Sahakian
Sahakian (Armenian: Սահակեան) or Sahakyan (Սահակյան) is a fairly common surname in Armenia originating from the patronymic Armenian equivalent to Isaac. Sahakian translates to Isaacson, Son of Isaac, or descendant of Isaac.
Sahak Bartev, Isaac of Armenia by Francesco Maggiotto
The surname can refer to the following people:
Sahakian
- Alan Sahakian,[1] an American professor of electrical engineering and computer science
- Elvis Sahakian, an American-American businessman, founder of xenowulf a High-Performance Computing Company
- Barbara Sahakian American-born neuroscientist, based in Cambridge, UK
- Henry D. Sahakian, an Iranian-American businessman, the founder of Uni-Mart
- Jack Sahakian (1931 – 1995), an American actor
- Oshin Sahakian (b. 1986), an Iranian basketball player
- Vahram Sahakian (sometimes as Vahram Sahakyan) (born 1968), Armenian dramatist, film director and actor
- William S. Sahakian (1922– 1986), an American philosopher
- Edward Sahakian (b. 1945), an Iranian-British businessman, Namesake of The Davidoff London 40th Anniversary Whisky
Sahakyan
- Adam Sahakyan (1996–2016), sergeant of the Armed Forces of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, killed in the Four-Day War
- Anushavan Sahakyan (born 1972), Armenian Freestyle wrestler
- Aramais Sahakyan (b. 1936), an Armenian poet and translator
- Avetik Sahakyan (1863 – 1933), former Parliamentary President of Armenia
- Bako Sahakyan (b. 1960), former president of Artsakh
- Galust Sahakyan (born 1949), Armenian politician, MP and the former President of the National Assembly of Armenia
- Gevorg Sahakyan (born 1990), Polish Greco-Roman wrestler of Armenian descent
- Norayr Sahakyan (b. 1987), an Armenian football player
Saakian
- Sumbat Saakian (1951–1993), a politician in the Government of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic
Saakyan
- Mariya Saakyan (1980-2018), Russian film director
Ter-Sahakyan
- Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (born 1993), Armenian chess grandmaster
See also
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