Kevorkian
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Kevorkian is a common Armenian family name. Variants include Kévorkian and Kervorkian.
Individuals carrying the family name
- François KevorkianFrançois KevorkianFrançois Kevorkian, alias François K, is a French DJ of Armenian origin, remixer, producer and record label owner. Having started his career in renowned clubs such as the Paradise Garage and Studio 54, the New York City resident is widely considered as one of the forefathers of house...
, French-Armenian DJ, remixer, producer and record label owner - Hagop KevorkianHagop KevorkianHagop Kevorkian was an Armenian-American archeologist, connoisseur of art, collector, originally from Kayseri who graduated from the American Robert College in Istanbul and settled in New York in the late 19th century and helped America acquire a taste for Eastern artifacts.He carried out...
, Turkish-Armenian archeologist, connoisseur and collector of art - Jack KevorkianJack KevorkianJacob "Jack" Kevorkian , commonly known as "Dr. Death", was an American pathologist, euthanasia activist, painter, composer and instrumentalist. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he said he assisted at least 130 patients to...
, American-Armenian pathologist, right-to-die activist - Vahram KevorkianVahram KevorkianVahram Kevorkian was a football player of Armenian descent. His position on the field was striker....
, Belgian-Armenian football (soccer) player
Others
- Kevorkian Death CycleKevorkian death cycleKevorkian Death Cycle is an electro-industrial band from Riverside, California, USA.The band was originally named Grid and later changed their name to the politically motivated Kevorkian Death Cycle. The band released its first album, Collection for Injection, on the Ras Dva label. After a 1997...
, an electro-industrial band from Riverside, California, USA - God Bless You, Dr. KevorkianGod Bless You, Dr. KevorkianGod Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian, by Kurt Vonnegut, is a collection of short fictional interviews written by Vonnegut and first broadcast on NPR. The title parodies that of Vonnegut's 1965 novel God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.- Synopsis :...
, a book by Kurt Vonnegut - "Dr Kevorkian & the Suicide Machine", the moniker of writer Jordan ReyneJordan ReyneJordan Reyne is an experimental musician from New Zealand, who has been variously described as "industrial-tinged folk“ and "antipodean Steampunk“ yet defies any cut and dried description. She combines the two usually disparate genres of folk and industrial, bringing in celtic vocal melody,...