Papadopoulos ( el, Παπαδόπουλος, ; meaning "son of a priest") is the most common Greek surname. It is used in Greece, Cyprus and countries of the

Greek diaspora The Greek diaspora, also known as Omogenia ( el, Ομογένεια, Omogéneia), are the communities of Greeks living outside of Greece and Cyprus (excluding Northern Cyprus). Such places historically include Albania, North Macedonia, parts of ...

as well, such as the USA, United Kingdom, Australia and Scandinavian countries. Its female version corresponds to the masculine genitive Papadopoulou ( ).

Men

* Antonios Papadopoulos (born 1999), German footballer of Greek descent *

Avraam Papadopoulos Avraam Papadopoulos ( el, Αβραάμ Παπαδόπουλος; born 3 December 1984) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Greek parents. Club career Aris Papadopoulos ...

(born 1984), Greek footballer *

Daniil Papadopoulos Daniil Papadopoulos ( el, Δανιήλ Παπαδόπουλος) is a former Greek footballer that played in several positions throughout his career. He was born in Thessaloniki and played youth football with Olympos Dendropotamou before startin ...

(born 1963), Greek footballer * Dimitrios Papadopoulos (1950–2020), Greek footballer * Dimitrios Papadopoulos (born 1981), Greek footballer *

Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball player) Dimitris Papadopoulos ( el, Δημήτρης Παπαδόπουλος; born August 15, 1966, in Greece), also commonly known by his nickname, ''"The Doctor"'', is a former Greek professional basketball player. Professional career Papadopoulos ...

(born 1966), Greek basketball player *

Dimitrios Papadopoulos (general) Dimitrios Papadopoulos ( el, Δημήτριος Παπαδόπουλος; 27 December 1889 – 5 December 1983) was a Hellenic Army officer who reached the rank of Lieutenant General. He is most notable for his leadership in the Greco-Italian War o ...

(1889–1983), Greek general in World War II *

Efthimios Papadopoulos Efthimios Papadopoulos ( gr, Ευθύμιος Παπαδόπουλος; born 29 April 1983) is a Greek middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He finished ninth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. He also competed at the 2006 European C ...

(born 1983), Greek runner * Evgenios Papadopoulos, Greek sprinter *

Georgios Papadopoulos Geórgios Papadopoulos (; el, Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος ; 5 May 1919 – 27 June 1999) was a Greeks, Greek military officer and political leader who ruled Greece as a military dictator from 1967 to 1973. He joined the Hellenic ...

(1919–1999), Greek military officer and dictator in 1967–1973 *

George Papadopoulos George Demetrios Papadopoulos (; born August 19, 1987) is an author and former member of the foreign policy advisory panel to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. On October 5, 2017, Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to a felony charge of maki ...

(born 1987), former policy adviser for the Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016 *

Giannis Papadopoulos (footballer, born 1989) Giannis Papadopoulos ( el, Γιάννης Παπαδόπουλος; born 9 March 1989) is a Greek professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Iraklis. He was the captain of the Greece Under-19 team. He plays in a central mid ...

, Greek footballer *

Giannis Papadopoulos (footballer, born 1998) Giannis Papadopoulos ( el, Γιάννης Παπαδόπουλος; born 21 September 1998) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League 2 club Veria Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially ...

, Greek footballer * Giorgos Papadopoulos (footballer, born 1991), Cypriot footballer *

Giorgos Papadopoulos (singer) Giorgos Papadopoulos is a Greek Cypriot singer who began his career in Cyprus. After three successful EPs he released his first album in both Greek and Cypriot markets and started gaining popularity in Greece as well. He has worked with Anna Vis ...

(born 1985), Cypriot singer *

Giuseppe Papadopulo Giuseppe Papadopulo (born 2 February 1948) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was last in charge as head coach of Torino. Career Papadopulo was born in Casale Marittimo, Pisa. He played for Livorno, La ...

(born 1948), Italian football manager *

Greg Papadopoulos Gregory Michael Papadopoulos (born 1958) is an American engineer, computer scientist, executive, and venture capitalist. He is the creator and lead proponent for Redshift, a theory on whether technology markets are over or under-served by Moore's ...

