Theodoros or Theodorus ( el, Θεόδωρος) is a masculine given name, from which

Theodore Theodore may refer to: Places * Theodore, Alabama, United States * Theodore, Australian Capital Territory * Theodore, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Banana, Australia * Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada * Theodore Reservoir, a lake in Sask ...

is derived. The feminine version is

Theodora Theodora is a given name of Greek origin, meaning "God's gift". Theodora may also refer to: Historical figures known as Theodora Byzantine empresses * Theodora (wife of Justinian I) ( 500 – 548), saint by the Orthodox Church * Theodora of ...

. It may refer to:

Ancient world

:''Ordered chronologically'' *

Theodorus of Samos Theodorus of Samos () was a 6th-century BC ancient Greek sculptor and architect from the Greek island of Samos. Along with Rhoecus, he was often credited with the invention of ore smelting and, according to Pausanias, the craft of casting. He is ...

, 6th-century BC Greek sculptor, architect and inventor *

Theodorus of Cyrene Theodorus of Cyrene ( el, Θεόδωρος ὁ Κυρηναῖος) was an ancient Greek mathematician who lived during the 5th century BC. The only first-hand accounts of him that survive are in three of Plato's dialogues: the '' Theaetetus'', th ...

, 5th-century BC Libyan Greek mathematician *

Theodorus of Byzantium Theodorus ( el, Θεόδωρος) was a Greek sophist and orator of the late 5th century BC, born in Byzantium. Theodorus is noted by Plato in his ironic survey of oratory in the '' Phaedrus'' for mentioning "confirmation and further confirmatio ...

, late 5th-century BC Greek sophist and orator *

Theodorus the Atheist Theodorus the Atheist ( el, Θεόδωρος ὁ ἄθεος; c. 340 – c. 250 BCE), of Cyrene, was a Greek philosopher of the Cyrenaic school. He lived in both Greece and Alexandria, before ending his days in his native city of Cyrene. As a Cy ...

(c. 340–c. 250 BC),

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

n Greek philosopher *

Theodorus of Athamania Theodorus of Athamania was king of the Athamanians in south-eastern Epirus. He is known otherwise only from the Delian temple inventories: his daughter Phila made dedications there before 225 BC. In 250 BC, King Theodorus founded the city of Theodo ...

(), King of a tribe in Epirus *

Theodorus (meridarch) Theodorus ( el, Θεόδωρος) was a "meridarch" (Civil Governor of a province) in the Swat province of the Indo-Greek kingdom in the northern Indian subcontinent, probably sometime between 100 BCE and the end of Greek rule in Gandhara in 55 BC ...

(), civil governor of the Swat province of the Indo-Greek kingdom *

Theodorus of Gadara Theodorus of Gadara ( el, Θεόδωρος ὁ Γαδαρεύς) was a Greek rhetorician of the 1st century BC from Gadara (present-day Um Qais, Jordan)Blank, David"Philodemus" The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2019 Edition), Edward ...

, 1st-century BC Greek rhetorician *

Theodorus of Asine Theodorus of Asine ( el, Θεόδωρος Ἀσιναῖος; fl. 3rd–4th century AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, and a native of one of the towns which bore the name of Asine, probably Asine in Laconia. He was a disciple of Iamblichus, and o ...

(), Greek Neoplatonist philosopher *

Theodorus of Tabennese Theodorus of Tabennese (c. 314 – 368), also known as Abba Theodorus and Theodore the Sanctified was the spiritual successor to Pachomius and played a crucial role in preventing the first Christian cenobitic monastic federation from collapsin ...

(c. 314–368), Egyptian Christian monk *

Theodorus (usurper) Theodorus was a Roman usurper against Emperor Valens according to Ammianus Marcellinus. Marcellinus was residing in Antioch in 372 and, making it clear that he is speaking as an eyewitness, tells us that Theodorus was thought to have been identified ...

