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 (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 (1852–1924), former Prime Minister of Greece *

Sotirios Sotiropoulos Sotirios Sotiropoulos ( el, Σωτήριος Σωτηρόπουλος; Nafplio, 1831 – Athens, 1898) was a Greek economist and politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece. Biography Sotiropoulos was born in Nafplio in 1831. He wen ...

(1831–1898), former Prime Minister of Greece

Writers and journalists

* Soterios Johnson Greek-American radio journalist, host of

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* Sotiris Kakisis (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 Sotiria Bellou ( el, Σωτηρία Μπέλλου) (August 22, 1921 – August 27, 1997) was a Greek singer and performer of the ''rebetiko'' style of music. She was one of the most famous ''rebetisa'' of all, mentioned in many music guides, a ...

(1921–1997), Greek singer and performer of the Greek

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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

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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 Sotirios Kaiafas (Greek: Σωτήριος Καϊάφας; born 17 December 1949) is a retired Cypriot footballer who is considered to be the best footballer that Cyprus has ever produced. He played for Omonia and Cyprus. During his career at O ...

(born 1949), retired Cypriot footballer *

Sotirios Kyrgiakos Sotirios Kyrgiakos ( el, Σωτήριος Κυργιάκος, born 23 July 1979) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Kyrgiakos made his first football steps with a local team, Thyella Megaloc ...

(born 1979), Greek footballer * Sotiris Leontiou (born 1984), Greek footballer * Sotiris Liberopoulos, Greek footballer * Sotirios Moutsanas (born 1958), retired Greek middle distance runner * Sotiris Nikolaidis, retired Greek basketball player *

Sotiris Ninis Sotiris Ninis ( el, Σωτήρης Νίνης; born 3 April 1990) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a right winger for Super League club PAS Giannina. Ninis was formerly a member of the Greek national ...

(born 1990), Greek footballer *

Sotirios Versis Sotirios Versis ( el, Σωτήριος Βερσής, 1876 in Athens, Greece – 1919) was a Greek athlete and weightlifter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris. Versis was born in Athens ...

(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 (born 1965), Greek automobile designer * Sotirios Panopoulos (1934-2017), inventor of the

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

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Other uses

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