Andonis
*Andonis George Manganaris-Decavalles, known as Andonis Manganaris-Decavalles (1920 – 2008), whose pen name is Andonis Decavalles), Greek-American poet and professor *Andonis Michaelides (1958 – 2011), known as Mick Karn, English-Cypriot musician and songwriter See also * Adonis (other) * Andoni (name) *Antonis Antónis (Greek alphabet: Αντώνης) is a Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonios that is used in Greece and Cyprus. Antonis is a Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive of Anthonius that is used in Netherlands, Belgi ...

Andonis Manganaris-Decavalles
Andonis George Manganaris-Decavalles (Greek: Αντώνης Γιώργιος Μαγκανάρης-Δεκαβάλλες.) January 25, 1920 – June 9, 2008, known under his pen name of Andonis Decavalles, was a Greek-American poet and professor of literature. Described by M. Byron Raizis as “the outstanding poet of the Greek diaspora in America," Decavalles published poetry, translations, and literary essays in a wide variety of American and Greek journals and was the author of 5 volumes of original poetry in Greek. A volume of his selected poems was translated into English by Kimon Friar. He authored Greek translations of T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets and the poetry of W. H. Auden, and he translated works of Greek writers into English, including Odysseus Elytis. In 1977 he was awarded the Academy of Athens (modern), Academy of Athens Poetry Award for his book ''Armoi, Κaravia, Lytra'' [Greek: Αρμοί, Καράβια, Λύτρα; ''Joints, Ships, Ransoms''], the first writer ...
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Mick Karn
Andonis Michaelides (Greek: Αντώνης Μιχαηλίδης; 24 July 1958 – 4 January 2011), better known as Mick Karn, was an English-Cypriot musician and songwriter who rose to fame as the bassist for the art rock/ new wave band Japan. His distinctive fretless bass guitar sound and melodic playing style were a trademark of the band's sound. Early life Karn was born Andonis Michaelides in Nicosia on 24 July 1958. When he was three, his Greek-Cypriot parents moved with him to London, where he was raised. In his youth he began playing mouth organ at the age of seven and violin at the age of eleven, before he took up playing bassoon for the school orchestra. As a bassoon player he performed with the London Schools Symphony Orchestra in a concert in October 1972 which was broadcast by Radio 4. However, when his bassoon was stolen and his school refused to buy him a new one, he bought a bass guitar for £5 from a school friend. At school he became friends with David Sylvian an ...
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Andoni (name)
Andoni is the Basque adaptation of the given name Anthony in use in the Basque Country. Andoni may also be as a Romanian-language surname (a variant of Andone) or among Albanians. It may refer to: Given name Football players * Andoni Cedrún (born 1960), Spanish retired footballer * Andoni Goikoetxea (born 1956), Spanish international retired footballer * Andoni Iraola (born 1982), Spanish international footballer currently playing for New York City FC * Andoni Imaz (born 1971), Spanish retired footballer * Andoni Lakabeg (born 1969), Spanish retired footballer * Andoni López (born 1996), Spanish footballer * Andoni Murúa (born 1953), Spanish retired footballer * Andoni Zubizarreta (born 1961), Spanish international retired footballer Bicycle racers * Andoni Aranaga * Andoni Lafuente Middle name * Ion Andoni Goikoetxea (born 1965), Spanish international retired footballer * Jon Andoni García (born 1983), Spanish footballer currently playing for Deportivo Alav� ...
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Adonis (other)
Adonis is a hero in Greek mythology. Adonis may also refer to: Places * Adonis, Missouri, USA * Adonis, West Virginia, USA * Adonis River or Abraham River, a river in Lebanon * 2101 Adonis, a near-Earth asteroid People with the name * Adonis (musician), house music pioneer * Adunis (born 1930), Syrian poet * ADONXS, Slovak singer-songwriter Surnamed * Adrian Adonis or Keith Franke (1954–1988), American professional wrestler * Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis (born 1963), British politician * Bernard Adonis, a member of the National Assembly of Seychelles * Joe Adonis (1902–1971), New York mobster * Neil Adonis (born 1969), South African baseball player Given named * Adonis Alexander (born 1996), American football player * Adonis Medina (born 1996), Dominican baseball player * Adonis Stevenson (born 1977), Haitian-Canadian professional boxer * Adonis Thomas (born 1993), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Adonis Kapsalis (born 1980) greek-amer ...
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