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List of Georgian People

• 1757-07-20 Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician, born in Georgia (d. 1811)
• 1792-02-20 Eliza Courtney, English illegitimate daughter of Charles Grey and Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, born in Aix-en-Provence (d. 1859)
• 1868-01-15 Noe Zhordania, Georgian journalist and politician (Prime Minister, 1918-21; government-in-exile leader, 1921-53), born in Lanchkhuti, Kutais Governorate, Imperial Russia (now Georgia) (d. 1953) [some sources give birthday as March 21]
• 1871-08-16 Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, Georgian composer (Abesalom and Eteri), born in Kutaisi (d. 1933)
• 1873-02-23 Dmitri Arakishvili, Soviet and Georgian composer, born in Vladikavkaz, Russia (d. 1953)
• 1878-10-02 Wilfrid Wilson, British Georgian poet (Flannan Isle), born in Hexham, Northumberland, England (d. 1962)
• 1886-10-28 Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Georgian Bolshevik and Soviet politician, born in Ghoresha, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1937)
• 1893-05-03 Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian writer and public benefactor, born in Abasha, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1975)
• 1898-03-14 Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist (d. 1985)
• 1900-08-27 Shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili, Russian composer, teacher, and conductor (Georgian State Orchestra, 1952-65), born in Kvemo-Khviti, Georgia (d. 1965)
• 1903-01-07 Shalva Azmayparashvili, Georgian composer and conductor, born in Tbilisi, Russian Empire (d. 1957)
• 1905-10-23 Alexander Shamil'yevich Melik-Pashayev, Georgian conductor and composer (Bol’shoy Theatre, 1931-62), born in Tblisi (d. 1964)
• 1908-03-07 Nat Gonella, British big band jazz trumpeter, mellophonist, singer, and bandleader (The Georgians; Oh, Monah), born in Islington, London, England (d. 1998)
• 1908-04-06 Vano Muradeli, Soviet Georgian composer (The Great Friendship; Our Leader), and pedagogue, born in Gori, Georgia, Imperial Russia (d. 1970)
• 1912-02-21 Nikita Magaloff, Georgian-Russian pianist (1st to record Chopin's complete works), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1992)
• 1913-09-23 Aleksi Machavariani, Soviet Georgian conductor, and composer (Den moei Rodini (Day of My Motherland); Five Monologues), born in Gori, Georgia (d. 1995)
• 1919-03-02 Tamara Toumanova, Georgian-American prima ballerina (Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo), born in Tyumen, Russian (d. 1996)
• 1921-07-10 Revaz Il'yich Lagidze, Georgian composer (Tbiliso), born in Baghdati, Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (d. 1981)
• 1924-01-31 Tengiz Abuladze, Soviet Georgian filmmaker (Repentance), born in Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, USSR (d. 1994)
• 1924-07-27 Otar Vasilisdze Taktakishvili, Georgian composer, conductor, teacher, and musicologist, born in Tbilisi, Georgia SSR (d. 1989)
• 1925-08-23 Sulkhan Tsintsadze, Georgian composer, born in Gori, Transcaucasian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 1991)
• 1927-03-17 Sulkhan Nasidze, Georgian composer, born in Tiflis, Transcaucasia, Soviet Union (now Tblisi, Georgia) (d. 1996)
• 1927-12-21 Alex d'Arbeloff, Georgian-American entrepreneur who co-founded Teradyne, born in Paris, France (d. 2008)
• 1928-07-29 Bidzina Alexandrovich Kvernadze, Georgian composer, born in Sighnaghi, Georgia (d. 2010)
• 1928-11-18 Otar Gordeli, Georgian composer, born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 1994)
• 1929-03-23 Rafael Chimishkyan, Georgian weightlifter (Olympic gold USSR 60kg 1952; World C'ship gold 60kg 1954, 55), born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 2022)
