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Christodoulou
Christodoulou ( el, Χριστοδούλου) is a surname of Greek origin, the genitive form of the first name Christodoulos ( el, Χριστόδουλος, "Servant of Christ"). * Adam Christodoulou, British racing driver *Anastasios Christodoulou, Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities 1980–96, Foundation Secretary of the Open University *Andreas Christodoulou (footballer, born 1934), Cypriot football player *Charlie Christodoulou, soldier and mercenary * Christodoulos Christodoulou, Cypriot economist, lawyer and politician *Christos Christodoulou, Greek basketball player *Daisy Christodoulou, head of education research at the charity Ark * Demetrios Christodoulou, Greek mathematician-physicist * Evangelia Christodoulou, Greek gymnast * Fanis Christodoulou, Greek basketball player *Georgios Christodoulou, international footballer for Cyprus * John Christodoulou (born 1965), Cyprus-born British billionaire property developer * Jon Christos (born John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Christodoulou
Yiannakis Theophani "John" Christodoulou (born 24 May 1965) is a Monaco-based British billionaire property developer, the owner of Yianis Group, a privately held company with a portfolio of residential, hotel, retail and leisure properties in the UK and Europe. His Yianis Group employs over 7,000 people in the UK alone. As of May 2021, Christodoulou's estimated net worth is £2.35 billion. Through Yianis Group, Christodoulou is reportedly one of England's biggest freeholder landlords. Early life Christodoulou was born on 24 May 1965 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He came to London as a boy in 1974, as his family fled the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Aged 9 when Christodoulou found refuge in the UK, his father declined a council flat, forgoing the security of a lifelong tenancy for renting in a safer neighbourhood to protect him. Christodoulou's refugee background has had a profound impact on his outlook on life and approach to business: "I know what it is like to leave your home and have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pambos Christodoulou
Pambos Christodoulou (born 17 October 1967, Galata) is a Cypriot football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Ethnikos Achna. Playing career Christodoulou played as a defensive midfielder for Olympiakos Nicosia in the Cyprus First Division, between 1990–1995, having moved from Doxa Katokopias, which then played in the second division of Cyprus. He subsequently went to AEK Larnaca in the first division, before deciding to become a manager at the age of 39 in the 2006 season for Doxa Katokopias. Managerial career Doxa Katokopias In 2006, he took on his first managerial appointment with Doxa Katokopia FC then in the Cyprus Second Division. Doxa got promoted finishing 3rd in the last day of the season. In the next season, newly promoted Doxa would be favourite for relegation, however Pambos showed his cunning team building skills. He spent a lot of time in Portugal hunting for players with good technical skills, a good team spirit, with speed and on a low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetrios Christodoulou
Demetrios Christodoulou ( el, Δημήτριος Χριστοδούλου; born 19 October 1951) is a Greek mathematician and physicist, who first became well known for his proof, together with Sergiu Klainerman, of the nonlinear stability of the Minkowski spacetime of special relativity in the framework of general relativity. Christodoulou is a 1993 MacArthur Fellow. Early life and education Christodoulou was born in Athens and received his doctorate in physics from Princeton University in 1971 under the direction of John Archibald Wheeler. After temporary positions at Caltech, CERN, and the Max Planck Institute for Physics, he became Professor of Mathematics, first at Syracuse University, then at the Courant Institute, and at Princeton University, before taking up his last position as Professor of Mathematics and Physics at the ETH Zurich in Switzerland. He is Emeritus Professor since January 2017. He holds dual Greek and U.S. citizenship. Achievements In 1993, he publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Christodoulou
Charles Christodoulou (c.1951 – 14 February 1976) was a British soldier in the Parachute Regiment who later served as a foreign mercenary during the Angolan War of Independence of the 1970s. Known as 'Shotgun Charlie', he was involved in the murder of at least 167 people during that conflict. Early life and career Christodoulou was born in Birmingham in the United Kingdom of Greek Cypriot parents and was believed to be a cousin of Costas Georgiou, known later as 'Colonel Callan', the leader of the British mercenaries in Angola. The two served together in the 1st Battalion of the Parachute Regiment in the British Army and toured in Northern Ireland. Georgiou was going out with Rona Angelo, Christodoulou's cousin. Unlike his fellow mercenaries Georgiou and Mick Wainwright, Christodoulou had been honourably discharged from the Army with the rank of Corporal,Chris Dempster and Dave Tomkins, Fire Power (London, UK: Transworld Publishers Ltd., 1978), 134; Peter Macdonald, Soldiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riki Christodoulou
Riki James Christodoulou (born 15 July 1988) is a British racing driver, born in Sutton Coldfield. His cousin Adam Christodoulou is also a British Racing Driver. Career Karting Christodoulou began racing in 1996, and has raced karts in the United Kingdom, UK, Italy, France, Belgium, including winning at Spa, and in Japan. However, it wasn't until 1999 when he started to make waves on the British karting circuit. He won the Shennington Kart Club's Formula Cadet class, edging out cousin Adam by only two points – 217 to 215. Both Christodoulous struggled the following season, with Adam coming 7th and Riki 14th. Riki got the edge on Adam in the National Cadet Championship, with Riki finishing 5th, 60 points behind champion Alexander Sims (racing driver), Alexander Sims. After a somewhat disappointing 2001 in the TKM class, Riki moved into the Intercontinental A Junior class for 2002. 5th place in the Super 1 JICA Championship led him towards a championship campaign in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Christodoulou
