Sotirios ( el, Σωτήριος) or Sotiris () is a male

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of Greek origin, meaning "salvation" (, ). Sotiria () is the female version of the name. It may refer to:

People

Politicians and statespersons

Sotirios Hatzigakis Sotirios Hatzigakis ( el, Σωτήριος Χατζηγάκης; born 10 October 1945) is a Greek politician. Born in Trikala, Hatzigakis studied law at the University of Athens, where he gained his bachelor's degree. He obtained a master's degre ...

(born 1944), Greek politician and former government minister *

Sotiris Kouvelas Sotiris Kouvelas ( el, Σωτήρης Κούβελας; born May 26, 1936, Amaliada) is a Greek politician. He is a former minister and a former mayor of Thessaloniki The Mayor of Thessaloniki is the head of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, t ...

(born 1936), Greek politician and former government minister *

Sotirios Krokidas Sotirios G. Krokidas ( el, Σωτήριος Γ. Κροκίδας; 1852 in Sikyona – July 29, 1924 in Perigiali) was an interim Prime Minister of Greece in 1922. He was a law professor in Athens. When the Greek army was defeated in the Grec ...

(1852–1924), former Prime Minister of Greece * Sotirios Sotiropoulos (1831–1898), former Prime Minister of Greece

Writers and journalists

Soterios Johnson Soterios Johnson is an American radio journalist and the former local host of National Public Radio's Morning Edition on New York City public-radio station WNYC. A Highland Park, New Jersey native, Johnson graduated from Highland Park High Schoo ...

Greek-American radio journalist, host of National Public Radio's

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for the New York City area on WNYC *

Sotiris Kakisis Sotiris Kakisis ( el, Σωτήρης Κακίσης; born 1954, Athens) is a contemporary Greek poet. He is a prolific translator, most notably of Ancient Greek lyric poetry (Sappho, Alcaeus, Hipponax, Mimnermus etc.). Kakisis has also translate ...

(born 1954), Greek poet, translator, journalist, lyricist and screenwriter *

Sotiris Trivizas Sotiris Trivizas ( el, Σωτήρης Τριβιζάς) (b. Corfu 1960) is a Greek poet, essayist and translator. He read Philology and journalism in Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Sal ...

(born 1960), Greek poet, essayist and translator

Musicians

* Sotiria Bellou (1921–1997), Greek singer and performer of the Greek rebetiko style of music

Actors

Sotiris Moustakas Sotiris Moustakas ( el, Σωτήρης Μουστάκας) (17 September 1940 – 4 June 2007) was a Greek Cypriot actor born in Kato Platres, Limassol. His acting career lasted for over four decades, with 1960s–80s as his most successful y ...

(1940–2007), Greek comic actor born in Cyprus

Sportspersons

Sotiris Balafas Sotiris Balafas ( el, Σωτήρης Μπαλάφας; born 19 August 1986) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He is a defensive midfielder known for his defensive awareness, his tackling and heading skills a ...

(born 1986), Greek footballer * Sotiris Kaiafas (born 1949), retired Cypriot footballer * Sotirios Kyrgiakos (born 1979), Greek footballer *

Sotiris Leontiou Sotiris Leontiou (Greek: Σωτήρης Λεοντίου, born 17 July 1984) is a retired Greek footballer who coaches for P.O. Psychikou academies. He played as defensive midfielder or as a left full back. Career He started his playing career ...

(born 1984), Greek footballer *

Sotiris Liberopoulos Sotiris Liberopoulos ( el, Σωτήρης Λυμπερόπουλος; born 29 June 1977) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Biography Sotiris Liberopoulos was born in Filiatra in western Messinia and began his ...

, Greek footballer *

Sotirios Moutsanas Sotirios Moutsanas (born 2 January 1958) is a retired Greek middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games and the silver medal at the 1981 Summer Universiade.Sotiris Nikolaidis Sotiris "Sotos" Nikolaidis ( el, Σωτήρης "Σώτος" Νικολαΐδης; (born May 25, 1974, in Thessaloniki, Greece), is a retired Greek professional basketball player and current basketball coach. During his club playing career, at a h ...

, retired Greek basketball player * Sotiris Ninis (born 1990), Greek footballer * Sotirios Versis (1879–1918), Greek weightlifter and Olympic athlete

Other people

Sotiris Bletsas Sotiris Bletsas ( el, Σωτήρης Μπλέτσας) is an architect and Aromanian language activist from Greece. In 1995, at an Aromanians, Aromanian festival in Greece, he distributed some European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages (EBLUL) mat ...

, Greek architect and Aromanian language activist *

Sotiris Kovos Sotiris Kovos is a Greek automobile designer born in Athens in 1965. He studied in Greece and the United Kingdom and became known after his design of Toyota Yaris, introduced in 1999. He is also responsible for a number of concept cars as well as ...

(born 1965), Greek automobile designer *

Sotirios Panopoulos Sotirios "Sam" Panopoulos ( el, Σωτήριος Πανόπουλος; 20 August 1934 8 June 2017) was a Greek-born Canadian cook and businessman, credited as the inventor of Hawaiian pizza. Early life Sotirios Panopoulos was born in Vourvoura ...

(1934-2017), inventor of the Hawaiian pizza *

Sotiris Xantheas Sotiris S. Xantheas (Σωτηρης Ξανθεας) is a Laboratory Fellow in the Advanced Computing, Mathematics and Data Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, WA (https://www.pnnl.gov/science/staff/staff_info.asp?st ...

, Laboratory Fellow in the Advanced Computing, Mathematics and Data Division at

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Other uses

*''Sotirios'', a ship originally named '' Empire Piper''