Kostis () is a

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

of the Greek name

Konstantinos Konstantinos or Constantinos (Κωνσταντίνος, ''Konstantínos'') is a Greek male given name. * Konstantinos (born 1972), occultist * Konstantinos "Kosta" Barbarouses (born 1990), New Zealand footballer * Konstantinos Chalkias (born ...

(

Constantine Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I * Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine g ...

). Notable people with the name include:

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* Kostis Adosidis Pasha (1818–1895), Prince of Samos *

Kostis Chatzidakis Konstantinos (Kostis) Hatzidakis (; born 20 April 1965 in Rethymno) is a Greek politician who currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State in the Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He also serves as Vice President of New ...

(born 1965), Greek politician * Kostis Gimossoulis (born 1960), Greek poet and novelist * Costis Gontikas (born 1994), Greek professional basketball player * Kostis Gontikas (born 1934), Greek politician *

Kostis Palamas Kostis Palamas (; ; – 27 February 1943) was a Greek poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn. He was a central figure of the Greek literary generation of the 1880s and one of the cofounders of the so-called New Athenian School (or Pala ...

(1859–1943), Greek poet *

Kostis Papagiorgis Kostis Papagiorgis (; real name: Κωνσταντίνος Παπαγεωργίου ''Konstantinos Papageorgiou''; 20 March 1947 – 21 March 2014) was a Greeks, Greek essayist, columnist and translator of philosophy, philosophical studies. Biograph ...

(1947–2014), Greek essayist, columnist, translator of philosophical studies *

Kostis Protopapas Kostis Protopapas is a Greek-born American symphony and opera conductor, currently serving as the Artistic Director of Opera Santa Barbara. From 2008 until 2016 he was the Artistic Director of Tulsa Opera in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he had previously ...

, American opera artistic director of Greek origin * Konstantinos "Kostis" Stephanopoulos (1926–2016), Greek politician, President of Greece from 1995 to 2005

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Christos Kostis Christos Kostis (, born 15 January 1972) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward. Kostis is widely regarded to be one of the most technical players Greece has ever produced, but his great injury in 1997 stopped his fro ...

(born 1972), Greek football (soccer) player *

Peter Kostis Peter Kostis (born December 23, 1947, in Sanford, Maine) is an American golf analyst and instructor. Among his many students are Paul Casey, Chez Reavie, Bernhard Langer, Steve Elkington, Dan Marino, Maury Povich, and Mike Schmidt. He has the Pe ...

(born 1946), American golf analyst and instructor *

Tasos Kostis Tasos Kostis (; born 14 January 1951) is a Greek film and voice actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1980. He's also participated in many dubs. Early and personal life As of 2024, Kostis resides in Nicosia Nicosia, also kn ...

(born 1951), Greek actor

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