(), Roman usurper against Emperor Valens *

Theodorus Priscianus Theodorus Priscianus ( el, Θεόδωρος ὁ Πρισκιανός) was a physician at Constantinople during the fourth century, and the author of the Latin work ''Rerum Medicarum'' in four books. Career Priscianus was a pupil of the physician V ...

, 4th-century physician at Constantinople *

Theodorus I (bishop of Milan) Theodorus I ( it, Teodoro) was Archbishop of Milan from 475 to 490. He is honoured as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church, and his feast day is July 27. Life Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of The ...

(died 490) *

Theodorus (consul 505) Theodorus ( 505–523) was an Italian politician during the reign of Theodoric the Great. He held the consulship with Sabinianus as his colleague in 505. Theodorus was son of Caecina Decius Maximus Basilius (consul in 480), and brother of Albin ...

(), Roman politician *

Theodorus Lector Theodorus Lector ( el, Θεόδωρος Ἀναγνώστης, ''Theodoros Anagnostes'') was a lector, or reader, at the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople during the early sixth century. He wrote two works of history; one is a collection of sources ...

(), Byzantine scholar and historian *

Theodore Rshtuni Theodore Rshtuni, also spelled Theodoros Ṛštuni (, ; AD 590–655 or 656), equated with Pasagnathes (Πασαγνάθης), the "''patrikios'' of the Armenians" from the chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor,Pope Theodoros I of Alexandria Pope Theodoros I of Alexandria, also known as St. Theodorus (Theodore), was the 45th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was a monk in a monastery near Mariout, which was known as the monastery of Tanboura, under the g ...

, 45th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark (730–742) (also known as Theodosius II) * Saint Theodorus (c. 775–c. 842), monk from Jerusalem *

Theodore Balsamon Theodore Balsamon ( el, Θεόδωρος Βαλσαμῶν) was a canonist of the Eastern Orthodox Church and 12th-century Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch. Biography Born in the second half of the 12th century at Constantinople; died there, ...

, 12th-century

Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch The patriarch of Antioch is one of the Eastern Orthodox patriarchs, the leader of the autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. The term "Greek" does not refer to ethnic origin; the majority of these patriarchs were not ethnic Greeks. It r ...

Theodore I Laskaris Theodore I Laskaris or Lascaris ( gr, Θεόδωρος Κομνηνὸς Λάσκαρις, Theodōros Komnēnos Laskaris; 1175November 1221) was the first emperor of Nicaea—a successor state of the Byzantine Empire—from 1205 to his de ...

, Emperor of Nicaea (1204–1221 or 1205–1222) *

Theodore II Laskaris Theodore II Doukas Laskaris or Ducas Lascaris ( gr, Θεόδωρος Δούκας Λάσκαρις, Theodōros Doukas Laskaris; 1221/1222 – 16 August 1258) was Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258. He was the only child of Emperor John II ...

, Emperor of Nicaea (1254–1258) *

Theodore Hyrtakenos Theodore Hyrtakenos, Latinized as Theodorus Hyrtacenus ( el, ), was a court official of the Byzantine Empire. He flourished in the time of the Andronikos II Palaiologos (r. 1282–1328), where he was the superintendent of the public teachers of rhe ...

(fl. 1300), Byzantine court official and writer *

Theodore II Palaiologos Theodore II Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Θεόδωρος Β΄ Παλαιολόγος, ''Theodōros II Palaiologos'') (c. 1396 – 21 June 1448) was Despot in the Morea from 1407 to 1443 and in Selymbria from then until his death. Life Th ...

(c. 1396–1448), Despot in the Morea *

Theodoros Pelecanos Theodoros Pelecanos of Corfu was a 15th-century Greek scribe who is known only as the creator of a copy of a collection of medieval alchemical works. In 1478, Pelecanos produced a manuscript now known as the ''Parisinus graecus 2327'' and held in ...

of Corfu (), Greek scribe

Modern world

:''Ordered by last name, where available'' *

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria Pope Tawadros II or Theodore II ( cop, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩ ⲃ̅', translit=Papa Abba Theódōros II ; ar, البابا تواضروس الثاني, translit=al-Bābā Tawāḍurūs al-Th ānī, ...

