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Yannis, Yiannis, or Giannis (Γιάννης) is a common Greek given name, a variant of '' John'' (Hebrew) meaning "God is gracious." In formal Greek (e.g. all government documents and birth certificates) the name exists only as Ioannis (Ιωάννης). Variants include ''Yannis'' (Also Janni), ''Iannis'', ''Yannakis'', ''Yanis'', and the rare ''Yannos'', usually found in the
Peloponnese The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...
and Cyprus. Feminine forms are Γιάννα ( Yianna,
Gianna Gianna is a female Italian given name, a diminutive form of Giovanna. In English, it is translated as Joann, Joanne or Joanna. These names mean "God is gracious". See also "John" for the origin. Variations *Feminine: Giana, Gia, Giovanna *Mascu ...
) and Ιωάννα ( Ioanna) which is the formal variant used in formal/government documents. Yannis may refer to: *
Abu'l-Fath Yanis Abu'-Fatḥ Nāṣir (or Amīr) al-Juyūsh Sayf al-Islām Sharaf al-Islām Yānis al-Rūmī al-Armanī al-Ḥāfiẓī, commonly simply known by his given name Yānis (i.e., John), was an Armenian military slave who served as vizier of the Fatimid ...
, Fatimid vizier *
Giannis Agouris Giannis Agouris (Greek: Γιάννης Αγγούρης, July 20, 1930 - August 1, 2006) was a Greek writer and journalist from Achaia. Biography Giannis Agouris was born in Aroania (now part of Kalavryta, Greece) on July 20, 1930. He was the ...
, Greek writer and journalist *
Ioannis Amanatidis Ioannis Amanatidis ( el, Ιωάννης Αμανατίδης, ; born 3 December 1981) is a Greek football manager and former player. As a player, Amanatidis played as a striker and winger, and was active professionally in Germany. He also rep ...
, Greek footballer * Yannis Anastasiou, Greek footballer *
Yiannis Andrianopoulos Giannis Andrianopoulos ( Greek: Γιάννης Ανδριανόπουλος; 1900 – 6 November 1952) was a Greek footballer and one of the founding members of Greece's most successful football club, Olympiacos CFP. Club career Born in Pira ...
, Greek footballer *
Giannis Antetokounmpo Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo (born Adetokunbo; December 6, 1994) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Antetokounmpo's country of origin, in addition to his s ...
, Greek basketball player * Giannis Apostolidis, Greek footballer *
Yiannis Arabatzis Giannis Arabatzis ( el, Γιάννης Αραμπατζής; born 28 May 1984) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career AEK Athens Arabatzis made his first cap against rival team Panathinaikos, and impressed ...
, Greek goalkeeper * Yannis Bakos, economist * Ioannis Banias (1939–2012), Greek politician * Yannis Behrakis, Greek photojournalist * Giannis Bezos, Greek actor and director *
Yiannis Bourousis Giannis Bourousis (Greek: Γιάννης Μπουρούσης; born November 17, 1983) is a former Greek professional basketball player who last played for ASK Karditsa of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a 7 ft 0.75 in (2.15 m) 270 l ...
, Greek basketball player * Yannis Brown, composer * Yiannis Carras, Greek shipping magnate * Giannis Chondrogiannis, Greek politician * Jani Christou, Greek composer * Giannis Chrysafis, Greek footballer * Ioannis Damanakis, Greek footballer * Giannis Dragasakis, Greek politician * Yiannis Dritsas, the inventor of Greek instant frappé * Yiannis Eitziridis, Greek musician * Giannis Fysekis, Greek footballer * Giannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player *
Giannis Galanakis Yannis, Yiannis, or Giannis (Γιάννης) is a common Greek given name, a variant of ''John'' (Hebrew) meaning "God is gracious." In formal Greek (e.g. all government documents and birth certificates) the name exists only as Ioannis (Ιωάνν ...
, Greek entrepreneur and inventor of Greek artisan prosciutto *
Giannis Galitsios Giannis Galitsios (Greek: Γιάννης Γκαλίτσιος; born 15 May 1958) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Galitsios played only for AE Larissa, in 399 official League games (holding th ...
, Greek footballer * Giannis Georgallis, Greek basketball player * Giannis Giannoulis, Greek-Canadian basketball player * Giannis Gionakis, Greek actor * Yannis Goumas, Greek footballer *
Ioannis Gounaris Giannis Gounaris (Greek: Γιάννης Γούναρης; born 6 July 1952) is a Greek retired footballer and coach. Career Born in Thessaloniki, Gounaris was a right back who played for PAOK FC and Olympiacos FC in the 1970s and 80s. He earned ...
