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Old Georgian (ႤႬႠჂ ႵႠႰႧႭჃႪႨ, [1] enay kartuli) is a literary language of the Georgian monarchies attested from the 5th century. The language remains in use as the liturgical language of the Georgian Orthodox Church and for the most part is still intelligible.
- Katie Melua
- Vladimir Mayakovsky
- Aram Khachaturian
- Mikheil Saakashvili
- Kakha Kaladze
- Valery Meladze
- Eduard Shevardnadze
- Tigran Petrosian
- Tamar of Georgia
- Anna Tatishvili
Ketevan “Katie” Melua is a singer, composer, and musician of Georgian and British descent. She moved to Northern Ireland when she was eight years old, and subsequently to England when she was fourteen. Melua made her musical début in 2003, under the auspices of composer Mike Batt, on the modest Dramatico record label. In 2006, she was the best-sell...
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky was a poet, dramatist, artist, and stage and film actor from Russia and the Soviet Union. He is regarded as one of the most important exponents of Russian Futurism in the early twentieth century.
Aram Khachaturian was an Armenian composer from the Soviet Union. Khachaturian is regarded as one of the three “titans” of Soviet music, with Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich. He is also regarded as “one of the twentieth century’s major musicians.” Classical European music and Armenian folk music impacted Khachaturian’s work heavily. Khacha...
Mikheil Saakashvili is a Georgian politician and the leader of the United National Movement Party. He is the country’s third president. He became president on January 25, 2004, after President Eduard Shevardnadze resigned in the November 2003 bloodless “Rose Revolution,” which was orchestrated by Saakashvili and his political allies Nino Burjanadze...
Kakhaber “Kakha” Kaladze is a Georgian politician and retired footballer. He played for the Georgia national team from 1996 to 2011. He was voted Georgian Footballer of the Year in 2001–2003, and 2006 and is considered as one of Georgia’s most important players. Kaladze started his football career in 1993 at Umaglesi Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi and ma...
Valeriy Shotayevich Meladze is a Georgian-born Russian singer. He is the brother of Konstantin Meladze, a composer and producer who writes music for him.
From the height of the Cold War to the conclusion, Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze was a former Soviet foreign minister and afterwards a Georgian leader. From 1972 until 1985, he was the First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party, and from 1992 to 2003, he was the President of independent Georgia. During the Gorbachev era, Shevardnadze was in...
Tigran Petrosian, a Soviet Armenian grandmaster and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969, was a Soviet Armenian grandmaster. Due to his nearly impenetrable defensive playing style, which prioritized safety above all else, he was dubbed “Iron Tigran.” Petrosian was a World Championship Candidate on eight occasions. In 1963, he won the world title,...
Tamar the Great was Georgia’s Queen Regnant from 1184 to 1213, reigning at the height of the Georgian Golden Age. Tamar was a member of the Bagrationi dynasty, and the term mep’e, which was given to her frequently in medieval Georgian sources, underlined her status as the first woman to rule Georgia in her own right. Tamar was designated heir appar...
Anna Tatishvili is a professional tennis player from Georgia. Her greatest singles ranking in the WTA is No. 50, which she achieved on October 8, 2012. In doubles, she has a career high of 78, which she achieved on October 31, 2011. Tatishvili won the 2011 International Country Cuneo, which was her best ranking tournament on the ITF tour. Tatishvil...
Georgian Americans (Georgian: ქართველი ამერიკელები, romanized: kartveli amerik'elebi) are Americans of full or partial Georgian ancestry. They encompass ethnic Georgians who have immigrated to the U.S. from Georgia, as well as other areas with significant Georgian populations, such as Russia.
From King Parnavaz to the present day, many rulers of Georgia made a name for themselves, including David IV Agmashenebeli (the Builder) and Queen Tamar, whose deeds have been written down in history in golden letters.
He was most famous for his exquisite portraits, depicting the cream of Georgian society. There are well over 600 works under Reynolds' name on Art UK – as with many of the most popular artists, some are copies of his works, or by people who worked in his studio, but many are authentically by him.
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.
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A History of the Georgian People from the Beginning Down to the Roman Conquest in the Nineteenth Century, 1932, 1971. Alpago, Novello. Art and Architecture in Medieval Georgia, 1980.
