Elias ( ; ) is the hellenized version for the name of

Elijah Elijah ( ) or Elias was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worsh ...

(; ; , or ), a prophet in the

Northern Kingdom of Israel The Kingdom of Israel ( ), also called the Northern Kingdom or the Kingdom of Samaria, was an Israelite kingdom that existed in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. Its beginnings date back to the first half of the 10th century BCE. It c ...

in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated traditions, the name is used as a personal name in numerous languages.

Variants

* Éilias Irish * Elia

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

* Elias Norwegian * Elías Icelandic * Éliás Hungarian * Elías

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

* Eliáš, Elijáš

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

* Elijah, Elia, Ilyas, Elias

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

* Elias, Eelis, Eljas Finnish * Elias Danish,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

* Elias Portuguese * Elias, Iliya ()

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

* Elias, Elis

* Elias, Elyas (ኤሊያስ)

Ethiopian Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...

* Elias, Elyas

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

* Eliasz

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

* Élie

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

* Elija Slovene * Elijah

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

* Elis

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during t ...

* Elisedd

* Eliya (එලියා) Sinhala * Eliyas (Ілияс) Kazakh * Eliyahu, Eliya (אֵלִיָּהוּ, אליה)

Biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew ( or ), also called Classical Hebrew, is an archaic form of the Hebrew language, a language in the Canaanite languages, Canaanitic branch of the Semitic languages spoken by the Israelites in the area known as the Land of Isra ...

* Elyās, Ilyās, Eliya (, )

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

* Elliot, Elliott

* Ellis

(

anglicised Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

) * Helias

Ecclesiastical Latin Ecclesiastical Latin, also called Church Latin or Liturgical Latin, is a form of Latin developed to discuss Christian theology, Christian thought in Late antiquity and used in Christianity, Christian liturgy, theology, and church administration ...

* Ilia (Илия) Bulgarian,

Church Slavonic Church Slavonic is the conservative Slavic liturgical language used by the Eastern Orthodox Church in Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia. The ...

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Macedonia * Mac ...

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

* Ilia (ილია) Georgian * Ilias (Ηλίας)

Koine Greek Koine Greek (, ), also variously known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek, Septuagint Greek or New Testament Greek, was the koiné language, common supra-regional form of Greek language, Greek spoken and ...

Modern Greek Modern Greek (, or , ), generally referred to by speakers simply as Greek (, ), refers collectively to the dialects of the Greek language spoken in the modern era, including the official standardized form of the language sometimes referred to ...

* Ilie

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

* Ilija (Илија) Croatian,

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

* Ilja

* Iljo (Иљо)

* Iliya (Илия) Bulgarian * Illés Hungarian * Illia (Ілля) Ukrainian *

Ilya Ilya, Iliya, Ilia, Ilja, Ilija, or Illia ( , or ; ; ) is the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning "My God is Yahu/ Jah." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Eli ...

(Илья)

* İlyas Turkish * Ilyaas Somali *Ilyos Uzbek * Ilias/Ilyas/Elias/Elyas/Alias/Alyas Malay * Líggjas Faroese * Lyes Kabyle * Yeghia (Եղիա)

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

* 埃利亚斯 (āi lì yǎ sī)

Chinese Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...

Feminized variants

* Iliana (Илиана) Bulgarian * Ilina (Илина) Bulgarian,

* Ilinca

* Ilinka (Илинка) Croatian,

* Eliana, Iliana

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

* Éliane

People with the given name

Elias (Greek scholar) Elias (; ; fl. 6th century) was a Greek scholar and a commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry (philosopher), Porphyry. Life No information has been handed down about the life of Elias; all assumptions represented in the research are deductions from ...

, 6th century commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry *

List of Catholicoi of Armenia This is a list of the catholicoi of all Armenians (), head bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church (). To this day 21 Catholicoi of a total of 132 have been glorified within the church. Catholicoi of Armenia ''(Name in English, name in Armen ...

, Armenian religious leader, Catholicos of All Armenians from 703 to 717 *

Elias of Nisibis Elijah, Eliya, or Elias of Nisibis (, 11February 975– 18July 1046) was an Assyrian cleric of the Church of the East, who served as bishop of Beth Nuhadra (1002–1008) and archbishop of Nisibis (1008–1046). He has been called the most impor ...

