Ioannidis or Ioannides () is a
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surname
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. The female version of the name is Ioannidou or Ioannides. ''Ioannidis'' or ''Ioannides'' is a
patronymic surname
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which literally means "the son of Ioannis (Yiannis)", thus making it equivalent to English
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. Notable people with surname Ioannidis or Ioannides include:
Men
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Alkinoos Ioannidis (born 1969), Cypriot composer and singer
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Andreas Ioannides (footballer) (born 1975), Cypriot football player
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Dimitrios Ioannides (1923–2010), military officer involved in the Greek military junta of 1967–1974
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Evgenios Ioannidis (born 2001), Greek chess player
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Fotis Ioannidis (born 2000), Greek footballer
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Georgios Ioannidis (born 1988), Greek footballer
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Giannis Ioannidis (1945–2023), former basketball coach and politician
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John Ioannidis
John P. A. Ioannidis ( ; , ; born August 21, 1965) is a Greek-American physician-scientist, writer and Stanford University professor who has made contributions to evidence-based medicine, epidemiology, and clinical research. Ioannidis studies sc ...
(born 1965), medical researcher
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Matt Ioannidis (born 1994), American football player
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Nikolaos Ioannidis (born 1994), Greek footballer
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Paul Ioannidis (1924–2021), pilot and resistance fighter
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Perikles Ioannidis (1881–1965), admiral and second husband of Princess Maria Georgievna of Greece and Denmark
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Vassilis Ioannidis (born 1967), Greek footballer
Women
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Mairi Ioannidou (born 1952), Greek Olympic swimmer
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Noni Ioannidou (born 1958), Greek actress and model
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Sarah Ioannides (born 1972), music director and conductor of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra
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Yiota Ioannidou (born 1971), Cypriot sculptor
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