Khachaturian (surname)

Khachaturian, Khachaturyan, Khachadurian or Khachatourian is an Armenian surname meaning cross bearer. Notable people with the surname include:

Real people

• Andrey Khachaturyan (born 1987), Belarusian footballer
• Antranik Khachaturian (born 1975), American musician
• Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978), Soviet Armenian composer
• Ardashes Der-Khachadourian (1931–1993), Armenian linguist
• Artur Khachaturyan (born 1992), Armenian basketball player
• Emin Khachaturian (1930–2000), Armenian conductor and composer
• Gayane Khachaturian (1942–2009), Soviet and Armenian painter
• Karekin I Khachadourian (1880–1961), 81st Armenian Patriarch
• Karen Khachaturian (1920–2011), Soviet and Russian composer
• Leon Khachatourian (1937–2025), Iranian Armenian boxer
• Nina Katchadourian (born 1968), American artist
• Sarkis Katchadourian (1886–1947), Armenian artist
• Shabby Katchadourian (), participant in Big Brother (British TV series) series 11
• Raffi Khatchadourian (), American journalist
• Vahagn Khachaturyan (born 1959), Armenian politician

Fictional characters

• Ashley Katchadorian, a character from the animated web series The Most Popular Girls in School
• Kevin Khatchadourian, principal character in We Need to Talk About Kevin, a novel by Lionel Shriver
• Rafe Khatchadorian, protagonist of James Patterson's Middle School series

See also

• 4802 Khatchaturian, minor planet
• Khachatryan