(975–1046), Nestorian bishop of Nisibis and an important mediaeval chronicler, also known as Elijah of Nisibis and Eliya bar Shinaya * Elias, Duke of Parma (1880–1959), head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and pretender to the defunct throne of Parma * Elías Ahúja y Andría (1863–1951), Spanish politician * Elias Alves da Silva (born 1981), Brazilian football player * Elias Ammerbach (1530–1597), German organist *

Elias Ashmole Elias Ashmole (23 May 1617 – 18 May 1692) was an English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer, freemason and student of alchemy. Ashmole supported the royalist side during the English Civil War, and at the restoration of Char ...

(1617–1692), English antiquary and politician *

Elias Atallah Elias G. Atallah (; born 1947), is a Lebanese politician and an elected member of parliament during the 2005 elections. He is also the chairperson of the Democratic Left Movement, and a prominent member in the March 14 Alliance. He was born in th ...

(born 1947), Lebanese politician *

Elias Atmatsidis Ilias Atmatsidis (; born 24 April 1969) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the director of Football at AEK Athens B. Club career Atmatsidis started playing football regularly in his village team at the ...

(born 1969), Greek football player *

Elias Bonine Elias Atkinson Bonine (c. 1843–1916) was an American photographer. Bonine was known for his portraits of 19th century Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans. Biography Bonine was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, P ...

(1843–1916), American photographer *

Elias Boudinot Elias Boudinot ( ; May 2, 1740 – October 24, 1821) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, statesman, and early abolitionist and women's rights advocate. During the Revolutionary War, Boudinot was an intelligence officer and prisoner-of-wa ...

(1740–1821), American politician *

Elias Boudinot (Cherokee) Elias Boudinot (; 1802June 22, 1839; also known as Buck Watie) was a writer, newspaper editor, and leader of the Cherokee Nation. He was a member of a prominent family, and was born and grew up in Cherokee territory, now part of present-day Geo ...

(1802–1839), Native American writer * Elias Breeskin (1896–1969), Russian violinist *

Elias Canetti Elias Canetti (; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994; ; ) was a German-language writer, known as a Literary modernism, modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and nonfiction writer. Born in Ruse, Bulgaria, to a Sephardi Jews, Sephardic Jewish fam ...

(1905–1994), Bulgarian writer * Elias Chandler (1856–1909), American colonel and major *

Elias Charalambous Elias Charalambous (; born 25 September 1980) is a Cypriot professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Liga I club FCSB. Career statistics International Managerial statistics Honours Player Omonia *Cyprio ...

(born 1980), Cypriot footballer *

Elias James Corey Elias James Corey (born July 12, 1928) is an American organic chemist. In 1990, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis. Regarded by ma ...

(born 1928), American chemist *

Elias Dayton Elias Dayton (May 1, 1737 – October 22, 1807) was an American merchant and military officer who served as captain and colonel of the local militia and in 1783 rose to become a brigadier general during the American Revolutionary War. After ...

(1737–1807), American soldier and politician *

Elias P. Demetracopoulos Elias Panayotis Demetracopoulos (Greek: Ηλίας Παναγιώτης Δημητρακόπουλος, 1 December 1928 – 17 February 2016) was a Greek journalist and dissident during the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 ("Regime of the C ...

, Greek journalist *

Elias Disney Elias Charles Disney (February 6, 1859September 13, 1941) was a Canadian-American construction worker and entrepreneur. He was best known as the father of Roy and Walt Disney, co-founders of The Walt Disney Company. Elias was a strict and hard ...

(1859–1941), Canadian businessman, father of Walt Disney *

Elias Dolah Elias Dolah (, born 24 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back play for Thai League 1 club Buriram United. Born in Sweden, he represents the Thailand national team. Early life Dolah was born in Sweden fro ...

(born 1993), Thai footballer * Elias (footballer, born 1963), Portuguese footballer, full name Fernando Elias Oliveira da Silva *

Elias Farkouh Elias Farkouh (Arabic: إلياس فركوح) (1948 – July 15, 2020) was a Jordanian short story writer and novelist. He was born in Amman in 1948 and was educated in Amman and East Jerusalem. He graduated from the Arab University of Beiru ...

