Young Georgian singer. Notable Georgians

About the famous Georgians in Russia and the most interesting facts their biographies, Sputnik Georgia tells.

The famous 82-year-old Russian sculptor, painter and teacher. His sculptures adorn many countries and cities of the world. He is the president of the Russian Academy of Arts, as well as the winner of various awards and titles. Notable works- a monument to Peter the Great, John Paul II, the monuments "Friendship forever" and "Good conquers Evil".

Master class of the President of the Russian Academy of Arts Z.K. art. He studied in France, where he interacted with Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall. Since the late 1960s and still actively working in the field of monumental art.

Monument to St. George by Zurab Tsereteli on Freedom Square in the center of the Georgian capital Tsereteli is the author of the largest statue of Jesus Christ in the world (80 meters), which may be placed in St. Petersburg. The master plans to build a museum of his own name in China and create a monument to the singer Zhanna Friske. Despite the outstanding merits of Tsereteli, the sculptor is criticized for his gigantomania and is accused of "monopolizing" monumental projects in Moscow.

An interesting fact - Tsereteli appears as a tireless cheerful artist-sculptor Zviad Tsurindeli in the novel by writer Sergei Sokolkin "Russian Chock".

Nikolai Tsiskaridze is undoubtedly one of the most famous and talented ballet dancers of our time. A native of Tbilisi, from childhood he was a child prodigy, and long legs and an insane love for ballet led him to the Moscow Bolshoi Theater, where he dreamed of serving from an early age.

Nikolai Tsiskaridze in the capital of GeorgiaToday Tsiskaridze is a twice laureate of the State Prize of Russia, three times theater award"Golden Mask", a member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Culture and Art, as well as the rector of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in St. Petersburg.

Ballet dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze in a scene from the ballet " Queen of Spades"staged by Roland Petit, Nikolai is a fan of the work of Leonid Parfenov, Vitaly Wulf and Edward Radzinsky. His favorite fairy tale is Andersen's The Little Mermaid. The forty-two-year-old artist is famous for his complex character and boundless willpower, and also avoids talking about his personal life and says that he is in no hurry with marriage.

A cult film director, actor, screenwriter, publicist, author of such popularly beloved films on which entire generations grew up: these are “I walk around Moscow”, “Don't Cry!”, “Afonya”, “Mimino”, “Autumn Marathon”, “Passport” , "Kin-Dza-Dza!" and many others. others

George DaneliaGeorge's childhood passed in Moscow, where the family moved from Tbilisi in 1931. Here he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Architecture in 1954, and two years later he entered the Higher Director's Courses at the Mosfilm film studio. Danelia is a cousin of the Georgian actress Sofiko Chiaureli, whom she shot only once - in the film "Don't Cry". For almost half of Danelia's films, the music was written by the Georgian composer Giya Kancheli, who also composed an essay for the director as a gift string orchestra"Little Danielade".

Otar Kushanashvili

The scandalous Russian music journalist and TV presenter is from Kutaisi (Imereti region). His parents had nine children. Kushanashvili decided to become a journalist while still in his native city, starting to publish in the newspaper Kutaisskaya Pravda. Later he entered the Faculty of Journalism of Tbilisi State University, from where, according to him, he was expelled.

Journalist Otar Kushanashvili

And soon Otar left for Moscow, where he first worked as a night watchman at a school and washed the floors at the station. Then he sent a resume to 35 editors, but received only one offer and in early 1993 he became a correspondent for the newspaper " A New Look”, Created by Evgeny Dodolev, and then, on the recommendation of the latter, switched to television under the tutelage of Ivan Demidov.

Soon Otar Kushanashvili makes interviews with figures of Russian show business and becomes a prominent figure in the Moscow beau monde. He was seen in numerous scandals: for example, after the story of 2002 on Channel One, when during the broadcast of Eurovision Kushanashvili swore obscenely in live in the program Andrey Malakhov, was for a long time deprived of the opportunity to appear on television.

