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Ioannou
Ioannou or Joannou () is a Greek language, Greek surname, derived from the given name John (given name), John (). Notable people with surname Ioannou or Joannou: People Ioannou *Demetris Ioannou (born 1968), Cypriot footballer *Dimitrios Ioannou (1861–1926), Greek general *Dimitris Ioannou (born 1977), Greek footballer *Eleni Ioannou (1984–2004), Greek judo athlete *Fifis Ioannou (1914–1988), 2nd Secretary General of AKEL *Giorgos Ioannou (1926–2017), Greek painter *John Ioannou, Greek-Canadian actor *Kyriakos Ioannou (born 1984), Cypriot high jumper *Memos Ioannou (born 1958), Greek basketball player *Nicolas George Ioannou (born 1965), Cypriot businessman *Orthodoxos Ioannou (born 1986), Cypriot footballer *Susan Ioannou (born 1944), Canadian poet *Yiannos Ioannou (born 1966), Cypriot footballer Joannou *Chris Joannou (born 1979), bass player *Dakis Joannou (born 1939), Cypriot industrialist *Stelios Joannou (1915–1999), Cypriot philanthropist See also *Joanno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakis Joannou
Dakis Ioannou (Leonidas Ioannou; ; born December 30, 1939) is a Greek Cypriot industrialist and art collector. He is considered to be one of the leading collectors of contemporary art in the world and is famous for acquisitions such as the Jeff Koons-designed yacht 'Guilty'. Early life and education Dakis Ioannou was born in Nicosia, Cyprus. Son of industrialist Stelios Ioannou, and co-founder of the Ioannou & Paraskevaides company, Ioannou graduated from Athens College in 1958 after moving to Greece. In 1962 he continued his education in the United States, receiving his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Cornell University. In 1964, he completed his master's degree from Columbia University and in 1967 accomplished his Doctorate in Architecture at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Career Ioannou entered the construction and civil engineering business in the late 1960s and ever since has diversified his holdings through numerous areas of international industrial comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stelios Joannou
Stelios Joannou or Ioannou (Greek: Στέλιος Ιωάννου; 30 January 1915 – 8 May 1999) was an internationally acclaimed Cyprus, Cypriot industrialist and philanthropist, one of the two cofounders of the formidable Joannou & Paraskevaides construction firm, known by its trademark, J&P. Biography Born in Pano Lefkara, near Larnaca (Cyprus), Stelios Joannou was the son of Ttofi (Christofis) and Panagiota Ioannou. At a young age, together with his parents and his sister, Eleni, he moved to Nicosia, where his father owned and successfully directed a small inn that operated in parallel as a trading post for various goods. Growing up in the environment of the famous ‘Ttofi’s Inn’, also called ‘St Anthony’s Inn’, Ioannou had the opportunity to receive a hands-on business education and to witness first-hand the problems, strengths and needs faced by the rural population and the people active in production and trade in Cyprus. After completing his studies at the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Ioannou
Susan Ioannou (born October 4, 1944) is a Canadian poet who lives in Toronto, Ontario. Biography Ioannou was born October 4, 1944, to Frank and Margaret Thomas."Susan Ioannou." ''Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors'', Gale, 2008. ''Gale In Context: Biography'', https://www.gale.com/c/in-context-biography. Accessed 23 Oct. 2020. As a young child, she wrote fiction, but by her teen years, she wrote more poetry than fiction. In 1966 she received her bachelor's degree and a year later, her master's degree from the University of Toronto. While attending the University of Toronto, she received the school's Nora Epstein Foundation award for poetry. In August 1967 she married Lazaros Ioannou. Ioannou taught English at Bloor Collegiate Institute, for six years during the 1970s. In 1973, she was the Vice-President of the Ontario Council of Teachers of English. From 1980 to 1989, she served as Associate Editor of ''Cross Canada Writers' Quarterly.'' She also served as editor of ''Coi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitrios Ioannou
Dimitrios Spanidis Dimitrios Ioannou ( October 23, 1861 – 1926) was a senior officer of the Hellenic Army who fought in the Macedonian front during World War I and in the opening stages of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922. Biography Born on 23 October 1861 at Levadeia, Ioannou entered the Hellenic Military Academy and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Engineers on 25 July 1884. In 1897, as a Captain, he participated in the Greek expeditionary force to Crete under Colonel Timoleon Vassos. By the time the First Balkan War broke out October 1912 he was a Lt. Colonel, and served as chief of staff of the Army of Epirus, under Lt. General Konstantinos Sapountzakis. Later, during the Battle of Bizani, he commanded a detachment of four Evzone battalions, and was distinguished for his drive and determination. He was named as the commanding officer of the newly raised 9th Infantry Division in 1913, and commanded it until 1916, when he joined the Venizelist Movemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas George Ioannou
Nicolas George Ioannou (; born 8 January 1965), also known as "Rudy", is a Cypriot yacht and speedboat manufacturer since 1991, and a property developer. He is the CEO of several companies including Coast and Hills Developments. He has investments in hotels and residential towers as well as marina developments. Ioannou has been appointed by the Cypriot president as honorary consul of Cyprus in the Sinai Peninsula. Career Business Boat-racing & Boat-building During the time Ioannou resided in Egypt, he was the national Union Internationale Motonautique president. As a speed boat manufacturer he organised the first red sea rib rally and brought to this event a long list of world class royalty, celebrities, business people and adventurers, and created thereafter a series of events which included the first ever Formula 2 race in the Egyptian Nile, "les 8 heurs du nil". Rudy, also personally participated in several boat racing events such as the one in Zeebrugge in which he came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgos Ioannou