Adam Robert Christodoulou (born 11 June 1989, in Lichfield) is a Greek-British racing driver, who won the 2008 British Formula Renault Championship, also won the 2009 Star Mazda Championship in the United States. His less successful cousin Riki Christodoulou is also a racing driver, having competed in British Formula 3 Championship. Career Karting Christodoulou began his racing career in karting in Britain. His first competitive success came in the 2001 Kartmasters British Grand Prix - comer cadet where he came 1st in class, the first of many accolades in his burgeoning career. However in 2006 an MSA court found that Christodoulou had competed in a meeting at Rowrah on 5 June 2005 using illegally-modified engines. These had been modified by Peter Christodoulou whose actions resulted in a fine of £30,000. In 2017, Christodoulou admitted to still suffering night terrors and regular involuntary bowel movements due to the events which he claimed to know ‘nothing about’. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasios Christodoulou
Anastasios Christodoulou (1 May 1932 – 20 May 2002), often known as Chris Christodoulou, was a British-based Greek Cypriot university administrator. He was the Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the Foundation Secretary of the Open University. Early years Christodoulou was born in Cyprus in 1932, the oldest of three sons of Yianni Christodoulos, a cobbler, and his wife, Maria, née Haji. He came to London when he was three to join his father who was working as a kitchen porter in Soho. He hardly knew his mother, who died giving birth to twin sons, who lived. These twin brothers later went to live in Barbados with foster parents. Christodoulou had been born on Easter Day and was named 'Anastasios' by his parents, meaning 'Resurrection'. He lived with his father above a Soho restaurant and early on displayed a precocious intelligence. He went to a local primary school aged five, not knowing a word of English, but by half-term was interpreting f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petros Christodoulou
Petros Christodoulou ( el, Πέτρος Χριστοδούλου; born 1960) is a Greek economist and banker. Biography Christodoulou was born in 1960. Christodoulou earned his B.Sc. in finance at the Athens University of Economics and Business in 1982, and his MBA from Columbia University in 1985, with a specialization in Finance and Global Markets. After his graduation he worked for Credit Suisse First Boston (CFSB) in London. In 1987 Christodulou joined Goldman Sachs, working as Head of Money Markets Trading in Goldman Sachs London (1987–1988), and Head of Provincial Bond Trading at Goldman Sachs in Canada. In 1989 Christodoulou joined J.P. Morgan in London, working as Head of European Derivatives Trading (1989–1994), and Head of European Proprietary Trading (1994–1995). In 1995 he was promoted to Managing Director, responsible for European Short Term Interest Trading (1995–1997), and emerging markets in Europe and Africa (1997–1998). From 1998 to 2010, Christodoulo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanis Christodoulou
Theofanis "Fanis" Christodoulou ( el, Θεοφάνης "Φάνης" Χριστοδούλου; born May 22, 1965) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He played mainly at small forward, but his complete all-around skills allowed him to play all five positions. During his playing career, many sports journalists called him "The European Charles Barkley". While his nickname among his teammates was "Bembis" ("Baby"). A two-time selection, in |
Stanley Christodoulou
Stanley Christodoulou (Greek: Στάνλυ Χριστοδούλου; born 31 January 1946) is a South African international boxing judge and referee of Greek Cypriot descent. Christodoulou has judged bouts in his native South Africa, as well as internationally with the WBA, with whom he is involved in leaderships roles dealing with officiating. Career Christodoulou began his boxing career in 1963 and refereed his first world title bout in 1973 when Romeo Anaya and Arnold Taylor fought for the world bantamweight title. Christodoulou was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York on 13 June 2004. He was the first man to referee world title fights in all 17 weight categories, and the third to oversee 100 world title bouts. Christodoulou served as executive director of the South African Boxing Board of Control, and has twice been named South African boxing's 'Man of the Year'. He is a member of the World Boxing Association's International Officials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christodoulos Christodoulou
Christodoulos Christodoulou (in Greek Χριστόδουλος Χριστοδούλου; born 13 April 1939, in Avgorou), is a Greek Cypriot economist, lawyer and a politician. He served as a finance minister of Cyprus under president Glafcos Clerides from 7 November 1994 until 18 March 1999. Christodoulou was imprisoned for money laundering and other related major fraud crimes, which are suspected to be fake. Education Christodoulos was born in Avgorou, Cyprus, in 1939. Upon graduation from the Greek Gymnasium of Famagusta in 1957 he carried on his studies at the Pedagogical Academy of Cyprus, qualifying as a teacher in 1962. In 1969 he entered the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, graduating as a lawyer by 1972 and registering as a European lawyer (Dikegόros) in the next year. In 1988 he matriculated at the University of Wales where he gained his PhD in Labour Law in 1992. Career Christodoulou began his career as a school teacher in 1962 befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaos Christodoulou
Nikolaos Christodoulou ( el, Νικόλαος Χριστοδούλου) was a Greek infantry officer who rose to the rank of Major General. Biography Christodoulou was born on 18 July 1863 in Chalcis. He enlisted in the Hellenic Army on 14 July 1878. By 1897 he was an officer in the 2nd Infantry Regiment, and fought in the Greco-Turkish War 1897. In the Balkan Wars of 1912–13 he initially served as battalion commander in the 3rd Infantry Regiment. On 20 June 1913 and until the Battle of Kresna he assumed command of the 1st Infantry Regiment following the death of the latter's commander, Col. F. Dialetis. He then returned to command his battalion for a few days, before assuming command of the entire 3rd Regiment, which he led during the last days of the Second Balkan War. In 1916, following the Bulgarian invasion of eastern Macedonia, he did not obey orders from Athens to surrender and joined with his men the " National Defence" in Thessaloniki and assumed command of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
