Athanasios (), also transliterated as Athnasious, Athanase or Atanacio, is a Greek male name which means "immortal". In

modern Greek Modern Greek (, or , ), generally referred to by speakers simply as Greek (, ), refers collectively to the dialects of the Greek language spoken in the modern era, including the official standardized form of the language sometimes referred to ...

everyday use, it is commonly shortened to Thanasis (Θανάσης),

Thanos Thanos () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 (cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Devia ...

(Θάνος), Sakis (Σάκης), and Nasos (Νάσος). The female version of the name is (

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

: Αθανασία), shortened to Sia (Σία) or Nancy (Νάνσυ). Notable people with this name include:

Religious figures

Athanasius of Alexandria Athanasius I of Alexandria ( – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria (as Athanasius ...

(/298–373), Christian saint, Coptic pope, theologian * Athanasius (died 320), one of the

Forty Martyrs of Sebaste The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste or the Holy Forty (Ancient/Katharevousa Greek and Ἅγιοι Τεσσαράκοντα; Demotic: Άγιοι Σαράντα) were a group of Roman soldiers in the Legio XII ''Fulminata'' (Armed with Lightning) whose m ...

Athanasius of Alexandria (presbyter) Athanasius (, 5th century CE) of Alexandria was a presbyter in that city, and a son of Isidora, the sister of Cyril of Alexandria. At the Council of Chalcedon in 451 CE, he presented a complaint against Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria. According t ...

() * Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria (died 496), Coptic pope from 490 to 496 *

Athanasius I Gammolo Athanasius I Gammolo () was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 594/595 or 603 until his death in 631. He is commemorated as a saint by the Syriac Orthodox Church in the '' Martyrology of Rabban Sliba'', and his fe ...

(died 631), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch from 595 to 631 * Athanasius II Baldoyo (died 686), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 683 to 686 * Athanasius Sandalaya, Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 756 until 758 *

Athanasius I (bishop of Naples) Saint Athanasius I (872) was the bishop of Naples from 850 to his death. This Athanasius should not be confused with his nephew, Athanasius II. Biography Athanasius was the second son of Sergius I of Naples and not quite twenty years old when he ...

(died 872), Italian bishop *

Athanasius of Naples Athanasius (died 898) was the Bishop (as Athanasius II) and Duke of Naples from 878 to his death. He was the son of Gregory III and brother of Sergius II, whom he blinded and deposed in order to seize the throne while he was already bishop. In ...

(died 898), bishop and Duke of Naples *

Athanasius IV of Salh Athanasius IV Salhoyo (, ) was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 986/987 until his death in 1002/1003. Biography Lazarus studied and became a monk at the monastery of Saint Aaron, in the vicinity of Qlisura (W ...

(died 1002), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 986 until his death *

Athanasius the Athonite Athanasius the Athonite (; ), was a Byzantine monk who is considered the founder of the monastic community on the peninsula of Mount Athos, which has since evolved into the greatest centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism.Donald Nicol, Βιογρ� ...

(), Byzantine monk and saint who founded the monastic community on Mount Athos *

Athanasius VI bar Khamoro Athanasius VI bar Khamoro was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1091 until his death in 1129.Barsoum (2003) Biography Origin Abu al-Faraj was born in the 11th century in the city of Amid into the Camra family, ...

(died 1129), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1091 until his death *

Pope Athanasius III of Alexandria Pope Athanasius III of Alexandria, 76th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was known as Athanasius ibn Kalil (البابا أثناسيوس الثالث ابن كليل). His episcopate lasted for eleven years, one mont ...

, Coptic pope from 1250 to 1261 *

Athanasius I of Constantinople Athanasius I of Constantinople (; – 28 October 1310) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two terms, from 1289 to 1293 and from 1303 to 1309. He was born in Adrianople and died in Constantinople. Chosen by the emperor Androniko ...

(1230–1310), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and Eastern Orthodox saint *

Patriarch Athanasius III of Alexandria Athanasius III served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1276 and 1308. Relations with the Church of Rome Athanasius, then ill with gout, attended the Council of Blachernae in 1285 which repudiated the attempted union at Lyons. However, tha ...

, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1276 and 1316 *

Athanasius the Meteorite Athanasius the Meteorite (; 1302–1380) was a 14th-century Christian monk. He is canonized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is celebrated on April 20. He is best known as the founder of the monastery of the Great Meteoro ...

(1302–1380), Greek monk who founded the Monastery of Great Meteoron in Meteora, Greece *

Patriarch Athanasius IV of Alexandria Athanasius IV served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria The Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria has the title Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa. The term "Greek" is a religious identifier and not an ethnic one; while many of these p ...

, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1417 and 1425 *

Athanasius II of Constantinople Athanasius II of Constantinople (Greek: Ἀθανάσιος) is reckoned as the last Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople before the Fall of Constantinople. Athanasius purportedly served as patriarch from 1450 to 1453, but the only document in ...

, last Greek Patriarch (1450–1453) of an independent Constantinople *

Athanasius, Metropolitan of Moscow Athanasius (; secular name: ''Andrey''; died 1570s) was Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, from March 1564 to May 1566. He was the eleventh metropolitan in Moscow to be appointed without the approva ...

(died in the 1570s), Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia from 1566 to 1568, writer and icon painter *

Athanasius II Dabbas Patriarch Athanasius II Dabbas (died 1619), sometime known also as Athanasius III,He is known as ''Athanasius II'' in the patriarchal lists of Korolevski and Skaff, as ''Athanasius III'' in the list of Costantius. was Eastern Orthodox Patriarch o ...

(died 1619), Greek Patriarch of Antioch from 1611 to his death *

Athanasius of Brest Athanasius of Brest (, ) (died September 5, 1648) is a saint and hieromartyr of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Polish Orthodox Church. He was killed by Catholics for opposition to the Union of Brest. Athanasius is commemorated on September 5 ...

(died 1648), Lithuanian martyr of the Orthodox Church * Athanasius III of Constantinople (1597–1654), Patriarch of Constantinople in 1634, 1635 and 1652 *

Athanasius III Dabbas Patriarch Athanasius III Dabbas (1647–1724), sometimes known also as Athanasius IV, was the last Patriarch of Antioch before the final split of 1724 which divided the Melkite Church between the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and the Greek Ortho ...

(1647–1724), Greek Patriarch of Antioch and Archbishop of Cyprus *

Athanasius IV of Constantinople Athanasius IV of Constantinople (; died after 1679) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople () is the List of ecumenical patriarchs of Constantinople, archbishop of Constantinople and (first amo ...

, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1679 * Athanasius of Attalia (died 1700), Orthodox martyr of Smyrna * Athanasius V of Constantinople, Greek Patriarch of Constantinople from 1709 to 1711 * Athanasios Parios (1722–1813), Greek hieromonk, theologian, philosopher, educator and hymnographer * Athanasius V Matar, Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church for a few months in 1813 *

Archimandrite Averchie Archimandrite Averchie or Averkios (1806/1818 – ?; , also or ; ; ), born Atanasie Iaciu Buda (), was an Aromanians, Aromanian monk and schoolteacher. Born in Avdella, he became hegumen and archimandrite in Mount Athos, where he was known as " ...

(Athanasios Giatsou Bountas; 1806/1818–?), Aromanian monk and schoolteacher *

Athanasius Schneider Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. (born Anton Schneider on 7 April 1961) is a Catholic prelate, serving as the Auxiliary Bishop of Astana in Kazakhstan. He is a member of the Canons Regular of the Holy Cross of Coimbra. He is known for championi ...

(born 1961), Roman Catholic bishop * Athanasiy Velyki (1918–1982), Ukrainian Basilian priest, historian, member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society *

Academics

* Athanasios Angelopoulos (born 1939), Greek professor of theology * Athanasios Asimakopulos (1930–1990), Canadian economist * Athanasios Kafkalides (1919–1989), Greek neuropsychiatrist *

Athanasius Kircher Athanasius Kircher (2 May 1602 – 27 November 1680) was a German Society of Jesus, Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works of comparative religion, geology, and medicine. Kircher has been compared to fellow Jes ...

(1602–1680), German Jesuit scholar and polymath *

Athanasios Moulakis Athanasios Moulakis (; July 11, 1945 – July 18, 2015) was President Emeritus of the American University of Iraq - Sulaimani (AUI-S) and a former Acting President and Chief Academic Officer, Professor of Government at the American University ...

(1945–2015), Greek Professor of Government * Athanasios Rousopoulos (1823–1898), professor *

Athanasios Psalidas Athanasios Psalidas (; 1767–1829), was a Greek author, scholar and one of the most renowned figures of the modern Greek Enlightenment. Life Early years and diaspora Psalidas was born at 1767 in Ioannina, where he completed ground level education ...