(born 1958), American engineer, computer scientist, executive, and venture capitalist, former CTO of Sun Microsystems * Ioannis Papadopoulos (chess player) (born 1988), Greek chess player * Kyriakos Papadopoulos (born 1992), Greek footballer *

Lazaros Papadopoulos Lazaros Papadopoulos (Greek: Λάζαρος Παπαδόπουλος; born 3 June 1980) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He was listed at 7 ft (2.13 m) 265 lbs (120 kg), and he played the center position. During hi ...

(born 1980), Greek basketball player *

Lefteris Papadopoulos Lefteris (Eleftherios) Papadopoulos ( el, Λευτέρης Παπαδόπουλος) is a Greek lyricist, writer and journalist. Lefteris Papadopoulos was born in Athens, Greece on 14 November 1935. He is the son of Greek refugees, with a fath ...

(born 1935), Greek lyricist and journalist * Manolis Papadopoulos (born 1968), Greek footballer *

Michal Papadopulos Michal Papadopulos (born 14 April 1985) is a Czech professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Czech club MFK Karviná. Career Papadopulos started his football career in his native Ostrava at NH Ostrava, and then Baník Os ...

(born 1985), Czech footballer of Greek descent * Nikolaos Papadopoulos, several people of that name *

Panagiotis Papadopoulos Panagiotis Papadopoulos (born May 23, 1985, in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek wrestler who specializes in Greco-Roman wrestling. He was a competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XX ...

, Greek wrestler * Panos Papadopulos (1920–2001), German actor of Pontic Greek origin *

Panos Papadopoulos Panos Papadopoulos (born 1958 in Kertezi, Greece) is the founder, designer and entrepreneur behind Panos Emporio AB, established 1986 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the largest swimwear supplier in Scandinavia. He is known as the "King of Swimwear". He is ...

(born 1958), Greek-Swedish designer and entrepreneur *

Stephanos Papadopoulos Stephanos Papadopoulos (born 1976) is a Greek-American poet. Biography Stephanos Papadopoulos was born in North Carolina and raised in Paris and Athens. He is the author of three poetry collections: ''The Black Sea'' (November 2012, Sheep Meadow ...

(born 1976), Greek-American poet and translator *

Tassos Papadopoulos Efstathios "Tassos" Nikolaou Papadopoulos ( el, Ευστάθιος (Τάσσος) Νικολάου Παπαδόπουλος; 7 January 1934 – 12 December 2008) was a Cypriot politician and barrister who served as the fifth president of Cyp ...

(1934–2008), 5th President of Cyprus in 2003–2008 * Theologis Papadopoulos (born 1960), Greek footballer * Vitali Papadopulo (born 1963), Russian footballer and manager *

Yiannis Papadopoulos (guitarist) Yiannis Papadopoulos (Γιάννης Παπαδόπουλος) (born April 5, 1984) is a Greek rock fusion guitarist, author and composer. Early life and education Yiannis Papadopoulos was born on April 5, 1984, in Athens, Greece. He grew up in ...

(born 1984), Greek guitarist

Women

* Irena Papadopoulos, Greek Cypriot academic * Stiliani Papadopoulou (born 1982), Greek hammer thrower * Linda Papadopoulos (born 1971), British-Canadian psychologist and media commentator

In fiction

*Algernon Papadopoulos, a character in the video game '' Bully'' *Aristotle Papadopoulos, the main antagonist of the film ''

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard ''Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard'' is a 2021 American action comedy film directed by Patrick Hughes and written by Tom O'Connor and Brandon and Phillip Murphy. The film is a sequel to the 2017 film ''The Hitman's Bodyguard'' and features Ryan Reynold ...

''. * Lester Papadopoulos, Apollo's human name in ''

The Trials of Apollo ''The Trials of Apollo'' is a pentalogy of fantasy adventure and mythological fiction novels written by American author Rick Riordan that collectively form a sequel to the ''Heroes of Olympus'' series. It is set in the same world as the Riordan ...

'' by Rick Riordan *Bernard Papadopoulos - Bernard is the Scottish character and the voice of reason in a crazy world of the animated serie
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* Ernest Papadopoulos - Ernest is the snarky, procrastinating receptionist character of the animated serie
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* Bernice Papadopoulos - Bernice is the optimistic, bubbly pilot character of the animated serie
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* Ichika Papadopoulos - Ichika is the curious, adventurous daughter of Bernard Papadopoulos of the animated serie
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Men

Women

In fiction

See also