(born 1952), current Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark *

Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria Theodore (Theodoros) II ( el, Πάπας και Πατριάρχης Αλεξανδρείας και πάσης Αφρικής Θεόδωρος Β΄; born Nikolaos Horeftakis (), November 25, 1954) is the current Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of ...

(born 1954), current Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa *

Theo Angelopoulos Theodoros "Theo" Angelopoulos (; ; 27 April 1935 – 24 January 2012) was a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer. He dominated the Greek art film industry from 1975 on, and Angelopoulos was one of the most influential and widely re ...

(1935–2012), Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and producer *

Theodorus Bailey (politician) Theodorus Bailey (October 12, 1758September 6, 1828) was an American lawyer and politician from Poughkeepsie, New York, who represented New York in both the U.S. House and Senate. Early life Bailey was born near Fishkill in the Province of ...

(1758–1828), United States senator from New York *

Theodorus Bailey (officer) Theodorus Bailey (April 12, 1805 – February 10, 1877) was a United States Navy officer during the American Civil War. Early career Bailey was born at Chateaugay, New York in the far north-eastern corner of Franklin County, near the border wi ...

(1805–1877), United States Navy rear admiral *

Theodorus W. Brevard Theodorus Washington Brevard (September 24, 1804 – 1877) was a Florida settler who served as Florida Comptroller for nearly ten years from April 3, 1851, to November 27, 1854, and from January 24, 1855, to December 14, 1860. He is the namesake ...

(1804–1877), American comptroller *

Theodorus Frederik van Capellen Vice-admiral Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen, GCMWO, KCB (Nijmegen, 6 September 1762 – Brussels, 15 April 1824) was a Dutch naval officer. He was married to Petronella de Lange (1779–1835).Frederiks Alexine Tinne, female explore ...

(1762–1824), Dutch naval officer *

Theodorus van der Croon Theodorus van der Croon (1668-1739) served as the ninth Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands#Old Catholic Archbishops of Utrecht, Archbishop of Utrecht from 1734 to 1739. Early Ministry & Association with the Chapter of Utrecht Van der Croon ...

(1668–1739), Dutch Archbishop of Utrecht *

Theodorus Dekker Theodorus Jozef Dekker (Dirk Dekker, 1 March 1927 - 25 November 2021) was a Dutch mathematician. Dekker completed his Ph.D. degree from the University of Amsterdam in 1958. His thesis was titled "Paradoxical Decompositions of Sets and Spaces". D ...

(1927–2021), Dutch mathematician *

Theodoros Diligiannis Theodoros Deligiannis () was a Greek politician, minister and member of the Greek Parliament, who served as Prime Minister of Greece five times from 1885 to 1905. He led the Nationalist Party, which, alongside the New Party led by his primary ...

(1820–1905), Greek politician, five times Prime Minister of Greece *

Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen ( – ) was a Dutch-American Dutch Reformed minister, theologian and the progenitor of the Frelinghuysen family in the United States of America. Frelinghuysen is most remembered for his religious contribution ...

(c. 1691–c. 1747), German-American minister and theologian *

Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen II Theodorus Frelinghuysen II (1724–1761) or Theodorus Frelinghuysen, Jr., was a theologian in Albany, New York. He was a member of the Frelinghuysen Family Biography He was the first-born son of Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen and Eva Terhune. He ...

(1724–1761), New York theologian *

Theodorus Janssonius van Almeloveen Theodorus Janssonius van Almeloveen (24 July 1657 – 28 July 1712) (Theodoor Jansson) was a Dutch physician, and the learned editor of various classical and medical works. He was born at Mijdrecht, near Utrecht, where his father was minister of the ...

