Ioannis or Ioannes ( el, Ιωάννης), shortened to Giannis or

Yannis 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� ...

(Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with

Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...

and John and the Arabic name Yahya . Notable people with the name include: * Ioannis I, Tzimiskis, Byzantine Emperor * Ioannis Agorastos-Plagis (John Plagis), Southern Rhodesian flying ace during World War II *

Ioannis Alevras Ioannis Alevras ( el, Ιωάννης Αλευράς; 1912 – 6 April 1995), sometimes spelled Yannis Alevras, was a Greece, Greek Panhellenic Socialist Movement politician and Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, who served as acting President of ...

, Greek politician who served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament * Ioannis Altamouras, Greek painter of the 19th century *

Ioannis Anastassakis Ioannis Anastassakis is a Greece, Greek Flamenco and Rock guitarist, book author, and a music instructor at the American College of Greece.Ioannis Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer and one of the founding members of football club Olympiacos CFP * Ioannis Antetokounmpo, commonly known as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player *

Ioannis Apakas Ιoannis Apakas ( el, Ιωάννης Απακάς, mid 1500s - early 1600s), also known as Johann Apakass was a Greek painter and priest. He was active in the latter part of the 16th century to the early 17th century. He was popular artist duri ...

, Greek painter and priest in the latter part of the 16th century to the early 17th century * Ioannis Argyropoulos, a lecturer, philosopher and humanist, one of the émigré Greek scholars who pioneered the revival of classical Greek learning in 15th-century Italy *

Ioannis 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 lb ...

, Greek basketball player and member of Greece men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at EuroBasket 2005 * Ioannis Celivergos Zachos, Greek-American physician, literary scholar, elocutionist, author, lecturer, inventor, and educational pioneer *

Ioannis Chalkeus Ioannis Chalkeus ( rup, Joan Chalkeus; el, Ιωάννης Χαλκεύς; 1667–between 1730 and 1740) or Chalkias, was an Aromanian scholar, philosopher and figure of the modern Greek Enlightenment.Ioannis Chryssomallis, known professionally as Yanni, a Greek-American composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer * Ioannis Dalianidis, Greek film director * Ioannis Demestichas, Greek Navy officer, known for his participation in the Macedonian Struggle under the nom de guerre of Kapetan Nikiforos *

Ioannis Doukas Ioannis Doukas or Dukas ( el, Ιωάννης Δούκας, 1841–1916) was a Greek painter and one of the main representatives in 19th century portrait painting in Greece. Life Doukas was born in 1841, in Gjirokastër (then Ottoman Empire, mod ...

, Greek painter and one of the main representatives of the so-called 'Greek Munich School' * Ioannis Dullardi, Flemish philosopher and logician * Ioannis Filimon, 19th-century Greek historian, militant journalist and publisher * Ioannis Frangoudis, Greek Army officer and athlete, who competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens as a shooter and became the only Greek athlete to win a gold, a silver and a bronze medal in a single Olympic * Ioannis Gennadios, Greek diplomat, writer, and speaker, best known for his donation of his collection of Greek books and art to the Gennadius Library * Ioannis Hadji Argyris, Greek pioneer of computer applications in science and engineering *

Ioannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis (alternate spellings: Ioannis, Yiannis, Yannis) (Greek: Γιάννης Ιωαννίδης; born 26 February 1945 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a former Greek basketball player, professional basketball coach, and Greece New Democra ...

, Greek basketball player, professional basketball coach, and politician * Ioannis Kakridis (1901–1992), Greek classical scholar * Ioannis Kalatzis, Greek singer * Ioannis Kaminiates, Byzantine writer of the 10th century * Ioannis Kapodistrias (John Capodistrias), Greek politician who served as the Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire and the first head of state of independent Greece *

Ioannis Karatzas Ioan Gheorghe Caragea (sometimes Anglified as John Caradja; History of the Romanian language, pre-modern Romanian: ''Ioan Gheorghie Caragea'', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Їωан Геωргïє Караџѣ; Greek language, Greek: Ἰ� ...

