Elias ( ; ) is the hellenized version for the name of

Elijah Elijah ( ) or Elias was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worsh ...

(; ; , or ), a prophet in the

Northern Kingdom of Israel The Kingdom of Israel ( ), also called the Northern Kingdom or the Kingdom of Samaria, was an Israelite kingdom that existed in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. Its beginnings date back to the first half of the 10th century BCE. It c ...

in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated traditions, the name is used as a personal name in numerous languages.

Variants

* Éilias Irish * Elia

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

, English * Elias Norwegian * Elías Icelandic * Éliás Hungarian * Elías

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

* Eliáš, Elijáš

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

* Elijah, Elia, Ilyas, Elias Indonesian * Elias, Eelis, Eljas Finnish * Elias Danish,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

, Swedish * Elias Portuguese * Elias, Iliya ()

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

* Elias, Elis Swedish * Elias, Elyas (ኤሊያስ)

Ethiopian Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...

* Elias, Elyas

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

* Eliasz

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

* Élie French * Elija Slovene * Elijah English,

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

* Elis Welsh * Elisedd Welsh * Eliya (එලියා) Sinhala * Eliyas (Ілияс) Kazakh * Eliyahu, Eliya (אֵלִיָּהוּ, אליה)

Biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew ( or ), also called Classical Hebrew, is an archaic form of the Hebrew language, a language in the Canaanite languages, Canaanitic branch of the Semitic languages spoken by the Israelites in the area known as the Land of Isra ...

* Elyās, Ilyās, Eliya (, )

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

* Elliot, Elliott English * Ellis English, Welsh (

anglicised Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

) * Helias

Ecclesiastical Latin Ecclesiastical Latin, also called Church Latin or Liturgical Latin, is a form of Latin developed to discuss Christian theology, Christian thought in Late antiquity and used in Christianity, Christian liturgy, theology, and church administration ...

* Ilia (Илия) Bulgarian,

Church Slavonic Church Slavonic is the conservative Slavic liturgical language used by the Eastern Orthodox Church in Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia. The ...

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Macedonia * Mac ...

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

* Ilia (ილია) Georgian * Ilias (Ηλίας)

Koine Greek Koine Greek (, ), also variously known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek, Septuagint Greek or New Testament Greek, was the koiné language, common supra-regional form of Greek language, Greek spoken and ...

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 ...

* Ilie

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

* Ilija (Илија) Croatian,

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

* Ilja

* Iljo (Иљо)

* Iliya (Илия) Bulgarian * Illés Hungarian * Illia (Ілля) Ukrainian *

Ilya Ilya, Iliya, Ilia, Ilja, Ilija, or Illia ( , or ; ; ) is the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning "My God is Yahu/ Jah." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Eli ...

(Илья)

* İlyas Turkish * Ilyaas Somali *Ilyos Uzbek * Ilias/Ilyas/Elias/Elyas/Alias/Alyas Malay * Líggjas Faroese * Lyes Kabyle * Yeghia (Եղիա)

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

* 埃利亚斯 (āi lì yǎ sī) Chinese

Feminized variants

* Iliana (Илиана) Bulgarian * Ilina (Илина) Bulgarian,

* Ilinca

* Ilinka (Илинка) Croatian,

* Eliana, Iliana

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 ...

* Éliane French

People with the given name

Elias (Greek scholar) Elias (; ; fl. 6th century) was a Greek scholar and a commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry (philosopher), Porphyry. Life No information has been handed down about the life of Elias; all assumptions represented in the research are deductions from ...

, 6th century commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry *

List of Catholicoi of Armenia This is a list of the catholicoi of all Armenians (), head bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church (). To this day 21 Catholicoi of a total of 132 have been glorified within the church. Catholicoi of Armenia ''(Name in English, name in Armen ...

, Armenian religious leader, Catholicos of All Armenians from 703 to 717 *

Elias of Nisibis Elijah, Eliya, or Elias of Nisibis (, 11February 975– 18July 1046) was an Assyrian cleric of the Church of the East, who served as bishop of Beth Nuhadra (1002–1008) and archbishop of Nisibis (1008–1046). He has been called the most impor ...