(1657–1712), Dutch physician *

Theodorus Klompe Theodorus Henricus Franciscus Klompe (30 December 1903, The Hague – 19 May 1963, Kuala Lumpur) was a Dutch geologist and the founder of the first geological department in Bandung, Indonesia. Education background: Doctor degree in Geology from ...

(1903–1963), Dutch geologist *

Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis ( el, Θεόδωρος Κολοκοτρώνης; 3 April 1770 – 4 February 1843) was a Greek general and the pre-eminent leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) against the Ottoman Empire. Kolokotronis's g ...

(1770–1843), Greek general and preeminent leader of the Greek War of Independence *

Theodorus van Kooten Dr. Theodorus van Kooten (Leeuwarden, 22 October 1749 – Bennebroek, 1 February 1813) was a Dutch poet, professor and politician. Van Kooten was the son of the sexton at Leeuwarden, and amazed all visitors to his father's house by translating ...

(1749–1813), Dutch poet, professor and politician *

Theodorus B. M. Mason Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason (May 8, 1848 – October 15, 1899) was the founder and first head of the United States Office of Naval Intelligence, with the post of Chief Intelligence Officer (prior to it being redesignated as Director of Naval Int ...

(1848–1899), American founder of the Office of Naval Intelligence * Theodorus Bailey Myers (1821–1888), American collector of books and historical manuscripts *

Theodoros Natsinas Theodoros Natsinas ( el, Θεόδωρος Νάτσινας; 8 July 1872 - 2 February 1949) was a Greek teacher. He was born in Siatista ( el, Σιάτιστα), then part of the Ottoman Empire, now in Greece. Career He studied Physics and Mathemat ...

(1872–1949), Greek teacher *

Theodoros Negris Theodoros Negris ( el, Θεόδωρος Νέγρης, Constantinople, 1790 – Nafplio, 22 November 1824) was a Greek politician. Biography He was born in Constantinople. He was from an old noble family that descended from Genoa. He was the son ...

(1790–1824), Greek politician *

Theodorus Netscher Theodorus Netscher (1661, Bordeaux – 1728, Hulst), (''alias'': Theodor/Theodoor/de Fransche Netscher) was an 18th-century painter from the northern Netherlands. Biography According to Johan van Gool he was taught to paint from his father, ...

(1661–1728), Dutch painter *

Theodoros G. Orphanides Theodoros Orphanides or Orphanidis ( el, Θεόδωρος Ορφανίδης; 1817 – 5 August 1886) was a poet, professor, politician, author, and botanist. He was a pioneer in 19th-century Greek botany. He helped organize the botanical garden ...

(1817–1886), Greek botanist *

Theodoros Pangalos (general) Lieutenant General Theodoros Pangalos (; 11 January 1878 – 26 February 1952) was a Greek general, politician and dictator. A distinguished staff officer and an ardent Venizelist and anti-royalist, Pangalos played a leading role in the Septemb ...

(1878–1952), Greek general, dictator in 1925–26 *

Theodoros Pangalos (politician) Theodoros Pangalos ( el, Θεόδωρος Πάγκαλος, born 17 August 1938) is a Greek politician and leading member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece, responsible for the coor ...

(born 1938), Greek politician, foreign minister and deputy prime minister of Greece *

Theodoros Papagiannis Theodoros Papagiannis ( el, Θεόδωρος Παπαγιάννης, born 1942) is a Greek sculptor. His work is held by many collections and stands in public places in Greece and elsewhere, including his sculpture "The Runners" at O'Hare Internat ...

(born 1942), Greek sculptor *

Theodoros Papaloukas Theodoros Papaloukas (Greek: Θεόδωρος Παπαλουκάς; born May 8, 1977), commonly known as Theo Papaloukas or Thodoris Papaloukas, is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He was a four - time All-EuroLeague selection, a me ...

(born 1977), Greek basketball player *

Theodorus Marinus Roest Theodorus Marinus Roest (14 April 1832, Dongen – 2 September 1898 Baden-Baden) was a Dutch numismatist and conservator of the numismatic collection of the Teylers Museum. In 1872 he was appointed ''associé étranger'' of the ''Sociéte roy ...