, Greek footballer *
Yiannis Grivas Ioannis Grivas ( el, Ιωάννης Γρίβας; 23 February 1923 – 27 November 2016) was a Greek judge, who served as President of the Court of Cassation and served as the Prime Minister of Greece at the head of a non-party caretaker governmen ...
, Greek judge * Ioannis Hatzidakis, Greek mathematician *
Yannis Hotzeas Yannis Hotzeas ( el, Γιάννης Χοντζέας) (1930 – 24 October 1994) was a Greek communist, Marxist theoretician and one of the principal founders of the Greek Marxist-Leninist movement. Early life Hotzeas was born in Koroni, Messen ...
, Greek communist thinker * Yanni (Yiánnis Hryssomállis), Greek composer, keyboardist *
Giannis Iliopoulos Giannis Iliopoulos ( el, Γιάννης Ηλιόπουλος; born 1979) is a Greek basketball player who played for AEK B.C. AEK Basketball Club ( el, ΚΑΕ ΑΕΚ ; Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως ''A ...
, Greek basketball player * Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball coach and politician *
Giannis Kalambokis Giannis Kalampokis (alternate spellings: Ioannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Kalambokis, Kalabokis) ( Greek: Γιάννης Καλαμπόκης; born on August 15, 1978 in Ilio, Peristeri, Athens, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player a ...
, Greek basketball player * Ioannis Kalitzakis, Greek footballer *
Giannis Katemis Giannis Katemis ( el, Γιάννης Κατεμής; born 28 May 1977) is a retired Greek professional football defender. Career Born in Limnes, Argolis, Katemis began his football career with Panargiakos F.C. in the Beta Ethniki. He would play ...
, Greek footballer *
Yannis Kondos Yannis Kondos ( el, Γιάννης Κοντός; 1943 – January 2015) was a Greek poet. He read Economics at the University of Piraeus (then Higher School for Industrial Studies). He founded the bookshop Ηνίοχος in 1971, along with Thana ...
, Greek poet *
Yannis Kontos Yannis Kontos ( el, Γιάννης Κόντος) (born 1971) is a Greek documentary photographer, professor of photography and commercial photographer. He has covered major events for over a decade in more than 50 countries. His work has been publi ...
, Greek photojournalist *
Yiannis Koskiniatis Giannis Koskiniatis (29 August 1983 – 29 October 2008) was a Greek footballer who played for Diagoras F.C. He played 61 games and scored 4 goals for the team. Career Koskiniatis made 61 Gamma Ethniki appearances for Diagoras, scoring four goa ...
, Greek footballer * Yiannis Kouros, Greek ultramarathon runner * Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and football manager *
Giannis Kyriakopoulos Ioannis Kyriakopoulos (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Kiriakopoulos) ( el, Γιάννης Κυριακόπουλος; born June 6, 1983) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.88 m (6'2") in height, and he plays at the ...
, Greek basketball player * Yiannis Latsis, Greek shipping tycoon *
Giannis Liourdis Giannis Liourdis (born 27 February 1979) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Liourdis previously played in the Greek Super League The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), o ...
, Greek footballer *
Yannis Makriyannis Yannis Makriyannis ( el, Γιάννης Μακρυγιάννης, ''Giánnēs Makrygiánnīs''; 1797–1864), born Ioannis Triantaphyllou (, ''Iōánnēs Triantafýllou''), was a Greek merchant, military officer, politician and author, best ...
, Greek General * Yannis Manakis, Greek photographer * Giannis Maniatis, Greek footballer *
Yannis Margaritis Yannis Margaritis ( el, Γιάννης Μαργαρίτης) is a Greek theatre director, perhaps best known for his presentation of the play ''Electra''. Margaritis is the son of Niki Kypreou and Alkis Margaritis. He is currently married to Chr ...
, Greek theater director *
Giannis Markopoulos Yannis Markopoulos ( el, Γιάννης Μαρκόπουλος; born 18 March 1939) is a Greek composer. Biography Early life and education Yannis Markopoulos was born in 1939 in Heraklion, Crete. From one of the old families of the island— ...
, Greek composer *
Giannis Mihalopoulos Giannis Michalopoulos ( el, Γιάννης Μιχαλόπουλος; 22 April 1927 – 10 June 2016) was a Greek actor. Biography Michalopoulos was born in Athens. He mostly acted in supporting roles, appearing in many movies, his most famous b ...
