Metaxās or Metaxa may refer to:

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Metaxas Line The Metaxas Line (, ''Grammi Metaxa'') was a chain of fortifications constructed along the line of the Greco-Bulgarian border, designed to protect Greece in case of a Bulgarian invasion after the rearmament of Bulgaria. It was named after Ioann ...

, fortifications in northeastern Greece in 1935–1940 *

Metaxas, Greece Metaxa is a village located in Servia municipality, Kozani regional unit, in the Greek region of Macedonia. It is situated at an altitude of 1,060 meters above sea level. The postal code is 50500, while the telephone code is +30 24640. At the 20 ...

, a village in the Greek region of Macedonia * Metaxas Regime or 4th of August Regime, a short-lived authoritarian regime in Greece from 1936 to 1941

People with the surname

Anastasios Metaxas Anastasios Metaxas ( el, Αναστάσιος Μεταξάς; 27 February 1862 – 28 January 1937) was a Greek architect and shooter. Biography Metaxas was the royal architect of George I of Greece and is best known for being the architect cho ...

(1862–1937), Greek architect and competitive marksman *

Andreas Metaxas Andreas Metaxas ( el, Ανδρέας Μεταξάς; 179019 September 1860) was a Greek politician, fighter of the Greek War of Independence and diplomat from Cephalonia. He was prime minister of Greece from 3 September 1843 to 16 February 1844 ...

(1790–1860), Greek politician *

Konstantinos Metaxas Konstantinos Metaxas ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Μεταξάς, 1793–1870) was a Greek fighter of the Greek War of Independence and politician from Cephalonia. Biography Origin and activity in the War of Independence He was born in Argostol ...

(1793–1870), Greek fighter of the Greek War of Independence and politician from Cephalonia *

Christina Metaxa Christina Metaxa (Greek: Χριστίνα Μεταξά; born 4 April 1992) is a Greek-Cypriot singer and songwriter. Her elder brother, Nikolas Metaxas, is also a singer and won second place in the Greek version of ''The X Factor''. Her brothe ...

(born 1992), Cypriot singer *

Dimitris Metaxas Dimitris Metaxas is a distinguished professor and the chair of the Computer Science Department at Rutgers University, where he directs the Center for Computational Biomedicine Imaging and Modeling (CBIM). Education Metaxas was educated at the ...

, Greek-American computer scientist *

Doris Metaxa Doris Metaxa Howard (née Metaxa; 12 June 1911 – 7 September 2007) was a French tennis player of the 1930s. In 1932, she won Wimbledon title in the women's doubles with Belgian Josane Sigart against Elizabeth Ryan and Helen Jacobs, one yea ...

(1911–2007), French tennis player *

Eric Metaxas Eric Metaxas (born 1963) is an American author, speaker, and conservative radio host. He has written three biographies, ''Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery'' about William Wilberforce (2007), ''Bonhoeffer: P ...

(born 1963), American author *

Georges Metaxa George-Radu Metaxa (11 September 1899 – 8 December 1950) was a Romanian-born American singer, film & stage actor. He was known for his crooning high baritone voice and often portrayed genteel antagonists. Life and career Metaxa was bor ...

(1899–1950, Romanian singer and actor *

Ioannis Metaxas Ioannis Metaxas (; el, Ιωάννης Μεταξάς; 12th April 187129th January 1941) was a Greek military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941. He governed constitutionally for t ...

(1871–1941), Greek general, prime minister and dictator * Nemone Metaxas (born 1972), English DJ, presenter, producer, and athlete *

Nikolas Metaxas Nikolas Metaxas (born February 25, 1988) is a Greek-American singer and songwriter who became famous after coming second in the first season of the Greek version of '' The X Factor''. Nikolas Metaxas participated as the songwriter and compos ...

(born 1988), Cypriot singer

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* Metaxa, a Greek brandy-based liqueur

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