# Petrosyan

Petrosyan (Armenian: Պետրոսյան), Petrosian or Petrossian (Eastern Armenian), Bedrosian or Bedrossian (Western Armenian) is a common surname in Armenia. It is a patronymic from the Armenian first name Petros (equivalent to Peter, making the name effectively equivalent to Peterson).
The following people share this surname:

## Petrosyan

* Ani Petrosyan (born 1981), Armenian actress
* Ani Petrosyan (born 2000), Russian actress
* Arev Petrosyan (born 1972), Armenian artist
* Arevik Petrosyan (born 1972), Armenian politician and lawyer
* Armen Petrosyan (born 1986), Armenian-Italian kickboxer
* Armen Petrosyan (Mench) (born 1975), Armenian actor, producer and broadcaster
* Armenak Petrosyan (born 1973), Armenian professional footballer
* Arsen Petrosyan (born 1991), Armenian footballer
* Artur Petrosyan (born 1971), Armenian professional footballer
* Artur Petrosyan (journalist) (born 1979), Russian football journalist and scout
* Gagik Petrosyan (born 1973), Armenian politician
* Galust Petrosyan (born 1981), Armenian professional footballer
* Gevorg Petrosyan (politician) (born 1972), Armenian lawyer and politician
* Giorgio Petrosyan (born 1985), Armenian-Italian kickboxer
* Hamlet Petrosyan (born 1955), Armenian historian, archaeologist and anthropologist
* Leon Petrosyan (born 1940), Russian mathematician
* Leonard Petrosyan (1953–1999), Armenian politician; second Nagorno-Karabakh Republic President (March – September 1997)
* Manuel Petrosyan (born 1998), Armenian chess player
* Mariam Petrosyan (born 1969), Armenian painter, cartoonist and novelist
* Mariam Petrosyan (born 1991), Russian-Armenian singer and songwriter
* Nazar Petrosyan (born 1951), Russian football coach and player
* Petros Petrosyan (1968–2012), Armenian painter
* Rafik Petrosyan (1940–2021), Armenian politician
* Rudik Petrosyan (born 1980), Armenian weightlifter
* Samvel Petrosyan (born 1954), Soviet footballer
* Sergey Petrosyan (1988–2017), Azerbaijani-Russian weightlifter
* Shahen Nikolay Petrosyan (1912–1999), Armenian lawyer and professor
* Shushan Petrosyan (born 1967), Armenian singer and politician
* Sos and Victoria Petrosyan, German quick-change artists
* Valery Petrosyan (born 1942), Armenian-Russian chemist
* Vardan Petrosyan (born 1959), Armenian actor, scriptwriter, and parodist
* Vardges Petrosyan (1932–1994), Armenian writer
* Yevgeny Petrosyan (born 1945), Russian stand-up comedian of Armenian descent

## Petrosian

* Adeliia Petrosian (born 2007), Russian figure skater
* Arshak Petrosian (born 1953), Armenian chess grandmaster
* Ashot Petrosian (1930–1998), Soviet Armenian mathematician
* Davit G. Petrosian (born 1984), Armenian chess player
* Georgi Petrosian (born 1953), Armenian politician
* Mahaya Petrosian (born 1970), Iranian actress of Armenian descent
* Manouk Petrosian (1676–1749), Armenian scholar and theologian
* Tigran Petrosian (1929–1984), Soviet-Armenian chess grandmaster and world champion
* Tigran L. Petrosian (born 1984), Armenian chess grandmaster

## Petrossian

* Petrossian (business), French international enterprise in trade of caviar and wide range of products
** Armen Petrossian, French-Armenian businessman and director of Petrossian enterprise
** Melkoum Petrossian, French-Armenian business, co-founder of Petrossian enterprise
** Mouchegh Petrossian, French-Armenian business, co-founder of Petrossian enterprise
* Marine Petrossian (born 1960), Armenian poet, essayist and columnist
* Michel Petrossian (born 1973), French-Armenian composer

## Ter-Petrosyan / Ter-Petrossian

* Arpine Mikaela Ter-Petrosyan (born 1990), Armenian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
* Hakob Ter-Petrosyan (born 1971), Armenian footballer
* Levon Ter-Petrosyan (born 1945), Armenian politician; first Armenian President (1991–1998)
* Lyudmila Ter-Petrosyan (born 1948), Russian-Armenian politician
* Semeno Ter-Petrosian (1882–1922), Bolshevik revolutionary known as Kamo

## Pedrossian

* Maria Aparecida Pedrossian (1934–2022), Brazilian politician
* Pedro Pedrossian (1928–2017), Brazilian politician, Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul (1980–1983 and 1991–1994)

## Bedrosian

* Bedros Bedrosian (born 1955), Romanian triple jumper
* Cam Bedrosian (born 1991), American baseball player
* Haiganush R. Bedrosian (born 1943), American judge
* Steve Bedrosian (born 1957), American former Major League Baseball player

## Bedrossian

* Ara Bedrossian (born 1967), Cypriot professional footballer
* Pascal Bedrossian (born 1974), French professional footballer
* Patricio Bedrossian (born 1975), Argentine footballer