Sarkis

Sarkis (Armenian: Սարգիս, Armenian pronunciation: [sɑɾˈkʰis]) is a masculine given name and surname. The name may also be alternatively spelled/written as Sargis, used by both Armenians and Assyrians.

Notable figures who use "Sarkis" as a mononym include:

• Sargis the General or Sarkis the Warrior, a 4th century martyr and military saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church
  • Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi, in Armenia
• Sarkis, the name of three Armenian patriarchs of Jerusalem
• Sarkis I of Armenia, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church 992–1019
• Sarkis II the Relic-Carrier, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church 1469–1474
• Sarkis Rizzi (1572–1638), head of the Maronite Church 1581–1597
• Aïbeg and Serkis, 13th century Mongol envoys to Europe
• Sergius and Bacchus, or variant spellings, 4th century Syrian Christian soldiers revered as martyrs and military saints

Notable people who use "Sarkis" as a given name include:

• Sarkis Acopian (1926–2007), inventor, industrialist, environmentalist, and humanitarian
• Sarkis Aghajan Mamendo (born 1962), Iraqi Assyrian politician and government minister in Iraqi Kurdistan
• Sarkis Assadourian (born 1948), Armenian-Canadian politician and MP in the Canadian Parliament (House of Commons)
• Sarkis Assadourian (born 1948), Iranian-Armenian fencer
• Sarkis Balasanian (born 1978), musical artist
• Sarkis Balyan (1835–1899), Ottoman Armenian designer and artist
• Sarkis Bedikian (1908–1944), Armenian resistance fighter during the Battle of Marseille
• Sarkis Bohosjan (born 1941), Bulgarian chess player
• Sarkis Diranian (1854–1918), Armenian orientalist painter
• Sarkis Djanbazian (1913–1963), Iranian-Armenian artist
• Sarkis Dkhrouni (1898–1929), Armenian politician and writer
• Sarkis Elgkian (born 1972), retired Armenian-Greek wrestler
• Sarkis Erganian (1870–1950), Ottoman Armenian painter
• Sarkis Hayrapetyan (born 1992), Armenian figure skater
• Sarkis Hovanessian (1879–1919), the birth name of Aram Manukian, Armenian statesman and revolutionary
• Sarkis Jebejian (1864–1920), Armenian military leader
• Sarkis Kasyan (1876–1937), Soviet-Armenian statesman and politician
• Sarkis Katchadourian (1886–1947), Armenian artist
• Sarkis Lole, 20th-century Ottoman Armenian architect
• Sarkis Martirosyan (1900–1984), Soviet-Armenian general in the Red Army
• Sarkis Mazmanian (born 1972), Armenian-American microbiologist
• Sarkis Minassian (1873–1915), Armenian activist killed during the Armenian genocide
• Sarkis Moussa (born 1929), Lebanese boxer
• Sarkis Mubayeajian (1860–1937), better known by his pen name Atrpet, Armenian novelist and writer
• Sarkis Ordyan (1918–2003), Ukrainian-Armenian painter
• Sarkis Sarchayan (1947–2021), Soviet table tennis player
• Sarkis Soghanalian (1929–2011), nicknamed Merchant of Death, an international private arms dealer
• Sarkis Torossian (1891–1954), Ottoman Armenian military general
• Sarkis Zabunyan (born 1938), better known as just Sarkis, Armenian-Turkish-French conceptual artist
• Sarkis Zeitlian (1930–1985), Lebanese Armenian politician and journalist

• Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (1869–1955), British Armenian businessman and philanthropist
• Nubar Sarkis Gulbenkian (1896–1972), British Armenian businessman and socialite

Notable people who use "Sarkis" as a surname include:

• Abe Sarkis (1913–1991), American mobster (Boston)
• Angela Sarkis (born 1955), American businesswoman
• Charles Sarkis (1940–2018), American restaurateur and dog racetrack owner
• Elias Sarkis (1924–1985), Lebanese lawyer and politician, President of Lebanon from 1976 to 1982
• Ghassan Sarkis (born 1957), Lebanese-French basketball coach
• Hashim Sarkis (born 1964), Lebanese architect
• Inanna Sarkis (born 1993), Assyrian-Bulgarian YouTuber
• Joseph Sarkis (born 1949), Lebanese politician and government minister
• Joseph Elian Sarkis (1856–1932), Syrian writer and translator
• Karl Sarkis (born 1986), Lebanese basketball player
• Nazira Farah Sarkis (born 1962), Syrian-Armenian former Minister of Environment Affairs
• Rolf Sarkis, founder of the European Film Actor School
• Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, specialist in the treatment of ADD/ADHD and medical writer

• Sarki (disambiguation)
• Sargis, a name in Armenian and Assyrian communities
• Sar Giz, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
• Sarkies (disambiguation)
• Sergia gens
• Sergius (disambiguation)
• Serkis, a surname
• St. Sarkis Church (disambiguation)
• Mar Sarkis (disambiguation)