(1948–2020), Jordanian writer * Elias Freij (1918–1998), Palestinian mayor *

Elias Gleizer Ilicz Glejzer (4 January 1934 – 16 May 2015), better known as Elias Gleizer, was a Brazilian comedian and actor. Born in São Paulo, Gleizer was the son of two Polish Jewish immigrants, a shoemaker and a housewife. He began his artistic ca ...

(1934–2015), Brazilian actor and comedian * Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1695–1774), German painter *

Elias Harris Elias Harris (born 6 July 1989) is a German professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and plays for the German national team. Junior caree ...

(born 1989), German basketball player *

Elias Hicks Elias Hicks (March 19, 1748 – February 27, 1830) was a traveling Quaker minister from Long Island, New York. In his ministry he promoted doctrines deemed unorthodox by many which led to lasting controversy, and caused the second major schism w ...

(1748-1830), American Quaker Preacher * Elias Holl (1573–1646), German architect *

Elias Howe Elias Howe Jr. (; July 9, 1819October 3, 1867) was an American inventor best known for his creation of the modern lockstitch sewing machine. Early life Elias Howe Jr. was born on July 9, 1819, to Dr. Elias Howe Sr (1792–1867) and Polly (Be ...

(1819–1867), American inventor of the sewing machine *

Elias Hrawi Elias Hrawi (; 4 September 1926 – 7 July 2006) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 10th president of Lebanon from 1989 to 1998. Early life and education Hrawi was born on 4 September 1926 in Hawch Al Umara, Zahlé, to a wealthy landow ...

(1925–2006), Lebanese politician *

Elias Kane Elias Kent Kane (June 7, 1794December 12, 1835) was the first Illinois Secretary of State and a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Illinois. Early life He was born in New York City, to merchant Capt. Elias Kent Kane and Deborah VanSchelluyn ...

(1794–1835), American politician *

Elias Khoury Elias Khoury (; 12 July 1948 – 15 September 2024) was a Lebanese novelist and advocate of the Palestinian cause. His novels and literary criticism have been translated into several languages. In 2000, he won the Prize of Palestine for his bo ...

(1948-2024), Lebanese writer *

Elias Koteas Elias Koteas (; ; born March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor who has performed in lead and supporting roles in numerous films and television series. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film '' Ararat'' (20 ...

(born 1961), Greek-Canadian actor * Elias Lianos, Greek businessman *

Elias Lindholm Elias Viktor Zebulon Lindholm (born 2 December 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2013 ...

(born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player *

Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot (; 9 April 1802 – 19 March 1884) was a Finnish polymath, physician, philosopher, poet, musician, linguist, journalist, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish language, Finnish Oral literature, oral poetry. He is best k ...

(1802–1884), Finnish philologist *

Elias Loomis Elias Loomis (August 7, 1811 – August 15, 1889) was an American mathematician. He served as a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Case Western Reserve University, Western Reserve College (now Case Western Reserve University), the ...

(1811–1889), American mathematician *

Elias Mendes Trindade Elias Mendes Trindade (born 16 May 1985), known simply as Elias, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. Career Early career Born in São Paulo, Elias was a Palmeiras youth graduate, and played as a ...

(born 1985), Brazilian former footballer *

Elias Motsoaledi Elias Mathope Motsoaledi OMSG (26 July 1924 – 9 May 1994) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. He was Accused No.9 in the Rivonia Trial and was sentenced to life imprisonment in July 1963 with a group of anti-Apartheid revolution ...

(1924-1994), South African anti-apartheid activist *

Elias Murr Elias Murr (, '; born 30 January 1962) is a Lebanese politician and an International political figure. Early life and education Murr was born on 30 January 1962 in Bteghrine. He is the son of former deputy Prime Minister and interior minister, M ...

(born 1962), Lebanese politician * * Elias Pavlidis (born 1978), Greek boxer *

Elias Petropoulos Elias Petropoulos (; June 26, 1928 – September 3, 2003) was a Greek author, folklorist, and urban historian. A self-described "urban anthropologist", he wrote on aspects of Greek life that were rarely considered fit objects for serious study, i ...

(1928–2003), Greek musicologist and writer *

Elias Pettersson Fredrik Elias Pettersson (born 12 November 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pettersson was selected fifth overall by the Canucks in the 20 ...

