Spyridon ( grc, Σπυρίδων; ell, Σπυρίδωνας) is a Greek male

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. It is often shortened to Σπύρος (''Spyros''), often Anglicised as Spyridon, Spyro or Spiro. Individuals bearing this name include: * Saint Spyridon, Orthodox/Catholic saint :* Saint Spyridon Church, Romanian Orthodox church in Iași, Romania :*

St Spyridon College , motto_translation= forever excelling , established = , type = Independent primary and secondary school , educational_authority = New South Wales Department of Education , denomination = Greek Orthodoxy , religious_affiliation = ...

, Greek Orthodox school in Sydney * Archbishop Spyridon of Athens, former archbishop of Athens * Spiro Agnew, 39th vice president of the United States from 1969 to 1973, under President Richard Nixon *

Spyridon Belokas Spyridon Belokas ( el, Σπυρίδων Μπελόκας, born 1877, date of death unknown) was a Greece, Greek Athletics (sport), athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Athens. Belokas was one of 17 athletes t ...

(1877–unknown), Greek runner *

Spyros Christopoulos Spyros Christopoulos ( el, Σπύρος Χριστόπουλος; born 7 October 1975) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a goalkeeper mostly for AEL and Thrasyvoulos in the Greek Super League The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελλ ...

, Greek footballer * Spyridon Gianniotis, freestyle swimmer * Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer *

Spyros Kokotos Spyros Kokotos (Greek: Σπύρος Κοκοτός) is a Greek architect born in the city of Herakleion, Crete on October 30, 1933, to (father) Fotis (Greek: Φώτης) a.k.a. "Takis" (Greek: Τάκης) Kokotos and (mother) Anna Varouha (Greek: ...

, Greek architect * Spyros Kyprianou, 2nd President of the Republic of Cyprus * Spyridon Lambros, Greek history professor and former Prime Minister of Greece *

Spiros Livathinos Spyros Livathinos ( el, Σπύρος Λιβαθηνός; born 8 January 1955) is a former football player who played as a midfielder, coach and current scout of Panathinaikos. Career Born in Patras, Livathinos started his football career in th ...

, Greek footballer and football coach * Spyridon Louis, gold medalist of the first modern Olympic Marathon * Spyridon Marinatos, 20th century archaeologist * Spyros Markezinis, Greek politician * Spyridon Mavrogenis, Phanariot (Ottoman) Greek doctor * Spyridon Merkouris, Greek politician, long-time mayor of Athens * Spyros Moustakas, Greek writer * Spyros Moustaklis, Greek democracy activist * Spyros Paliouras, Greek writer * Spiridon Putin, Lenin and Stalin's cook, grandfather of Vladimir Putin * Spiridione Roma, 18th-century Greek painter traveled to London * Spyros Spyromilios, Greek Gendarmerie officer in the Greek struggle for Macedonia * Spyridon Trikoupis, 2nd Prime Minister of Greece * Spyridon Samaras, Greek composer * Spyridon Stais, Greek politician * Spyridon Trikoupis, former Prime Minister of Greece * Spyros Vallas, Greek footballer * Spyridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper * Spyridon Vassiliadis, Greek poet and playwright * Spyros Vrettos, Greek poet * Spyridon Xyndas, 19th century musician * Martinus Spyridon Johannes Lodewijk, Dutch comics writer and cartoonist, and advertising adviser.

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