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, Greek judoka * Vasilios Kalogeracos, 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, Greek politician and TV persona *Vasilis Lipiridis, Greek basketball player *Vassilis Logothetidis, Greek actor *Vassilis Lymberis, Greek mass murderer *Vasilios Magginas, Greek politician *Vasilis Michaelides, Cypriot poet *Vassilis Mitilinaios, Greek footballer *Vasilis N. Triantafillidis, birth name of Greek comedian Harry Klynn *Vassilis Paleokostas, Greek fugitive criminal *Vasilis Papakonstantinou, 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, 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, Greek basketball player *Vassilis Steriadis, Greek poet and critic *Vassilis Stravopodis, Greek footballer *Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Greek musician and composer *Vasilis Torosidis, Greek footballer *Vassilios Tsiartas, Greek footballer *Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek songwriter and musician *Vassilis Vassili, Greek sculptor *Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer and diplomat *Vasilios Vatatzes, Greek scholar, merchant, traveler, pioneer explorer and diplomat *Vasilis Xanthopoulos, Greek basketball player *Vasilios Xydas, Greek pole vaulter

Places

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

People

Places

See also