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Giorgos, Yiorgos or Yorgos () is a common abbreviation of the given name
Georgios Georgios (, , ) is a Ancient Greek, Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound (linguistics), compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "underta ...
. Notable people with the name include:


Persons


Giorgos

* Giorgos Aftias, Greek journalist and politician * Giorgos Agorogiannis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Alkaios, pop musician and singer * Giorgos Anatolakis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Angelopoulos, Greek businessman and billionaire * Giorgos Apostolidis, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Arvanitis (born 1941), Greek cinematographer * Giorgos Balogiannis, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Bartzokas, Greek basketball coach * Giorgos Batis, Greek rebetiko musician * Giorgos Dedes, Greek footballer * Giorgos Diamantopoulos, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos (born 1952), Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament * Giorgos Donis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Economides, Cypriot footballer * Giorgos Foiros, Greek footballer and manager * Giorgos Fotakis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Gasparis, Greek basketball player *
Giorgos Gavriilidis Giorgos Gavriilidis (Greek: Γιώργος Γαβριηλίδης; 1908 – 23 July 1982) was a Greece, Greek actor. He was the husband of Marika Krevata (1910 - 14 September 1994). He was marked out from the theatre and played roles in many co ...
(1906–1982), Greek actor * Giorgos Georgiadis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Giannias (died 1821), Greek revolutionary leader * Giorgos Iacovou, Cypriot diplomat and politician * Giorgos Kalaitzis, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Greek scriptwriter and actor * Giorgos Karagounis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Karagoutis, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Kastrinakis, Greek-American basketball player * Giorgos Katsaros (born 1934), Greek musician and composer * Giorgos Kolokithas, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Koltzos, Greek footballer * Giorgos Konstadinou (born 1934), Greek actor and director * Giorgos Kostikos, Greek footballer * Giorgos Koudas, Greek footballer * Giorgos Kyriakakis (born 1967), Greek musician * Giorgos Markopoulos, Greek poet * Giorgos Mazonakis, Greek pop singer * Giorgos Merkis, Cypriot footballer * Giorgos Mitsibonas, Greek footballer * Giorgos Nicolaou, Cypriot footballer * Giorgos Ninios, Greek actor * Giorgos Paligiorgos, Greek footballer * Giorgos Panagi, Cypriot footballer * Giorgos Papasideris (1902–1977), Greek country singer, composer and lyricist * Giorgos Patis, Greek badminton player * Giorgos Pelagias, Cypriot footballer * Giorgos Poniros, Greek footballer * Giorgos Samaras, Greek footballer * Giorgos Savvidis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Seferis (1900–1971), Greek writer, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate * Giorgos Siantos, Greek resistance member and politician * Giorgos Sideris, Greek footballer * Giorgos Sigalas, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Skartados, Greek footballer * Giorgos Stamatis, Greek politician * Giorgos Sterianopoulos, Greek businessman * Giorgos Theodoridis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Theodotou, Greek footballer * Giorgos Theofanous (born 1968), Cypriot-Greek composer * Giorgos Tofas, Cypriot footballer * Giorgos Toursounidis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Toussas, Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament * Giorgos Tsalikis, Greek pop singer * Giorgos Tsiaras, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Tzavelas, Greek footballer * Giorgos Tzavellas, Greek film director and screenwriter * Giorgos Vaitsis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Vassilakopoulos, President of FIBA Europe * Giorgos Velentzas, Greek actor * Giorgos Zampetas, Greek songwriter and musician


Yiorgos

* Yiorgos Batis (1885–1967), Greek musician, influential in rebetiko music * Yiorgos Caralambo, camel driver hired by US Army in 1856 for the Camel Corps experiment in the Southwest *Yiorgos Depollas, Greek photographer * Yiorgos Magoulas, Greek composer and guitarist * Yiorgos Vardinogiannis, Greek shipowner and businessman, former owner and president of the Panathinaikos football club


Yorgos

* Yorgos Avgeropoulos (born 1971), Greek journalist and documentary filmmaker * Yorgos Dalaras, Greek Singer * Yorgos Foudoulis (born 1964), Greek classical guitarist and composer * Yorgos Kypris (born 1954), Cypriot sculptor * Yorgos Lanthimos (born 1973), Greek filmmaker and theatre director * Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Greek film editor * Yorgos Vrasivanopoulos (1924–1998), Greek actor


Songs about Giorgos

*"Giorgo pou xereis ta polla" (Giorgos, the know-it-all) by Dimitris Mitropanos *"Me lene Giorgo" (My name is Giorgos) sung by Manolis Mitsias, written by Giorgos Hatzinasios *"Aftos o Giorgos" (This Giorgos) by


See also

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George (given name) George () is a masculine given name derived from the Greek language, Greek Georgios (; , ). The name gained popularity due to its association with the Christian martyr, Saint George (died 23 April 303), a member of the Praetorian Guard who was s ...
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