Former soloist legendary VIA"Mziuri", in the present, is one of the most gifted Georgian singers on the Russian stage. Tamara Mikhailovna's father is from the ancient Georgian noble family of Gverdtsiteli, her mother is Jewish, the granddaughter of an Odessa rabbi. Gverdtsiteli performed with Michel Legrand, who, introducing the singer to the audience of three thousand, said: “Paris! Remember this name." And Tamara conquered Paris.

Tamara Gverdtsiteli at a charity concert Performs songs in more than ten languages: Georgian, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish, English, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Armenian, German, etc. Tamara Mikhailovna's talent is unlimited - the artist sings in operas and musicals, acts in films, and also participates in various musical and entertainment projects on television.

12. Rezo Gigineishvili is a popular Russian film director, producer and screenwriter of Georgian origin. Born in 1982 in Tbilisi in the family of musician Irina Tsikoridze and doctor David Gigineishvili, in Soviet time who was in charge of one of the health resorts of Borjomi. In 1991 he moved to Moscow, where he soon began working on television.

He graduated from the directing department of VGIK (course of Marlen Khutsiev), was the second director in the film by Fyodor Bondarchuk "9th Company". Gigineishvili's most sensational films are "Heat", 2 Love with an Accent", "Without Men" and the television series "The Last of the Magikyans". Known for his high-profile marriages with singer Anastasia Kochetkova and daughter Irina Ponarovskaya, but the couple never legalized the relationship. From 1997- The Georgian singer is married to the former backing vocalist of the Mironi group, Irina Patlakh, with whom Pavliashvili has two daughters, Lisa and Sandra.

Famous Russian dancer and choreographer, a native Muscovite. A few years ago, Papunaishvili opened his own “Evgeny Papunaishvili Dance School”. Now he is one of the most expensive choreographers and dance teachers in Russia.

Evgeny Papunaishvili

The Georgian heartthrob was credited with many novels, with almost every one of his star partners. But the choreographer himself confirms only one romance - with Ksenia Sobchak. But the romance ended and today the dancer's personal life is again under the gun of cameras. The man, as before, is single, rich and famous.

The US Treasury Department accused Leps of involvement in the "post-Soviet mafia" and put him on the "black list". According to US official services, in the criminal environment, Leps had the nickname "Grisha", officially lived in Thailand and transports mafia money. The musician reacted to this with irony and even called the new record "Gangster No. 1". He was married twice and has four children.

Keti Topuria

One of the most charming, fashionable and talented singers Georgian origin in Russia. Rapidly breaking into Russian stage from Tbilisi as new soloist"A" Studio "Keti Topuria immediately attracted the attention of not only incredibly beautiful voice, but also exotic appearance. Today, thirty-year-old Keti is not only a successful singer, but also a promising fashion designer for adults and children, and also the happy mother of her daughter Olivia, who was born to Katya in marriage to businessman Lev Geykhman.

Concert A-Studio groups in the Georgian capital, in the Tbilisi Concert Hall.

Kathy Melua (born September 16, 1984, Kutaisi, Georgia) - popular British singer, songwriter and songwriter.

Ketevan was born in Georgia, at the age of 8 she moved to Northern Ireland, and at the age of 14 - to England. Melua is working with a small record label, Dramatico, under the direction of famous musician and composer Mike Batt.

Her debut took place in 2003. And since 2006, Katie has become the best-selling singer in the UK and Europe.
In November 2003, when Katy was only 19 years old, her first album "Call Off the Search" was released, received 10 top positions throughout Europe and was certified gold in Holland, Hong Kong and Switzerland, platinum in Denmark, New Zealand and Australia, double platinum in Germany, Ireland, Norway and South Africa. Over 2 million copies have been sold in Europe. In 2005, the album became the best in Japan. In Britain, the album was certified 6 times platinum. Her second album, Piece by Piece, was released in September 2005 and has since gone 4x platinum.

