Famous People with Name Levon

Levon Aronian            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Levon Aronian: is an Armenian chess player. On the April 2008 FIDE list, he had an ELO rating of 2763, making him number six in the world and Armenia's number one. He was born in Yerevan.

Levon Mkrtchyan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Levon Mkrtchyan: is an Armenian director known for his documentaries, "The Muses," " Charentz: Known and Unknown Sides", "Hovhannes Shiraz", " Mesrop Mashtots", "My Komitas", "And There Was Light", "The Manuscript of Independence" which was dedicated to the 10th anniversa

Levon Shant            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Levon Shant: was an Armenian playwright, novelist, poet, and founder of the Hamazkayin National Cultural Foundation. He was a life-long member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and is the namesake of the ARF's Shant Student Association.

Levon Isayevich Mirzoyan            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Levon Isayevich Mirzoyan: was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR from December 5, 1936 to May 3, 1938.

Levon Arutyunovich Ishtoyan            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Levon Arutyunovich Ishtoyan: is a retired Soviet football striker. He emigrated to the United States in the late 80s and opened a private sportschool in Los Angeles in 2008.Ishtoyan made his debut for USSR on September 18, 1971 in a friendly against India. He played in UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers, but was not selected for the final tournament squad. He also played in a 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier against France.

August Alexander Levón            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

August Alexander Levón: was born in Raahe. The original name of his family was Leinonen. He came to Vaasa at the age of 19 and started to work at a pharmacy. He wanted to start his own pharmacy in the town but did not get the permission to do so. Instead of continuing with the pharmacy he became an industrialist.