Pappas or Papas (, ) is a

Greek surname In the modern world, Greek names are the personal names among people of Greek language and culture, generally consisting of a given name and a family name. History Ancient Greeks generally had a single name, often qualified with a patronymic, ...

, which means "priest" (

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

). In the United States, it is often a shortened form of a longer surname like ''Papadopoulos'' or ''Papageorgiou''.Louis Adamic, ''What's Your Name'', 1942, p. 49 The genitive form, Pappa or Papa (, ), is used by women. Notable individuals with this surname include: *

Alexi Pappas Alexi Pappas or Alexia Pappa (Greek Αλεξία Παππά; born 28 March 1990) is a Greek-American runner, filmmaker, actor, and writer. Pappas was an NCAA All-American athlete at both Dartmouth College and the University of Oregon. She repres ...

(born 1990), Greek-American long-distance runner * Alexis Pappas (1915–2010), Norwegian chemist *

Arthur Pappas Arthur Pappas (born in Sutherland, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and South Sydney Rabbitohs clubs in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership The New S ...

, Australian rugby player * Athena Papas, American dental science scholar *

Charilaos Pappas Charilaos "Charis" Pappas (; born 12 May 1983) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Club career He began his career in Panserraikos. In January 2003, he moved to Thessaloniki and signed for Apollon Kalamarias. ...

(born 1983), Greek soccer player * Charles H. Papas (1918–2007), American applied physicist and electrical engineer *

Chris Pappas (American politician) Christopher Charles Pappas ( ; born June 4, 1980) is an American politician who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic ...

(born 1980), U.S. Representative *

Chris Pappas (South African politician) Christopher "Chris" John Pappas (born 26 August 1991) is a South African politician who is the mayor of the uMngeni Local Municipality. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he served as party's deputy provincial leader from 2021 until 2023. Pap ...

(born 1991), member of the

KwaZulu-Natal Legislature The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. It is unicameral in its composition and elects the premier and the provincial cabinet from among the leading party or coalition members ...

DeAnna Pappas DeAnna Marie Stagliano (née Pappas; born November 20, 1981) is an American television personality best known for her participation in season 11 of the ABC reality television show '' The Bachelor'', and season 4 of ''The Bachelorette''. Early ...

(born 1981), American TV Personality *

Diane Pappas Diane Pappas is an American politician. She served as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate from 2022 to 2023 and the Illinois House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. Background and personal life Pappas was born in Poland and immigr ...

(born 1971), Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives *

Doug Pappas Doug Pappas (1961–2004) was an American baseball writer and researcher who was considered a foremost expert on the business of baseball. Pappas was a graduate of the University of Chicago (1982) and the University of Michigan Law School (1985), ...

(1962–2004), American baseball expert *

Emmanouel Pappas Emmanouel Pappas (; 1772 – 5 December 1821) was a prominent member of Filiki Eteria and leader of the Greek War of Independence in Macedonia. Biography Emmanouil Pappas was born in Dovista, a village which is now named after him. Son of a ...

(1772–1821), leader in the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire *

Erik Pappas Erik Daniel Pappas (born April 25, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Baseball career The Chicago native is a 1984 ...

(born 1966), American baseball player *

George Pappas George Sotiros Pappas (born 1942) is a professor of philosophy at Ohio State University. Pappas specializes in epistemology, the history of early modern philosophy, philosophy of religion and metaphysics. He is of Greek and English origin. He ...

(born 1942), American epistemologist and professor of philosophy *

George Pappas (bowler) George N. Pappas (born March 3, 1947) is an American former professional bowler from Charlotte, North Carolina, who has also served as an official in the PBA. He won ten PBA Tour titles between 1970 and 1984, including one major championship in ...

(born 1947), American professional bowler * Gregory Fernando Pappas (born 1960), American philosopher *

Irene Papas Irene Papas or Irene Pappas (, ; born Eirini Lelekou (); 3 September 1929 – 14 September 2022) was a Greek actress and singer who starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She gained international recognition through ...

(1929–2022), Greek actress and singer *

Jared Pappas-Kelley Jared Pappas-Kelley is an American curator, researcher, and visual artist. He studied at The Evergreen State College, Goddard College and the European Graduate School where he served as Graduate Teaching Assistant for both Jean-Luc Nancy and Paul ...

