Miltiades or Miltiadis ( el, Μιλτιάδης, short: Miltos) is a Greek masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek word for "red earth".
People with the given name include:
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Miltiades
Miltiades (; grc-gre, Μιλτιάδης; c. 550 – 489 BC), also known as Miltiades the Younger, was a Greek Athenian citizen known mostly for his role in the Battle of Marathon, as well as for his downfall afterwards. He was the son of Cim ...
the Younger (c. 550–489 BC), tyrant of the Thracian Chersonese and the Athenian commanding general in the Battle of Marathon
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Miltiades the Elder (died c. 524 BC), wealthy Athenian, and step-uncle of Miltiades the Younger
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Pope Miltiades (died 314), African saint and pope
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Miltiades Caridis (1923–1998), German-Greek conductor
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Miltiadis Evert (1939–2011), Greek politician
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Miltos Gkougkoulakis
Miltos Gougoulakis (born 1 February 1977 in Athens) is a Greek football player who last played for Saronikos F.C. in the Gamma Ethniki.
Gougoulakis played for Egaleo in the Greek Super League
The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνι ...
(born 1977), Greek footballer
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Miltiadis Goulimis
Miltiadis Goulimis ( el, Μιλτιάδης Γουλιμής) (c. 1844–1896) was a Greek politician from Missolonghi. In the Greek elections on April 16, 1895, he defeated the former Prime Minister Charilaos Trikoupis and won the regional seat, ...
(1844–1896), Greek politician
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Miltiadis Iatridis
Miltiadis Iatridis ( el, Μιλτιάδης Ιατρίδης; 1906–1960) was a Greek naval officer active during World War II.
He was born in the village Sofiko in the Peloponnese. He entered the Hellenic Naval Academy in 1921 and graduated i ...
(1906–1960), Greek naval officer in World War II
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Manakis brothers, Greek pioneering photographer and filmmaker, aka Milton Manachia
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Miltos Papapostolou
Miltiadis "Miltos" Papapostolou ( el, Μιλτιάδης "Μίλτος" Παπαποστόλου, 9 September 1935 – 2 February 2017) was a Greek professional footballer and manager.
Club career
Papapostolou started his career at Omvros Omvri ...
(1936–2017), Greek football manager
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Miltos Sachtouris
Miltos Sachtouris or Miltos Sahtouris ( el, Μίλτος Σαχτούρης: July 19, 1919, Athens – March 29, 2005, Athens) was a Greek poet. He was a descendant of Georgios Sachtouris, whose origins were the Island of Ydra. When he was you ...
(1919–2005), Greek poet
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Miltiadis Sapanis
Miltiadis Sapanis ( el, Μιλτιάδης Σαπάνης; born 28 January 1976) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Sapanis previously played for Paniliakos, Panathinaikos FC and AEK Athens in the ...
(born 1976), Greek footballer
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Miltiadis Tentoglou (born 1998), Greek
long jump athlete and Olympic gold medalist
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Greek masculine given names