, Greek actor * Giannis Milonas, Greek basketball player * Yiannis Moralis, Greek artist * Yiannis N. Moschovakis, Greek theorist * Yiannis Okkas, Cypriot footballer * Yiannis Papadopoulos, Greek footballer *
Yiannis Papaioannou Yiannis Papaioannou ( gr, Ιωάννης Ανδρέου Παπαιωάννου; 6 January 1910, Kavala – 19 May 1989, Athens) was a Greek composer and teacher of the Modern Era. He studied piano with Marika Laspopoulou and composition with Al ...
, Greek composer * Yannis Papathanasiou, Greek politician * Yiannis Parios, Greek singer *
Giannis Pasas Giannis Pasas ( el, Γιάννης Πασάς; born 7 October 1990) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Super League 2 club Kalamata. Career Panetolikos Pasas started his football with Panetolikos in 2008. In 2009, ...
, Greek footballer *
Yiannis Patilis Yiannis Patilis (Greek: Γιάννης Πατίλης) (born 21 February 1947 in Colonus, Athens) is a Greek poet. Biography He spent his childhood in Colonus and later in Patisia. He has been living in Nea Smyrni since 2005. He studied law and ...
, Greek poet * Yannis Pathiakakis Stadium, Greek stadium *
Giannis Pechlivanis Giannis Pechlivanis ( el, Γιάννης Πεχλιβάνης; born 1 May 1988) is a Greek football midfielder who plays for Makedonikos. Career Born in Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica () ...
, Greek footballer * Yiannis Pharmakis, Greek leader * Yannis Philippakis, Guitarist and lead singer of ''Foals'' * Giannis Ploutarhos, Greek singer *
Yiannis Poulakas Ioannis Poulakas, (Greek: Ιωάννης Πούλακας) the Greek painter and scenographer, was born on 1 January 1863 in Agios Georgios Nileias in the periphery of Volos (then part of the Ottoman Empire) and died, 79 years old, in Athens ...
, Greek painter and stage designer *
Giannis Poulopoulos Giannis Poulopoulos (Greek: Γιάννης Πουλόπουλος, a.k.a. John Poulopoulos; 29 June 1941 – 23 August 2020) was a Greek singer-songwriter, who had several hits in Greece during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. In terms of total al ...
, Greek singer *
Yannis Psycharis Ioannis (Yiannis) Psycharis (Greek: Ιωάννης (Γιάννης) Ψυχάρης; French: ''Jean Psychari''; 1854–1929) was a French philologist of Greek origin, author and promoter of Demotic Greek. Biography Psycharis was born on 15 May 1 ...
, Greek author and philologist * Yiannis Psychopedis, Greek art movement * Yiannis Ritsos, Greek poet *
Yannis Salibur Yannis Romaric Salibur (born 24 January 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Born in Saint-Denis, Salibur began his career with his local club Red Star Paris. In early 2004, he was one of three Red S ...
, French footballer *
Ioannis Samaras Giannis Samaras ( el, Γιάννης Σαμαράς; born 3 May 1961) is a Greek former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s. Club career Samaras was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Greek parents who moved there at ...
, Greek footballer *
Giannis Sampson Giannis Sampson ( el, Γιάννης Σαμπσών; born 6 December 1981 in Paphos, Cyprus) is an English Cypriot football defender who played for AEP Paphos in the Cypriot First Division. His former teams are AEL Limassol and APOEL. During h ...
, Cypriot footballer *
Yannis K. Semertzidis Yannis K. Semertzidis is a physicist exploring axions as a dark matter candidate, precision physics in storage rings including muon ''g''-2 and proton electric dipole moment (pEDM). The axion and the pEDM are intimately connected through the stron ...
, Greek physicist * Giannis Sfakianakis, Greek footballer *
Giannis Sioutis Ioannis Sioutis (alternate spelling: Giannis) ( el, Γιάννης Σιούτης; born July 27, 1973) is a Greece, Greek retired professional basketball player and current assistant coach for AEK B.C., AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the ...
, Greek basketball player *
Yiannis Skarimbas Giannis Skarimpas, Giannis Skarimbas or Yiannis Skarimbas ( el, Γιάννης Σκαρίμπας; September 28, 1893 – January 21, 1984), was a Greek writer, dramatist, and poet. Biography He was born in Agia Efthymia near Amfissa (now part o ...
, Greek writer *
Giannis Skopelitis Giannis Skopelitis ( Greek: Γιάννης Σκοπελίτης; born 2 March 1978) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Portsmouth Skopelitis joined FA Premier League club Portsmouth on 28 January 20 ...
