Hovhannes
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Hovhaness (Armenian: Հովհաննես) is a surname and may refer to:
- A common Armenian given name or last name.
- Hovhannes Bagramyan – Soviet Armenian military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union.
- Alan Hovhaness – American composer of Armenian and Scottish descent.
- Hovhannes Tumanyan – Armenian poet and writer.
- Hovhannes Ivan Aivazovsky – Russian painter of Armenian descent, most famous for his seascapes.
- Hovhannes Shiraz – Armenian poet.