Kostis ( el, Κωστής) is a

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

of the Greek name

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 ...

). Notable people with the name include:

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Kostis Adosidis Pasha Konstantinos Adosidis (1818–1895) was the Ottoman-appointed Prince of Samos from 1873 to 1874, and again from 1879 to 1885. A native of Kayseri, upon being appointed Prince of Samos he organized all the civil services of the Principality of Sa ...

(1818–1895), Prince of Samos *

Kostis Chatzidakis Konstantinos (Kostis) Hatzidakis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος (Κωστής) Χατζηδάκης; born 20 April 1965 in Rethymno) is a Greek politician of New Democracy who has been serving as the Minister for Labor and Social Affairs in the ...

(born 1965), Greek politician *

Kostis Gimossoulis Kostis Gimossoulis ( el, Κωστής Γκιμοσούλης; born 1960) is a Greek poet and novelist. He read Law at the University of Athens. He is also a draughtsman and watercolor Watercolor (American English) or watercolour (British E ...

(born 1960), Greek poet and novelist * Costis Gontikas (born 1994), Greek professional basketball player *

Kostis Gontikas Kostis Gontikas or Gondikas (Greek: Κωστής Γόντικας, born 1934 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek politician. He was born in 1934 in Athens and was the son of Dimitrios Gontikas, a politician and president of the Greek parliament. He la ...

(born 1934), Greek politician *

Kostis Palamas Kostis Palamas ( el, Κωστής Παλαμάς; – 27 February 1943) was a Greeks, Greek poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn. He was a central figure of the Greek Literature, Greek literary generation of the 1880s and one of the cofou ...

(1859–1943), Greek poet *

Kostis Papagiorgis Kostis Papagiorgis ( el, Κωστής Παπαγιώργης; real name: Κωνσταντίνος Παπαγεωργίου ''Konstantinos Papageorgiou''; 20 March 1947 – 21 March 2014) was a Greek essayist, columnist and translator of philosophica ...

(1947–2014), Greek essayist, columnist, translator of philosophical studies *

Kostis Protopapas Kostis Protopapas is a Greek-born American symphony and opera conductor, currently serving as the Artistic Director of Opera Santa Barbara. From 2008 until 2016 he was the Artistic Director of Tulsa Opera in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he had previously ...

, American opera artistic director of Greek origin * Konstantinos "Kostis" Stephanopoulos (1926–2016), Greek conservative politician who served as President of Greece from 1995 to 2005

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Christos Kostis Christos Kostis ( el, Χρήστος Κωστής, born 15 January 1972) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward. Kostis is widely regarded to be one of the most technical players Greece has ever produced, but his great ...

(born 1972), Greek football (soccer) player *

Peter Kostis Peter Kostis (born December 23, 1947 in Sanford, Maine) is an American golf analyst and instructor. Among his many students are Paul Casey, Chez Reavie, Bernhard Langer, Steve Elkington, Dan Marino, Maury Povich, and Mike Schmidt. He has the Peter ...

(born 1946), American golf analyst and instructor *

Tasos Kostis Tasos Kostis ( el, Τάσος Κωστής; born 14 January 1951) is a Greek film and voice actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1980. He's also participated in many dubs. Selected filmography Dub of TV shows References Exter ...

(born 1951), Greek actor

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