Simonyan () or in Western Armenian Simonian ) or Germanified Simonjan is an Armenian surname, equivalent to English Simpson. Notable people with the name include: People Simonian Hovann Simonian, Armenian Swiss scholar in Armenian history Hrair Simonian (born 1991), Armenian chess grandmaster Nariné Simonian (born 1965, French-Armenian organist Rupert Simonian (born 1991), British actor of Armenian origin Sebu Simonian (born 1978), member of the American band duo Capital Cities Simon Simonian (1914-1986), Lebanese-Armenian intellectual, writer, activist and teacher, founder of the literary Armenian periodical Spurk Simonyan Artem Simonyan (born 1995), Armenian footballer Artyom Simonyan (born 1975), Armenian boxer Gagik Simonyan (born 1971), Armenian footballer Margarita Simonyan (born 1980), Russian journalist and editor-in-chief Mikhail Simonyan (born 1986), Russian-American violinist Nadezhda Simonyan (1922-1997), Russian film composer Nikita Simonyan (born 1926), Russian former footballer, coach, and sports official Tata Simonyan (born 1962), Armenian singer See also Simonians, a 2nd-century Gnostic sect established by Simon Magus Armenian-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names