Giorgos (also mentioned as Yorgos or Georges) Ioannou (10 December 1926 – 13 February 2017) was a Greek artist. Biography Born in Athens, he is considered to have been one of the main representatives of the Pop Art movement in Greece. In his work by adopting the main aspects of pop art and utilizing the techniques employed by comic books, he turned to satirizing social and political reality, creating compositions with a surrealistic Surrealism is an art movement, art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike s ... atmosphere and symbolic allusions. References * National Gallery, GreecGiorgos Ioannou* Αρχείο Τ. Σπητέρη - Φάκελοι ΚαλλιτεχνώνΓιώργος Ιωάννου, Τελλόγλειο Ίδρυμα Τεχνών, Α.Π.Θ. * Π.Δ.ΚαγκελάρηΑναζητή ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyriakos Ioannou
Kyriakos Ioannou (, born 26 July 1984) is a retired Cypriot high jumper. He has twice won medals at the World Athletics Championships (2007 and 2009) and was the bronze medallist at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He is the only medalist for Cyprus at the World Athletics Championships since its creation in 1983. He's also the Cypriot record holder in the high jump, both outdoors (2.35 m) and indoors (2.32 m). Ioannou is a two-time medallist at the Commonwealth Games (2006 and 2014) and took back-to-back gold medals at the Mediterranean Games in 2005 and 2009. Career His personal best jump and Cypriot national record is 2.35 metres, achieved at the 2007 World Championships held in Osaka where he won the bronze medal. He became the first World Championships medalist from Cyprus. Two years later, at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, he won the silver medal (2,32 m), only beaten by Yaroslav Rybakov. He also took the bronze medal at the 2008 World Indoor Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memos Ioannou
Agamemnon "Memos" Ioannou (; born April 15, 1958, in Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At , he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional career Ioannou had a successful playing career with Panathinaikos, as he won 6 Greek League championships (1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984) and 4 Greek Cups (1979, 1982, 1983, 1986) with the club. He also won another Greek Cup with Aris, in the 1991–92 season. At that final, he was interim coach. In 1991, he won the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (later called FIBA Saporta Cup) championship, while playing with PAOK. In 1993, Ioannou won the FIBA European Cup again, this time while playing with Aris. National team career Ioannou was also a member of the senior men's Greek national team that won the gold medal at the 1987 FIBA EuroBasket. He also played at the 1988 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the 1990 FIBA World Championship. Coaching career After his play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetris Ioannou
Demetris Ioannou (), born 8 December 1968, is a former international Cypriot football defender and currently a football manager. Career He started his career in 1990 from Apollon Limassol and then followed six successful seasons in Anorthosis Famagusta. Also, he played in Olympiakos Nicosia for just six months and he ended his career in AEP Paphos. International career He is regarded as one of the greatest Cypriot centre backs of all time and captained the Cyprus National Team for a four-year period. Personal life His son, Nicholas Ioannou, was born on 10 November 1995. He plays as a centre defender, and was signed up by Manchester United when he was 11 years old. He progressed through the ranks at Old Trafford Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and is the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,197, it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after W ... and he was a me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yiannos Ioannou
Yiannos Ioannou () (born January 25, 1966) is a former Cypriot football player of APOEL FC and the Cyprus national team. He is widely considered one of the best strikers in the history of Cypriot football. Club career He was one of the most successful strikers in Cyprus ever and because of that he was given the nickname "Mr Goal". Playing almost 20 years for APOEL, he won the Cypriot Championship 4 times, the Cypriot Cup 6 times and the Super Cup 6 times too. In addition, he was the top scorer in Cyprus in the seasons 1985-1986 and 1992–1993, scoring 22 goals in each season. Ioannou has the most appearances and goals in the history of APOEL, with 504 appearances and 264 goals in all competitions. International career Yiannos Ioannou had been also an important member of the Cyprus national football team, having 41 appearances and scoring 6 goals. Managerial career He served for many years as assistant manager for APOEL. Honours Club APOEL * Cypriot Championship: 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Ioannou
Eleni Ioannou (13 January 1984 – 24 August 2004) was a member of the Greek judo team. She was due to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Career Eleni has won three national championships in Greece and won a silver medal in the 2002 Balkan Judo championship. Personal life On 7 August 2004 she jumped from a third floor balcony of an apartment building, then spent the next 17 days in critical condition until she died. The suicide incident occurred shortly after an episode with Eleni's boyfriend, Giorgos Chrisostomides Giorgos, Yiorgos or Yorgos () is a common abbreviation of the given name Georgios. Notable people with the name include: Persons Giorgos * Giorgos Aftias, Greek journalist and politician * Giorgos Agorogiannis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Alkaios .... On August 9, he jumped from the same balcony, but recovered from his injuries. References External linksEleni Ioannou - BBC 1984 births 2004 suicides Suicides by jumping in Greece Greek female judoka 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifis Ioannou
Fifis Ioannou (Φιφής Ιωάννου in Greek; 23 October 1914 – October 1988) was a Cypriot politician and editor. Ioannou was born in Nicosia, Cyprus in 1914. He succeeded Ploutis Servas in 1945 as the Secretary General of AKEL The Progressive Party of Working People (, , ΑΚΕΛ or AKEL; ) is a Marxist–LeninistHelena Smith, Cyprus gets ready for a communist 'takeover''The Guardian 2008 communist party in Cyprus. AKEL is one of the two major parties in Cyprus, and ..., a position he held until 1949. He was the head editor of various Cypriot newspapers and president of the Union of Cyprus Journalists from 1973 to 1979. References 1914 births 1988 deaths People from Nicosia Greek Cypriot politicians Progressive Party of Working People politicians Leaders of the Progressive Party of Working People {{Cyprus-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