(1767–1829), author, scholar and one of the most renowned figures of the modern Greek Enlightenment * Athanasios Stageiritis (), professor of Greek language at the Imperial Academy in Vienna * Athanasios Pantelous (born 1978), Greek associate professor in actuarial science and financial mathematics

Soldiers, revolutionaries and politicians

Athanasios Diakos Athanasios Nikolaos Massavetas or Grammatikos (; 1788 – 24 April 1821) also known as Athanasios Diakos () was a Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence, considered a venerable national hero in Greece. Early life Athan ...

(1788–1821), Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence * Athanasios Dimitrakopoulos (1936–2022), Greek politician *

Athanasios Eftaxias Athanasios Eftaxias (Greek: Αθανάσιος Ευταξίας; c. 1849 – 5 February 1931) was a Greek politician. He was born in Amfikleia, Phthiotis,Μιχαήλ Σταματελάτος, Φωτεινή Βάμβα-Σταματελάτο ...

(1849–1931), former Prime Minister of Greece * Athanasios Exadaktylos (1869–1936), Greek Army general * Athanasios Frangou (1864–1923), Greek Army officer *

Athanasios Kanakaris Athanasios Kanakaris (; 1760 in Patras – 14 January 1823 in Ermioni) was a Greek politician. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. He was born in Patras in 1760. His father was Benizelos Roufos (elder), who ...

(1760–1824), Greek revolutionary and politician *

Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos (Greek: Αθανάσιος Κανακάρης-Ρούφος, 1830–1902) was a Greek politician from Achaea. He was mayor of the city of Patras from 1879 to 1883. He was the son of Benizelos Roufos and brother of ...

(1830–1902), politician, mayor of the city of Patras * Athanasios Kanellopoulos (1923–1994), Greek politician,

Deputy Prime Minister of Greece The Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (, "Vice-President of the Government"; older form: Αντιπρόεδρος του Υπουργικού Συμβουλίου, "Vice-President of the Ministerial Council") is the second most senior member o ...

(1990–1992) * Athanasios Klaras (1905–1945), military leader of ELAS (nom de guerre

Aris Velouchiotis Athanasios Klaras (; August 27, 1905 – June 15, 1945), better known by the ''nom de guerre'' Aris Velouchiotis (), was a Greek journalist, politician, member of the Communist Party of Greece, the most prominent leader and chief instigator of th ...

) *

Athanasios Miaoulis Athanasios Miaoulis (; 1815 – 7 June 1867) was a Greek military officer and Prime Minister of Greece. Born in Hydra in 1815, Miaoulis was the son of the famous Greek admiral Andreas Miaoulis, from whom he learned his navigation skills. ...

(1815–1867), former Prime Minister of Greece * Athanasios N. Miaoulis (1865–1936), former mayor of Piraeustu *

Thanos Mikroutsikos Athanasios "Thanos" Mikroutsikos (; 13 April 1947 – 28 December 2019) was a Greece, Greek composer and politician. He is considered one of the most important composers of the recent Greek musical scene. Biography Personal life He was born on ...

(1947–2019), Greek songwriter and politician * Atanas Paparizov (born 1951), Bulgarian politician and Member of the European Parliament * Athanasios Pipis (died 1821), revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence *

Thanos Plevris Athanasios "Thanos" Plevris (; born 21 May 1977) is a Greek politician and son of author Konstantinos Plevris who served as the Minister for Health under the cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 2021 to 2023. Plevris is often described as a ra ...

(born 1977), Greek politician * Athanasios Roussopoulos (1903–1983), Greek politician *

Athanasios Tsakalov Athanasios Tsakalov () was a member of the Filiki Eteria ("Friendly Company"), or (" Society of Friends") a Greek patriotic organization against Ottoman rule. (''retrieved from University of California Library'') Biography Tsakalov was born in 17 ...

(died 1851), Greek revolutionary against Ottoman rule, co-founder of the Filiki Eteria secret revolutionary organization * Athanasios Tsaldaris (1921–1997), Greek politician,

Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament The President of the Hellenic Parliament is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Greece. The president's term coincides with the term of the assembly,and is chosen by a vote during the opening session, after each legislative election. Fol ...

at various times from 1989 to 1993

Artists and entertainers

* Athanasios Christopoulos (1772–1847), Greek poet *

Thanos Kalliris Bang was a Greek male vocal duo, consisting of Paul Stevens (vocals, guitar) (according to ''Billboard'' "Top Pop Singles" and several other unofficial sources, his real name is Thanos Kalliris) and Billy Adams (Vassilis Dertilis) (keyboards). Th ...

