Kostas or Costas () is a Greek

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Konstantinos Konstantinos or Constantinos (Κωνσταντίνος, ''Konstantínos'') is a Greek male given name. * Konstantinos (born 1972), occultist * Konstantinos "Kosta" Barbarouses (born 1990), New Zealand footballer * Konstantinos Chalkias (born ...

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Constantine Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I * Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine g ...

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Costas Andreou Costas Andreou () is a musician and composer based in Athens, Greece. He processes the sounds of fretless electric bass in real time, creating multi-level soundscapes. He has written and performed the music and done the sound design for theatre p ...

, Greek musician *

Kostas Antetokounmpo Konstantinos Ndubuisi "Kostas" Antetokounmpo (born Adetokunbo; November 20, 1997) is a Nigerian-Greek professional basketball player for UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB. Antetokounmpo played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers. He was ...

(born 1997), Greek basketball player *

Costas Azariadis Constantine Christos "Costas" Azariadis (; born February 17, 1943) is a macroeconomist born in Athens, Greece. He has worked on numerous topics, such as labor markets, business cycles, and economic growth and economic development, development. Az ...

(born 1943), Greek economist *

Kostas Biris Konstantinos "Kostas" Biris (; 1899–1980) was a Greek architect, city planner and folklorist. He was born in Cairo but grew up in Euboea; he graduated from NTUA in 1921. Books *1946, ''Reconstruction plan for the Capital city'' **includes a pl ...

(1899–1980), Greek architect *

Costas Georgiou Costas Georgiou (; 21 December 1951 – 10 July 1976), also known by his alias Colonel Callan, was a Cypriot-born British court-martialled-soldier-turned-mercenary who was executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial for activities during the ...

(1951–1976), Greek Cypriot mercenary * Kostas Lazarides (born 1949), aka

Kostas (songwriter) Kostas Lazarides (; born April 14, 1949) is a Greek-born American country music songwriter, known professionally as Kostas. He has written for several country music artists, including Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, George Strait, and Travis Tri ...

, Greek-American country music songwriter *

Costas Mandylor Costas Mandylor (born Costas Theodosopoulos; 3 September 1965) is an Australian actor. He made his film debut with a supporting role in '' Triumph of the Spirit'' (1989) before a lead role as Frank Costello in the crime drama film '' Mobsters'' ...

(born 1965), Greek Australian actor *

Kostas Papanikolaou Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou (; born 31 July 1990) nicknamed "Air Pap" is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.04 m (6'8 "), he play ...

(born 1990), Greek basketball player *

Costas Rigas Costas Rigas (, born 29 March 1944, in Greece), is a retired Greek pro basketball player, and a former pro basketball referee. Rigas is a member of the EuroLeague's 50 greatest contributors. In 2013, he was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame ...

(born 1944), Greek basketball player *

Costas Simitis Konstantinos G. Simitis (; 23 June 1936 – 5 January 2025) was a Greek politician who led the 'Modernization' movement of Greece . He succeeded in leadership Andreas Papandreou, the founder of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), and s ...

(1936–2025), Prime Minister of Greece * Kostas Hatzichristos (1921–2001), Greek actor *

Kostas Karamanlis Konstantinos A. Karamanlis (; born 14 September 1956), commonly known as Kostas Karamanlis (, ), is a Greek retired politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece, prime minister of Greece from 2004 to 2009. He was also president of the Centr ...

(born 1956), former Prime Minister of Greece *

Kostas Koufogiorgos Konstantinos "Kostas" Koufogiorgos (born 14 February 1972 in Arta, Greece, Arta, Greece) is a Greek-German Editorial cartoonist, political cartoonist and painter. Biography While working as a cartoonist for several newspapers and magazines; Kouf ...

(born 1972), Greek-German cartoonist

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Bob Costas Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019. He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work and was the prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from ...

(born 1952), American sportscaster and talk show host * John P. Costas (engineer) (1923–2008), American engineer * John P. Costas (business) (born 1957), American businessman, banker and trader *

Jon Costas H. Jonathon Costas (born May 14, 1957) is an American singer, musician and politician serving as mayor of Valparaiso, Indiana. He is a member of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, an elder law attorney, and a small business owner. He w ...

(born 1957), American politician *

William P. Costas William P. Costas (June 18, 1927 – July 23, 2013) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he started his business career as a food buyer in Gary, Indiana. He then owned and operated Costas Foods in Valparai ...

(1927–2013), American businessman and politician

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