(975–1046), Nestorian bishop of Nisibis and an important mediaeval chronicler, also known as Elijah of Nisibis and Eliya bar Shinaya * Elias, Duke of Parma (1880–1959), head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and pretender to the defunct throne of Parma * Elías Ahúja y Andría (1863–1951), Spanish politician * Elias Alves da Silva (born 1981), Brazilian football player * Elias Ammerbach (1530–1597), German organist *

Elias Ashmole Elias Ashmole (23 May 1617 – 18 May 1692) was an English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer, freemason and student of alchemy. Ashmole supported the royalist side during the English Civil War, and at the restoration of Char ...

(1617–1692), English antiquary and politician * Elias Atallah (born 1947), Lebanese politician * Elias Atmatsidis (born 1969), Greek football player * Elias Bonine (1843–1916), American photographer *

Elias Boudinot Elias Boudinot ( ; May 2, 1740 – October 24, 1821) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, statesman, and early abolitionist and women's rights advocate. During the Revolutionary War, Boudinot was an intelligence officer and prisoner-of-wa ...

(1740–1821), American politician *

Elias Boudinot (Cherokee) Elias Boudinot (; 1802June 22, 1839; also known as Buck Watie) was a writer, newspaper editor, and leader of the Cherokee Nation. He was a member of a prominent family, and was born and grew up in Cherokee territory, now part of present-day Geo ...

(1802–1839), Native American writer * Elias Breeskin (1896–1969), Russian violinist *

Elias Canetti Elias Canetti (; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994; ; ) was a German-language writer, known as a Literary modernism, modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and nonfiction writer. Born in Ruse, Bulgaria, to a Sephardi Jews, Sephardic Jewish fam ...

(1905–1994), Bulgarian writer * Elias Chandler (1856–1909), American colonel and major * Elias Charalambous (born 1980), Cypriot footballer *

Elias James Corey Elias James Corey (born July 12, 1928) is an American organic chemist. In 1990, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis. Regarded by ma ...

(born 1928), American chemist *

Elias Dayton Elias Dayton (May 1, 1737 – October 22, 1807) was an American merchant and military officer who served as captain and colonel of the local militia and in 1783 rose to become a brigadier general during the American Revolutionary War. After ...

(1737–1807), American soldier and politician *

Elias P. Demetracopoulos Elias Panayotis Demetracopoulos (Greek: Ηλίας Παναγιώτης Δημητρακόπουλος, 1 December 1928 – 17 February 2016) was a Greek journalist and dissident during the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 ("Regime of the C ...

, Greek journalist *

Elias Disney Elias Charles Disney (February 6, 1859September 13, 1941) was a Canadian-American construction worker and entrepreneur. He was best known as the father of Roy and Walt Disney, co-founders of The Walt Disney Company. Elias was a strict and hard ...

(1859–1941), Canadian businessman, father of Walt Disney * Elias Dolah (born 1993), Thai footballer * Elias (footballer, born 1963), Portuguese footballer, full name Fernando Elias Oliveira da Silva * Elias Farkouh (1948–2020), Jordanian writer * Elias Freij (1918–1998), Palestinian mayor * Elias Gleizer (1934–2015), Brazilian actor and comedian * Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1695–1774), German painter * Elias Harris (born 1989), German basketball player *

Elias Hicks Elias Hicks (March 19, 1748 – February 27, 1830) was a traveling Quaker minister from Long Island, New York. In his ministry he promoted doctrines deemed unorthodox by many which led to lasting controversy, and caused the second major schism w ...

(1748-1830), American Quaker Preacher * Elias Holl (1573–1646), German architect *

Elias Howe Elias Howe Jr. (; July 9, 1819October 3, 1867) was an American inventor best known for his creation of the modern lockstitch sewing machine. Early life Elias Howe Jr. was born on July 9, 1819, to Dr. Elias Howe Sr (1792–1867) and Polly (Be ...

