List of people from Tbilisi
This is a list of famous people who have lived in Tbilisi, including both natives and residents. Some figures in the list may be included in several of the categories simultaneously, but are only included in the sections which pertain to their achievements or occupations the most.
- Irakli Bagration-Mukhraneli, Georgian prince, exiled to Spain
- Kakha Bendukidze, Georgian businessman
- Lavrenti Beria, head of the NKVD (the predecessor to the KGB), supervisor and one of the initiators of the Soviet Union's Nuclear Project
- Giga Bokeria, Georgian political leader
- Ilia Chavchavadze, writer, politician, public benefactor
- Gela Charkviani, politician, current Ambassador of Georgia in the UK
- Kakutsa Cholokashvili, national hero of Georgia
- Zviad Gamsakhurdia, former president of Georgia
- Alexander Griboedov, diplomat, playwright, composer
- Merab Kostava, national hero and anti-Soviet activist
- Zurab Pololikashvili, 6th Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization
- Mikheil Saakashvili, former president of Georgia
- Eduard Shevardnadze, former president of Georgia and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
- Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union
- Ekvtime Takaishvili, politician and public benefactor
- Giorgi Targamadze, Georgia politician
- Noe Zhordania, Prime Minister of independent Georgia in 1918-1921
- Zurab Zhvania, former prime minister of Georgia
Writers
- Boris Akunin, writer
- Hovaness Toumanian, poet and writer
- Nikoloz Baratashvili, poet and writer
- Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, one of the most influential Georgian writers of the 20th century
- Mirza Fatali Akhundov, writer
- Hakob Melik-Hakobyan (Raffi), writer
- Ryurik Ivnev, poet
- Dagny Juel, writer
- Nar-Dos, Armenian writer
- Akaki Tsereteli, writer
- Lesya Ukrainka, Ukrainian poet
- Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt, writer
- Chabua Amirejibi, writer
Scientists, engineers, designers and inventors
- Malkhaz Abdushelishvili, scientist (anthropologist)
- Andria Apakidze, scientist (archaeologist)
- Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian, astronomer
- Georgy Mikhailovich Beriev, aircraft designer, founder of the Beriev Design Bureau
- Felix d'Herelle, French-Canadian microbiologist, one of the discoverers of bacteriophages
- Revaz Dogonadze, physicist
- Tamaz Gamkrelidze, linguist
- Joseph Jordania, ethnomusicologist, evolutionary musicologist
- Alexander Kartveli (Kartvelishvili), aircraft engineer
- Gustav Radde, scientist
- Alexander de Seversky, aircraft engineer
- Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, mineralogist and geologist
Musicians, singers and composers
- Robert Bardzimashvili, singer, founder of Orera, Via-75
- Lisa Batiashvili, violinist
- Rashid Behbudov, singer
- Paata Burchuladze, operatic bass, civil activist and politician
- Feodor Chaliapin, opera singer
- Irakli Charkviani, Georgian poet and rock/pop singer
- Niaz Diasamidze, Georgian composer and folk rock singer, founder of the band 33a
- Givi Gachechiladze, composer, conductor, Tbilisi State Orchestra "Rero", The Mardzhanishvili Theater Orchestra, Tbilisi Municipal Concert Orchestra
- Hamlet Gonashvili, tenor
- Stella Grigorian, opera singer
- Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Soviet conductor
- Niyazi Hajibeyov, conductor, composer
- Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, composer
- Giya Kancheli, composer
- Rudolf Kehrer, pianist
- Aram Khachaturian, composer
- Zakharia Paliashvili, composer, founder of Georgian classical music
- Anita Rachvelishvili, Georgian mezzo-soprano
- Sayat-Nova, ashugh
- Irma Sokhadze, singer, pianist, composer and TV presenter
- Tsisana Tatishvili, opera singer
- Alexander Toradze, pianist
- Lev Vlassenko, pianist
Theatre, cinema, arts and entertainment
- Tengiz Abuladze, film director
- Elene Akhvlediani, painter
- Nino Ananiashvili, ballerina
- Gela Babluani, film director; directed the acclaimed film 13 Tzameti
- Temur Babluani, film director
- Ramaz Chkhikvadze, theatre, cinema artist
- Georgi Daneliya, film director
- Haykanoush Danielyan, opera singer
- Lado Gudiashvili, painter
- Otar Ioseliani, film director
- Gayane Khachaturian, Georgian-Armenian painter
- Vakhtang Kikabidze, actor
- Yervand Kochar, Armenian painter
- Arpenik Nalbandyan, Armenian painter
- Dmitry Nalbandyan, Armenian painter
- Sergei Parajanov, producer
- Elena Satine, actor, singer
- Robert Sturua, director
- Natela Tchkonia, opera singer
- Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian theatre director
- Avksenty Tsagareli, playwright
- Zurab Tsereteli, artist, architect
- Marie Vorobieff, painter
- Ruben Zakharian, Armenian painter
Sports figures
- Shota Arveladze, soccer player
- Maia Chiburdanidze, former women's world chess champion
- Vitali Daraselia, former football (soccer) player for Dinamo Tbilisi and the Soviet Union National Team
- Roman Dzindzichashvili, chess grandmaster
- Teymuraz Gabashvili, tennis player
- Nona Gaprindashvili, former women's world chess champion
- Elene Gedevanishvili, figure skater
- Kakha Kaladze, football (soccer) player for the Georgia national football team and AC Milan
- David Kipiani, former football (soccer) player for Dinamo Tbilisi and the Soviet Union National Team
- Zaza Pachulia, NBA player
- Tigran Petrosian, former world chess champion
- Murtaz Shelia, former football player for Dinamo Tbilisi and Manchester City
- Zurab Zviadauri, judoka
- Ilias Iliadis, judoka
Military figures
- Konstantine "Kote" Abkhazi, general
- Timur Apakidze, general
- Hovhannes Bagramyan, military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Aleksei Brusilov, Russian cavalry general
- Anatoli Gekker, Soviet commander
- Giorgi Kvinitadze, founder of the Tbilisi Junker school
- Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov, general
- Giorgi Mazniashvili, general
Other
- Mikael Aramyants, businessman and philanthropist
- Zurab Avalishvili, historian
- Arnold Chikobava, linguist
- Jeanne de Salzmann, mystic
- Pavel Florensky, philosopher, theologian
- Irene Galitzine, fashion designer
- Ivane Javakhishvili, historian, public benefactor
- Alexander Mantashev, prominent Armenian oil magnate, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist
- Tako Natsvlishvili, fashion model
Honorary citizens
People awarded the honorary citizenship of Tbilisi are:
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2017 | Johannes Hahn | Austrian politician and European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy |
| 15 September 2018 | Mikhail Baryshnikov | Soviet ballet dancer[1][2] |
See also
References
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