Rupen Chilingiryan (Sevag) (Ռուբէն Յովհաննէսի Չիլինկիրեան (Սեւակ), February 28, 1886, Silivri, Ottoman Empire – August 26, 1915, Çankırı, Ottoman Empire) was an Armenian poet, prose-writer, and doctor.

[3] Rupen Sevag received his elementary education in his birthplace at the Askanazian school.

He was arrested on at the onset of the Armenian genocide on April 24, 1915, and killed on August 26, 1915.

His poetry was characterized by freshness and precision of language, and noted for its varying meter and its musicality.

His poetry captures the history and essence of Western Armenian literature while creating a totally new genre.