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The Georgian diaspora refers to both historical and present emigration from Georgia. The country with the largest number of Georgian people living abroad is Russia. ==Notable people of Georgian descent== * ''André Andersen'', a Russia-born Danish multi-instrumentalist and composer. * ''David Bagration of Mukhrani'', a claimant to the headship of the Royal House of Georgia and to the historical thrones of Georgia. * ''Jorge de Bagration'', a Spanish racing car driver of Georgian descent and a claimant to the headship of the Royal House of Georgia and to the historical throne of Georgia. * ''George Balanchine'', one of the 20th century's most famous choreographers. * ''David Baramidze'', a Georgian-born German chess Grandmaster. * ''David Chavchavadze'', an American author and a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer of Georgian-Russian origin. * ''Maryam d'Abo'', an English film and television actress. * ''Lasha Darbaidze'', a Georgian-born American citizen who holds the positions of Honorary Consul of Georgia and President of the St. George Foundation. * ''Anna Dogonadze'', a German athlete of Georgian origin. * ''Vernon Duke'', an American composer and songwriter. * ''Wachtang Djobadze'', a Georgian art historian who lived in the United States as an émigré. * ''Andrew Eristoff'', a Republican Party politician from New York City who serves as New Jersey State Treasurer under Governor Chris Christie. * ''Alex Greenwich'', the member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Sydney. * ''Michael Gregor'', an aircraft engineer of Georgian origin. * ''Georgiy Gongadze'', a Ukrainian journalist of Georgian origin who was kidnapped and murdered in 2000. * ''Elly Heuss-Knapp'', a German liberal politician and author. * ''Darren Huckerby'', an English former professional footballer and academy coach. * ''Tzipi Hotovely'', an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for the Likud party. * ''Alexander Kartveli'', an influential aircraft engineer and a pioneer of American aviation history. * ''David Koma'', a Georgian born London based fashion designer. * ''Vitaliy Kononov'', a candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election, nominated by the Green Party of Ukraine. * ''Kola Kwariani'', a Georgian-American professional wrestler and chess player. * ''Giorgi Latso'', a Georgian-American classical pianist and composer. * ''Georges V. Matchabelli'', a Georgian nobleman and diplomat, who immigrated to the United States after the 1921 Soviet invasion of Georgia. * ''Katie Melua'', a Georgian-born British singer, songwriter and musician. * ''George Papashvily'', a Georgian-American writer and sculptor. * ''Irina Shabayeva'', the winner of the sixth season of Project Runway along with her model, Kalyn Hemphill. * ''John Shalikashvili'', a United States Army General who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Supreme Allied Commander from 1993 to 1997. * ''Joseph Stalin'', the de facto leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. * ''Tamta'', a Greek pop singer famous in Greece and Cyprus. * ''Omari Tetradze'', a former football player of Georgian Greek descent who, during his playing career, represented Russia at international level. * ''Jerzy Tumaniszwili'', a Polish naval commander of a Georgian aristocratic descent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Georgian diaspora」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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