Grigory Leps (Lepsveridze) - popular Russian singer and singer-songwriter of Georgian origin, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Today Grigory Leps is one of the most beloved singers of the modern stage.
He is loved for his powerful voice and rare charisma. He is the idol of women and strong-willed men. Leps - real example courage on our stage. The owner of a vocal that is unique in range and color, he sings every time, like the last one - on the nerve, soul and heart. Therefore, what is done is close and understandable to many. Therefore, each new work of his becomes an event.
Awards and achievements

2007 - Golden Gramophone Award (duet with Irina Allegrova "I don't believe you").
2008 - National Music Award "Muz-TV" in the nomination "Best duet of the year" (duet with Irina Allegrova "I don't believe you").
2008 - Award "Record-2008" in the nomination "Artist's Album" (for the biggest sales of the album "My whole life is a road ...").
2008 - Golden Gramophone Award (duet with Stas Piekha "She's not yours").
2009 - National Music Award "Muz-TV" in the nomination "Best duet of the year" (duet with Stas Piekha "She's not yours").
2009 - Leonid Utesov Prize (received from the hands of Valery Leontiev on the Song of the Year).
2009 - Golden Gramophone Award (song "I Don't Love You").
2010 - Golden Gramophone Award (song "Leave Beautifully").
2010 - Diploma " best song 2010" (duet with Valery Meladze "Turn around").
2011 - First Russian Award RU.TV in the nomination "Best duet of the year" (duet with Valery Meladze "Turn around").
2011 - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation - for services in the field of musical art.
2011 - Two Golden Gramophone awards (songs "Real Woman" and "The Best Day").
2011 - Diploma of the "Best Song of 2011" (song "The Best Day").

Tamara Gverdtsiteli - the famous Soviet, Georgian and Russian singer, actress, composer.

Representative of the ancient Georgian noble family Gverdtsiteli. Thanks to her mother, a teacher of Russian language and literature, a native of Odessa, Inna Vladimirovna Kofman (born September 12, 1940), she began to study music early, entered a special music school at the Tbilisi Conservatory. In the early 70s she became a soloist of the children's variety ensemble Mziuri, in which she traveled on tour throughout the former Soviet Union.
At the age of 19, she took second place at the All-Union Festival in Dnepropetrovsk and won international competition"Red carnation" in Sochi. In 1982 she took part in a popular music competition in Dresden, in 1988 she won the Golden Orpheus competition, and performed as a guest artist at the festivals in Sopot and San Remo. And since 1987, the young singer herself has acted as a member of the jury of music festivals.

In 1989, Gverdtsiteli became the Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR, in 1991 - the People's Artist of Georgia, and in 2004 - the People's Artist of the Russian Federation.

In 1991, Gverdtsiteli was invited by her French agent to Paris, where she met Michel Legrand and Jean Drejac. At the same time, a contract was signed with Michel Legrand and her first concert took place at the Paris Olympia. Legrand, introducing Gverdtsiteli to the audience of three thousand, said: “Paris! Remember this name." And Tamara conquered Paris.
Performs songs in more than ten languages: Georgian, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish, English, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Armenian, German, etc.

Georgy Nikolaevich Daneliya - the famous Soviet, Georgian, Russian film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR, laureate of the State Prizes of the USSR and Russia, laureate of international festivals.
Creator of the legendary film "Mimino"
Starting with the film "Thirty-three" (1966), the director turns to the genre of satire, he becomes a recognized master of comedy. Danelia's work is distinguished by a truly deep satire, thoughtful grotesque, subtle lyricism and the disclosure of the psychological image of the characters. The ability to create a well-coordinated ensemble of actors from different schools is Danelia's special gift as a director.
Great popularity was brought to George Danelia by such films as "Afonya" (. The leader of the rental in 1975 - 62.2 million viewers (circulation 1573 copies), "I'm walking around Moscow", "Autumn Marathon", "Kin-Dza-Dza!" .
"Kin-Dza-Dza!" had an impact on modern Russian-speaking culture - fictional words from the film entered the spoken language, and some phrases of the characters became stable expressions.

