Samaras (; feminine: Samara) is a Greek surname meaning 'saddler'. Notable people with the surname include:
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Antonis Samaras
Antonis Samaras (, ; born 23 May 1951) is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2012 to 2015. A member of the New Democracy (Greece), New Democracy party, he was its president from 2009 until 2015. Samaras started his na ...
(born 1951), Greek politician; Prime Minister of Greece, 2012–15
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Georgios Samaras
Georgios Samaras (, ; born 21 February 1985) is a Greek former professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward.
Samaras started his career at OFI Crete F.C., OFI, before moving on to Erediv ...
(born 1985), Greek footballer
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Ioannis Samaras (born 1961), Greek footballer
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Katherine Samaras
Katherine Samaras is the laboratory head at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. She holds positions at St Vincent's Clinic, and University of New South Wales, as well as the University of Notre Dame.
Career
Samaras works in clinical care ...
, Australian endocrinologist
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Kos Samaras (born 1970/71), Australian political consultant
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Lucas Samaras
Lucas Samaras (; September 14, 1936 – March 7, 2024) was a Greek-born American photographer, sculptor, and painter.
Early life and education
Samaras was born in Kastoria, Greece on September 14, 1936. He studied at Rutgers University and b ...
(born 1936), Greek-American art photographer
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Nikos Samaras
Nikos Samaras (1 July 1970 – 4 January 2013) was a Greek volleyball player, who competed for various Greek, Italian, Spanish and Turkish clubs.
Samaras was born in Stuttgart. He led Orestiada, helping the team to become successful in Gree ...
(1970–2013), Greek volleyball player
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Nick Samaras (born 1952), American poet
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Spyridon Samaras
Spyridon-Filiskos Samaras () (29 November 1861 - 7 April 1917) was a Greek composer particularly admired for his operas. His compositions were praised worldwide during his lifetime and he is arguably the most important composer of the Ionian Scho ...
(1861–1917), Greek composer
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Tim Samaras
Timothy Michael Samaras (November 12, 1957 – May 31, 2013) was an American engineer and storm chaser best known for his field research on tornadoes and time on the Discovery Channel show ''Storm Chasers''. He died in the 2013 El Reno torn ...
(1957–2013), American weather researcher and "storm chaser"
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Tryphon Samaras (born 1969), Greek hairdresser and television personality
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Greek-language surnames