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Hovsepian
Hovsepian is an Armenian family name derived from Hovsep (Armenian for Joseph). Variants of Hovsepian include Hovsepyan, Ovsepyan, Osipian, Housepian, Hosepian etc. Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert Ovsepyan, Armenian-Abkhazian politician, a member of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia and a former Vice-Speaker of the Assembly
- Cameron Hovsepian, singer who auditioned for season 3 of the American The Voice
- Haik Hovsepian Mehr, Iranian Christian activist and bishop of Jama'at-e Rabbani, part of the Assemblies of God in Iran until his murder in 1994
- Jacob Petros II Hovsepian (Hagop Bedros II Hovsepian), Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church from 1749 to 1753. (See List of Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of Cilicia)
- Karekin I Hovsepian, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church's Holy See of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon from 1943 to 1952. (See List of Armenian Catholicoi of Cilicia)
- Ronald Hovsepian, businessman, President, CEO of IntraLinks Inc.
- Sargis Hovsepyan, Armenian football player
- Vatche Hovsepian (sometimes Housepian), Armenian musician and duduk player