• 1929-06-17 Tigran Petrosian, Soviet Armenian World Chess Champion (1963-69), born in Tiflis, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 1984)
• 1931-11-21 Revaz Dogonadze, Georgian scientist (one of the founders of Quantum electrochemistry), born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 1985)
• 1933-04-01 Robert Shavlakadze, Georgian athlete (Olympic gold USSR high jump 1960), born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 2020)
• 1933-07-09 Nodar Gabunia, Georgian composer, born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 2000)
• 1935-08-10 Giya Kancheli, Georgian composer (NightPrayers; Exil), born in Tblisi, Georgia (d. 2019)
• 1936-08-21 Radish Tordia, Georgian painter of Figurative Art, born in Abasha, Georgia
• 1937-07-29 Vladimer Barkaia, Georgian soccer striker (2 caps USSR; Dinamo Tbilisi 226 games), born in Gagra, Georgia (d. 2022)
• 1937-12-30 Tsisana Tatishvili, Georgian lyric-dramatic soprano, born in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (d. 2017)
• 1939-05-26 Merab Kostava, Georgian anti-Soviet leader
• 1941-05-03 Nona Gaprindashvili, Georgian world women's chess champ (1962-78), born in Zugdidi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
• 1945-10-03 Viktor Saneyev, Georgian athlete (Olympics 3 x gold, Soviet Union, triple jump 1968, 72, 76; silver 1980), born in Sukhumi, Georgia (d. 2022)
• 1948-03-15 Levan Tediashvili, Georgian freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold USSR 82kg 1972, 90kg 1976; World C'ship gold x 4), born in Sagarejo, Georgia (d. 2024)
• 1949-08-01 Keto Losaberidze, Georgian archer (Olympic gold USSR women's individual 1980; World C'ship gold team 1973, 81), born in Tqibuli, Georgia (d. 2022)
• 1949-12-13 Nana Alexandria, Georgian International Woman's Chess Grandmaster (1976), born in Poti, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
• 1952-05-30 Alexander Toradze, Soviet Georgian-American concert pianist and music professor (University of Indiana, 1991-2017), born in Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR (d. 2022)
• 1961-11-19 Irakli Charkviani, Georgian alt rock and electronic musician, poet and prose writer, born in Tbilisi, Georgia SSR (d. 2006)
• 1968-01-05 Leila Meskhi, Georgian tennis player (1995 Hobart), born in Tbilisi, Georgia SSR
• 1969-02-01 Nino Salukvadze, Georgian sports shooter, 1st women to compete in 10 Olympics (1988 Olympic Gold and Silver), born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
• 1969-07-13 Kakhi Kakhiashvili, Georgian-born Greek weightlifter
• 1973-10-14 Lasha Zhvania, Georgian politician
• 1979-03-07 Lisa Batiashvili, Georgian-German concert violinist, born in Tblisi, Georgian SSR
• 1979-07-02 Diana Gurtskaya, Georgian-Russian pop singer, born in Sukhumi, Abkhaz, Georgian SSR, USSR
• 1981-03-25 Demna [Gvasalia], Georgian fashion designer (Balenciaga), born in Sokhumi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
• 1981-10-06 Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian footballer
• 1983-04-14 Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Georgian basketball player, born in Tbilisi, Georgia
• 1984-06-28 Anita Rachvelishvili, Georgian opera singer (Carmen), born in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
• 1984-09-16 Katie Melua, Georgian-British singer (Piece by Piece), born in Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
• 1986-05-31 Sopho Khalvashi, Georgian pop-electronic singer, born in Batumi, Adjara, Georgian SSR
• 1987-06-21 Khatia Buniatishvili, French-Georgian concert pianist, born in Batumi, Georgia
• 1990-01-07 Elene Gedevanishvili, Georgian figure skater, born in Tbilisi, Georgia
• 2000-10-31 Georges Mikautadze, Georgian-French footballer for Metz and Georgia, born in Lyon, France

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