, American filmmaker and publisher *

Leonidas Pappas Leonidas Pappas (born 25 October 1967) is a Greek wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 82 kg at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Bar ...

(born 1967), Greek wrestler *

Manolis Pappas Manolis Pappas (; born 1951) is a former Greek footballer (midfielder). He was a member of the Panachaiki football team that qualified for the 1974 UEFA Cup. He started his career in Ethnikos Piraeus before being transferred to Panachaiki in th ...

(born 1951), Greek soccer player *

Marc Pappas Marc Pappas is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Life and career Pappas was an assistant secretary of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee. Pappas served in the N ...

, American politician from New Hampshire *

Maria Pappa Maria Pappa (born 1971) is a Swiss-Italian politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, she was elected to the City Parliament of St. Gallen in 2013 and to the St. Gallen City Council in 2017. As a city councilor, she se ...

(born 1971), Swiss politician *

Michael Papas Michael Papas is a Greek-Cypriot independent filmmaker working in England and Cyprus. He is best known for writing, directing and producing ''The Private Right'', ''The Lifetaker'' and ''Tomorrow's Warrior''. Career ''The Private Right'' (1966) ...

, Greek-Cypriot independent filmmaker *

Michael James Pappas Michael James Pappas (born December 29, 1960) is an American politician and former one term Republican congressman from New Jersey, serving from 1997 to 1999. He is currently the Township Administrator in Bridgewater, New Jersey. He was an unsu ...

(born 1960), American politician from New Jersey *

Milt Pappas Milton Steven Pappas (May 11, 1939 – April 19, 2016) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from through . Nicknamed "Gimpy", the 17-year veteran pitched for the Baltimore Ori ...

(1939–2016), American baseball player *

Nick Pappas Nicholas George Pappas () (born 1 March 1961) is a solicitor from Sydney, Australia, and also the current chairman of the South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby league club. He was also chairman of the club from April 2003 to June 2006. During that time ...

, Australian solicitor (lawyer) active in the South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League * Nikolaos Pappas (1930–2013), Greek admiral *

Nikos Pappas (basketball) Nikolaos "Nikos" Pappas (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παππάς, born July 11, 1990) is a Greek politician and former professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opp ...

(born 1990), Greek basketball player *

Nikos Pappas (politician) Nikos Pappas (; born 16 July 1976) is a Greek economist and politician who serves as parliamentary representative of Syriza. He also served as Minister of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media in Alexis Tsipras' second cabinet. He rep ...

, Greek politician * Robin Pappas, American actress *

Sophocles Papas Sophocles Papas (1893 or 1894 – 26 February 1986) was a Greek classical guitar pedagogue and music publisher. Early life Papas was born in Sopik, Ottoman Empire. He was exposed to classical music at an early age by his father, who was a church ...

(1893 or 1894–1986), Greek classical guitar pedagogue and music publisher. * Tas Pappas (born 1975), Australian skateboarder * Tasos Pappas (born 1984), Greek soccer player *

Theodore Pappas Theodore D. "Ted" Pappas is executive editor and chief development officer of ''Encyclopædia Britannica.'' He has been with the company since 1998. He was managing editor of the paleoconservative magazine '' Chronicles: A Magazine of American Cul ...

, executive editor of the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' *

Thomas Pappas Thomas M. Pappas is a former United States Army colonel who is a civilian intelligence officer with the Army's Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Eustis, Virginia. He was the Brigade Commander of the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade and t ...

(born 1959), United States Army officer involved in the Abu Ghraib scandal *

Tom Pappas Tom Pappas (born September 6, 1976) is an American decathlete. Early life Pappas was born in Azalea, Oregon. He graduated from Glendale High School in 1994, and from the University of Tennessee in 1999. Career Pappas is a four-time ...

(born 1976), American track and field decathlete *

William Papas William "Bill" Papas (15 July 1927 – 19 June 2000) was a political cartoonist and caricaturist, book author and illustrator, and watercolourist. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked for ''The Guardian'', ''The Sunday Times'' and '' Punch''. His ...

(1927–2000), South African political cartoonist and caricaturist

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