(1819–1867), American inventor of the sewing machine * Elias Hrawi (1925–2006), Lebanese politician *

Elias Kane Elias Kent Kane (June 7, 1794December 12, 1835) was the first Illinois Secretary of State and a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Illinois. Early life He was born in New York City, to merchant Capt. Elias Kent Kane and Deborah VanSchelluyn ...

(1794–1835), American politician * Elias Khoury (1948-2024), Lebanese writer *

Elias Koteas Elias Koteas (; ; born March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor who has performed in lead and supporting roles in numerous films and television series. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film '' Ararat'' (20 ...

(born 1961), Greek-Canadian actor * Elias Lianos, Greek businessman * Elias Lindholm (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player *

Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot (; 9 April 1802 – 19 March 1884) was a Finnish polymath, physician, philosopher, poet, musician, linguist, journalist, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish language, Finnish Oral literature, oral poetry. He is best k ...

(1802–1884), Finnish philologist *

Elias Loomis Elias Loomis (August 7, 1811 – August 15, 1889) was an American mathematician. He served as a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Case Western Reserve University, Western Reserve College (now Case Western Reserve University), the ...

(1811–1889), American mathematician *

Elias Mendes Trindade Elias Mendes Trindade (born 16 May 1985), known simply as Elias, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. Career Early career Born in São Paulo, Elias was a Palmeiras youth graduate, and played as a ...

(born 1985), Brazilian former footballer *

Elias Motsoaledi Elias Mathope Motsoaledi OMSG (26 July 1924 – 9 May 1994) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. He was Accused No.9 in the Rivonia Trial and was sentenced to life imprisonment in July 1963 with a group of anti-Apartheid revolution ...

(1924-1994), South African anti-apartheid activist * Elias Murr (born 1962), Lebanese politician * * Elias Pavlidis (born 1978), Greek boxer *

Elias Petropoulos Elias Petropoulos (; June 26, 1928 – September 3, 2003) was a Greek author, folklorist, and urban historian. A self-described "urban anthropologist", he wrote on aspects of Greek life that were rarely considered fit objects for serious study, i ...

(1928–2003), Greek musicologist and writer *

Elias Pettersson Fredrik Elias Pettersson (born 12 November 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pettersson was selected fifth overall by the Canucks in the 20 ...

(born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player * Elias Polk (1806-1886), American slave and political activist *

Elias Porter Elias Hull Porter (1914 – December 13, 1987) was an American psychologist. While at the University of Chicago Porter was a peer of other notable American psychologists, including Carl Rogers, Thomas Gordon, Abraham Maslow and Will Schutz. His ...

(1914–1987), American psychologist * Elias Rababi (1913–1999), Lebanese journalist and politician * Elias Ricks, American football player * Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (born 1992), Danish singer * Elias Alford Rowan (1837–1912), American politician *

Elias Sarkis Elias ( ; ) is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah (; ; , or ), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated tradit ...

(1924–1985), Lebanese lawyer and President of Lebanon from 1976 to 1982 * Elias "Vic" Seixas, known as

Vic Seixas Elias Victor Seixas Jr. ( ;
''Los Angeles Times''. August 30, 1923 – July 5, 2024 ...

(1923–2024), American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player * Elias Seppänen (born 2003), Finnish racing driver *

Elias Shoufani Elias Shoufani (; 1932–26 January 2013) was a Palestinian author and historian whose studies were mostly about the history of Islam and the Israeli affairs. He was one of the leading Arab scholars in the latter topic. He was a member of the Fat ...

(1932–2013), Palestinian author and historian * Elias Soares de Oliveira, Elias (footballer, born 1931), Brazilian former football striker * Elias Spantidakis, known as Louis Tikas (1886–1914), Greek-American union leader * Elias M. Stein (1931–2018), American mathematician * Elias Syrjä (born 1998), Finnish freestyle skier * Elias Tahan (born 1986), American photographer *

Elias Toufexis Elias Toufexis (, ) is a Canadian-American actor. He has played characters on television and in video games, mostly in science fiction and fantasy genres. He is known as the voice of Adam Jensen in '' Deus Ex: Human Revolution''. Career Film ...

