Vassilios or Vassileios, also transliterated Vasileios, Vasilios, Vassilis or Vasilis ( el, Βασίλειος or Βασίλης), is a Greek given name, the origin of

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. In ancient/medieval/Byzantine context, it is also transliterated as Basileios. It is directly descended from the word "King", el, Βασιλιάς. It descends from the Greek language.

People

Vassilis Alexakis Vassilis Alexakis ( el, Βασίλης Αλεξάκης; 25 December 1943 – 11 January 2021) was a Greek- French writer and self-translator of numerous novels in Greek, his mother tongue, and French. Biography Alexakis, the son of actor Gi ...

, Greek-French writer *

Vassilis Andrianopoulos Vasilios Andrianopoulos ( el, Βασίλειος Ανδριανόπουλος; 1908 – 1989) was a Greek footballer. He was Giannis Andrianopoulos' brother. Andrianopoulos started his career with Peiraikos Syndesmos FC and continued with the At ...

, Greek footballer *

Vasilis Avlonitis Vasilis Avlonitis ( el, Βασίλης Αυλωνίτης; 1 January 1904 – 10 March 1970) was one of the most famous old-school Greek comedians. He performed in numerous films and stage productions in the mid to late 20th century. Vasilis Av ...

, Greek actor * Vasilis Avramidis, Greek footballer *

Vasilis Barkas Vasilis Cornelius Barkas ( el, Βασίλης Μπάρκας; born 30 May 1994) is a Greek international football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Utrecht, on loan from Scottish Premiership side Celtic, and the Greece nation ...

, Greek footballer * Vasilis Bolanos, ethnic Greek mayor of Himara, Albania * Vassilis Borbokis, Greek footballer *

Vasilis Dimitriadis Vasilis Dimitriadis ( el, Βασίλης Δημητριάδης; born 1 February 1966) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Dimitriadis started his professional career at Aris in 1986. In 1991 Dimitria ...

, Greek footballer * Vasilis Fragkias, Greek basketball coach * Vassilis Gagatsis, president of the Hellenic Football Federation *

Vasilis Georgiadis Vasilis Georgiadis ( el, Βασίλης Γεωργιάδης; 12 August 1921 – 30 April 2000) was a Greek film director and actor. His films '' The Red Lanterns'' (1963) and ''Blood on the Land'' (1966) were nominated for the Academy Award f ...

, Greek film director and actor * Vasilis Golias, Greek footballer *

Vassilis Hatzipanagis Vasilis Hatzipanagis ( el, link=no, Βασίλης Χατζηπαναγής, , born 26 October 1954) is a Greek former professional footballer. He played for Iraklis in the Greek Alpha Ethniki and Pakhtakor in the Soviet Supreme League. He a ...

, Greek footballer *

Vassilios Iliadis Vassilios Iliadis (born 18 September 1981) is a Greek judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書� ...

, Greek judoka *

Vasilios Kalogeracos Vasilios Kalogeracos (born 21 March 1975) is an Australian former football (soccer) player. A prominent forward, Kalogeracos has played for Birmingham City and Stockport County in England, Waterford United in Ireland and Kuala Lumpur , ant ...

, Australian footballer of Greek descent * Vasili Kanidiadis, Greek-Australian television personality *

Vassilis Karapialis Vassilis Karapialis ( el, Βασίλης Καραπιάλης; born 13 June 1965) is a Greek retired Association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for AEL 1964, Larissa, Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos Piraeus and the Greece ...

, Greek footballer *

Vasilis Karras Vasilis Karras ( el, Βασίλης Καρράς; born Vasilis Kesoglidis on 12 November 1953) is a Greek folk singer. Biography Karras was born in Kokkinohori, near Kavala, Greece. At the age of 10, his family moved to Thessaloniki. Also aro ...

, Greek folk singer * Vasilis Katsaros, Greek footballer *

Vassilis Kikilias Vasilis Kikilias ( el, Βασίλης Κικίλιας; born 15 May 1974 in Athens) is a Greece, Greek politician who currently serves as Ministry of Tourism (Greece), Minister for Tourism in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He is a member of ...

, Greek basketball player *

Vasilis Konstantinou Vasilis Konstantinou ( el, Βασίλης Κωνσταντίνου; born 19 November 1947) is a former Greek football goalkeeper whose career spanned three decades: the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Club career Born in Marousi, Konstantinou played fo ...

, Greek footballer *

Vassilios Kotronias Vasilios Kotronias ( el, Βασίλειος Κοτρωνιάς; first name sometimes spelled ''Vassilios''; born 25 August 1964) is a Greek chess player and writer. He is a ten-time Greek champion (1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, ...

, Greek chess grandmaster and chess author *

Vasilios Koutsianikoulis Vasilios Koutsianikoulis ( gr, Βασίλειος Κουτσιανικούλης; born 9 August 1988) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left winger or an attacking midfielder for Gamma Ethniki club Trikala. Club career Early yea ...

, Greek footballer *

Vassilis Krommidas Vassilis Krommidas ( el, Βασίλης Κρομμύδας, born July 4, 1970, in Thessaloniki) is a triathlete and coach from Greece best known for competing at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. Krommidas is a graduate of the Aristotle University ...

, Greek triathlete *

Vassilis Lakis Vasilios Lakis ( el, Βασίλειος Λάκης; born 10 September 1976) is a Greek former professional footballer. He was nicknamed "Turbo" for his speed when attacking along the right wing and ability to provide accurate crosses for the str ...