(1832–1898), Dutch numismatist *

Theodorus Marinus Roest van Limburg Theodorus Marinus Roest van Limburg (8 July 1806, Rotterdam – 3 March 1887, Florence) was a Dutch journalist, diplomat, and politician. Early life Theodorus Marinus was the son of Jacob Adriaan Roest van Limburg, merchant in wine at Rotterd ...

(1806–1887), Dutch journalist, diplomat, and politician *

Theodoros Roussopoulos Theodoros Roussopoulos (; born 13 September 1963) is a Greek politician. He was Minister of State and Government Spokesman from 7 March 2004 until 23 October 2008, as well as one of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis's closest aides. Theodoros Rouss ...

(born 1963), Greek politician *

Theodorus Johannes Schoon Theodorus Johannes Schoon (31 July 1915 – 14 July 1985) was a New Zealand artist, photographer and carver of Dutch descent. Biography Theo Schoon was born at Kebumen Regency, Kebumen, Java in the East Indies, the son of Dutch parents, Joha ...

(1915–1985), Dutch-New Zealand artist, photographer and carver *

Theodorus Schrevelius Theodorus Schrevelius (25 July 1572 – 2 December 1649) was a Dutch Golden Age writer and poet. Biography He was born in Haarlem, and in 1591 went to study Greek and Latin at the University of Leiden. He became the assistant director of the L ...

(1572–1649), Dutch writer and poet * Theodorus Skuminowicz (died 1668), Lithuanian Bishop of Vilnius *

Theodoros Stamos Theodoros Stamos (Greek: Θεόδωρος Στάμος) (December 31, 1922 – February 2, 1997) was a Greek-American painter. He is one of the youngest painters of the original group of abstract expressionist painters (the so-called " Irasc ...

(1922–1997), Greek-American painter *

Theodoros Tripotseris Theodoros Tripotseris ( el, Θεόδωρος Τριποτσέρης; born 4 March 1986) is a Greek former professional footballer. Career Born in Athens, Tripotseris began playing football for local side Panathinaikos in 2004. Thereafter he play ...

(born 1986), Greek footballer * Theodoros Tzinis (1798–1869), Greek fighter in the Greek War of Independence *

Theodoros Vasilakakis Theodoros Vasilakakis ( el, Θεόδωρος Βασιλακάκης; born 20 July 1988) is a Greek professional Association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder for Super League Greece, Super ...

(born 1988), Greek footballer * Theodoros Velkos (born 1976), Greek badminton player *

Theodoros Voutiritsas Theodoros Voutiritsas (Greek: Θεόδωρος Βουτιρίτσας; born 27 July 1962) is a Greek former professional football player. He played only for AEL for all of his career. Voutiritsas wrote history while wearing the club's jersey, ...

(born 1962), Greek football manager and former player *

Theodoros Vryzakis Theodoros Vryzakis ( el, Θεόδωρος Βρυζάκης; 1819–1878) was a Greek painter, known mostly for his historical scenes. He was one of the founders of the "Munich School", composed of Greek artists who had studied in that city. Biog ...

(1819–1878), Greek painter *

Theodoros Zagorakis Theodoros Zagorakis ( el, Θεόδωρος Ζαγοράκης ; born 27 October 1971) is a Greek politician and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the captain of Greece that won UEFA Euro 2004, and was also presid ...

(born 1971), Greek politician and former footballer *

Theodoros Ziakas Theodoros Ziakas ( el, Θεόδωρος Ζιάκας; Mavronoros, Grevena, 1798 – Atalanti, 1882) was a chieftain in Macedonia during the Greek War of Independence in 1821. Biography His family were Armatoloi in Western Macedonia. When the Gre ...

(1798–1882), Greek fighter in the Greek War of Independence {{given name Greek masculine given names Dutch masculine given names