Elias is the Greek equivalent of

Elijah Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/ YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books ...

( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū'';

Syriac Syriac may refer to: * Syriac language, an ancient dialect of Middle Aramaic *Sureth, one of the modern dialects of Syriac spoken in the Nineveh Plains region * Syriac alphabet ** Syriac (Unicode block) ** Syriac Supplement * Neo-Aramaic languages ...

: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā'';

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the

Northern Kingdom of Israel The Kingdom of Israel (), or the Kingdom of Samaria, was an Israelite kingdom in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. The kingdom controlled the areas of Samaria, Galilee and parts of Transjordan. Its capital, for the most part, was Samar ...

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, 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 Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

* Eliáš, Elijáš Czech * Elias, Eelis, Eljas Finnish * Elias Danish,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

, Swedish * Elias Portuguese * Elias, Iliya () Persian * Elias, Elis Swedish * Elias, Elyas

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 (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

* Eliasz

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

* Élie French * Elija Slovene * Elijah English,

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

* Elis

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

* Elisedd

* Eliya (එලියා) Sinhala * Eliyas (Ілияс)

Kazakh Kazakh, Qazaq or Kazakhstani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Kazakhstan *Kazakhs, an ethnic group *Kazakh language *The Kazakh Khanate * Kazakh cuisine * Qazakh Rayon, Azerbaijan *Qazax, Azerbaijan *Kazakh Uyezd, administrative dis ...

* Eliyahu, Eliya (אֵלִיָּהוּ, אליה) Biblical Hebrew,

* Elyās, Ilyās, Eliya (, )

* Elliot, Elliott English * Ellis English,

(

anglicised Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

) * Helias

Ecclesiastical Latin Latin, also called Church Latin or Liturgical Latin, is a form of Latin developed to discuss Christian thought in Late Antiquity and used in Christian liturgy, theology, and church administration down to the present day, especially in the Ca ...

* Ilia (Илия) Bulgarian, Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Russian * Ilia (ილია) Georgian * Ilias (Ηλίας)

Koine Greek Koine Greek (; Koine el, ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, hē koinè diálektos, the common dialect; ), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-reg ...

* Ilias (Ηλίας)

Modern Greek Modern Greek (, , or , ''Kiní Neoellinikí Glóssa''), 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 ...

* 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, traditiona ...

* Ilija (Илија)

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

, Macedonian, Serbian * Ilja

* Iljo (Иљо) Macedonian * Iliya (Илия) Bulgarian * Illés Hungarian * Illia (Ілля)

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

* Ilya (Илья) Russian * İlyas Turkish *Ilyos Uzbek * Ilias/Ilyas/Elias/Elyas/Alias/Alyas Malay * Líggjas Faroese * 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 across the ...

* 埃利亚斯 (āi lì yǎ sī) Chinese

Feminized variants

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

* Ilinka (Илинка)

, Macedonian, Serbian * Eliana, Iliana

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece 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 ...

* Éliane French

People with the given name

* Elias, a Greek scholar and commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry * Elias of Armenia, Armenian religious leader, Catholicos of All Armenians from 703 to 717 *

Elias of Nisibis , native_name_lang = Syriac , church = Church of the East , archdiocese = Nisibis , province = Metropolitanate of Nisibis , metropolis = , diocese = , see = , appointed = 26 De ...

(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 Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach (c. 1530 – January 29, 1597) was a German organist and arranger of organ music of the Renaissance. He published the earliest printed book of organ music in Germany and is grouped among the composers known as the Colo ...

(1530–1597), German organist *

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

(1617–1692), English antiquary and politician * Elias Atallah (born 1947), Lebanese politician * Elias Atmatsidis (born 1969), Greek football player * Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (born 1992), Danish singer * Elias ibn Mudar, c. 10 AD - Arab chieftain *

Elias Boudinot Elias Boudinot ( ; May 2, 1740 – October 24, 1821) was a lawyer and statesman from Elizabeth, New Jersey who was a delegate to the Continental Congress (more accurately referred to as the Congress of the Confederation) and served as President ...

(1740–1821), American politician *

Elias Boudinot (Cherokee) Elias Boudinot ( chr, ᎦᎴᎩᎾ ᎤᏩᏘ, translit=Gallegina Uwati; 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 gr ...

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

Elias Canetti Elias Canetti (; bg, Елиас Канети; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994) was a German-language writer, born in Ruse, Bulgaria to a Sephardic family. They moved to Manchester, England, but his father died in 1912, and his mother took he ...

(1905–1994), Bulgarian writer *

Elias Chandler Elias Chandler was an American Colonel of the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War. He was known for commanding the 1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment and oversaw its training before the war concluded. Service in the ...

(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 many a ...

(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. Afterw ...

(1737–1807), American soldier and politician *

Elias P. Demetracopoulos Elias Panayotis Demetracopoulos (Greek:''Ελιας Παναυοτις Δεμετρακοπουλοσ'';1 December 1928 – 17 February 2016) was a Greek journalist and dissident during the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 ("Regime of the Co ...

