Nicephorus, Nikephoros, or Nikiforos ( el, Νικηφόρος) is a Greek male name, meaning "Bringer of Victory", which was commonly used among the

Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

's aristocracy. It may refer to:

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Nikephoros I Logothetes Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I ( gr, Νικηφόρος; 750 – 26 July 811) was Byzantine emperor from 802 to 811. Having served Empress Irene as '' genikos logothetēs'', he subsequently ousted her from power and took the throne himself. In r ...

, Byzantine emperor 802–811 *

Nikephoros II Phokas Nikephoros II Phokas (; – 11 December 969), Latinized Nicephorus II Phocas, was Byzantine emperor from 963 to 969. His career, not uniformly successful in matters of statecraft or of war, nonetheless included brilliant military exploits whi ...

, Byzantine emperor 963–969 *

Nikephoros III Botaneiates Nikephoros III Botaneiates, Latinized as Nicephorus III Botaniates ( el, Νικηφόρος Βοτανειάτης, 1002–1081), was Byzantine emperor from 7 January 1078 to 1 April 1081. He was born in 1002, and became a general du ...

Botaniates, Byzantine emperor 1078–1081 : *

Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas, Latinized as Nicephorus I Comnenus Ducas ( el, Νικηφόρος Κομνηνός Δούκας, Nikēphoros Komnēnos Doukas; – ) was ruler of Epirus from 1267/8 to his death in 1296/98. Life Born around 1240 ...

, Despot of Epirus 1267–1297 *

Nikephoros II Orsini Nikephoros II Orsini - Doukas (Greek: Νικηφόρος Β΄ Δούκας, ''Nikēphoros II Doukas''), was the ruler of Epirus from 1335 to 1338 and from 1356 until his death in 1359. Life Nikephoros was the son of John Orsini of Epirus and ...

, ruler of Epirus 1335–1338 and 1356–1359

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Nikephoros I of Constantinople Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I (c. 758 – 5 April 828) was a Byzantine writer and patriarch of Constantinople from 12 April 806 to 13 March 815. Life He was born in Constantinople as the son of Theodore and Eudokia, of a strictly Orthodox fa ...

, Byzantine writer and patriarch, 758–828, author of the ''Stichometry'' and other works *

Nicephorus of Antioch Nicephorus, Nikephoros, or Nikiforos ( el, Νικηφόρος) is a Greek male name, meaning "Bringer of Victory", which was commonly used among the Byzantine Empire's aristocracy. It may refer to: People Rulers * Nikephoros I Logothetes, Byzant ...

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch The patriarch of Antioch is one of the Eastern Orthodox patriarchs, the leader of the autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. The term "Greek" does not refer to ethnic origin; the majority of these patriarchs were not ethnic Greeks. It r ...

, 1084–1090 * Patriarch Nicephorus of Alexandria, Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria between 1639 and 1645 * Nikiforos of Didymoteicho, Metropolitan of Didymoteicho in 1988–2009

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Nikephoros (Caesar) Nikephoros ( el, Νικηφόρος), also Latinized as Nicephorus, was the second son of Byzantine emperor Constantine V (reigned 741–775) and ''Caesar'' of the Byzantine Empire. He was engaged in a plot against his half-brother, Leo IV (r. ...

(c. 755 – after 812), half-brother of Leo IV, involved in several conspiracies *

Nikephoritzes Nikephoritzes ( el, Νικηφορίτζης) was an influential Byzantine eunuch official, who served as chief minister and virtual ruler of the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Emperor Michael VII Doukas (r. 1071–1078). His actual name was ...

or Nikephoros (died 1078), eunuch chief minister of Michael VII Doukas * Nikephoros Bryennios (ethnarch), father of Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder *

Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder ( el, Νικηφόρος Βρυέννιος ο πρεσβύτερος), Latinized as Nicephorus Bryennius, was a Byzantine Greek general who tried to establish himself as Emperor in the late eleventh century. His c ...

, Byzantine general who made an attempt on the throne of Michael VII Doukas in 1077–1078 *

Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger Nikephoros Bryennios (or Nicephorus Bryennius; Greek: Νικηφόρος Βρυέννιος, ''Nikēphoros Bryennios; ''1062–1137) was a Byzantine general, statesman and historian. He was born at Orestias ( Adrianople) in the theme of Macedoni ...

, son of the preceding, Byzantine general, statesman and historian, 1062–1137 *

Nikephoros Choumnos Nikephoros Choumnos ( el, , 1250/55 – 1327) was a Byzantine scholar and official of the early Palaiologan period, one of the most important figures in the flowering of arts and letters of the so-called "Palaiologan Renaissance". He is notable ...