(born 1975), Greek-Canadian actor * Elias Vattis (born 1986), Cypriot football player *

Elias Venezis Elias Venezis (; March 4, 1904 – August 3, 1973) is the pseudonym of Elias Mellos (), a major Greek novelist. He was born in 1904 in Ayvalık (Kydonies) in Asia Minor and died in Athens in 1973. He wrote many books, of which the most famous ...

(1904–1973), Greek writer * Elias Viljanen (born 1975), Finnish musician *

Elias Wessén Elias Wessén (15 April 1889 – 30 January 1981) was a prominent Swedish linguist and a professor of Scandinavian languages at Stockholm University (1928–1956). In 1947, he was honoured with seat 16 in the Swedish Academy, which he held until h ...

(1889–1981), Swedish linguist * Elias Wright (1830–1901), American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era * Elias Zerhouni (born 1951), Algerian-born American doctor *

Elias Zoghby Elias Zoghby (9 January 1912 – 16 January 2008) was an Egyptian-born Lebanese Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Baalbek in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1968 to 1988. He was known as a leading advocate of Catholic–Ortho ...

(1912–2008), Lebanese archbishop

Fictional characters with the given name

* Elias Acorn, Prince and later King of the Kingdom of Acorn in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' by Archie; he is the older brother of Sally Acorn. *

Elias Elias ( ; ) is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah (; ; , or ), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated tradit ...

, a prominent gangster whose goals lead him to both conflict and work with (directly and indirectly) in the TV series

Person of Interest "Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg ...

; he is shot in the head and perhaps killed in the 4th season's finale during a fight with a rival gang leader * Elias Bogan, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe *

Elias Grover This is a list of major and recurring characters in Kevin Smith's fictional universe known as the View Askewniverse. ''Clerks'' (1994) Dante Hicks Dante Hicks, played by Brian O'Halloran, is 22 (33 in '' Clerks II, 49 in Clerks III''), works ...

, fictional character in the 2006 film ''Clerks II'' * Elias P. Guerrero, a lead character from Philippine action drama series '' Black Rider'' * Sergeant Elias Grodin, fictional character portrayed by Willem Dafoe in the 1986 film ''Platoon'' * Elias, fictional character in ''

Panel de Pon ''Puzzle League'', known as in Japan, is a series of video games published by Nintendo for its various video game consoles. The series began with '' Panel de Pon'' in Japan, named '' Tetris Attack'' in North America, and has since been adapted to ...

'' * Elias Ryker, fictional character in Richard K. Morgan's novel, '' Altered Carbon'' * Elias Taylor, fictional character in ''

V (1983 miniseries) ''V'' (or ''V: The Original Miniseries'') is a two-part American science-fiction television miniseries, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. Its debut on NBC in 1983 initiated the science-fiction franchise concerning reptilian aliens kno ...

'' * Elias "Eli" Thompson, fictional character in the television series ''

Boardwalk Empire ''Boardwalk Empire'' is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter for the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s. The series sta ...

'' * Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy, fictional character from '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Elías, a main character from

José Rizal José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (, ; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is popularly considered a na ...

's patriotic novel " Noli Me Tángere" * Elias Carstairs, a character from

Cassandra Clare Judith Lewis (née Rumelt; born July 27, 1973), better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series ''The Mortal Instruments''. Personal life Clare was born Judith R ...

's "

The Infernal Devices ''The Infernal Devices'' is a trilogy by author Cassandra Clare, centring on a race called the Shadowhunters introduced in her ''The Mortal Instruments'' series. The trilogy is a prequel series to ''The'' ''Mortal Instruments'' series. Cassandr ...

" prequel to "

The Mortal Instruments ''The Mortal Instruments'' is a series of six young adult fantasy novels written by American author Cassandra Clare, the last of which was published on May 27, 2014. ''The Mortal Instruments'' is chronologically the third series of a planned s ...