, Greek journalist *

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

(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 Elias Gottlob Haussmann (also ''Haußmann'' or ''Hausmann'') (1695 – 11 April 1774) was a German painter in the late Baroque era. Haussmann served as court painter at Dresden, and from 1720 as the official portraitist at Leipzig. He i ...

(1695–1774), German painter * Elias Harris (born 1989), German basketball player *

Elias Holl Elias Holl (28 February 1573 in Augsburg – 6 January 1646 in Augsburg) was the most important architect of late German Renaissance architecture. Life Elias Holl was born in Augsburg, Werbhausgasse 2. He was descended from a master-builder ...

(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. and Polly (Bemis) Howe in ...

(1819–1867), American inventor of the sewing machine *

Elias Hrawi Elias Hrawi ( ar, الياس الهراوي, 4 September 1926 – 7 July 2006) was president of Lebanon, whose term of office ran from 1989 to 1998. Early life and education Hrawi was born in Hawch Al Umara, Zahlé, to a wealthy landowning Mar ...

(1925–2006), Lebanese politician *

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

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

Elias Koteas Elias Koteas (; el, Ηλίας Κοτέας; born March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Alvin "Al" Olinsky in the ''Chicago'' franchise, as well as appearing in lead and supporting roles in numerous films. He won the Cana ...

(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 physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for creating the Finnish national epic, ''Kalevala'', (1835, enlarged 1849), from short ...

(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 Western Reserve College (now Case Western Reserve University), the University of the City of New Y ...

(1811–1889), American mathematician * Elias Mendes Trindade (1985), Brazilian football player * Elias Motsoaledi (1924-1994), South African anti-apartheid activist * Elias Murr (born 1962), Lebanese politician * Elias Pavlidis (born 1978), Greek boxer * Elias Petropoulos (1928–2003), Greek musicologist and writer * Elias Pettersson (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 Alford Rowan (1837-1912), American politician * Elias Ricks, American football player * Elias Samson (or simply ''Elias''), ring name of Jeffrey Logan Sciullo, American professional wrestler *

Elias Sarkis Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...

(1924–1985), Lebanese politician * Elias (singer), French singer-songwriter * Elias "Vic" Seixas (born 1923), American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player * Elias Spantidakis (1886-1914), Greek-American union leader * Elias M. Stein (born 1931), American mathematician * Elias Tahan (born 1986), American photographer *

Elias Toufexis Elias Toufexis is a Canadian actor. He has played characters on television and in video games, mostly in science fiction and fantasy genres. Career Acting Toufexis acted in small television roles at first, eventually playing Morton in the m ...

(born 1975), Greek-Canadian actor *

Elias Vattis Elias Vattis (born February 28, 1986 in Cyprus) is a retired Cypriot football midfielder, midfielder who plays for Karmiotissa Pano Polemidion, Karmiotissa. He started his career in AEL Limassol. Nea Salamina On the 3rd of July 2013, Vattis got ...

(born 1986), Cypriot football player *

Elias Venezis Elias Venezis ( el, Ηλίας Βενέζης) (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 boo ...

(1904–1973), Greek writer *

Elias Viljanen Elias "E.Vil" Einari Johannes Viljanen (born 8 July 1975) is a Finnish musician from Tampere, Finland, known for being the guitarist for Sonata Arctica since 2007. Viljanen joined Sonata Arctica in spring 2007 in order to replace Jani Liimat ...

(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 one of the 18 seats at the Swedish Academy (which for ...

(1889–1981), Swedish linguist *

Elias Wright Elias Wright (June 22, 1830 – January 2, 1901) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. Elias Wright was born at Durham, New York on June 22, 1830.Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, ''Civil War High Commands.'' Stanford: St ...

(1830–1901), American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era * Elias Zerhouni (born 1951), Algerian-born American doctor * Elias Zoghby (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 Archie is a masculine given name, a diminutive of Archibald. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname *Archie Alexander (1888–1958), African-American mathematician, engineer and governor of the US Virgin Islands * Archie Blake (mathemati ...

; he is the older brother of Sally Acorn. *

Elias Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several hol ...

, 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 le ...

; 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 Elias Bogan is a fictional mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in ''X-Treme X-Men'' #21 (fully). He was created by Chris Claremont. Fictional character biography The mutant kn ...

, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe * Elias Grover, fictional character in the 2006 film ''Clerks II'' * Sergeant Elias Grodin, fictional character portrayed by Willem Dafoe in the 1986 film ''Platoon'' * Elias, fictional character in '' Panel de Pon'' * Elias Ryker, fictional character in Richard K. Morgan's novel, ''

Altered Carbon ''Altered Carbon'' is a 2002 cyberpunk novel by the English writer Richard K. Morgan. Set in a future in which interstellar travel and relative immortality is facilitated by transferring consciousnesses between bodies ("sleeves"), it follows t ...

'' * 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. First shown in 1983, it initiated the science-fiction franchise concerning aliens known as the "Vi ...

'' * 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 and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s ...

