Simonyan

Simonyan (Armenian: Սիմոնյան) or in Western Armenian Simonian Western Armenian: Սիմոնեան), sometimes transliterated as Simonjan is an Armenian patronymic surname meaning "son of Simon". Notable people with the name include:

People

Hovann Simonian, Armenian Swiss scholar in Armenian history
Hrair Simonian (born 1991), Armenian chess grandmaster
John Simonian (1935–2019), Kenyan field hockey player and rally driver
Judith Simonian, American artist
Karekin Simonian (1932–2019), Iraqi-born Armenian-Australian referee
Nariné Simonian (born 1965, French-Armenian organist
Rupert Simonian (born 1991), British actor of Armenian origin
Sebu Simonian (born 1978), member of the American band duo Capital Cities
Simon Simonian (1914–1986), Lebanese-Armenian intellectual, writer, activist and teacher, founder of the literary Armenian periodical Spurk

Alen Simonyan (born 1980), Armenian politician, president of the National Assembly of Armenia
Artem Simonyan (footballer) (born 1995), Armenian footballer
Artyom Simonyan (born 1975), Armenian boxer
Babken Simonyan (born 1952), Armenian-Serbian poet, essayist, translator, university professor and diplomat
Gagik Simonyan (born 1971), Armenian footballer
Hripsime Simonyan (1916–1998), Armenian artist and sculptor
Karen Simonyan (born 1988), Armenian politician
Margarita Simonyan (born 1980), Russian journalist, editor-in-chief of Russia Today
Metaksia Simonyan (1926–1987), Soviet and Armenian stage and film actress
Mikhail Simonyan (born 1986), Russian-American violinist
Nadezhda Simonyan (1922–1997), Russian film composer
Nikita Simonyan (1926–2025), Soviet and Russian footballer, coach, and sports official of Armenian descent
Taron Simonyan (born 1987), Armenian lawyer, scientist and statesman
Tata Simonyan (born 1962), Armenian singer