Elias is the Greek equivalent of

Elijah Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My El (deity), God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic language, Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) w ...

( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū'';

Syriac Syriac may refer to: *Syriac language, an ancient dialect of Middle Aramaic *Sureth, one of the modern dialects of Syriac spoken in the Nineveh Plains region * Syriac alphabet ** Syriac (Unicode block) ** Syriac Supplement * Neo-Aramaic languages a ...

: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā'';

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the

Northern Kingdom of Israel The Kingdom of Israel (), or the Kingdom of Samaria, was an Israelite kingdom in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. The kingdom controlled the areas of Samaria, Galilee and parts of Transjordan. Its capital, for the most part, was Sama ...

in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated traditions, the name is used as a personal name in numerous languages.

Variants

* Éilias

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

* Elia

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

* Elias

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

* Elías Icelandic * Éliás Hungarian * Elías

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

* Eliáš, Elijáš

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

* Elias, Eelis, Eljas

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

* Elias

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

* Elias

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

* Elias, Iliya ()

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

* Elias, Elis

* Elias, Elyas

Ethiopian Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...

* Elias, Elyas

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

* Eliasz

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

* Élie French * Elija Slovene * Elijah

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

* Elis

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

* Elisedd

* Eliya (එලියා) Sinhala * Eliyas (Ілияс) Kazakh * Eliyahu, Eliya (אֵלִיָּהוּ, אליה) Biblical Hebrew,

* Elyās, Ilyās, Eliya (, )

* Elliot, Elliott

* Ellis

( anglicised) * Helias

Ecclesiastical Latin Latin, also called Church Latin or Liturgical Latin, is a form of Latin developed to discuss Christian thought in Late Antiquity and used in Christian liturgy, theology, and church administration down to the present day, especially in the Ca ...

* Ilia (Илия)

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

, Church Slavonic, Macedonian,

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

* Ilia (ილია)

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

* Ilias (Ηλίας)

Koine Greek Koine Greek (; Koine el, ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, hē koinè diálektos, the common dialect; ), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-reg ...

* Ilias (Ηλίας)

Modern Greek Modern Greek (, , or , ''Kiní Neoellinikí Glóssa''), generally referred to by speakers simply as Greek (, ), refers collectively to the dialects of the Greek language spoken in the modern era, including the official standardized form of the ...

* Ilie

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...

* Ilija (Илија) Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian * Ilja

* Iljo (Иљо) Macedonian * Iliya (Илия)

* Illés Hungarian * Illia (Ілля)

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

Ilya Ilya, Iliya, Ilia, Ilja, or Ilija (russian: Илья́, Il'ja, , or russian: Илия́, Ilija, ; uk, Ілля́, Illia, ; be, Ілья́, Iĺja ) is the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning "My God is Yahu/Jah." ...

(Илья)

* İlyas Turkish *Ilyos Uzbek * Ilias/Ilyas/Elias/Elyas/Alias/Alyas

Malay Malay may refer to: Languages * Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore ** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century ** Indonesi ...

* Líggjas Faroese * Yeghia (Եղիա)

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

* 埃利亚斯 (āi lì yǎ sī)

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...

Feminized variants

* Iliana (Илиана)

* Ilina (Илина)

, Macedonian * Ilinca

* Ilinka (Илинка) Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian * Eliana, Iliana

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 ...

* Éliane French

People with the given name

* Elias, a Greek scholar and commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry * Elias of Armenia, Armenian religious leader, Catholicos of All Armenians from 703 to 717 *

Elias of Nisibis , native_name_lang = Syriac , church = Church of the East , archdiocese = Nisibis , province = Metropolitanate of Nisibis , metropolis = , diocese = , see = , appointed = 26 Dec ...

(975–1046), Nestorian bishop of Nisibis and an important mediaeval chronicler, also known as Elijah of Nisibis and Eliya bar Shinaya *

Elias, Duke of Parma Elias I, Duke of Parma and Piacenza ( it, Elia di Borbone-Parma; 23 July 1880 – 27 June 1959) was the head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and pretender to the defunct throne of Parma between 1950 and 1959. From 1907 to 1950 he served as regent ...

(1880–1959), head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and pretender to the defunct throne of Parma *

Elías Ahúja y Andría Elías Ahúja y Andría (January 8, 1863 – July 20, 1951) was a Spanish philanthropist, politician, businessman and academic. He was born in Cadiz and died in New York City. He studied commerce at the Technical Institute of Boston. In 1903 h ...

