Kostas or Costas ( el, Κώστας) is a Greek

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Konstantinos Konstantinos or Constantinos (Κωνσταντίνος, ''Konstantínos'') is a Greek male given name. * Konstantinos (born 1972), occultist * Konstantinos "Kosta" Barbarouses (born 1990), New Zealand footballer * Konstantinos Chalkias (born 1 ...

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Constantine Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I *Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...

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Costas Andreou Costas Andreou ( el, Κώστας Ανδρέου, links=, lit=) is a musician and composer based in Athens, Greece. He processes the sounds of fretless electric bass in real time, creating multi-level soundscapes. He has written and performed the ...

, Greek musician *

Kostas Antetokounmpo Konstantinos Ndubuisi "Kostas" Antetokounmpo ( ; el, Κωνσταντίνος Εντουμπουίσι "Κώστας" Αντετοκούνμπο, ; born Adetokunbo November 20, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for the F ...

(born 1997), a Greek basketball player *

Costas Azariadis Constantine Christos "Costas" Azariadis ( el, Κώστας Αζαριάδης; born February 17, 1943) is a macroeconomist born in Athens, Greece. He has worked on numerous topics, such as labor markets, business cycles, and economic growth and ...

(born 1943), Greek economist *

Kostas Biris Konstantinos "Kostas" Biris ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Μπίρης; 1899–1980) was a Greek architect, city planner and folklorist. He was born in Cairo but grew up in Euboea; he graduated from NTUA in 1921. Books *1946, ''Re ...

(1899–1980), Greek architect *

Costas Georgiou Costas Georgiou (; 1951 – 10 July 1976), also known by his alias Colonel Callan, was a Cyprus, Cypriot-born British mercenary executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial for activities during the civil war phase of the Angolan War of Indepe ...

(1951–1976), Greek Cypriot mercenary * Kostas Lazarides (born 1949), aka

Kostas (songwriter) Kostas Lazarides ( gr, Κώστας Λαζαρίδης; born April 14, 1949) is a Greek-born American country music songwriter, known professionally as Kostas. He has written for several country music artists, including Dwight Yoakam, Patty Love ...

, Greek-American country music songwriter *

Costas Mandylor Costas Mandylor (born Konstantinos Theodosopoulos; 3 September 1965) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Kenny in ''Picket Fences'' and for portraying Mark Hoffman in the ''Saw'' films. Early life Mandylor was born i ...

(born 1965), Greek Australian actor *

Kostas Papanikolaou Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou ( gr, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Παπανικολάου; born 31 July 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLe ...

(born 1990), Greek basketball player *

Costas Rigas Costas Rigas ( el, Κώστας Ρήγας),(born March 29, 1944 in Greece), is a retired Greek pro basketball player, and a former pro basketball referee. Rigas is a member of the EuroLeague's 50 greatest contributors. In 2013, he was enshrin ...

(born 1944), Greek basketball player *

Costas Simitis Konstantinos G. Simitis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Σημίτης; born 23 June 1936), usually referred to as Costas Simitis or Kostas Simitis (Κώστας Σημίτης), is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece a ...

(born 1936), former Prime Minister of Greece *

Kostas Hatzichristos Kostas Hatzichristos or Costas Hajihristos ( el, Κώστας Χατζηχρήστος; 1921 – October 3, 2001) was a Greek actor. Biography He was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, to a large family of thirteen members, he was the eleventh chil ...

(1921–2001), Greek actor *

Kostas Karamanlis Konstantinos A. Karamanlis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Αλεξάνδρου Καραμανλής; born 14 September 1956), commonly known as Kostas Karamanlis ( el, Κώστας Καραμανλής, ), is a Greek politician who served as the ...

(born 1956), former Prime Minister of Greece *

Kostas Koufogiorgos Konstantinos "Kostas" Koufogiorgos (born 14 February 1972 in Arta, Greece, Arta, Greece) is a Greek-German Editorial cartoonist, political cartoonist and painter. Biography While working as a cartoonist for several newspapers and magazines; Kouf ...

(born 1972), Greek-German cartoonist

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Bob Costas Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019. He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work and was the prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from 19 ...

(born 1952), American sportscaster and talk show host *

John P. Costas (engineer) John Peter Costas (1923 in Wabash, Indiana – August 9, 2008) was an American electrical engineer. Costas invented, among other things, the Costas loop and Costas arrays. Biography Costas studied at Purdue University as an undergraduate. Durin ...

(1923–2008), American engineer *

John P. Costas (business) John P. Costas (born January 27, 1957) is an American businessman, banker, and trader. He is the former chairman and CEO of UBS Investment Bank, where he oversaw the growth of the Swiss bank's investment banking franchise globally from 2000 to ...

(born 1957), American businessman, banker and trader *

Jon Costas H. Jonathon Costas (born May 14, 1957) is the former mayor of Valparaiso, Indiana. He is a member of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, an elder law attorney, and a small business owner. He was elected mayor in 2003 and served until 2020 ...

(born 1957), American politician * William P. Costas (1927–2013), American businessman and politician

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