1. Vladimir Bagirov (1936)

Chess Player

Soviet chess master who won the World Senior Championship in 1998 and is best remembered for suffering a heart attack and passing away during a chess match.

2. Rati Tsiteladze (1987)

Georgian Martial Artist

Well-known Georgian actor and filmmaker who made his mark in television when he joined the cast of Paradox in 2015. He has also directed and produced the award-winning shorts Deda,...

3. Fyodor Yurchikhin (1959)

Russian Cosmonaut

Russian cosmonaut for whom November 2013 marks his return from his fourth space mission.

4. David Bedinadze (1985)

Olympic Wrestler

David Bedinadze is an amateur Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler who played for the men's lightweight category. He won a silver medal at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou China and...

5. Zurab Arziani (1987)

Russian Footballer

Zurab Malkhazovich Arziani is a Georgian footballer who plays for FC Gazovik Orenburg. He also holds Russian citizenship. He is the son of Malkhaz Arziani.

6. Aslan Abashidze (1938)

Former Leader Of The Ajarian Aut

Aslan Abashidze was the leader of the Ajarian Autonomous Republic in western Georgia from 1991 to May 5 2004. He resigned under the pressure of the central Georgian government...

7. Salome Melia (1987)

Georgian Chess Player

Salome Melia is a chess woman grandmaster from Georgia. She won the silver medal at the 2013 Women's European Individual Chess Championship. She has also won the Women's Georgian Chess...

8. Nodar Khizanishvili (1953)

Footballer

Nodar Khizanishvili is a retired Soviet football player of Georgian ethnicity. He is the father of Zurab Khizanishvili.

9. Vakhtang Koridze (1949)

Footballer

Vakhtang Ionovich Koridze is a retired Soviet football player. He was an integral member of the Dinamo Tbilisi side that won the Soviet league championship in 1978 and eliminated...

10. Avtandil Beridze (1955)

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Avtandil Beridze is a Georgian politician. He was elected a chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara on 28 October 2012. Beridze is a native of...

11. Alexander Yebralidze (1955)

Russian Businessman

Alexander Yebralidze is a Russian tycoon of Georgian origin. He is the Director General of the Center for Humanitarian and Business Cooperation OJSC and runs several businesses in St....

12. Haidar Abashidze (1893)

Georgian Politician Journalist A

Haidar Abashidze was a Georgian politician journalist and educator from the Muslim community of Adjara. Born in Batum then part of the Russian Empire of a Muslim Georgian noble family...

13. Aidyn Guseinov (1955)

Chess Player

Aidyn Guseinov was a chess Grandmaster.

14. Herbert Backe (1896)

German General

Herbert Friedrich Wilhelm Backe was a German National Socialist German Workers' Party politician and Obergruppenführer in the SS.

15. Lamara Chkonia (1930)

Singer

Lamara Chkonia is a prominent Georgian soprano. Belonging to a circle of opera singers who made significant contributions to the vocal culture of Georgia and the former Soviet Union Lamara...

16. Gela Shekiladze (1970)

Footballer

Gela Shekiladze is a retired football defender from Georgia. Between 1997 and 2002 he was capped 22 times for the national team. His club career began with eight seasons at...

17. Merabi Uridia (1993)

Russian Footballer

Merabi Mamukovich Uridia is a Russian football forward who currently playing for FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. He made his debut in the Russian National Football League for FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on...

18. Konstantin Meladze (1963)

Georgian Composer

Konstantin Shotayevich Meladze is a composer and producer of Georgian descent. He is the older brother of singer Valery Meladze and co-founder and co-producer of the Russian/Ukrainian girl group Nu...

19. Sopho Khalvashi (1986)

Georgian Singer

Sopho Khalvashi is a Georgian musician of Laz heritage. It was announced on 12 December 2006 that she would represent her home nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The...

20. Mikheil Makharadze (1946)

Georgian Politician And Philosop

Mikheil Makharadze is a Georgian politician and historian of philosophy who was the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara from July 20 2004 to...

21. Levan Varshalomidze (1972)

Georgian Politician

Levan Varshalomidze is a Georgian politician and the Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara from 2004 to 2012. He assumed office on 20 July 2004...

22. Irakli Alasania (1973)

Minister Of Defense Of Georgia

Irakli Alasania is a Georgian politician and former diplomat currently the Minister of Defense of Georgia. He was Georgia’s Ambassador to the United Nations from September 11 2006 until...

23. Mukhran Vakhtangadze (1973)

Olympic Wrestler

Mukhran Vakhtangadze is a Georgian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 85 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He also competed in the 2004...

24. Mindia Khitarishvili (1973)

Composer

Mindia Khitarishvili is a Georgian composer.

25. Levan Khomeriki (1974)

Footballer

Levan Khomeriki is a retired Georgian football player.

26. Grigorios Polychronidis (1981)

Greek Boccia Player

Grigorios Polychronidis is a Greek boccia player with a Paralympic boccia classification of BC3. His specific disability is spinal muscular atrophy. He won the gold medal during the 2012 Summer...