Spyridon (; ) or Spiridon is a Greek male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. It is often shortened to Σπύρος (''Spyros'') and can sometimes be found as Σπυρέτος(Spyretos), sometimes Anglicised as Spyro or Spiro. Notable people with the name include:

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Saint Spyridon Spyridon, also Spyridon of Tremithus (Greek: ; c. 270 – 348), is a saint honoured in both the Eastern and Western Christian traditions. Life Spyridon was born in Assia, in Cyprus. He worked as a shepherd and was known for his great piety. ...

, Orthodox/Catholic saint :* Saint Spyridon Church, Romanian Orthodox church in Iași, Romania :*

St Spyridon College St Spyridon College is a dual-campus independent Greek Orthodox primary and secondary school, in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The College's primary school campus is located in and the secondary school campus is loc ...

, Greek Orthodox school in Sydney * Spyridon of Serbia (1379–1389), patriarch of the Serbian patriarchate of Peć *Archbishop Spyridon of Athens, archbishop of Athens 1949–1956 *Spiro Agnew, 39th vice president of the United States from 1969 to 1973, under President Richard Nixon *Spyridon Belokas (1877–unknown), Greek runner *Spyros Christopoulos, Greek footballer *Spyridon Gianniotis, freestyle swimmer * Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer * Spiridon Gopčević (1855–1928), Serbian astronomer and historian * Spyros Kokotos, Greek architect *

Spyros Kyprianou Spyros Achilleos Kyprianou (; 28 October 1932 – 12 March 2002) was a Cypriot barrister and politician, who served as President of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988. He also served as President of the Cypriot House of Representatives from 1976 to 19 ...

, 2nd President of the Republic of Cyprus * Spyridon Lambros, Greek history professor and former Prime Minister of Greece * Spyros Livathinos, Greek footballer and football coach *

Spyridon Louis Spyridon Louis ( , sometimes transliterated ''Spiridon Loues''; 12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), commonly known as Spyros Louis (Σπύρος Λούης), was a Greek water carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 ...

, gold medalist of the first modern Olympic Marathon *

Spyridon Marinatos Spyridon Marinatos (; – 1 October 1974) was a Greek archaeologist who specialised in the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations of the Aegean Bronze Age. He is best known for the excavation of the Minoan site of Akrotiri on Thera, which he ...

, 20th century archaeologist *

Spyros Markezinis Spyridon "Spyros" Markezinis (or Markesinis; ; 22 April 1909 – 4 January 2000) was a Greek politician, longtime member of the Hellenic Parliament, and briefly the Prime Minister of Greece during the aborted attempt at metapolitefsi (democrati ...

, Greek politician *

Spyridon Mavrogenis Spyridon Mavrogenis PashaKuneralp, Sinan. "Ottoman Diplomatic and Consular Personnel in the United States of America, 1867-1917." In: Criss, Nur Bilge, Selçuk Esenbel, Tony Greenwood, and Louis Mazzari (editors). ''American Turkish Encounters: P ...

, Phanariot (Ottoman) Greek doctor *

Spyridon Mercouris Spyridon Mercouris (; 1856–1939) was a Greek politician and long-serving mayor of Athens in the early 20th century. He was born in Ermioni, Argolida, in 1856 to a prominent and wealthy family that had taken part in the Greek War of Indepen ...

, Greek politician, long-time mayor of Athens *

Spyros Moustakas Spyros Moustakas (, 1914 - 2002) was a writer of folklore books on Lemnos. Biography Moustakas was born in Livadochori on the island of Lemnos in 1914. He was the only child of his parents, Panagiotis and Fanio. He attended the village's public ...

, Greek writer *

Spyros Moustaklis Lieutenant General Spyros Moustaklis (; Missolonghi, 1926 – 1986) was an officer of the Greek Army. During the military junta years in Greece, he actively opposed the dictatorship and suffered permanent damage as the result of torture, making ...

, Greek democracy activist *

Spiridon of Neva Spiridon may refer to: * Spyridon or Spriridon, (Ancient Greek: Σπυρίδων; Greek: Σπυρίδωνας), a male given name and surname Places * Spiridon Peninsula, Alaska * , Alaska * , Alaska Other uses * Spiridon, a fictional planet i ...

, according to Russian sources, the Swedish leader in the

Battle of the Neva The Battle of the Neva (; ; ) was fought between the Novgorod Republic, along with Karelians, and the Kingdom of Sweden (Middle Ages), Kingdom of Sweden, including Kingdom of Norway (872–1397), Norwegian, Finns proper, Finnish and Tavastians, ...

Spyros Paliouras Spyro Paliouras, or Spiro Paliouras (, 1875–1957) was a Greek writer and painter. Biography Born in Evrytania in 1875 Paliouras moved to Athens at a young age. He started earning his living in Athens by working in various professions. After ...

, Greek writer *

Spiridon Popescu Spiridon Popescu (August 13, 1864 – May 8, 1933) was a Romanian prose writer. Born in Rogojeni, Galați County, his parents were the peasant Constantin Dumitrașcu al Popei and his wife Safta (''née'' Tofan). He attended seminary in Galați an ...

(1864–1933), Romanian writer *

Spiridon Putin Spiridon Ivanovich Putin (; 19 December 1879 – 19 December 1965) was a Russian chef, who worked as the personal chef of Vladimir Lenin and also cooked for Joseph Stalin. He was the paternal grandfather of Vladimir Putin, the current president ...

(1879–1965), Russian chef for Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, grandfather of Vladimir Putin *

Spiridione Roma Spiridione Roma ( – 15 June 1786), also known as Spiridon or Spyridon Romas (), was a Greek painter from Corfu. He was a prominent member of the Heptanese school. His contemporary was Spyridon Sperantzas, another painter from Corfu. He als ...

, 18th-century Greek painter traveled to London *

Spyros Spyromilios Spyros Spyromilios (; 1864–1930) was a Greek Gendarmerie officer and guerrilla fighter who took part in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Greek Struggle for Macedonia, and the Balkan Wars. In 1914 he proclaimed the Autonomy of his native tow ...

, Greek Gendarmerie officer in the Greek struggle for Macedonia *

Spyridon Samaras Spyridon-Filiskos Samaras () (29 November 1861 - 7 April 1917) was a Greek composer particularly admired for his operas. His compositions were praised worldwide during his lifetime and he is arguably the most important composer of the Ionian Scho ...

, Greek composer * Spiridon Stais, Greek sport shooter * Spyridon Stais, Greek politician * Spyridon Trikoupis, former Prime Minister of Greece * Spyros Vallas, Greek footballer * Spyridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper * Spyridon Vasileiadis, Greek poet and playwright *

Spyros Vrettos Spyros Vrettos (Greek: Σπύρος Βρεττός, born 1960 in the island of Lefkada) is a Greek poet. He later studied at law school in the University of Athens The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; , ''Ethnikó kai Kapod ...

, Greek poet * Spyridon Xyndas, 19th century musician

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* Alexandru Spiridon, Moldovan footballer and footbasll manager * Simona Spiridon, Romanian-Austrian handballer

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