Ioannis or Ioannes ( el, Ιωάννης), shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with

Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as " John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' ...

and

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ...

and the Arabic name Yahya . 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 Ioannis Altamouras ( Greek: Ιωάννης Αλταμούρας) (1852, in Florence or Naples – 1878, in Spetses) was a Greek painter of the 19th century famous for his paintings of seascapes.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 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 Count Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias (10 or 11 February 1776 – 9 October 1831), sometimes anglicized as John Capodistrias ( el, Κόμης Ιωάννης Αντώνιος Καποδίστριας, Komis Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias; russian: � ...

(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 Ioannis Kasoulides ( el, Ιωάννης Κασουλίδης; born 10 August 1948 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Cypriot politician, party member of DISY and current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus. He has served in the same position from 199 ...

, 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 Ioannis "Giannis" Okkas (Greek: Ιωάννης «Γιάννης» Οκκάς; born 11 February 1977) is a retired Cypriot striker and a football manager. He was also the captain of the National Team of Cyprus for many years and he is the 2nd l ...

, Cypriot football player * Ioannis Pangas, Greek philanthropist and businessman *

Ioannis Paraskevopoulos Ioannis Paraskevopoulos ( el, Ιωάννης Παρασκευόπουλος) (25 December 1900 – 8 April 1984), was a Greek banker and politician who served twice as interim Prime Minister of Greece during the 1960s. He was born in Lavda, Elis ...

, Greek banker and politician *

Ioannis Rallis Ioannis Rallis ( el, Ιωάννης Δ. Ράλλης; 1878 – 26 October 1946) was the third and last collaborationist prime minister of Greece during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II, holding office from 7 April 1943 to 12 Oct ...

, Greek politician *

Ioannis Samaras Giannis Samaras ( el, Γιάννης Σαμαράς; born 3 May 1961) is a Greek former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s. Club career Samaras was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Greek parents who moved there ...

, Greek footballer * Ioannis Smaragdis, Greek film director *

Ioannis Svoronos Ioannis N. Svoronos ( el, Ιωάννης Ν. Σβορώνος; Mykonos, 15 April 1863 – Athens, 25 August 1922) was a Greek archaeologist and numismatist. Life Ioannis Svoronos was born in 1863 on the island of Mykonos. After completing school ...

, Greek archaeologist and numismatist *

Ioannis Theofilakis Ioannis Theofilakis (Theophilakis) ( el, Ιωάννης Θεοφιλάκης, 1879–1968) was a Greek sport shooter who competed at five Olympic games, and the 1906 Intercalated Games. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He also ...

, Greek shooter *

Ioannis Theotokis Ioannis Theotokis ( el, Ιωάννης Θεοτόκης, 1880 – 6 June 1961) was a Greek politician. He was born in Athens 1880, he was the son of Georgios Theotokis. He was elected a member of the Hellenic Parliament The Hellenic Parlia ...

(1880–1961), Greek politician who became Prime Minister of Greece *

Ioannis Topalidis Ioannis Topalidis ( el, Ιωάννης Τοπαλίδης, born 24 November 1962) is a Greek professional football manager and former player. Playing career Topalidis spent most of his football career in Germany where he played for clubs such a ...

, 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

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