Oleg Valerianovich Basilashvili - Soviet and Russian actor theater and cinema. People's Artist of the USSR (1984).
The popularity of the actor brought roles in the films of Eldar Ryazanov (" Love affair at work”, “Station for two”, “Say a word about the poor hussar”), George Danelia (“Autumn Marathon”).
The end of the 70s - the beginning of the 80s were Oleg Basilashvili's most stellar time in cinema. The first work, after which Basilashvili became truly famous, was the role of Samokhvalov in E. Ryazanov's comedy "Office Romance" (1977). Behind the external decency and impressiveness of his hero lies a cowardly and vile person.
By the way, Basilashvili could play with Ryazanov earlier - in the comedy "The Irony of Fate or Enjoy Your Bath!" (1975). Oleg Valerianovich was supposed to play Ippolit. They even sewed a suit on him and filmed several episodes. And then Basilashvili had a misfortune - his father died. Because of this, he refused to shoot. And Ryazanov was forced to replace Basilashvili with Yuri Yakovlev.
In "Autumn Marathon" (1979), Basilashvili played a man experiencing inner emptiness and existential despair. Danelia's lyrical comedy is full of such sadness and such sympathy for the hero that piercing self-pity floods everyone who finds similarities with the hero in himself and his life. And many find them. "Autumn Marathon" is not about how a weak and weak-willed person is torn between his wife and mistress, as it might seem from the plot. The colorful image of love and family conflicts only emphasizes and sets off central image"suffering egoist". The hero remains a passive object, unable to decide anything definitively. Although the film played wonderful actresses M. Neelova and N. Gundareva, nevertheless, at least 75 percent of the success of the film is Oleg Basilashvili in the title role.

George Balanchine (Georgy Balanchivadze) - was one of the most famous and best choreographers of the 20th century. Balanchine laid the foundation for American ballet and modern ballet art in general, which largely determined the development of the US choreographic theater. Co-founder of the famous ballet troupe New York City Ballet.
He returned pure dance to the ballet stage, pushed into the background by story ballets. In his innovative productions, Balanchine used, in particular, contemporary music of various styles.

Orchestra "Tbilisi Big Bend"

Leading conductor and one of the leaders of the orchestra - Givi Gachechiladze deservedly takes an honorable place among the "100 best orchestral players in the world" and is rightfully included in the "World musical encyclopedia».
The performance of "Tbilisi Big Bend" can be seen exclusively in large concert halls largest capitals of the world. Under the direction of maestro Givi Gachechiladze and the artistic director of the orchestra, a well-known cultural figure of Georgia, Gaioz Kandelaki, "Tbilisi Big Bend" became best orchestra Europe at the All-European Festival in Monte Carlo (Monaco).
Today, the orchestra performs at presidential concerts and major world festivals in different corners our planet.
Orchestra "Tbilisi Big Bend" is a concert orchestra of the Municipality of Tbilisi.
For many years, Tbilisi Big Bend has been collaborating with world stars, in particular with two-time Grammy winner Boby Mintzer and the Ladies Blues group.
Today, the orchestra successfully combines Georgian temperament and Ukrainian bel canto - the soloists of Tbilisi Big-Band are world-famous artists Boris Bedia and Olga Kryukova.

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Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli - an outstanding Soviet and Russian artist and sculptor. President of the Russian Academy of Arts. People's Artist USSR. Hero Socialist Labor.
In 1980 Z.K. Tsereteli was the main artist Olympic Games in Moscow.
Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO.
Professor Z.K. Tsereteli is the creator and director of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the Zurab Tsereteli Art Gallery.
The only winner in Russia of the International Peace Prize of the United Convention of Cultural Workers (2003).
Solo exhibitions masters took place in Russia, America, France, Turkey and other countries. The artist's works are kept in museum and private collections all over the world.
In mid-February 2010, Zurab Tsereteli was awarded the title of Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor. At the beginning of June of the same year National Society The United States of Arts awarded him the Gold Medal of Honor. Z. Tsereteli became the first Russian artist who received such an award.
Since the late 1960s, Z.K. Tsereteli began to work actively in the field of monumental art, today monumental works artists are located in many countries of the world: Russia, Georgia, USA, Spain, France, Portugal, Japan, Great Britain, Syria, Turkey, Uruguay, Israel and Italy. Among them, such as the composition "Good triumphs over evil", installed in front of the UN building in New York (1990), the monuments "Happiness to the children of the whole world" (Brockport, New York, 1979) - a gift to the Special Olympics Children's Fund -disabled and "Science and Education for the World" (Brockport, New York, 1979), the memorial complex on Poklonnaya Hill (Moscow, Russia, 1995-1996), the monumental and artistic design of the Moscow Zoo (1996) and Manezhnaya Square in Moscow ( 1997), monument to Peter I, dedicated to the 300th anniversary Russian fleet(Moscow, 1997), and many others. In Spain, in 1995, a monumental composition dedicated to Christopher Columbus (Seville) was installed. In Rome (Italy) in 2002 the artist erected a monument to N.V. Gogol, in 2003 for the city of Bari (Italy) he made a bronze statue of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