" * Elias Walker, fictional character in the 2013 video game '' Call of Duty: Ghosts'' * Dr. Elias Huer, fictional character from "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979) * Elias "Blitz" Kötz, fictional character in the 2015 video game ''

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'' is a 2015 tactical shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game puts heavy emphasis on environmental destruction and cooperation between players. Each player assumes control o ...

'' * Elias Venturius, one of the two protagonists of the

Sabaa Tahir Sabaa Tahir is an American Young adult fiction, young adult novelist best known for her The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York Times''-bestselling ''An Ember in the Ashes'', its sequels, and the novel ''All My Rage''. Two of her novels ...

novel ''

An Ember in the Ashes ''An Ember in the Ashes'' is a young adult fantasy romance novel written by American author Sabaa Tahir. It was published on April 28, 2015 by Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House. It is the first book in the ''An Ember in the Ashes'' ...

'' * Elias Rahim, fiction character in the television series '' The OA'' * Elias Bouchard, the Head of the Magnus Institute in horror fiction podcast ''

The Magnus Archives ''The Magnus Archives'' is a supernatural horror Podcast#Fiction_podcast, fiction podcast written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall, and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims starred as the Head Archivist for the fictional Magnus Ins ...

'' *Elias, fictional character from the 2015 comedy film '' Men & Chicken'' *Elias Ainsworth fictional character from

The Ancient Magus' Bride is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki is a Japanese Mangaka, manga artist born in Hokkaido, Japan. She is best known for her manga series ''The Ancient Magus' Bride'', which was adapted into an anime tele ...

Elias Vikstedt Elias Vikstedt (February 10, 1996 – May 10, 2016; on television November 7, 2016) is a fictional character in the Finnish television series ''Salatut elämät''. In 2010, the young Elias was portrayed by Niilo Heinonen. Later, the character ret ...

fictional character from

Salatut elämät ''Salatut elämät'' ("Secret Lives", literally "Concealed Lives") is a Finnish television soap opera that premiered on MTV3 on 25 January 1999. The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment b ...

People with the surname

* Akhteruzzaman Elias (1943–1997), Bengali writer *

Alex Elias Qloo (pronounced "clue") is a company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to understand taste and cultural correlations. It provides companies with an application programming interface (API). It received funding from Leonardo DiCaprio, Elton J ...

, American entrepreneur *

Alois Eliáš Alois Eliáš (29 September 1890 – 19 June 1942) was a Czech general and politician. He served as prime minister of the puppet government of the German-occupied Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia from 27 April 1939 to 27 September 1941 bu ...

(1890–1942), Czechoslovak general and politician *

Benny Elias Ben Elias (Arabic: بن الياس; also known as Back Door Benny born 15 November 1963 in Tripoli, Lebanon) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played primarily as a for Balmain in the New S ...

(born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league player * Blas Elias (born 1967), American musician * Dave Elias (1969-2013), Canadian curler * David Elias (born 1949), Canadian writer * Duncan David Elias (born 1985), Singaporean football player *

Eliane Elias Eliane Elias (born 19 March 1960) is a Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger. Biography Elias was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on 19 March 1960. She started studying piano when she was seven, and at age twelve she was transcribing ...

(born 1960), Lebanese-Brazilian musician *

Erick Elías Erick Elías Rabinovitz (born June 23, 1980) is a Mexican actor. Elías began acting with a screen debut in '' DKDA: Sueños de juventud'' (2000), followed by roles in '' Amigos x siempre'' (2000). He became known in the reality show '' Protagon ...

(born 1980), Mexican actor * Eulalia Elias (1788–1865), American rancher *

Gastão Elias Gastão José Ministro Elias (; born 24 November 1990) is a Portuguese professional tennis player, who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. In October 2016, he reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 57 to become the third highest-ran ...

(born 1990), Portuguese tennis player *

Hanin Elias Hanin Elias (born 31 May 1972) is a Syrian German industrial/techno artist. She was a member of Atari Teenage Riot and is now a solo artist. After Atari Teenage Riot's non-definitive break in 2000, and the subsequent death of Carl Crack fr ...

