Hakob Hakobian, Hakob Hakobyan, or in Western Armenian Hagop Hagopian, may refer to:Hagop Hagopian (militant) (1951–1988), Armenian military leader, founder of ASALA Hagop Der Hagopian (1884–1983), birth name of Shahan Natalie (1884–1983), an Armenian activist and principal organizer of Operation Nemesis, a campaign of revenge against officials of the former Ottoman Empire who instigated the Armenian Genocide during World War I. He is also a writer and a thinker Hakob Hakobian (painter) (1923–2013), modern Armenian painter Hakob Hakobian (poet) (1866–1937), Soviet Armenian poet Hakob Melik Hakobian, known as Raffi (1835–1888), Armenian author Hakob Hakobyan (actor), Modern Armenian actor; see Abel's Sister Hakob Hakobyan (footballer), Armenian footballer Hakob Hakobyan (politician) (1963–2021), Armenian politician