2 Notable alumni of Ilia State University
Updated: June 05, 2026 EliteDegrees
Ilia State University is ranked #2,394 in the world and #2 in Georgia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 2 notable alumni from Ilia State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Ilia State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Giwi Margwelaschwili
1927-2020 (aged 93)
writer
philologist
philosopher
university teacher
Giwi Margwelaschwili was a German-Georgian writer and philosopher. Born in Berlin to anti-communist Georgian refugees, he was raised as a German. After World War II, his father and he were abducted by the Soviet NKVD secret police. His father, Tite Margwelaschwili was shot by the NKVD and Giwi was imprisoned in the former Sachsenhausen concentration camp for 18 months and...
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2. Helen Kalandadze
singer
Helen Kalandadze is a Georgian television presenter and singer. She co-hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi alongside Lizi Pop.