(1863–1951), Spanish politician *

Elias Alves da Silva Elias Alves da Silva (born 4 September 1981), known simply as Elias, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Armenian club FC Yerevan. He also held Portuguese citizenship, due to the many years spent ...

(born 1981), Brazilian football player * Elias Ammerbach (1530–1597), German organist *

Elias Ashmole Elias Ashmole (; 23 May 1617 – 18 May 1692) was an English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and student of alchemy. Ashmole supported the royalist side during the English Civil War, and at the restoration of Charles II he ...

(1617–1692), English antiquary and politician *

Elias Atallah Elias G Atallah ( ar, إلياس عطا الله) (born 1947), is a Lebanese politician, and an elected member of parliament during the 2005 elections. He is also the chairperson of the Democratic Left Movement, and a prominent member in the M ...

(born 1947), Lebanese politician * Elias Atmatsidis (born 1969), Greek football player * Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (born 1992), Danish singer * Elias ibn Mudar, c. 10 AD - Arab chieftain *

Elias Boudinot Elias Boudinot ( ; May 2, 1740 – October 24, 1821) was a lawyer and statesman from Elizabeth, New Jersey who was a delegate to the Continental Congress (more accurately referred to as the Congress of the Confederation) and served as President ...

(1740–1821), American politician *

Elias Boudinot (Cherokee) Elias Boudinot ( chr, ᎦᎴᎩᎾ ᎤᏩᏘ, translit=Gallegina Uwati; 1802June 22, 1839), also known as Buck Watie) was a writer, newspaper editor, and leader of the Cherokee Nation. He was a member of a prominent family, and was born and gre ...

(1802–1839), Native American writer * Elias Breeskin (1896–1969), Russian violinist *

Elias Canetti Elias Canetti (; bg, Елиас Канети; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994) was a German-language writer, born in Ruse, Bulgaria to a Sephardic family. They moved to Manchester, England, but his father died in 1912, and his mother took her ...

(1905–1994), Bulgarian writer *

Elias Chandler Elias Chandler was an American Colonel of the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War. He was known for commanding the 1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1898), 1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment and oversaw its tra ...

(1856–1909), American colonel and major *

Elias Charalambous Elias Charalambous ( el, Ηλίας Χαραλάμπους; born 25 September 1980) is a Cypriot football manager and former player, who is charge of Liga I club FCSB. Career statistics International Managerial Honours Omonia *Cypriot ...

(born 1980), Cypriot footballer *

Elias James Corey Elias James Corey (born July 12, 1928) is an American organic chemist. In 1990, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis. Regarded by many a ...

(born 1928), American chemist *

Elias Dayton Elias Dayton (May 1, 1737 – October 22, 1807) was an American merchant and military officer who served as captain and colonel of the local militia and in 1783 rose to become a brigadier general during the American Revolutionary War. Afterw ...

(1737–1807), American soldier and politician * Elias P. Demetracopoulos, Greek journalist *

Elias Disney Elias Charles Disney (February 6, 1859September 13, 1941) was a Canadian-American construction worker and entrepreneur. He is best known as the father of Roy and Walt Disney, co-founders of The Walt Disney Company. Biography Early life Disn ...

(1859–1941), Canadian businessman, father of Walt Disney *

Elias Dolah Elias Dolah ( th, เอเลียส ดอเลาะ, born 24 April 1993) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Port F.C., Port. Born in Sweden, Dolah plays for the Thailand nati ...

(born 1993), Thai footballer *

Elias (footballer, born 1963) Fernando Elias Oliveira da Silva, known as Elias (born 20 November 1963) is a former Portuguese football player. Club career He played 8 seasons and 200 games in the Primeira Liga for Penafiel, Estrela Amadora and Tirsense. Honours ;Estrela ...

, Portuguese footballer, full name Fernando Elias Oliveira da Silva *

Elias Farkouh Elias Farkouh (Arabic: إلياس فركوح) (1948 – July 15, 2020) was a Jordanian short story writer and novelist. He was born in Amman in 1948 and was educated in Amman and East Jerusalem. He graduated from the Arab University of Beiru ...

(1948–2020), Jordanian writer * Elias Freij (1918–1998), Palestinian mayor *

Elias Gleizer Ilicz Glejzer (4 January 1934 – 16 May 2015), better known as Elias Gleizer, was a Brazilian comedian and actor. Born in São Paulo, Gleizer was the son of two Polish Jewish immigrants, a shoemaker and a housewife. He began his artistic ca ...

(1934–2015), Brazilian actor and comedian * Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1695–1774), German painter *

Elias Harris Elias Harris (born 6 July 1989) is a German professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball at Gonzaga University and plays for the German national team. Junior career ...

