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Ioannou
Ioannou or Joannou () is a Greek surname, derived from the given name John (). Notable people with surname Ioannou or Joannou: People Ioannou * Demetris Ioannou (born 1968), Cypriot footballer *Dimitrios Ioannou (1861-1926), Greek general *Dimitris Ioannou (born 1977), Greek footballer * Eleni Ioannou (1984-2004), Greek judo athlete * Fifis Ioannou (1914-1988), 2nd Secretary General of AKEL * Giorgos Ioannou (1926-2017), Greek painter *John Ioannou, Greek-Canadian actor *Kyriakos Ioannou (born 1984), Cypriot high jumper * Memos Ioannou (born 1958), Greek basketball player * Nicolas George Ioannou (born 1965), Cypriot businessman * Orthodoxos Ioannou (born 1986), Cypriot footballer * Susan Ioannou (born 1944), Canadian poet * Yiannos Ioannou (born 1966), Cypriot footballer Joannou *Chris Joannou (born 1979), bass player * Dakis Joannou (born 1939), Cypriot industrialist * Stelios Joannou (1915-1999), Cypriot philanthropist See also *Joannou & Paraskevaides Joannou & Paras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stelios Joannou
Stelios Joannou or Ioannou (Greek: Στέλιος Ιωάννου; 30 January 1915 – 8 May 1999) was an internationally acclaimed Cypriot industrialist and philanthropist, one of the two cofounders of the formidable Joannou & Paraskevaides construction firm, known by its trademark, J&P. Biography Born in Pano Lefkara, near Larnaca (Cyprus), Stelios Joannou was the son of Ttofi (Christofis) and Panagiota Ioannou. At a young age, together with his parents and his sister, Eleni, he moved to Nicosia, where his father owned and successfully directed a small inn that operated in parallel as a trading post for various goods. Growing up in the environment of the famous ‘Ttofi’s Inn’, also called ‘St Anthony’s Inn’, Ioannou had the opportunity to receive a hands-on business education and to witness first-hand the problems, strengths and needs faced by the rural population and the people active in production and trade in Cyprus. After completing his studies at the Pancyprian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Ioannou
Susan Ioannou (born October 4, 1944) is a Canadian poet who lives in Toronto, Ontario. Biography Ioannou was born October 4, 1944 to Frank and Margaret Thomas."Susan Ioannou." ''Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors'', Gale, 2008. ''Gale In Context: Biography'', https://www.gale.com/c/in-context-biography. Accessed 23 Oct. 2020. As a young child, she wrote fiction, but by her teen years, she wrote more poetry than fiction. In 1966 she received her bachelor's degree and a year later, her master's degree from the University of Toronto. While attending the University of Toronto, she received the school's Nora Epstein Foundation award for poetry. In August 1967 she married Lazaros Ioannou. Ioannou taught English at Bloor Collegiate Institute, for six years during the 1970s. In 1973, she was the Vice-President of the Ontario Council of Teachers of English. From 1980 to 1989, she served as Associate Editor of ''Cross Canada Writers' Quarterly.'' She also served as editor of ''Coif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitrios Ioannou
Dimitrios Ioannou ( el, Δημήτριος Ιωάννου, 1861–1926) was a senior officer of the Hellenic Army who fought in the Macedonian front during World War I and in the opening stages of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922. Biography Born on 23 October 1861 at Levadeia, Ioannou entered the Hellenic Military Academy and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Engineers on 25 July 1884. In 1897, as a Captain, he participated in the Greek expeditionary force to Crete under Colonel Timoleon Vassos. By the time the First Balkan War broke out October 1912 he was a Lt. Colonel, and served as chief of staff of the Army of Epirus, under Lt. General Konstantinos Sapountzakis. Later, during the Battle of Bizani, he commanded a detachment of four Evzone battalions, and was distinguished for his drive and determination. He was named as the commanding officer of the newly raised 9th Infantry Division in 1913, and commanded it until 1916, when he joined the Venizelist Moveme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas George Ioannou
Nicolas George Ioannou ( el, Νικόλας Γιώργος Ιωάννου; born 8 January 1965), also known as "Rudy", is a Cypriot yacht and speedboat manufacturer since 1991, and a property developer. He is the CEO of several companies including Coast and Hills Developments. He has investments in hotels and residential towers as well as marina developments. Ioannou has been appointed by the Cypriot president as honorary consul of Cyprus in the Sinai Peninsula. Career Business Boat-racing & Boat-building During the time Ioannou resided in Egypt, he was the national Union Internationale Motonautique president. As a speed boat manufacturer he organised the first red sea rib rally and brought to this event a long list of world class royalty, celebrities, business people and adventurers, and created thereafter a series of events which included the first ever Formula 2 race in the Egyptian Nile, "les 8 heurs du nil". Rudy, also personally participated in several boat racing eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgos Ioannou
Giorgos (also mentioned as Yorgos or Georges) Ioannou (1926 – 2017) was a Greek artist born in Athens. He is considered to have been one of the main representatives of the Pop Art movement in Greece. In his work by adopting the main aspects of pop art and utilizing the techniques employed by comic books, he turned to satirizing social and political reality, creating compositions with a surrealistic Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself. Its aim was, according to ... atmosphere and symbolic allusions. References * National Gallery, GreecGiorgos Ioannou* Αρχείο Τ. Σπητέρη - Φάκελοι ΚαλλιτεχνώνΓιώργος Ιωάννου, Τελλόγλειο Ίδρυμα Τεχνών, Α.Π.Θ. * Π.Δ.ΚαγκελάρηΑναζητήσεις στη Σύγχρονη Ελ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memos Ioannou