Leo Antonovich Bokeria — a leading cardiac surgeon in Russia, a well-known scientist and organizer of medical science. Academician of RAS and RAMS, Member of the Presidium of RAMS. Chief Cardiac Surgeon of the Ministry of Health. Director of the A. N. Bakulev National Centers for Artists since 1994. President of the All-Russian public organization "League of Nation's Health". Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.
L. A. Bokeria throughout his career actively and fruitfully used the experimental method. A number of operations and methods tested in the experiment were then successfully implemented in the clinic. These are various remote control operations in barooperative, electrical isolation of the left atrium, heart denervation, modeling of cyanotic and pale heart defects, etc. Among the latest methods are cryoablation, fulguration, laser photoablation, now widely used not only in the country, but also abroad.
He is one of the founders of the surgical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias - newest trend clinical medicine.
He was one of the first in the world to perform simultaneous operations for the correction of congenital, acquired heart defects, or coronary heart disease, combined with life-threatening tachyarrhythmias. He is the initiator of minimally invasive heart surgeries, including the use of a three-dimensional display of the surgical field to increase the safety of the operation itself.
The international recognition of the works of Leo Antonovich Bokeria is his election as a full member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons (1991), a member of the European Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons and the International Cardiothoracic Center of Monaco (1992), a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences (1997), a member of the Faculties of a number of regular international conferences in France, Italy, Switzerland, a member of the editorial boards of journals in the USA, Great Britain. Leo Antonovich Bokeria repeatedly traveled abroad to perform demonstrative operations and performed the first successful operations for tachyarrhythmias in Italy and Poland. Of particular note is the election of L. A. Bokeria in 1998 as an Honorary Member of the American College of Surgeons - the highest title in the surgical hierarchy. Since 2003, Leo Antonovich has been a member of the Presidium (Consul) of the European Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons.

honorary titles and awards
1976 - Laureate of the Lenin Prize (together with V. I. Burakovsky and V. A. Bukharin) - for the development and implementation of hyperbaric oxygenation in clinical practice.
1986 - Laureate of the State Prize - for the development and introduction into clinical practice of new methods of electrophysiological diagnostic methods and operations for ventricular overexcitation syndromes, supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias and the development of a new direction - surgical arrhythmology.
1994 - Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation.
1999 - Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III degree.
1997, 1999, 2002 - the title of "Person of the Year", Russian Biographical Institute.
2000 - the title "Person of the Decade" in the nomination "Medicine", Russian Biographical Institute.
2001 - Order of the Russian Orthodox Church Reverend Sergius Radonezh II degree.
2002 - the title of "Man-Legend" of the All-Russian Prize of the Government, the Union of Industrialists and the "Third Millennium" Foundation, "Russian National Olympus".
2002 - State Prize in the field of science and technology - for the development of the main provisions of the problem of surgical treatment of aneurysms of the ascending aorta and aortic arch.
2003 - International Prize"Golden Hippocrates" (to the best cardiac surgeons in the world)
2003 - the title of "Person of the Year-2003" in the nomination "Medicine" for an outstanding contribution to world cardiac surgery and the strengthening of Russian health care, Russian Biographical Institute.
2003 - Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology - for the development and implementation of a transmyocardial method for the treatment of inoperable patients.
2004 - award badge-order "Maecenas" for an outstanding contribution to the revival and prosperity of the World, for the greatness of the soul, for selfless generosity. Awarded Charitable Foundation"Patrons of the Century".