(born 1989), German basketball player *

Elias Holl Elias Holl (28 February 1573 in Augsburg – 6 January 1646 in Augsburg) was the most important architect of late German Renaissance architecture. Life Elias Holl was born in Augsburg, Werbhausgasse 2. He was descended from a master-builder- ...

(1573–1646), German architect *

Elias Howe Elias Howe Jr. (; July 9, 1819October 3, 1867) was an American inventor best known for his creation of the modern lockstitch sewing machine. Early life Elias Howe Jr. was born on July 9, 1819, to Dr. Elias Howe Sr. and Polly (Bemis) Howe in ...

(1819–1867), American inventor of the sewing machine *

Elias Hrawi Elias Hrawi ( ar, الياس الهراوي, 4 September 1926 – 7 July 2006) was president of Lebanon, whose term of office ran from 1989 to 1998. Early life and education Hrawi was born in Hawch Al Umara, Zahlé, to a wealthy landowning Maro ...

(1925–2006), Lebanese politician *

Elias Kane Elias Kent Kane (June 7, 1794December 12, 1835) was the first Illinois Secretary of State and a U.S. Senator from Illinois. Early life He was born in New York City, to merchant Capt. Elias Kent Kane and Deborah VanSchelluyne of Dutchess County, ...

(1794–1835), American politician *

Elias Khoury Elias Khoury ( ar, إلياس خوري; born 12 July 1948) is a Lebanon, Lebanese novelist, and prominent public intellectual. Accordingly, he has published myriad novels related to literary criticism, which have been translated into several fore ...

(born 1948), Lebanese writer *

Elias Koteas Elias Koteas (; el, Ηλίας Κοτέας; born March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Alvin "Al" Olinsky in the ''Chicago'' franchise, as well as appearing in lead and supporting roles in numerous films. He won the Cana ...

(born 1961), Greek-Canadian actor *

Elias Lianos Elias Lianos is a Greek businessman. He was the founder, CEO and major shareholder of Proton Bank, which is headquartered in Athens, Greece. He was also the president and owner of Panionios B.C., the Athens-based Greek Basket League The Gree ...

, Greek businessman *

Elias Lindholm Elias Viktor Zebulon Lindholm (born 2 December 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round (5 ...

(born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player *

Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot (; 9 April 1802 – 19 March 1884) was a Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for creating the Finnish national epic, ''Kalevala'', (1835, enlarged 1849), from short ...

(1802–1884), Finnish philologist *

Elias Loomis Elias Loomis (August 7, 1811 – August 15, 1889) was an American mathematician. He served as a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Western Reserve College (now Case Western Reserve University), the University of the City of New Yo ...

(1811–1889), American mathematician * Elias Mendes Trindade (1985), Brazilian football player *

Elias Motsoaledi Elias Mathope Motsoaledi (26 July 1924 – 9 May 1994) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and one of the eight men sentenced to life imprisonment at the Rivonia Trial in July 1963 and paternal uncle to South African politician and m ...

(1924-1994), South African anti-apartheid activist *

Elias Murr Elias Murr ( ar, إلياس المرّ, '; born 30 January 1962) is a Lebanese politician and an International political figure. Early life and education Murr was born on 30 January 1962 in Bteghrine. He is the son of former deputy prime min ...

(born 1962), Lebanese politician *

Elias Pavlidis Elias Pavlidis (born May 4, 1978, in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk), sometimes written Helias or Ilias Pavlidis, is a Greek amateur boxer best known to compete at the Athens Olympics 2004. He was born in Russia. Career At the 2003 World Championship ...

(born 1978), Greek boxer *

Elias Petropoulos Elias Petropoulos ( el, Ηλίας Πετρόπουλος; Athens June 26, 1928 - Paris September 3, 2003) was a Greek author, folklorist and urban historian. A self-described "urban anthropologist," he wrote on aspects of Greek life that were rar ...

(1928–2003), Greek musicologist and writer *

Elias Pettersson Elias Fredrik Pettersson (born 12 November 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pettersson was selected fifth overall by the Canucks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Nickname ...

(born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player *

Elias Polk Elias Polk (1806 – December 30, 1886) was a former enslaved African American, most known for being enslaved by President James K. Polk and his family from the time of his birth until emancipation in 1865. After the American Civil War, he became ...

(1806-1886), American slave and political activist *

Elias Porter Elias Hull Porter (1914 – December 13, 1987) was an American psychologist. While at the University of Chicago Porter was a peer of other notable American psychologists, including Carl Rogers, Thomas Gordon (psychologist), Thomas Gordon, Abraham M ...