(born 1962), Greek pop singer *

(born 1947–2019), Greek songwriter and politician * Panas Myrny (1849–1920), Ukrainian prose writer and playwright *

Thanos Petrelis Athanasios (Thanos) Petrelis (Greek: Θάνος Πετρέλης, born September 27, 1975) is a Greek singer. He has released four albums and several singles. Career ''Fame Story'' Petrelis was born in Athens, Greece. He finished third in the ...

(born 1975), Greek pop singer *

Sakis Tolis Athanasios "Sakis" Tolis (; born 29 June 1972) is a Greek musician best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Rotting Christ. He is also known as Necromayhem. He has recently produced some of the band's albums and contributed as sessi ...

(born 1972), Greek musician best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist of

Rotting Christ Rotting Christ is a Greek black metal band formed in 1987. They are noted for being one of the first black metal bands within this region, as well as a premier act within the European underground metal scene. They are also responsible for creat ...

Athletes

* Athanasios Kostoulas (born 1976), Greek footballer * Athanasios Mantzouranis (born 1982), Greek cyclist *

Athanasios Michalopoulos Athanasios Michalopoulos (, born September 29, 1973) is an Olympic beach volleyball player from Greece. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2004, Michalopoulos and his partner Pavlos Beligratis Pavlos Beligratis (; born November 16, 19 ...

(born 1973), Greek beach volleyball player * Athanasios Nanopoulos, Greek fencer *

Athanasios Protopsaltis Athanasios Protopsaltis (; born 12 September 1993) is a Cypriot-born Greek professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Panathinaikos and the Greece national team. Honours Club * Domestic ** 2009–10 Cypriot Champions ...

(born 1993), Cypriot-born Greek volleyball player * Athanasios Skaltsogiannis (born 1878, date of death unknown), Greek hurdler and long jumper * Athanasios Skourtopoulos (born 1965), Greek basketball player * Athanasios Stoikos (born 1988), Greek footballer *

Athanasios Tsigas Thanasis Tsigas (; born 20 September 1982) is a Greek former footballer, who played as a striker. Career He is a professional since 2001 and he played for Paniliakos, Kallithea, PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητ� ...

(born 1982), Greek footballer *

Athanasios Vouros Athanasios Vouros () (1871 – 14 May 1959) was a Greece, Greek fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Athens. Vouros competed in the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's foil, foil ...

, Greek fencer *

Thanasis Antetokounmpo Athanasios Rotimi "Thanasis" Antetokounmpo (born Adetokunbo; July 18, 1992) is a Nigerian-Greek professional basketball player who last played for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At the international stage, he ...

(born 1992), Greek basketball player *

Thanasi Kokkinakis Athanasios "Thanasi" Kokkinakis ( ; ; born 10 April 1996) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 65 in singles by the ATP, achieved on 6 November 2023. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of ...

, Australian tennis player

Other

Athanasios of Emesa Athanasios of Emesa (Ἀθανάσιος ὁ Ἐμεσαῖος/Ἐμεσηνός; Emesa is now Homs in Syria) was a Byzantine jurist living in the 6th century. Coming from the first generation of jurists to practice after Justinian completed the c ...

, 6th-century Byzantine jurist *

Athanasius Scholasticus Athanasius Scholasticus was Graeco-Roman jurist who wrote scholia on the legal writer Eustathios Rhomaios Eustathios Rhomaios (; ) was a senior judge and writer on law of the Byzantine Empire. Rhomaios followed in the footsteps of his grandfather ...

, Greco-Roman jurist *

Athanasius (praetorian prefect) Athanasius () was a 6th-century Byzantine Empire, Byzantine official who served as diplomat, envoy and praetorian prefecture, praetorian prefect of praetorian prefecture of Italy, Italy and praetorian prefecture of Africa, Africa under Emperor Justi ...

, 6th-century Byzantine official *

Afanasy Nikitin Afanasy Nikitin (; died 1475) was a Russian merchant from Tver and one of the first Europeans (after Niccolò de' Conti) to travel to and document his visit to India. He described his trip in a narrative known as '' A Journey Beyond the Three Sea ...

, Russian merchant, one of the first Europeans to travel to and document his visit to India. Died 1472. *

Athanasios Lefkaditis Athanasios Lefkaditis (1872 in Athens-June 18, 1944 in Athens) was the founder of Scouts of Greece, Greek Scouting. Lefkaditis was born in 1872 to parents from Argostoli on Cephalonia in the Ionian Islands in western Greece. In 1899 he received ...

(1872–1944), founder of Greek Scouting * Athanasios Papoulis (1921–2002), Greek-American engineer * Athanasios Polychronopoulos (born 1984), Greek-American professional poker player

References

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