- Alternate meaning: List of people from the State of Georgia (United States)
The following is a partial list of prominent people from the country Georgia, arranged chronologically within categories.
Historical Figures
Leaders & Politicians
- Aslan Abashidze (1938- ), politician, former leader of autonomous region of Ajaria
- Vladislav Ardzinba (1945- ), leader of breakaway region of Abkhazia
- Nino Burjanadze (1964- ), politician
- Lavrenty Beria (1899-1953), head of the Soviet NKVD
- Giorgi Chanturia (1959-1994), politician
- David the Builder (1073-1125), king
- Giorgi Gabashvili (1973- ), politician
- Gennady Gagulia (1948- ), prime minister of breakaway region of Abkhazia
- David Gamkrelidze (1965- ), opposition leader
- Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939-1993), dissident and former president
- Ali Bey Al-Kabir (1728-1773), Mameluk Sultan of Egypt in 1760-1772
- Eduard Kokoity (1964- ), president of breakaway region of South Ossetia
- Pilipe Makharadze (1868-1941), Communist-era leader
- Vasily Mzhavanadze (1902-1988), politician
- Parnavaz I of Iberia (3rd century BC), king
- Jumber Patiashvili (1940- ), politician
- Mikhail Saakashvili (1967- ), president
- Igor Viktorovich Sanakoyev (1947- ), prime minister of breakaway region of South Ossetia
- Eduard Shevardnadze (1928- ), former president
- Tengiz Sigua (1934-), politician
- Joseph Stalin (Ioseb Jughashvili) (1879-1953), dictator of the Soviet Union
- Tamar of Georgia (1160-1213), queen
- Irakli Tsereteli (1881-1960), politician
- Levan Varshalomidze (1972- ), prime minister of Ajaria
- Noe Zhordania (1868-1953), leader of Democratic Republic of Georgia from 1918 to 1921
- Zurab Zhvania (1963-2005), politician
Military Figures
Religious Figures
Academic Figures
Scholars
- Malkhaz Abdushelishvili (1926-1998), anthropologist
- Zurab Avalishvili (1876-1944), jurist and historian
- Arnold Chikobava (1898-1985), linguist
- Levan Chilashvili (1930-2004), archaeologist
- Revaz Dogonadze (1931-1985), physicist and electrochemist
- Gia Dvali (1963- ), physicist (USA)
- Gregory Gabadadze (1969- ), physicist (USA)
- Tamaz Gamq'relidze (1929- ), linguist
- Guranda Gvaladze (1932- ), botanist
- Pavle Ingorokva (1893-1990), historian and philologist
- Nikoloz Janashia (1931-1982), historian
- Simon Janashia (1900-1947), historian
- Ivane Javakhishvili (1876-1940), historian
- Sargis Kakabadze (1886-1967), historian
- Alexander Kartveli (1896-1974), aircraft engineer (USA)
- Merab Mamardashvili (1930-1990), philosopher
- Guram Mchedlidze (1931- ), paleobiologist
- Giorgi Melikishvili (1918-2000), historian
- Niko Muskhelishvili (1891-1976), mathematician
- Shalva Nutsubidze (1888-1969), philosopher
- Ekvtime Takaishvili (1862-1952), historian and archaeologist
- Giorgi Tsereteli (1904-1973), orientalist
- Grigol Tsereteli (1870-1938), philologist
- Mikheil Tsereteli (1878-1965)
- Zurab Urushadze (1930- ), biophysicist
- Dimitri Uznadze (1886-1950), psychologist and philosopher
Cultural Figures
Film & Stage
Musicians
Writers
- Boris Akunin (Grigory Chkhartishvili) (1956- ), writer, translator (Russia)
- Lado Asatiani (1917-1942), poet
- Otar Chiladze (1931- ), writer
- Tamaz Chiladze (1933- ), writer
- Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (1893-1975), writer
- Saint Ilia the Righteous (Ilia Chavchavadze) (1837-1907), poet and writer
- Vakhushti Kotetishvili (1935- ), writer, translator
- Mamuka Lekiachvili
- Davit Maghradze (1961- ), poet
- Aka Morchiladze (Giorgi Akhvlediani) (1966- ), writer
- Vazha Pshavela (Luka Razikashvili) (1862-1915), poet and writer
- Guram Rcheulishvili (1934-1960), writer
- Grigol Robakidze (1882-1962), writer
- Shota Rustaveli (12th century), poet
- Galaktion Tabidze (1891-1953), poet
- Akaki Tsereteli (1840-1915), poet
- Iakob Tsurtaveli (5th century), writer
Other
See also: List of people by nationality
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