, Greek footballer *

Vassilis Leventis Vasileios "Vasilis" Leventis ( el, Βασίλειος "Βασίλης" Λεβέντης, ; born 2 November 1951) is a Greek politician, leader of the Greek centrist party, Union of Centrists () since 1992 and former Member of Parliament, in offi ...

, Greek politician and TV persona *

Vasilis Lipiridis Vassilis Lipiridis (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Lypiridis) ( el, Βασίλης Λυπηρίδης; born January 1, 1967, in Edessa, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At 2.02 m (6 ft 7 in) tall, he played at the po ...

, Greek basketball player *

Vassilis Logothetidis Vasilis Logothetidis (Greek: Βασίλης Λογοθετίδης; 1897 – 20 February 1960) was a Greek comedian. He is considered one of the most significant modern Greek actors. Logothetidis was born as Vasilis Tavlaridis (Βασίλης Τ ...

, Greek actor *

Vassilis Lymberis Vassilis Lymberis ( el, Βασίλης Λυμπέρης; 1945 – 25 August 1972) was a Greek mass murderer who killed his wife, his two children, and his mother-in-law, by burning down his family home in January 1972. Lymberis was executed for t ...

, Greek mass murderer *

Vasilios Magginas Vasilios Magginas (; 22 October 1949 – 6 March 2015) was a Greek politician, member of the Greek Parliament for the New Democracy for the Aetolia-Acarnania constituency and government minister. He was from Astakos, Aetolia-Acarnania, and was e ...

, Greek politician *

Vasilis Michaelides Vasilis Michaelides ( el, Βασίλης Μιχαηλίδης, before 1853–18 December 1917) is considered by many and often referred to as the national poet of Cyprus. Michaelides was born in Lefkoniko, a village in the Famagusta District of ...

, Cypriot poet * Vassilis Mitilinaios, Greek footballer *

Vasilis N. Triantafillidis Vasilis N. Triantafillidis ( el, Βασίλης Ν. Τριανταφυλλίδης, 7 May 1940 – 21 May 2018), also known by his artistic nickname Harry Klynn (Χάρρυ Κλυνν), was a Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, ...

, birth name of Greek comedian Harry Klynn * Vassilis Paleokostas, Greek fugitive criminal *

Vasilis Papakonstantinou Vasilis Papakonstantinou (Βασίλης Παπακωνσταντίνου) (born 21 June 1950) is a Greek singer known mostly for his work in Greek rock. Most of his songs have gained considerable popularity, mainly in Greece and Cyprus. Early l ...

, Greek singer * Vassilis Papazachos, Greek seismologist * Vassilis Photopoulos, Greek painter, film director, art director and set designer * Vasilis Politis (born 1963), Greek philosopher *

Vassilis Rapotikas Vassilis Christou Rapotikas (1888–1943; rup, Vasil Rapotika; el, Βασίλειος Χρήστου Ραποτίκας) was an Aromanian revolutionary and collaborationist paramilitary leader in Greece during World War II. He was among le ...

, ethnic Aromanian separatist and revolutionary from Greece * Vassilis Saleas, Greek musician * Vassilis Simtsak, Greek basketball player * Vassilios Skouris, 10th President of the European Court of Justice *

Vassilis Spanoulis Vassilis "Billy" Spanoulis ( el, Βασίλης Σπανούλης; born 7 August 1982) is a Greek former professional basketball player and current basketball coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. S ...

, Greek basketball player * Vassilis Steriadis, Greek poet and critic * Vassilis Stravopodis, Greek footballer * Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Greek musician and composer *

Vasilis Torosidis Vasilis Torosidis (Greek language, Greek: Βασίλης Τοροσίδης, born 10 June 1985) is a Greek former professional Association football, footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Skoda Xanthi Torosidis made his senior debut ...

, Greek footballer *

Vassilios Tsiartas Vasilios Tsiartas ( el, Βασίλειος Τσιάρτας; born 12 November 1972) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Although he was famed for his lackadaisical playing style, his ability was never ...

, Greek footballer *

Vassilis Tsitsanis Vassilis Tsitsanis ( el, Βασίλης Τσιτσάνης 18 January 1915 – 18 January 1984) was a Greece, Greek songwriter and bouzouki player. He became one of the leading Greek composers of his time and is widely regarded as one of the foun ...

, Greek songwriter and musician * Vassilis Vassili, Greek sculptor *

Vassilis Vassilikos Vassilis Vassilikos ( el, Βασίλης Βασιλικός, born 18 November 1934) is a Greek writer and diplomat. Biography He was born in Kavala to parents native to the island of Thasos. His father was an MP with the Liberal Party. He grew u ...

, Greek writer and diplomat * Vasilios Vatatzes, Greek scholar, merchant, traveler, pioneer explorer and diplomat * Vasilis Xanthopoulos, Greek basketball player *

Vasilios Xydas Vasilios Xydas ( el, Βασίλειος Ξυδάς, born 1877, date of death unknown) was a Greece, Greek Athletics (sport), athlete born in Athens, Greece. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. In 1896 Xydas competed in the Athletic ...

, Greek pole vaulter

Places

* Agios Vasileios, a Greek village in Achaea * Agios Vasileios, a Greek village in Corinthia * St. Vasilios Church (Massachusetts)

People

Places

See also