Agamemnon "Memos" Ioannou ( el, Αγαμέμνων "Μέμος" Ιωάννου; born April 15th, 1958 in Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At 6'2¾" (1.90 m), he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional playing career Ioannou had a successful playing career with Panathinaikos, as he won 6 Greek League championships (1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984) and 4 Greek Cups (1979, 1982, 1983, 1986) with the club. He also won another Greek Cup with Aris, in the 1991–92 season. At that final, he was interim coach. In 1991, he won the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (later called FIBA Saporta Cup) championship, while playing with PAOK. In 1993, Ioannou won the FIBA European Cup again, this time while playing with Aris. National team playing career Ioannou was also a member of the senior men's Greek national team that won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 1987. He also played at the 1988 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyriakos Ioannou
Kyriakos Ioannou ( el, Κυριάκος Ιωάννου, born 26 July 1984) is a Cypriot high jumper. He has twice won medals at the World Championships in Athletics (2007 and 2009) and was the bronze medallist at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2008. He is the only medalist for Cyprus at the World Athletics Championships since its creation in 1983. He's also the Cypriot record holder, both outdoors (2.35 m) and indoors (2.32 m). Ioannou is a two-time medallist at the Commonwealth Games (2006 and 2014) and took back-to-back gold medals at the Mediterranean Games in 2005 and 2009. Career His personal best jump and Cypriot national record is 2.35 metres, achieved at the 2007 World Championships held in Osaka where he won the bronze medal. He became the first World Championships medalist from Cyprus. Two years later, at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, he won the silver medal (2,32 m), only beaten by Yaroslav Rybakov. He also took the bronze medal at the 2008 Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetris Ioannou
Demetris Ioannou () born December 8, 1968, is a former international Cypriot football defender and currently a football manager. Career He started his career in 1990 from Apollon Limassol and then followed six successful seasons in Anorthosis Famagusta. Also, he played in Olympiakos Nicosia for just six months and he ended his career in AEP Paphos AEP Paphos ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Πάφος, ''Athlitiki Enosi Pafos''; "Athletic Union Paphos") was a Cypriot football club based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2000 after the merger of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras. .... International career He is regarded as one of the greatest Cypriot centre backs of all time and captained the Cyprus National Team for a four-year period. Personal life His son, Nicholas Ioannou, was born on November 10, 1995. He plays as a centre defender, and was signed up by Manchester United when he was 11 years old. He progressed through the ranks at Old Trafford and he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yiannos Ioannou
Yiannos Ioannou ( el, Γιάννος Ιωάννου) (born January 25, 1966) is a former Cypriot football player. Club career He was one of the most successful strikers in Cyprus ever and because of that he was given the nickname "Mr Goal". Playing almost 20 years for APOEL, he won the Cypriot Championship 4 times, the Cypriot Cup 6 times and the Super Cup 6 times too. In addition, he was the top scorer in Cyprus in the seasons 1985-1986 and 1992–1993, scoring 22 goals in each season. Ioannou has the most appearances and goals in the history of APOEL, with 504 appearances and 264 goals in all competitions. International career Yiannos Ioannou had been also an important member of the Cyprus national football team, having 41 appearances and scoring 6 goals. Managerial career He served for many years as assistant manager for APOEL. Honours Club APOEL * Cypriot Championship: 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996 * Cypriot Cup: 1984, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 * Cypriot Super Cup: 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakis Joannou
Dakis Joannou (Leonidas Ioannou; el, Δάκης Ιωάννου; born December 30, 1939) is a Greek Cypriot industrialist and art collector. He is considered to be one of the leading collectors of contemporary art in the world and is famous for acquisitions such as the Jeff Koons-designed yacht 'Guilty'. Early life and education Dakis Joannou was born in Nicosia, Cyprus. Son of industrialist Stelios Joannou, and co-founder of the Joannou & Paraskevaides company, Joannou graduated from Athens College in 1958 after moving to Greece. In 1962 he continued his education in the United States, receiving his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Cornell University. In 1964, he completed his master's degree from Columbia University and in 1967 accomplished his Doctorate in Architecture at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Career Joannou entered the construction and civil engineering business in the late 1960s and ever since has diversified his holdings through numerous areas of int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifis Ioannou
Fifis Ioannou (Φιφής Ιωάννου in Greek; 1914 — 1988), was a Cypriot politician and editor. Ioannou was born in Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ... in 1914. He succeeded Ploutis Servas in 1945 as the Secretary General of AKEL, a position he held until 1949. He was the head editor of various Cypriot newspapers and president of the Union of Cyprus Journalists from 1973 to 1979. References * http://www.ardin.gr/node/1604 * http://www.lemoni.gr/shop/author.asp?ID=55379 1914 births 1988 deaths People from Nicosia Greek Cypriot politicians Progressive Party of Working People politicians Leaders of the Progressive Party of Working People {{Cyprus-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitris Ioannou
Dimitris Ioannou ( el, Δημήτρης Ιωάννου, born 15 March 1977) is a retired Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ... football player. References External linksInsports profile 1977 births Living people Greek expatriate footballers Levadiakos F.C. players A.O. Kerkyra players Atromitos F.C. players Apollon Pontou FC players Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players Panachaiki F.C. players AEP Paphos FC players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Association football defenders Footballers from Athens Greek footballers {{Greece-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
