Simonyan (Armenian: Սիմոնյան) or in Western Armenian Simonian Western Armenian: Սիմոնեան) or Germanified Simonjan is an Armenian surname, equivalent to English Simpson. Notable people with the name include:

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  • Hovann Simonian, Armenian Swiss scholar in Armenian history
  • Hrair Simonian (born 1991), Armenian chess grandmaster
  • John Simonian, Kenyan field hockey player and rally driver
  • 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

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See also edit

  • Simonians, a 2nd-century Gnostic sect established by Simon Magus