a culture we're pretty amazing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aSoldier Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 the same could be said about turks, and they are 6-8 times our number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 the same could be said about turks, and they are 6-8 times our number. ... and we justify our shortcomings by the shortcomings of others... how convenient... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-47 Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 There's alot here, but this is just a small portion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Armenians As HyeFedayis pointed out, that's a good link to see where all our famous Armenians are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Actually I think that we achieved a lot for such a small nation (in terms of size and population). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armenak Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 The only famous Armenians can be those Armenians from Armenia who have become internationally famous (Djivan Gasparyan, Aram Khachaturian), or diasporans like Atom Egoyan, Alan Hovhaness and William Saroyan who maintain connections with Armenia or fight for Armenian causes (System of a Down). Let's see, Andre Agassi... an Assyrian will kill you if you tell him or her that he is Armenian. So will the Iranians. And let's remember that he is an American as well. Has he ever been to Armenia? Garry Kasparov lives in Russia and is considered to be a Russian chess player. And he is also half Jewish. He was born in Baku. When was the last time he was in Armenia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahan Araradian Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 (edited) only a handful of famous ones, at least to the outside world, why is that? Look at this list http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Famous_Armenians Only a handful and a lot of them are not even full Armenians And this list is even more poorer http://www.nndb.com/ancestry/940/000043811 it has two pornstars listed as Armenians Նախ այս շատ սխալ մօտեցում է: Ժողովուրդի մը «յաչողութեան քնութիւնը» չէ թէ քանի հատ նշանաւոր անձեր կան այդ ազգէն: Այդ մտածելակերպի շատ մակերէսային կը գտնամ: Իմ կարծիքովս՝ ժողովուրդի մը յաչողութեան քնութիւնն է թէ քանի՞ անձ այդ ազգէն կ'ապրի ուրախ այդ ազգին հայրենիքին մէջ եւ քանի անձ այդ ազգէն կ'ապրի ուրախ այդ ազգին աշխարհի բոլոր գաղութներուն մէջ: Եկէք դատենք ազգի մը յաչողութիւնը իբրեւ իրենց ուրախ գոյատեւումը որպէս հաւագականութիւն թէ իրենց հայրենիքի սահմաններէն ներս, եւ թէ ալ իրենց հայրենիքէն դուրս գաղութներէն ներս: Edited April 4, 2007 by Shahan Araradian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aSoldier Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 ... and we justify our shortcomings by the shortcomings of others... how convenient... no we don't but we don't justify our achievements by the achievements of others..get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Let's see, Andre Agassi... an Assyrian will kill you if you tell him or her that he is Armenian. So will the Iranians. And let's remember that he is an American as well. Has he ever been to Armenia? The Assyrians can get mad all they want. I have met his uncle myself, and an Asori he is not. He still attends Tehran's Ararat Sports Club regularly. I however have to agree that he is not what you would call a committed compatriot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 What is this guy doing on the list ?? Vladimir Arutyunian Assassin 12-Mar-1978 Threw a grenade at George W. Bush Wasn't it proven that he was using an Armenian pseudonym? I remember reading something about Arutyunov... maybe I just don't recall.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 (In)famous Armenians? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 R. J. Rushdoony AKA Rousas John Rushdoony The child of Armenian immigrants fleeing the Armenian Genocide, Rushdoony grew to become one of the leading thinkers in far-right Christian Fundamentalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zurderer Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 It is sad, he failed. Otherwise, He would be greatest hero of world not only armenians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoushik Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Եկէք դատենք ազգի մը յաչողութիւնը իբրեւ իրենց ուրախ գոյատեւումը որպէս հաւագականութիւն թէ իրենց հայրենիքի սահմաններէն ներս, եւ թէ ալ իրենց հայրենիքէն դուրս գաղութներէն ներս: ՈՒրեմն դու ինչպե՞ս ես դատում հայ ազգը: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahan Araradian Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 (edited) ՈՒրեմն դու ինչպե՞ս ես դատում հայ ազգը: Արդէն բացատրեցի՝ իբրեւ ուրախութիւնը ազգին թէ հայրենիքէն ու թէ հայրենիքէն դուրս գաղութներու մէջ: Հայրենիքէն ներս լաւ աշխատանք պէտք է տարուի որպէսզի մեր երկրի տնտեսութիւնը մաս կազմէ համայն աշխարհի տնտեսութեան: Այս կողմէն ուսումը նոր սերունդին շատ կարեւոր է որպէսզի երիտասարդութիւնը տեսնայ Հայաստանը ոչթէ որպէս զատ երկիր, այլ երկիր մը որ մաս կը կազմէ մնացած աշխարհին, երկիր մը որ կրնայ մնացած աշխարհին ապրանք եւ այլ «սերվիս»ներ ծախել, ու անոր հադեպ ալ ստանալ: Ինչպէս որ ալ ըլլայ՝ ամէն ինչը մեր ձեռքն է: Եւ եթէ բան մը կայ որ կ'ուզենք բարելաւել ուրեմն կը բարելաւենք: Այնպէս չէ որ ճակատագրին մէջ այս-ինչ այն-ինչը գրուած է, ու մանաւանդ ժողովուրդի մը յաչողութիւնը չի դատուիր իր «նշանաւոր» անձերու քանակով: Այդ պարզապէս երեխայական մօտեցում է: Մեր ապագան փայլուն կ'ըլլայ այնքան ատէն որ փայլուն երեւակայենք անոր եւ փայլուն ըլլալու համար ծրագրենք ու համոզումով աշխատինք: Edited April 5, 2007 by Shahan Araradian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 no we don't but we don't justify our achievements by the achievements of others..get it? you make no sense... i think this whole thread makes no sense... instead of talking about "the list of famous armenians" we are better of talking about "the famous list of the armenians"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 instead of talking about "the list of famous armenians" we are better of talking about "the famous list of the armenians"... Is it that famous? On a more serious note, I agree with Harut. Are we that insecure that we need a list to raise our self-esteem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Right, as if we need a 1/164-millionth Armenian in every sphere of existence to hold our heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 (edited) Garry Kasparov didn't simply come from Baku. He left during the Armenian progroms, and criticizes Azerbaijan for it. So he certainly has Armenian consciousness. (I've read these things in an older article about him) Edited April 6, 2007 by Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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