2004 - Golden Badge of Honor "Public Recognition" for a great personal contribution to the development of domestic medicine, performing unique cardiac surgeries using the latest medical technologies that saved the lives of hundreds of children and newborns, many years of fruitful scientific, practical, pedagogical and educational activities, active civil society position. Awarded by the National Foundation "Public Recognition", the National Civil Committee for Cooperation with Law Enforcement, Legislative and Judicial Bodies, an independent organization "Civil Society".

2004 - Triumph Award.

2004 - the title of "Person of the Year 2004" (Russian Biographical Institute).

2004 - Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree

2004 - Order "For Honor, Valor, Creation, Mercy". Award Profession-life.

2005 - Award " Best Books and Publishers of the Year”, nomination “Science”, for the publication of the book “Health of the Nation” (Atlas).

2005 - the title of "Person of the Year - 2005" (Russian Biographical Institute).

Maria, Princess Eristavi - was a prominent Georgian aristocrat, fashion icon, and one of the earliest models of Coco Chanel.
She held a respectable position in the Georgian high society, as well as the Russian imperial court.
The princess was the maid of honor of the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Nicholas II, struck by her beauty, once remarked to a young maid of honor: “It’s a sin, princess, to be so beautiful!”

Irakli Moiseevich Toidze - Georgian Soviet painter and graphic artist. Laureate of four Stalin Prizes (1941, 1948, 1949, 1951).
The author of the world-famous poster "Motherland is calling"
Motherland is one of the widespread images used by Soviet propaganda during the Great Patriotic War.
The image owes its origin to the poster of Irakli Toidze “The Motherland Calls!”.
The most famous and largest monumental incarnations of the image were: the statue "Motherland is calling!" on Mamaev Kurgan in Volgograd, the statue of "Motherland" on the banks of the Dnieper in Kyiv, the statue of "Mother Armenia" in Yerevan, "Kartlis Deda" in Tbilisi. Also, a small statue of the "Motherland" is installed at the Piskaryovskoye memorial cemetery in St. Petersburg.

The most famous, marriage swindlers in Europe were representatives Georgian family Mdivani.
Marrying Mdivanis
There were five of them, three brothers and two sisters Mdivani; David, Sergey, Alexey, Nina and Rusudan. Children of Major-General Zakhary Aslanovich Mdivani (1867-1933), who emigrated from Georgia through Constantinople to Paris in 1923, who called himself a Georgian prince, but was never approved in princely dignity. Their mother was Elizaveta Viktorovna Sabalevska, half Georgian , half polka.
All three sons of Zakharia Mdivani were unusually charming and married the most prestigious American brides. The Mdivani brothers, known in the Old and New Worlds as "Marrying Mdivanis", presented themselves as Georgian princes and became famous for their multiple marriages and divorces with the daughters and granddaughters of American multimillionaires and Hollywood "movie divas".
David Mdivani (1902-1984), born in Batumi, the eldest of the brothers. He married Hollywood dancer and film star Mae Murray, who was 20 years older than him. The marriage of Mdivani and Morray took place in 1926, it was her fourth marriage. They had a son, Koran David, but they hid the fact of his birth for two years so as not to spoil Murray's film career. However, the birth of a son did not prevent David from scandalously divorcing his wife (1933) after her bankruptcy.
After the divorce, David became close to a rather famous French actress Arletty, and in 1944 married a wealthy American, Virginia Sinclair, owner of Sinclair Oil, with whom he had another son.

Sergei (Serge) Mdivani (1903-1936) was born in Batumi. In 1927, he married Hollywood movie star Pola Negri (Pola Negri, 1894-1987), who was 6 years older than him, and left her as soon as she lost all her savings as a result of the collapse of the American stock market (1929), which marked the beginning of the "Great depression” (officially divorced in 1931). His second marriage, to Mary MacCormick, an opera singer (soprano) from the Chicago Civic Opera, lasted from 1931 to 1933. In Feb. 1936 married the ex-wife of his late brother Alexei, and a month later, on March 15, he died under the hooves of his own horse while playing polo in Florida.

