List of Georgians

Alternate meaning: List of people from the State of Georgia (United States)

The following is a partial list of prominent people from the country Georgia, arranged chronologically within categories.

Historical Figures

Leaders & Politicians

• Farnavaz I of Iberia (3rd century BC), king
• David the Builder (1073-1125), king
• Tamar of Georgia (1160-1213), queen
• Ali Bey Al-Kabir (1728-1773), Mameluk Sultan of Egypt in 1760-1772
• Noe Zhordania (1868-1953), leader of Democratic Republic of Georgia from 1918 to 1921
• Joseph Stalin (Iosif Djugashvili) (1879-1953), dictator of the Soviet Union
• Lavrenty Beria (1899-1953), leader of the Soviet NKVD
• Eduard Shevardnadze (1928- ), president
• Aslan Abashidze (1938- ), politician, leader of autonomous region of Ajaria
• Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939-1993), dissident and president
• Vladislav Ardzinba (1945- ), president of breakaway republic of Abkhazia
• Zurab Zhvania (1963- ), politician
• Nino Burjanadze (1964- ), politician
• David Gamkrelidze (1965-), opposition leader
• Mikhail Saakashvili (1967- ), president

Military Figures

• Petr Bagration (1765-1812), general (Russia)
• John Shalikashvili (1936- ), general, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (USA)

Religious Figures

• Peter the Iberian (411-491), bishop & philosopher
• Antim Ivireanul (1650-1716), Metropolitan of Romania
• Ambrosi (1866-1927), Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia in 1921-1927
• Grigol Peradze (1899-1942), Archimandrite, historian
• Ilia II (1932- ), Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia since 1977

Academic Figures

Scholars

• Grigol Tsereteli (1870-1938), philologist
• Ivane Javakhishvili (1876-1940), historian
• Zurab Avalishvili (1876-1944), jurist and historian
• Dimitri Uznadze (1886-1950), psychologist and philosopher
• Shalva Nutsubidze (1888-1969), philosopher
• Alexander Kartveli (1896-1974), aircraft engineer
• Arnold Chikobava (1898-1985), linguist
• Simon Janashia (1900-1947), historian
• Giorgi Tsereteli (1904-1973]], orientalist
• Malkhaz Abdushelishvili (1926-1998), anthropologist
• Tamaz Gamkrelidze (1929- ), linguist
• Merab Mamardashvili (1930-1990), philosopher
• Zurab Urushadze (1930- ), biophysicist
• Levan Chilashvili (1930-2004), archaeologist
• Revaz Dogonadze (1931-1985), physicist and electrochemist
• Guram Mchedlidze (1931- ), paleobiologist
• Guranda Gvaladze (1932- ), botanist

Cultural Figures

Film & Stage

• George Balanchine (1904-1983), choreographer
• Otar Iosseliani (1934- ), film director
• Nina Ananiashvili (1964- ), ballerina
• Nutsa Kukhianidze (1983- ), actress

Musicians

• Alexander Borodin (1834-1887), composer (ethnic Georgian)
• Vernon Duke (1903-1969), composer/songwriter (ethnic Georgian)
• Alexander Toradze (1953?- ), pianist
• Paata Burchuladze (1955- ), opera singer
• Katie Melua (1984- ), singer

Writers

• Shota Rustaveli (12th century), poet
• Saint Ilia the Righteous (Ilia Chavchavadze) (1837-1907), writer
• Grigol Robakidze (1882-1962), writer
• Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (1893-1975), writer
• Boris Akunin (Grigory Chkhartishvili) (1956- ), writer, translator
• Aka Morchiladze (Giorgi Akhvlediani) (1966- ), writer

Other

• Nona Gaprindashvili (1941- ), Women's World Champion in chess (1962-1978)
• Maia Chiburdanidze (1961- ), Women's World Champion in chess (1978-1991)

See also: List of people by nationality