(c. 1250–1327), Byzantine chief minister and scholar *

Nikephoros Diogenes Nikephoros Diogenes ( el, Νικηφόρος Διογένης), Latinized as Nicephorus Diogenes, was presumably a junior Byzantine emperor from 1070–1071. He was born in 1069 to Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes and Empress Eudokia Mak ...

general and son to Byzantine emperor Romanos IV Diogenes *

Nicephorus Gregoras Nicephorus Gregoras (; Greek: , ''Nikephoros Gregoras''; c. 1295 – 1360) was a Greek astronomer, historian, and theologian. Life Gregoras was born at Heraclea Pontica, where he was raised and educated by his uncle, John, who was the Bisho ...

, Byzantine historian, c. 1295–1360 *

Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos, Latinized as Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopulus ( el, Νικηφόρος Κάλλιστος Ξανθόπουλος), of Constantinople (c. 1256 – c. 1335), was the last of the Greek ecclesiastical historians. H ...

, Greek ecclesiastical historian, c. 1320 *

Nikephoros Komnenos Nikephoros Komnenos ( el, Νικηφόρος Κομνηνός, ''Nikēphoros Komnēnos''; – after 1026/7) was a Byzantine military leader under the emperors Basil II () and Constantine VIII (). He served as governor of the Armenian region o ...

(c. 970 – after 1026/7), Byzantine commander and governor *

Nikephoros Melissenos Nikephoros Melissenos ( el, Νικηφόρος Μελισσηνός, – 17 November 1104), Latinized as Nicephorus Melissenus, was a Byzantine general and aristocrat. Of distinguished lineage, he served as a governor and general in the Balkans ...

(c. 1045–1104), Byzantine general, self-proclaimed emperor and Caesar *

Nikephoros Ouranos Nikephoros Ouranos ( el, Νικηφόρος Οὐρανός; fl. c. 980 – c. 1010), Latinized as Nicephorus Uranus, was a high-ranking Byzantine official and general during the reign of Emperor Basil II (r. 976–1025). One of the emperor's clo ...

, Byzantine general, chief aide to the emperor Basil II, viceroy in the East from 999 to c. 1010 *

Nikephoros Phokas the Elder Nikephoros Phokas ( gr, Νικηφόρος Φωκᾶς, Nikēphoros Phōkas; died 895/6 or ), usually surnamed the Elder to distinguish him from his grandson, Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas, was one of the most prominent Byzantine generals of the l ...

, Byzantine general, grandfather of emperor Nikephoros II *

Nikephoros the Monk Nikephoros the Monk, also called Nikephoros the Hesychast or Nikephoros the Athonite, was a 13th-century monk and spiritual writer of the Eastern Orthodox Church. According to Gregory Palamas, Nikephoros was originally a Roman Catholic but travelle ...

, 13th-century monk and spiritual writer *

Nikephoros Theotokis Nikephoros Theotokis or Nikiforos Theotokis (; russian: Никифор Феотоки or Никифор Феотокис; 1731–1800) was a Greek scholar and theologian, who became an archbishop in the southern provinces of the Russian Empire. A ...

(1731–1800), Greek scholar who became an archbishop in Russia *

Nikephoros Xiphias Nikephoros Xiphias ( el, Νικηφόρος Ξιφίας, ) was a Byzantine military commander during the reign of Emperor Basil II. He played a distinguished role in the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria, and was instrumental in the decisive Byzan ...

, Byzantine general, also aide to the emperor Basil II *

Nikiforos Diamandouros Paraskevas Nikiforos Diamandouros ( el, Νικηφόρος Διαμαντούρος, ) (born June 25, 1942) is a Greek academic who was the first National Ombudsman of Greece from 1998 to 2003 and has been Ombudsman for the European Union from ...

(born 1942), Greek and EU ombudsman *

Nikiforos Lytras Nikiforos Lytras ( el, Νικηφόρος Λύτρας; 1832 – 13 June 1904) was a Greek painter. He was born in Tinos and trained in Athens at the School of Arts. In 1860, he won a scholarship to Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Munich. After co ...

(1832–1904), Greek painter *

Nikiforos Vrettakos Nikiforos Vrettakos ( el, Νικηφόρος Βρεττάκος; Krokees, 1 January 1912 – Athens, 4 August 1991) was a Greek writer and poet. Biography Nikephoros Vrettakos was born in the village of Krokees (Κροκεές), near Sparta, Laco ...

(1912–1991), Greek writer *

Nikiforos Nikiforos ( el, Νικηφόρος, tr, Nusratlı) is a village and a former municipality in the Drama regional unit, of East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been a municipal unit of the municipality ...

, Greek singer * Nikephoros Pastilas, a Byzantine general of the Thracesian Theme

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* Athena Nikephoros, the Goddess Athena of Victory *

, a municipal unit in Drama regional unit, Greece *

Nikiforos Fokas Nikiforos Fokas ( el, Νικηφόρος Φωκάς) is a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rethymno, of which it is a municipal unit. The munic ...

, a municipal unit in Rethymno regional unit, Greece * MV ''Nikiforos'', a cargo ship * Nikiforos–Toxotis, a regular military exercise by the Cypriot and Greek militaries * Nicephorus (fly), a

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of fly.

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