(1914–1987), American psychologist * Elias Rababi (1913–1999), Lebanese journalist and politician * Elias Alford Rowan (1837-1912), American politician * Elias Ricks, American football player * Elias Samson (or simply ''Elias''), ring name of Jeffrey Logan Sciullo, American professional wrestler *

Elias Sarkis Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several hol ...

(1924–1985), Lebanese politician * Elias (singer), French singer-songwriter * Elias "Vic" Seixas (born 1923), American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player * Elias Spantidakis (1886-1914), Greek-American union leader *

Elias M. Stein Elias Menachem Stein (January 13, 1931 – December 23, 2018) was an American mathematician who was a leading figure in the field of harmonic analysis. He was the Albert Baldwin Dod Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus, at Princeton University, w ...

(born 1931), American mathematician *

Elias Tahan Elias Tahan (born September 11, 1986) is an American photographer currently located in Los Angeles. Elias Tahan has been featured in publications such as ''Flaunt'', ''Interview (magazine), Interview'', and ''Nylon (magazine), Nylon''. His celeb ...

(born 1986), American photographer *

Elias Toufexis Elias Toufexis is a Canadian actor. He has played characters on television and in video games, mostly in science fiction and fantasy genres. Career Acting Toufexis acted in small television roles at first, eventually playing Morton in the m ...

(born 1975), Greek-Canadian actor *

Elias Vattis Elias Vattis (born February 28, 1986 in Cyprus) is a retired Cypriot football midfielder, midfielder who plays for Karmiotissa Pano Polemidion, Karmiotissa. He started his career in AEL Limassol. Nea Salamina On the 3rd of July 2013, Vattis got ...

(born 1986), Cypriot football player *

Elias Venezis Elias Venezis ( el, Ηλίας Βενέζης) (March 4, 1904 - August 3, 1973) is the pseudonym of Elias Mellos (), a major Greek novelist. He was born in 1904 in Ayvalık (Kydonies) in Asia Minor and died in Athens in 1973. He wrote many boo ...

(1904–1973), Greek writer *

Elias Viljanen Elias "E.Vil" Einari Johannes Viljanen (born 8 July 1975) is a Finnish musician from Tampere, Finland, known for being the guitarist for Sonata Arctica since 2007. Viljanen joined Sonata Arctica in spring 2007 in order to replace Jani Liimataine ...

(born 1975), Finnish musician *

Elias Wessén Elias Wessén (15 April 1889 – 30 January 1981) was a prominent Swedish linguist and a professor of Scandinavian languages at Stockholm University (1928–1956). In 1947, he was honoured with one of the 18 seats at the Swedish Academy (which f ...

(1889–1981), Swedish linguist *

Elias Wright Elias Wright (June 22, 1830 – January 2, 1901) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. Elias Wright was born at Durham, New York on June 22, 1830.Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, ''Civil War High Commands.'' Stanford: S ...

(1830–1901), American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era *

Elias Zerhouni Elias Zerhouni (in Arabic إلياس زرهوني) (born April 12, 1951) is an Algerian-born American scientist, radiologist and biomedical engineer. He spent much of his career on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, ...

(born 1951), Algerian-born American doctor * Elias Zoghby (1912–2008), Lebanese archbishop

Fictional characters with the given name

* Elias Acorn, Prince and later King of the Kingdom of Acorn in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' by Archie; he is the older brother of Sally Acorn. *

Elias Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several h ...

, a prominent gangster whose goals lead him to both conflict and work with (directly and indirectly) in the TV series Person of Interest; he is shot in the head and perhaps killed in the 4th season's finale during a fight with a rival gang leader *

Elias Bogan Elias Bogan is a fictional Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in ''X-Treme X-Men'' #21 (fully). He was created by Chris Claremont. Fictional character ...

, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe *

Elias Grover This is a list of major and recurring characters in Kevin Smith's fictional universe known as the View Askewniverse. ''Clerks'' (1994) Dante Hicks Dante Hicks, played by Brian O'Halloran, is 22 (33 in ''Clerks II, 49 in Clerks III''), works at ...

, fictional character in the 2006 film ''Clerks II'' * Sergeant Elias Grodin, fictional character portrayed by Willem Dafoe in the 1986 film ''Platoon'' * Elias, fictional character in '' Panel de Pon'' * Elias Ryker, fictional character in Richard K. Morgan's novel, ''

Altered Carbon ''Altered Carbon'' is a 2002 cyberpunk novel by the English writer Richard K. Morgan. Set in a future in which interstellar travel and relative immortality is facilitated by transferring consciousnesses between bodies ("sleeves"), it follows t ...