Alexei (Alexis) Mdivani (1908-1935), was born in Batumi. His first marriage was to a wealthy American, Louise Astor Van Alen, and his second to Barbara Hutton, the heiress of the two hundred million fortune of the Woolwort family. He died in a car accident on August 11, 1935 in Spain.

Nina Mdivani (1900-1987), born in Tiflis. She married for the first time in 1925, 48-year-old Stanford and Chicago University professor Charles Haberich and divorced him on May 19, 1936. And on August 18 of the same year she married Denis Conan Doyle, son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. After his death in 1955, Nina remarries her husband's secretary, Anthony Harwood.

Rusudan Mdivani (1906-1938), sculptor, married Spanish artist José Maria Sert in 1928.

35th place. Maka Gigauri

34th place. Tamara (Tamriko) Gverdtsiteli(born January 18, 1962, Tbilisi) - Soviet, Georgian and Russian singer, actress, composer, People's Artist of the Georgian SSR, People's Artist of Russia. Father - from the ancient Georgian noble family Gverdtsiteli. Mother -, the granddaughter of the Odessa rabbi. Since Jews consider nationality according to their mother, and among Georgians - according to their father, Tamara Gverdtsiteli can be called with equal success both Georgian and Jewish.

33rd place: - Soviet actress. She should not be confused with another Soviet actress, Kira Georgievna Andronikashvili (1908-1960), who is her aunt.

32nd place. (February 20, 1923, Tbilisi - March 31, 1994) - Soviet actress, People's Artist of the Georgian SSR.

31st place. Elene Gedevanishvili(born January 7, 1990, Tbilisi) - Georgian figure skater, two-time bronze medalist of the European Championship (2010, 2012) in single skating.

30th place. Anna Chakvetadze(born March 5, 1987, Moscow) is a Russian tennis player who retired in 2012. Won 8 WTA tournaments. Anna's father is from Georgia, her mother is from Ukraine.

29th place. Irina Onashvili- Georgian model, represented Georgia at Miss World 2003.

28th place. Taco Lolua- Georgian model.

27th place. Mariam Kilasonia- Miss Abkhazia 2009. The contest was held in Tbilisi, not in Abkhazia, and the winner is not an Abkhaz, but a Mingrelian (a sub-ethnic group of the Georgian people).

26th place. Lika Kavzharadze(born October 26, 1959, Tbilisi) - Soviet and Georgian actress. Fame brought her the role of Marita in the film by Tengiz Abuladze "The Tree of Desire".

25th place. Sofiko Chiaureli(May 21, 1937, Tbilisi - March 2, 2008) - Soviet and Georgian actress, People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1976), People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1979). She has acted in more than a hundred films.

Sofiko Chiaureli in The Color of Pomegranate (1968)

24th place. - Opera singer(mezzo-soprano). Born in Tbilisi. She has performed at La Scala, the Mariinsky Theater and other theaters around the world.

23rd place. Sofia Nizharadze(born February 6, 1986, Tbilisi, Georgia) - Georgian and Russian singer, actress, songwriter. Played the role of Juliet in the Russian version French musical Roméo & Juliette (2004-2006, Moscow, Operetta Theatre). In 2005, she represented Russia at the pop music competition " New wave". In May 2010, she represented Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest.

22nd place. Nino Makharadze- Georgian model who represented Georgia at the Miss Intercontinental 2012 contest.

21st place. Iya Ninidze(born September 8, 1960, Tbilisi) - Soviet Georgian and Russian theater and film actress, People's Artist of Georgia.

Iya Ninidze in the film "Nut Krakatuk" (1977)

20th place. Elena Satine(born November 24, 1987, Tbilisi) is an American actress of Georgian origin. Her real name - Skhirtladze.

19th place. Nonna Diakonidze- Georgian model who represented Georgia at the Miss Earth 2009 pageant.

