Sahakyan (Armenian: Սահակյան), Sahakian, Saakyan, or Saakian is a common surname in Armenia. It is a patronymic from Armenian equivalent to Isaac. It can refer to the following people:
- Aramais Sahakyan (b. 1936), an Armenian poet and translator
- Avetik Sahakyan (1863 – 1933), former Parliamentary President of Armenia
- Bako Sahakyan (b. 1960), the former security chief of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
- Henry D. Sahakian, an Iranian-American businessman, the founder of Uni-Mart
- Jack Sahakian (1931 – 1995), an American actor
- Norayr Sahakyan (b. 1987), an Armenian football player
- Oshin Sahakian (b. 1986), an Iranian basketball player
- Sumbat Saakian (1951 – 1993), a politician in the Government of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic
- William S. Sahakian (1922– 1986), an American philosopher
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