Papadopoulos (, ; meaning "son of a priest") is the most common Greek surname. It is used in Greece, Cyprus and countries of the

Greek diaspora The Greek diaspora, also known as Omogenia (), are the communities of Greeks living outside of Greece and Cyprus. Such places historically (dating to the ancient period) include, Greeks in Albania, Albania, Greeks in North Macedonia, North Maced ...

as well, such as the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Scandinavian countries. Its female version corresponds to the masculine genitive Papadopoulou ( ).

Men

* Antonios Papadopoulos (born 1999), German footballer of Greek descent *

Avraam Papadopoulos Avraam Papadopoulos (; born 3 December 1984) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Greek parents. Club career Aris Papadopoulos started his professional career with Aris ...

(born 1984), Greek footballer * Daniil Papadopoulos (born 1963), Greek footballer * Dimitrios Papadopoulos (1950–2020), Greek footballer * Dimitrios Papadopoulos (born 1981), Greek footballer *

Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball player) Dimitris Papadopoulos (; born August 15, 1966, in Greece), also commonly known by his nickname, ''"The Doctor"'', is a Greek former professional basketball player. Professional career Papadopoulos began his pro club career with the Greek cl ...

(born 1966), Greek basketball player *

Dimitrios Papadopoulos (general) Dimitrios Papadopoulos (; 27 December 1889 – 5 December 1983) was a Hellenic Army officer who reached the rank of Lieutenant General. He is most notable for his leadership in the Greco-Italian War of 1940–41. Life Dimitrios Papadopoulos was ...

(1889–1983), Greek general in World War II * Efthimios Papadopoulos (born 1983), Greek runner * Evgenios Papadopoulos, Greek sprinter *

Georgios Papadopoulos Georgios Papadopoulos (; ; 5 May 1919 – 27 June 1999) was a Greek military officer and dictator who led a coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and became the country's Prime Minister from 1967 to 1973. He also was the President of Greece under th ...

(1919–1999), Greek military officer and dictator in 1967–1973 *

George Papadopoulos George Demetrios Papadopoulos (; born August 19, 1987) is an author and former member of the foreign policy advisory panel to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. On October 5, 2017, Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to a felony charge of mak ...

(born 1987), former policy adviser for the Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016 *

Giannis Papadopoulos (footballer, born 1989) Giannis Papadopoulos (; born 9 March 1989) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the captain of the Greece under-19 team. He played in a central midfield role predominantly, although he was capable of ...

, Greek footballer *

Giannis Papadopoulos (footballer, born 1998) Giannis Papadopoulos (; born 21 September 1998) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League 2 club Veria Veria (; ), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Beroea or Berea, is a city ...

, Greek footballer *

Giorgos Papadopoulos (footballer, born 1991) Giorgos Papadopoulos (Greek: Γιώργος Παπαδόπουλος; born 24 April 1991) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Doxa Doxa (; from verb ) Liddell, Henry George, and Robert Scott. 1940.δοκέω" ...

, Cypriot footballer *

Giorgos Papadopoulos (singer) Giorgos Papadopoulos is a Greek Cypriot singer who began his career in Cyprus. After three successful EPs he released his first album in both Greek and Cypriot markets and started gaining popularity in Greece as well. He has worked with Anna Vi ...

(born 1985), Cypriot singer *

Giuseppe Papadopulo Giuseppe Papadopulo (; born 2 February 1948) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was last in charge as head coach of Torino. Early life and playing career Papadopulo was born in Casale Marittimo, Pisa ...

(born 1948), Italian football manager *

Greg Papadopoulos Gregory Michael Papadopoulos (born 1958) is an American engineer, computer scientist, executive, and venture capitalist. He is the creator and lead proponent for Redshift, a theory on whether technology markets are over or under-served by Moore's ...

(born 1958), American engineer, computer scientist, executive, and venture capitalist, former CTO of Sun Microsystems * Ioannis Papadopoulos (chess player) (born 1988), Greek chess player *

Kyriakos Papadopoulos Kyriakos Papadopoulos (; born 23 February 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who last played as a centre-back for Greek Super League club Levadiakos. Having made his first league appearances for Olympiacos at the age of 15, Papadopoulos ...

(born 1992), Greek footballer *

Lazaros Papadopoulos Lazaros Papadopoulos (Greek: Λάζαρος Παπαδόπουλος; born 3 June 1980) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He was listed at 7 ft (2.13 m) 265 lbs (120 kg), and he played the center position. During h ...

