This list of atheist Armenians includes ethnic Armenian atheists, including those of partial Armenian ancestry from the widespread diaspora. The native Armenian word for "atheist" is "godless" (classical , reformed spelling: անաստված, anastvats).
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A Ervand Abrahamian (b. 1940), an Iranian-Armenian historian of Iran. He wrote in the preface of one of his books that, "as far as religious conviction is concerned, [I am] an agnostic on most days - on other days, an atheist." Victor Ambartsumian (1908-1996), Soviet Armenian astrophysicist Bob Avakian (b. 1943), American communist, chairman of Revolutionary Communist Party, USA. Author of Away With All Gods!.
B Ara Baliozian (1936-2019), Armenian author and critic Levon Barseghyan (b. 1967), journalist, editor of Gyumri-based Asparez newspaper Peter Boghossian (b. 1966), American philosopher, atheist activist
D Karen Demirchyan (1932-1999), Soviet Armenian leader Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (1935-2020), Armenian and Russian (formerly Soviet) film and theater actor and director. He has called himself a "realist" in one interview.
G Kalust Gosdantian (1840-1898), Armenian philosopher Levon Grigoryan (b. 1942), Armenian director and screenwriter
I Torgom Isayan (1923-1987), historian of philosophyИсаян Т. С. Основы научного атеизма, Ереван, 1972:
K Kamo (1882-1922), Armenian Bolshevik revolutionary Ana Kasparian (b. 1986), American political commentator (self-described atheist) Madatia Karakashian (1818-1903), Ottoman Armenian historian, former cleric Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011), American euthanasia proponent (self-described as agnostic) Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978), Soviet Armenian composer (self-described) Robert Kocharyan (b. 1954), second President of Armenia (self-described). In his autobiography, Kocharyan wrote that despite having been baptized in 1996, he never became a believer.
M Yervand Manaryan (1924-2020), Armenian actor. Self-described atheist. Ned Markosian, American philosopher. Self-described atheist. Hrach Martirosyan (b. 1964), Armenian linguist. Self-described atheist. Monte Melkonian (1957-1993), Armenian left-wing nationalist revolutionary, militant and commander. Anastas Mikoyan (1895-1978), Soviet Armenian revolutionary and statesman. Self-described atheist. Edvard Mirzoyan (1921-2012), Armenian composer. Self-described atheist. Khachik Momjian (1909-1996), Soviet philosopher online Armen Movsisyan (b. 1964), Armenian singer-songwriter. Self-described atheist.
N Mikayel Nalbandian (1829-1866), Armenian anti-clerical writer and poet. He was described as an atheist by Soviet-era sources and contemporary clergy such as Gabriel Aivazovsky (1812-1879) Modern scholars describe him as a deist and a liberal Christian. Sevan Nişanyan (b. 1956), Turkish-Armenian intellectual and linguist
S Sergey Sargsyan (b. 1982), Armenian comedian Ruben Sevak (1886-1915), Armenian writer Andy Serkis (b. 1964), English actor Marietta Shaginyan (1888-1982), Soviet writerШагинян, М. С. «...Религии проходят» // Вопросы научного атеизма. Вып. 22 / Редкол. А. Ф. Окулов (отв. ред.); Акад. обществ. наук ЦК КПСС. Ин-т научного атеизма. — М.: Мысль, 1978. — С. 306—314. — 319 с. — 23 000 экз. Stepan Shaumian (1878-1918), Bolshevik revolutionary
T Nikolay Tsaturyan (b. 1945), Armenian theater director, self-described atheist Arsen Torosyan (b. 1982), former Minister of Health of Armenia
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