, Greek footballer * Yannis Smaragdis, Greek film director *
Giannis Sotirhos Giannis Sotirhos ( el, Γιάννης Σωτήρχος, born 6 April 1977) is Greek a professional association football defender who plays for Olympiakos Volos F.C. Olympiacos Volos Football Club ( el, Π.Α.Ε. Α.Σ. Ολυμπιακός ...
, Greek footballer *
Yiannis Spyropoulos Yiannis Spyropoulos ( el, Γιάννης Σπυρόπουλος) (March 12, 1912 – May 18, 1990) was a famous Greek painter of the second half of the 20th century. Life and work Spyropoulos was born in Pylos of Messenia. In 1933 he was accep ...
, Greek painter *
Yannis Stavrou Yannis Stavrou (born June 21, 1948 in Greece) is a contemporary Greek artist, painter. Yannis Stavrou (Γιάννης Σταύρου in Greek) was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He originally studied sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts befo ...
, Greek painter * Yannis Tafer, French footballer * Yannis Tamtakos, Greek political activist *
Giannis Taralidis Giannis Taralidis ( el, Γιάννης Ταραλίδης; born 17 May 1981) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Taralidis started his career by APS Almopos Arideas. In 1999, at the age of 18 starte ...
, Greek footballer *
Yianis Tomaras Yiannis Tomaras ( Greek: Γιάννης Τομαράς; born 16 March 1947) is a former Greek football player of the late 1960s - early 1970s era. Tomaras played right back for Panathinaikos between the years 1968 and 1974. He played for Pana ...
, Greek footballer * Yiannis Tridimas, Greek long-distance runner * Yannis Tsarouchis, Greek painter * Giannis Valaoras, Greek footballer * Giannis Valinakis, Greek politician * Giannis Vardinogiannis, Greek businessman * Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist *
Yannis Varveris Yannis Varveris ( el, Γιάννης Βαρβέρης; 1955 – 25 May 2011) was a Greek poet, critic and translator. Varveris was born and died in Athens. He read Law at the University of Athens. His first collection of poems was published in 1 ...
, Greek poet *
Giannis Vogiatzis Giannis Vogiatzis ( el, Γιάννης Βογιατζής; born 12 June 1926) is a Greek actor. Biography Vogiatzis was born in Aitoliko, Aetolia-Acarnania on 12 June 1926. He studied at the Dramatic School at the Royal Theatre and for one spa ...
, Greek actor * Iannis Xenakis, Greek composer * Yiannis Xipolitas, Cypriot footballer * Yannis Xirotiris, Greek educator *
Yannis Yfantis Yannis Yfantis is a Greek poet who is awarded with the Cavafy Award. He was born in 1949 in Raina near Agrinio in Aetolia-Acarnania. He was presented to the Thessaloniki Public Broadcasting with ''Elliniki kai pagkosmia poiisi'' (''Ελληνι ...
, Greek writer and poet *
Giannis Zapropoulos Giannis Zapropoulos ( el, Γιάννης Ζαπρόπουλος; born 20 March 1982) is a Greek football defender who plays for Ionikos F.C. in the Beta Ethniki. Professional career Zapropoulos made his professional debut in the 2002–03 seas ...
, Greek footballer *
Giannis Zaradoukas Giannis Zaradoukas ( el, Γιάννης Ζαραδούκας; born 12 December 1985) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Club career On loan from Panathinaikos in 2007–08, Zaradoukas helped Panserraikos earn p ...
, Greek footballer * Yanis (singer), full name Yanis Sahraoui, French singer-songwriter formerly known as Sliimy *
Yanis C. Yortsos Yannis C. Yortsos is a Greek-American chemical engineer and academic, currently serving as Dean of thViterbi School of Engineeringat the University of Southern California. Early life Yannis Yortsos was born in 1951 in Athens, Greece. He attende ...
, current Dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California * Yanis Kanidis (1930–2004), a Greek-Russian physical education teacher *
Yanis Papassarantis Yanis Papassarantis ( el, Γιάννης Παπασαράντης; born 12 March 1988, in Charleroi) is a Belgian football player. Career The left midfielder of Greek origin previously played for Roeselare, Standard Liège, Anderlecht, Charleroi ...
(born 1988), a Belgian football player of Greek origin * Yanis Smits, a Latvian theologian active against the Soviet rule over Latvia during 1956–1976


See also

* Alternate forms for the name John * * * Janis (disambiguation) {{given name, nocat Greek masculine given names