Ioannis

Ioannis or Ioannes (), shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with Johannes and John, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan. Notable people with the name include: *Ioannis I, Tzimiskis, Byzantine Emperor *Ioannis Agorastos-Plagis (John Plagis), Southern Rhodesian flying ace during World War II *Ioannis Alevras, Greek politician who served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament *Ioannis Altamouras, Greek painter of the 19th century *Ioannis Anastassakis, professionally known as John Aniston, a Greek-born American actor *Ioannis Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer and one of the founding members of football club Olympiacos CFP *Ioannis Antetokounmpo, commonly known as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player *Ioannis Apakas, Greek painter and priest in the latter part of the 16th century to the early 17th century *Ioannis Argyropoulos, a lecturer, philosopher and humanist, one of the émigré Greek scholars who pioneered the revival of classical Greek learning in 15th-century Italy *Ioannis Avramidis, Greek para athlete *Ioannis Bourousis, Greek basketball player and member of Greece men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at EuroBasket 2005 *Ioannis Celivergos Zachos, Greek-American physician, literary scholar, elocutionist, author, lecturer, inventor, and educational pioneer *Ioannis Chalkeus, a scholar, philosopher and figure of the modern Greek Enlightenment in the 18th century *Ioannis Chryssomallis, known professionally as Yanni, a Greek-American composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer *Ioannis Dalianidis, Greek film director *Ioannis Demestichas, Greek Navy officer, known for his participation in the Macedonian Struggle under the nom de guerre of Kapetan Nikiforos *Ioannis Doukas, Greek painter and one of the main representatives of the so-called 'Greek Munich School' *Ioannis Dullardi, Flemish philosopher and logician *Ioannis Filimon, 19th-century Greek historian, militant journalist and publisher *Ioannis Frangoudis, Greek Army officer and athlete, who competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens as a shooter and became the only Greek athlete to win a gold, a silver and a bronze medal in a single Olympic *Ioannis Gennadios, Greek diplomat, writer, and speaker, best known for his donation of his collection of Greek books and art to the Gennadius Library *Ioannis Hadji Argyris, Greek pioneer of computer applications in science and engineering *Ioannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball player, professional basketball coach, and politician *Ioannis Kakridis (1901–1992), Greek classical scholar *Ioannis Kalatzis, Greek singer *Ioannis Kaminiates, Byzantine writer of the 10th century *Ioannis Kapodistrias (John Capodistrias), Greek politician who served as the Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire and the first head of state of independent Greece *Ioannis Karatzas, Phanariote Greek Prince of Wallachia *Ioannis Kasoulidis, Cypriot politician *Ioannis Kolettis (1773–1847), Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece *Ioannis Makriyannis, born Ioannis Triantaphyllou, Greek merchant, military officer, politician and author, best known today for his Memoirs *Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician *Ioannis Okkas, Cypriot football player *Ioannis Pangas, Greek philanthropist and businessman *Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, Greek banker and politician *Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos (1766–1826), Greek Merchant and revolutionary leader *Ioannis Rallis, Greek politician *Ioannis Samaras, Greek footballer *Ioannis Smaragdis, Greek film director *Ioannis Svoronos, Greek archaeologist and numismatist *Ioannis Theofilakis, Greek shooter *Ioannis Theotokis (1880–1961), Greek politician who became Prime Minister of Greece *Ioannis Topalidis, Greek professional football manager and former player, assistant manager of the Greece national football team winning the UEFA Euro 2004 championship *Ioannis Tsarouchis, Greek modernist painter and set designer *Ioannis Varvakis, member of the Filiki Eteria and benefactor *Ioannis Varoufakis, commonly known as Yanis Varoufakis, Greek-Australian economist and politician *Ioannis Veliotes, commonly known as Johnny Otis, an American singer, musician, composer, arranger, bandleader, talent scout, disc jockey, record producer, television show host, artist, author, journalist, minister, and impresario *Ioannis Xenakis, Greek-French avant-garde composer, music theorist, architect, performance director and engineer Provided by Wikipedia