'' * Elias Taylor, fictional character in ''

V (1983 miniseries) ''V'' (or ''V: The Original Miniseries'') is a two-part American science-fiction television miniseries, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. First shown in 1983, it initiated the science-fiction franchise concerning aliens known as the "Vi ...

'' * Elias "Eli" Thompson, fictional character in the television series '' Boardwalk Empire'' * Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy, fictional character from '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Elías, a main character from José Rizal's patriotic novel " Noli Me Tángere" * Elias Carstairs, a character from

Cassandra Clare Judith Lewis (née Rumelt; born July 27, 1973), better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series ''The Mortal Instruments''.'' Personal life Clare was born Judith ...

's "

The Infernal Devices ''The Infernal Devices'' is a trilogy by author Cassandra Clare, centring on a race called the Shadowhunters introduced in her ''The Mortal Instruments'' series. The trilogy is a prequel series to ''The'' ''Mortal Instruments'' series. Cassandr ...

" prequel to "

The Mortal Instruments ''The Mortal Instruments'' is a series of six young adult fantasy novels written by American author Cassandra Clare, the last of which was published on May 27, 2014. ''The Mortal Instruments'' is chronologically the third series of a planned fi ...

" * Elias Walker, fictional character in the 2013 video game '' Call of Duty: Ghosts'' * Dr. Elias Huer, fictional character from "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979) * Elias "Blitz" Kötz, fictional character in the 2015 video game ''

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'' is an online tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on December 1, 2015; the game was ...

'' * Elias Venturius, one of the two protagonists of the

Sabaa Tahir Sabaa Tahir is an American Young adult fiction, young adult novelist best known for her The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York Times''-bestselling ''An Ember in the Ashes'', its sequels, and the novel All My Rage. Two of her novels, '' ...

novel ''

An Ember in the Ashes ''An Ember in the Ashes'' is a fantasy novel written by American author Sabaa Tahir. It was published on April 28, 2015 by Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House. It is the first book in the ''An Ember in the Ashes'' series, followed by ...

'' * Elias Rahim, fiction character in the television series ''

The OA ''The OA'' is an American mystery drama television series with science fiction, supernatural, and fantasy elements. ''The OA'' debuted on Netflix on December 16, 2016. Created and executive produced by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the serie ...

'' * Elias Bouchard, the Head of the Magnus Institute in horror fiction podcast ''

The Magnus Archives ''The Magnus Archives'' is a horror fiction podcast written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall, and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims narrated the podcast in-character as the main character, Jonathan Sims, the newly appointed Hea ...

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People with the surname

* Akhteruzzaman Elias (1943—1997), Bengali writer * Alois Eliáš (1890–1942), Czechoslovak general and politician * Benny Elias (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league player * Blas Elias (born 1967), American musician * Dave Elias (1969-2013), Canadian curler * David Elias (born 1949), Canadian writer * Eliane Elias (born 1960), Lebanese-Brazilian musician * Erick Elías (born 1980), Mexican actor * Eulalia Elias (1788–1865), American rancher * Gastão Elias (born 1990), Portuguese tennis player * Hanin Elias (born 1972), German musician * Hendrik Elias (1902–1973), Belgian politician * Isaak Elias (1912-1998), Canadian politician * Joan Puig i Elias (1898–1972), Catalan pedagogue and anarchist * Johan Engelbert Elias (1895–1959), Dutch historian, also known as ''Vroedschap van Amsterdam'' * John Elias (rugby league), John Elias (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league footballer and coach * Jonathan Elias (born 1956), American composer * Lee Elias (1920–1998), American comics artist * Manny Elias (born 1953), English drummer * Mike Elias (born 1982), American baseball executive * Norbert Elias (1897–1990), German sociologist * Patrik Eliáš (born 1976), Czech ice hockey player * Peter Elias (1923–2001), American computer scientist * Rick Elias, Nashville songwriter and singer * Robert Elias, birth name of Robert Downey Sr., American actor and film director * Roenis Elías, Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher * Rosalind Elias (1930-2020), American singer * Quentin Elias (1980-2014), French model and actor * Sandy Abi Elias, Lebanese footballer * Sian Elias (born 1949), New Zealand judge * Taslim Olawale Elias (1914–1991), Nigerian judge * Ton Elias (born 1955), retired Dutch politician * Toni Elías (born 1983), Spanish motorcyclist * Zé Elias (born 1976), Brazilian football player

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