18th place. Lydia Tsirgvava(April 14, 1923, Harbin, China - December 31, 2013) - Soviet and Russian actress, artist. Better known as Lydia Vertinskaya(by the name of her husband - Russian singer Alexander Vertinsky). The mother of actresses Anastasia and Marianna Vertinsky, who are included in.

16th place. Antisa Butskhrikidze- Georgian model.

15th place. Kathy (Ketevan) Melua(born September 16, 1984, Kutaisi, Georgia) - British singer of Georgian (Mingrelian) origin.

13th place. Dodo Chogovadze(born 1951) is a Soviet actress, best known for her role as Princess Budur in the film Aladdin's Magic Lamp (1966).

12th place. Elena Tsiklauri- Georgian model, participant of the Miss Georgia 2014 contest.

11th place. (born November 29, 1991, Tbilisi) - Georgian model, Miss Georgia 2011. Represented Georgia at Miss World 2011. Some believe that Janet Kerdikoshvili is by nationality, but she denies this and says that her parents are Mingrelians from Abkhazia.

10th place. Nebahat Chehre / Nebahat Çehre(born March 15, 1944, Samsun, Turkey) - Turkish actress, formerly a model, Miss Turkey 1960. In Russia, she is best known for her role as Valide Sultan - the mother of Sultan Suleiman in the TV series "The Magnificent Century" (2011-2012). Father Nebahat Chekhre is of Georgian origin, mother is Laz (Laz is a sub-ethnic group of the Georgian people).

Nebahat Chehre in his youth:

Nebahat Chehre at the age of 67 as Valide Sultan in the series "Magnificent Century":

9th place. Manana Japaridze(born December 28, 1980, Tbilisi) - Azerbaijani singer Georgian origin.

8th place. Veronica (Vera) Kobalia(born August 24, 1981, Sukhumi, Abkhazia) - Georgian and Canadian economist, public and political figure, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia in 2010 - 2012.

7th place. Nato Vachnadze(June 14, 1904, Warsaw, Poland - June 4, 1953) - Soviet actress, People's Artist of the Georgian SSR, Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Real name - Natalia Andronikashvili. Vachnadze - surname after her first husband.

6th place. Nini Badurashvili(born December 27, 1985, Tbilisi) - Georgian actress and singer.

5th place. Mary Shervashidze-Eristova(October 17, 1895, Batumi, Georgia - January 21, 1986) - Russian princess, daughter of Prince Shervashidze, maid of honor of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. After her marriage to Prince Eristov, she took her husband's surname. After civil war went abroad, worked as a fashion model in the Chanel fashion house. Fashion historian Alexander Vasiliev in his book "Beauty in Exile" writes: "The fragile brunette Mary Eristova personified the type of beauty that was fashionable in the 20s. Her face and figure suited the Chanel style of those years just in time, that for her, the provincials from Auvergne, "real Russian princesses" work. As they say, the portrait of Princess Mary was in the bedroom of Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco. Waking up, she first looked at the picture and only then in the mirror, thus determining whether she looks good today.

4th place. - Georgian model. Represented Georgia at the Miss Tourism 2008 contest.

3rd place. Lika Metreveli(born March 17, 1993) - Georgian model, Miss Tbilisi 2009, Vice Miss Georgia 2012, winner of the Georgian stage of the Elite Model Look 2012 contest.

2nd place. (born November 10, 1975, Tbilisi) - Russian journalist and TV presenter. Tina Kandelaki about her origin: "My mother Elvira Georgievna Alakhverdova -. I never made a secret of this. My father Givi Shalvovich Kandelaki is Georgian. Kandelaki is a Greek surname. The Greek priests who brought Christianity to Georgia were my distant ancestors. But the assimilation took place so deeply that the Kandelakis became 100% Georgians."

The most beautiful Georgian woman - Georgian model, actress and TV presenter, Miss Georgia 2007 Gvantsa Daraselia(born September 1, 1989, Tbilisi). Represented Georgia at the Miss Universe 2008 contest. She starred in the films Girl on the Slide (2009) and City of Dreams (2010).