'' * 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 considered the national h ...

'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 ...

'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" * 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 an online tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on December 1, 2015; the game w ...

'' * Elias Venturius, one of the two protagonists of the Sabaa Tahir novel ''

An Ember in the Ashes ''An Ember in the Ashes'' is a fantasy 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'' series, followed ...

'' * Elias Rahim, fiction character in the television series ''

The OA ''The OA'' is an American mystery drama television series with science fiction, supernatural, and fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspir ...

'' * Elias Bouchard, the Head of the Magnus Institute in horror fiction podcast '' The Magnus Archives'' *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. It is serialized in Mag Garden's ''Monthly Comic Garden'' magazine and is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. A three-part prequel anime OVA was prod ...

People with the surname

Akhteruzzaman Elias Akhteruzzaman Elias (12 February 1943 – 4 January 1997) (Bengali: আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. Despite writing only two novels, critics place Elias "in the pant ...

(1943—1997), Bengali writer *

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 b ...

(1890–1942), Czechoslovak general and politician * Benny Elias (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league player *

Blas Elias Blas Elias (born August 18, 1967) is the drummer of the glam metal band Slaughter. He also drums for the Las Vegas production of Blue Man Group. He has toured with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra since 2017. He has been a rotating cast member of th ...

(born 1967), American musician * Dave Elias (1969-2013), Canadian curler *

David Elias David Elias (born 1949) is a Canadian writer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Career Elias was born in Winkler, Manitoba in 1949 in a Mennonite home, a topic that often is addressed in his writing. He later moved to Winnipeg where he completed a degree ...

(born 1949), Canadian writer *

Eliane Elias Eliane Elias
BrowseBiography.com, 20 November 2011; retrieved 10 September 2014. is a Brazilian

Erick Elías (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 World Tour. He became the fifth Portuguese tennis player to break into the top 100 of the Association of Tennis Professio ...

(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 Hendrik Jozef Elias (12 June 1902 – 2 February 1973) was a Belgian politician and Flemish nationalist, notable as the leader of the Vlaams Nationaal Verbond between 1942 and 1944. Biography Elias was a noted academic, holding doctorates in ...

(1902–1973), Belgian politician * Isaak Elias (1912-1998), Canadian politician * Joan Puig i Elias (1898–1972), Catalan pedagogue and anarchist *

Johan Engelbert Elias Johan Engelbert Elias (18 August 1875 – 1 August 1959) was a Dutch historian known mostly for his important work on the history of Amsterdam's regency ("Vroedschap van Amsterdam"). Biography He was born on a canal house on the Keizersgrach ...

(1895–1959), Dutch historian, also known as ''Vroedschap van Amsterdam'' *

John Elias John Elias was a Christian preacher in Wales in the first half of the 19th century, as part of the Welsh Methodist revival. His preaching was noted as being exceptionally powerful, "as if talking fire down from heaven". On one occasion it is sa ...

(born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league footballer and coach *

Jonathan Elias Jonathan Elias (born 1956) is an American composer best known for his film soundtracks. Background Elias was born in New York City in 1956. He is of Jewish-Hungarian background. Elias started playing piano at the age of six, and was composin ...

(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 Manche ...

(1920–1998), American comics artist *

Manny Elias Manny Elias (born 21 February 1953) is an Indian drummer and record producer of British descent. He is notable for being the original drummer with Tears for Fears during the 1980s. Originally a member of the rock band Interview from Bathfor ...

(born 1953), English drummer * Mike Elias (born 1982), American baseball executive *

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

(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, a ...

(born 1976), Czech ice hockey player * Peter Elias (1923–2001), American computer scientist * Rick Elias, Nashville songwriter and singer * Robert Elias, birth name of

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

, American actor and film director *

Roenis Elías Roenis Leliebre Elías (; ; born August 1, 1988) is a Cuban left-handed professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization. He made his MLB debut in 2014. He previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals and Se ...

, Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher * Rosalind Elias (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 Sandy Patricia Abi-Elias ( ar, ساندي ابي الياس; born 10 May 1997) is a former footballer who played as a forward. Abi-Elias played for various youth clubs in England, most notably Arsenal and Chelsea. She made her senior debut in 2 ...

, Lebanese footballer * Sian Elias (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 Ton Maarten Christofoor Elias (born 14 March 1955) is a Dutch businessman, retired politician and former journalist who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2008 to 2017. As a parliamentarian for the People's Party for Freedom ...

(born 1955), retired Dutch politician *

Toni Elías Antonio "Toni" Elías Justícia (born 26 March 1983) is a Spanish professional motorcycle racer and inaugural champion of the Moto2 World Championship. He is the third member of the Elías family to compete in motorcycle racing. He currently ride ...

(born 1983), Spanish motorcyclist *

Zé Elias José Elias Moedim Júnior (born 25 September 1976), commonly known as Zé Elias, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer. A defensive or central midfielder, he played for 12 teams in seven countries. He is a football analyst for ES ...

(born 1976), Brazilian football player

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