, Phanariote Greek Prince of Wallachia *

Ioannis Kasoulidis Ioannis Kasoulides ( el, Ιωάννης Κασουλίδης; born 10 August 1948 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Cypriot politician, party member of DISY and current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus. He has served in the same position from 199 ...

, Cypriot politician * Ioannis Kolettis (1773–1847), Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece *

Ioannis Makriyannis Yannis Makriyannis ( el, Γιάννης Μακρυγιάννης, ''Giánnēs Makrygiánnīs''; 1797–1864), born Ioannis Triantaphyllou (, ''Iōánnēs Triantafýllou''), was a Greek merchant, military officer, politician and author, bes ...

, born Ioannis Triantaphyllou, Greek merchant, military officer, politician and author, best known today for his Memoirs * Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician *

Ioannis Okkas Ioannis "Giannis" Okkas (Greek: Ιωάννης «Γιάννης» Οκκάς; born 11 February 1977) is a retired Cypriot striker and a football manager. He was also the captain of the National Team of Cyprus for many years and he is the 2nd ...

, Cypriot football player * Ioannis Pangas, Greek philanthropist and businessman *

Ioannis Paraskevopoulos Ioannis Paraskevopoulos ( el, Ιωάννης Παρασκευόπουλος) (25 December 1900 – 8 April 1984), was a Greek banker and politician who served twice as interim Prime Minister of Greece during the 1960s. He was born in Lavda, Elis ...

, Greek banker and politician *

Ioannis Rallis Ioannis Rallis ( el, Ιωάννης Δ. Ράλλης; 1878 – 26 October 1946) was the third and last collaborationist prime minister of Greece during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II, holding office from 7 April 1943 to 12 Oct ...

, Greek politician *

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 * Ioannis Smaragdis, Greek film director *

Ioannis Svoronos Ioannis N. Svoronos ( el, Ιωάννης Ν. Σβορώνος; Mykonos, 15 April 1863 – Athens, 25 August 1922) was a Greece, Greek archaeologist and numismatist. Life Ioannis Svoronos was born in 1863 on the island of Mykonos. After completin ...

, Greek archaeologist and numismatist * Ioannis Theofilakis, Greek shooter *

Ioannis Theotokis Ioannis Theotokis ( el, Ιωάννης Θεοτόκης, 1880 – 6 June 1961) was a Greek politician. He was born in Athens 1880, he was the son of Georgios Theotokis Georgios Theotokis ( el, Γεώργιος Θεοτόκης, 1844 in Corfu ...

(1880–1961), Greek politician who became Prime Minister of Greece *

Ioannis Topalidis Ioannis Topalidis ( el, Ιωάννης Τοπαλίδης, born 24 November 1962) is a Greek professional football manager and former player. Playing career Topalidis spent most of his football career in Germany where he played for clubs such as ...

, Greek professional football manager and former player, assistant manager of the Greece national football team winning the UEFA Euro 2004 championship * Ioannis Tsarouchis, Greek modernist painter and set designer *

Ioannis Varvakis Ioannis Varvakis ( el, Ιωάννης Βαρβάκης; 1745–1825), also known as Ivan Andreevich Varvatsi (russian: Иван Андреевич Варваци), was a Greek privateer, benefactor, and member of the Filiki Eteria. Origins, early ...

, member of the Filiki Eteria and benefactor * Ioannis Varoufakis, commonly known as Yanis Varoufakis, Greek-Australian economist and politician * Ioannis Veliotes, commonly known as Johnny Otis, an American singer, musician, composer, arranger, bandleader, talent scout, disc jockey, record producer, television show host, artist, author, journalist, minister, and impresario * Ioannis Xenakis, Greek-French avant-garde composer, music theorist, architect, performance director and engineer

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