(born 1980), Greek basketball player *

Lefteris Papadopoulos Lefteris (Eleftherios) Papadopoulos (; born 14 November 1935) is a Greek lyricist, writer and journalist. Lefteris Papadopoulos was born in Athens, Greece on 14 November 1935. He was the son of Greek Pontian refugees, with a father from a vill ...

(born 1935), Greek lyricist and journalist *

Manolis Papadopoulos Manolis Papadopoulos (; 22 April 1968 – 16 May 2025) was a Greek professional football player and manager who played as a defender. Club career Papadopoulos started his career in 1986 at Olympiacos. In the summer of 1989 he was loaned to Io ...

(1968–2025), Greek football player and manager *

Michal Papadopulos Michal Papadopulos (born 14 April 1985) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Papadopulos started his football career in his native Ostrava at NH Ostrava, and then Baník Ostrava. He moved early to English ...

(born 1985), Czech footballer of Greek descent * Nikolaos Papadopoulos, several people of that name *

Panagiotis Papadopoulos Panagiotis Papadopoulos (born May 23, 1985, in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek wrestler who specializes in Greco-Roman wrestling. He was a competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the ...

, Greek wrestler *

Panos Papadopulos Panos Papadopoulos (Greek: Πάνος Παπαδόπουλος; 1 August 1920, in Kerassus, Ottoman Empire – 18 February 2001, in Munich) was a Greek actor. Selected filmography * '' Hello, Fraulein!'' (1949) – Musiker * '' Jonny Saves Neb ...

(1920–2001), German actor of Pontic Greek origin *

Panos Papadopoulos Panos Papadopoulos (born 1958 in Kertezi, Greece) is the founder, designer and entrepreneur behind Panos Emporio AB, established 1986 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the largest swimwear supplier in Scandinavia. He is known as the "King of Swimwear". He ...

(born 1958), Greek-Swedish designer and entrepreneur *

Stephanos Papadopoulos Stephanos Papadopoulos (born 1976) is a Greek- American poet. Biography Stephanos Papadopoulos was born in North Carolina and raised in Paris and Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, large ...

(born 1976), Greek-American poet and translator *

Tassos Papadopoulos Efstathios "Tassos" Nikolaou Papadopoulos (; 7 January 1934 – 12 December 2008) was a Cypriot politician and barrister, who served as President of Cyprus from 2003 to 2008. An experienced member of the Makarios III’s cabinet, Papadopo ...

(1934–2008), 5th President of Cyprus in 2003–2008 *

Theologis Papadopoulos Theologis Papadopoulos (; born 12 January 1960) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Papadopoulos started playing football in 1974 from the amateur team Eleftheriakos Eleftherion, while he became mor ...

(born 1960), Greek footballer *

Vitali Papadopulo Vitali Vladimirovich Papadopulo (; born February 19, 1963 (in other sources - July 13, 1963)) is a Russian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (b ...

(born 1963), Russian footballer and manager *

Yiannis Papadopoulos (guitarist) Yiannis Papadopoulos (Γιάννης Παπαδόπουλος) (born April 5, 1984) is a Greek rock fusion guitarist, author and composer. Early life and education Yiannis Papadopoulos was born on April 5, 1984, in Athens, Greece. He grew up in ...

(born 1984), Greek guitarist

Women

* Irena Papadopoulos, Greek Cypriot academic *

Klavdia Papadopoulou Klavdia Papadopoulou (; born 18 August 2002), also known mononymously as Klavdia, is a Greek singer. She represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Asteromata", finishing in sixth place overall with 231 points. Early l ...

(born 2002), Greek singer * Stiliani Papadopoulou (born 1982), Greek hammer thrower *

Linda Papadopoulos Linda Papadopoulos (born February 3, 1971) is a Canadian psychologist based in England. Education Papadopoulos was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on February 3, 1971. She earned a BA degree in psychology from York University in Toronto, On ...

(born 1971), British-Canadian psychologist and media commentator

In fiction

*Algernon Papadopoulos, a character in the video game ''

Bully Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing, comments, or threats, in order to abuse, aggressively dominate, or intimidate one or more others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perc ...

'' *Aristotle Papadopoulos, the main antagonist of the film '' The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard''. * Lester Papadopoulos, Apollo's human name in ''

The Trials of Apollo ''The Trials of Apollo'' is a pentalogy of fantasy adventure and mythological fiction novels written by American author Rick Riordan that collectively form a sequel to the '' Heroes of Olympus'' series. It is set in the same world as Riordan's ...

'' by Rick Riordan

Men

Women

In fiction

See also