Arsen

Article summary

Arsen (in Armenian, Արսեն; Georgian, არსენ; Russian, ; Ukrainian, ) is a given name, a diminutive of Greek Arsenios. Notable people with the name include: * Arsen Akayev (born 1970), Kumyk-Russian professional football coach and a former player * Arsen Avakov (born 1964), Ukrainian politician * Arsen Avakov (born 1971), former Tajik football player * Arsen Avetisyan (born 1973), Armenian football player * Arsen Aydinian (1825–1902), Armenian priest, linguist, grammarian, and master of ten languages * Arsen Balabekyan (born 1986), Armenian football striker * Arsen Beglaryan (born 1993), Armenian football player * Arsen Dedić (1938–2015), Croatian singer-songwriter, musician and composer and a poet * Arsen Fadzayev (born 1962), former Soviet wrestler, world champion and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling * Arsen Gasparian, former Armenian press secretary, publisher and cigar manufacturer * Arsen Gitinov (born 1977), male freestyle wrestler from Kyrgyzstan * Arsen Goshokov (born 1991), Russian footballer * Arsen Kanokov (born 1957), President of Kabardino-Balkaria * Arsen Karađorđević (1859–1938), Serbian royalty * Arsen Kasabiev (born 1987), Georgian weightlifter of Ossetian origin * Arsen Kotsoyev (1872–1944), one of the founders of Ossetic prose * Arsen Martirosian (born 1977), Armenian super bantamweight boxer * Arsen Mekokishvili (1912–1972), Georgian Soviet wrestler and…

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1. date of birth: 1970 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352295030