# George Mardikian

> George Magar Mardikian was an Armenian-American restaurateur, chef, author and philanthropist born in Turkey. In 1938, he opened Omar Khayyam's restaurant in San Francisco, California, which was open for more than 40 years. He was important in popularizing Armenian cuisine in the US. Mardikian was the founder of American National Committee To Aid Homeless Armenians (ANCHA). His uncle was Armenian revolutionary Krikor Amirian.

*Restaurateur, chef, author, philanthropist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Chef
- **Category:** Chefs
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1903-11-07
- **Died:** 1977-10-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 25.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 73.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13831440/ (@nm13831440)

## Sources
- [George Mardikian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mardikian)
- [جورج مارديكيان](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Ջորջ Մարտիկյան](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%BB_%D5%84%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%BF%D5%AB%D5%AF%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5542135)

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