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Alain Boghossian – footballer, Parma and France (Retired)

Alain Prost – Formula One champion

Alecko Eskandarian – soccer player, Real Salt Lake (USA)

Amar Suloev – mma fighter

Andranik Eskandarian – soccer player (Played for IRAN in the 1978 world Cup - 1979-1984 New York Cosmos)

Andranik Teymourian – footballer, Fulham FC (England) and Iran

Andre Agassi – tennis player

Ara Abrahamian – sport wrestler, silver medalist at the 2004 Olympics

Ara Parseghian – football coach

Jim Essian – former catcher for the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics and Minnesota Twins; manager for Chicago Cubs in 1991

Armen Keteyian – broadcaster

Armen Nazarian – athlete, twice Greco-Roman wrestling Olympic champion

Artavazd Karamyan – footballer, Armenia NT key player

Arthur Abraham – boxing

Artiom Kiouregkian – wrestler

Ben Agajanian – First NFL placekicker

Biurakn Hakhverdian – water polo player

Christopher J.C. Agajanian motorsports promoter and racecar owner

David Hambartsumian – diver, twice European champion, bronze 1980 Olympic, 16 times champion of USSR.

David Nalbandian – tennis player

Drew Casen – contract bridge master, 2nd place 1990 World Bridge Championship Geneva

Edgar Manucharyan – footballer, Ajax Amsterdam (Holland) and Armenia

Eduard Eranosyan, footballer and manager

Frankie Kazarian – professional wrestler

Gago Aroetjunjan – Dutch muay thai kickboxer

Garo Yepremian – NFL kicker

Garry Kasparov – world chess champion

Gary Danielson – Retired NFL player, quarterback of the Detroit Lions

Gary Kerkorian – Retired NFL player, quarterback of the Baltimore Colts

Gegard Mousasi – mma fighter

Genrikh Gasparyan – chess master

Gokor Chivichyan – Judoka

Hal Haig Prieste – diver, Bronze Olympic medalist

Igor Ter-Owanesjan – Olympic Long Jump Champion.

Ilya Yavruyan – soccer striker, Maccabi Tel Aviv player

Jerry Tarkanian – basketball coach

Karo Parisyan – UFC Fighter

Katerina Maleeva – tennis player

Kenny Florian – UFC Fighter

Khoren Gevor – boxer

Khoren Oganesian footballer

Levon Aronian – chess master, ranked 3rd in the world

Lilit Mkrtchian – chess master

Magdalena Maleeva – tennis player

Manuela Maleeva – tennis player

Manvel Gamburyan UFC Fighter

Marcelo Djian – soccer player

Matt Vasgersian – broadcaster

Matthew Ridge – rugby union and rugby league player

Mkkhitar Manukyan – wrestler

Nikita Simonyan – Soviet footballer

Norair Nurikian – weightlifter

Patrick Baboumian – bodybuilder and strongman competitor

Rafael Vaganian – chess master

Rien Long – NFL Player for the Tennessee Titans

Roman Mitichyan – UFC fighter

Sargis Sargsian – tennis player

Sergio Markarian – soccer manager, former Paraguay NT and Panathinaikos FC manager

Steve Bedrosian – baseball player

Steve Furness – Former NFL player, defensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Steve Sarkisian – former CFL quarterback; former quarterback coach of the Oakland Raiders

Susianna Kentikian – professional boxer

Tigran Petrosian – world chess champion

Tim Kurkjian – baseball analyst on ESPN

Vanes Martirosyan – Boxer

Varuzhan Akobian – chess master

Vic Darchinyan – boxer

Vladimir Akopian – chess master, ranked 16th in the world

Youri Djorkaeff – soccer player

Yura Movsisyan – soccer player, Kansas City (USA)

Yurik Sarkisian – weightlifter

Yurik Vardanyan – weightlifter

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