(born 1972), German musician * Hendrik Elias (1902–1973), Belgian politician * Isaak Elias (1912–1998), Canadian politician * Joan Puig i Elias (1898–1972), Catalan pedagogue and anarchist * Johan Engelbert Elias (1895–1959), Dutch historian, also known as ''Vroedschap van Amsterdam'' * John Elias (1775–1841), Christian preacher in Wales * John Elias (rugby league) (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league footballer and coach * Jonathan Elias (born 1956), American composer *

Lee Elias Lee Elias (May 21, 1920 – April 8, 1998) was a British- American comics artist. He was best known for his work on the '' Black Cat'' comic book published by Harvey Comics in the 1940s. Biography Emigrating to the United States from Manches ...

(1920–1998), American comics artist *

Manny Elias Manny Elias (born 21 February 1953) is a British drummer and record producer. He is notable for being the original drummer with Tears for Fears during the 1980s. Career Elias was born in Kolkata, India, to British parents. He was originally ...

(born 1953), English drummer *

Mike Elias Michael Elias (born December 28, 1982) is an American baseball executive. He is the executive vice president and general manager (baseball), general manager for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Elias graduated from T ...

(born 1982), American baseball executive *

Norbert Elias Norbert Elias (; 22 June 1897 – 1 August 1990) was a German-Jewish sociologist who later became a British citizen. He is especially famous for his theory of civilizing/decivilizing processes. Life and career Elias was born on 22 June 1 ...

(1897–1990), German sociologist *

Patrik Eliáš Patrik Eliáš (; born 13 April 1976) is a Czech former professional hockey winger who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils. Eliáš is the franchise's all-time leader in points, goals and assists ...

(born 1976), Czech ice hockey player *

Peter Elias Peter Elias (November 23, 1923 – December 7, 2001) was a pioneer in the field of information theory. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he was a member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty from 1953 to 1991. In 1955, Elias introdu ...

(1923–2001), American computer scientist * Rick Elias, Nashville songwriter and singer * Robert Elias, birth name of

Robert Downey Sr. Robert John Downey Sr. ( Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He was known for writing and directing the underground film '' Putney Swope'' (1969), a satire on the New York Madison Ave ...

, American actor and film director *

Roenis Elías Roenis Leliebre Elías (; ; born August 1, 1988) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, ...

, Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rosalind Elias Rosalind Elias (March 13, 1930 – May 3, 2020) was an American mezzo-soprano who enjoyed a long and distinguished career at the Metropolitan Opera. She was best known for creating the role of Erika in Samuel Barber's '' Vanessa in'' 1958. Early ...

(1930–2020), American singer *

Quentin Elias Quentin Elias (10 May 1974 – 25 February 2014) was a French singer, actor and model. Of Algerian heritage, he was the original lead singer of the French boy band Alliage with Steven Gunnell, Roman Lata Ares and Brian Torres from 1996 to 2000. ...

(1980–2014), French model and actor * Sandy Abi Elias, Lebanese footballer *

Sian Elias Dame Sian Seerpoohi Elias (born 13 March 1949) was the 12th chief justice of New Zealand, and was therefore the most senior member of the country's judiciary. She was the presiding judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and on several occas ...

(born 1949), New Zealand judge *

Taslim Olawale Elias Taslim Olawale Elias (11 November 1914 – 14 August 1991) was a Nigerian jurist who served as minister of Justice and attorney-general of Nigeria from 1960 to 1966, Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1972 to 1975 and president of the International ...

(1914–1991), Nigerian judge * Ton Elias (born 1955), retired Dutch politician *

Toni Elías Antonio Elías Justícia (born 26 March 1983) is a Spanish former professional motorcycle racer and inaugural champion of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 2010 Moto2 World Championship. He is the third member of the Elías family to ...

(born 1983), Spanish motorcyclist * Zé Elias (born 1976), Brazilian football player

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