(born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player * Elias Polk (1806-1886), American slave and political activist *

Elias Porter Elias Hull Porter (1914 – December 13, 1987) was an American psychologist. While at the University of Chicago Porter was a peer of other notable American psychologists, including Carl Rogers, Thomas Gordon, Abraham Maslow and Will Schutz. His ...

(1914–1987), American psychologist * Elias Rababi (1913–1999), Lebanese journalist and politician * Elias Ricks, American football player * Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (born 1992), Danish singer * Elias Alford Rowan (1837–1912), American politician *

Elias Sarkis Elias ( ; ) is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah (; ; , or ), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated tradit ...

(1924–1985), Lebanese lawyer and President of Lebanon from 1976 to 1982 * Elias "Vic" Seixas, known as

Vic Seixas Elias Victor Seixas Jr. ( ;
''Los Angeles Times''. August 30, 1923 – July 5, 2024 ...

(1923–2024), American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player *

Elias Seppänen Elias Seppänen (born 31 October 2003) is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in the ADAC GT Masters with Team Landgraf, for whom he won the 2023 and the 2024 ADAC GT Masters Early career Karting Born in Tammela, Seppänen star ...

(born 2003), Finnish racing driver *

Elias Shoufani Elias Shoufani (; 1932–26 January 2013) was a Palestinian author and historian whose studies were mostly about the history of Islam and the Israeli affairs. He was one of the leading Arab scholars in the latter topic. He was a member of the Fat ...

(1932–2013), Palestinian author and historian * Elias Soares de Oliveira,

Elias (footballer, born 1931) Elias Soares de Oliveira (born 20 February 1931) is a Brazilian footballer. He played in five matches for the Brazil national football team The Brazil national football team (), nicknamed ''Seleção Canarinho'' ("Canary Squad", after thei ...

, Brazilian former football striker * Elias Spantidakis, known as

Louis Tikas Louis Tikas (), born Elias Anastasios Spantidakis (; 13 March, 1886 – 20 April, 1914), was the main labor union organizer at the Ludlow, Colorado, Ludlow camp during the 14-month Strike action, strike known as the Colorado Coalfield War in so ...

(1886–1914), Greek-American union leader *

Elias M. Stein Elias Menachem Stein (January 13, 1931 – December 23, 2018) was an American mathematician who was a leading figure in the field of harmonic analysis. He was the Albert Baldwin Dod Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus, at Princeton University, wh ...

(1931–2018), American mathematician *

Elias Syrjä Elias Syrjä (born 28 August 1998) is a Finnish freestyle skier. Career In March 2025, Syrjä competed at the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships and won a silver medal in the big air event with a score of 184.25 points. He also compete ...

(born 1998), Finnish freestyle skier * Elias Tahan (born 1986), American photographer *

Elias Toufexis Elias Toufexis (, ) is a Canadian-American actor. He has played characters on television and in video games, mostly in science fiction and fantasy genres. He is known as the voice of Adam Jensen in '' Deus Ex: Human Revolution''. Career Film ...

(born 1975), Greek-Canadian actor * Elias Vattis (born 1986), Cypriot football player *

Elias Venezis Elias Venezis (; March 4, 1904 – August 3, 1973) is the pseudonym of Elias Mellos (), a major Greek novelist. He was born in 1904 in Ayvalık (Kydonies) in Asia Minor and died in Athens in 1973. He wrote many books, of which the most famous ...

(1904–1973), Greek writer *

Elias Viljanen Elias "E.Vil" Einari Johannes Viljanen (born 8 July 1975) is a Finnish musician from Tampere, Finland, known for being the guitarist for Sonata Arctica since 2007. Viljanen joined Sonata Arctica in spring 2007 in order to replace Jani Liimatai ...

(born 1975), Finnish musician *

Elias Wessén Elias Wessén (15 April 1889 – 30 January 1981) was a prominent Swedish linguist and a professor of Scandinavian languages at Stockholm University (1928–1956). In 1947, he was honoured with seat 16 in the Swedish Academy, which he held until h ...

(1889–1981), Swedish linguist * Elias Wright (1830–1901), American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era *

Elias Zerhouni Elias Zerhouni (Arabic: إلياس زرهوني, born April 12, 1951) is an Algerian-born American scientist, radiologist, biomedical engineer, entrepreneur, and pharmaceutical industry executive. He was the 15th Director of the National Instit ...

(born 1951), Algerian-born American doctor *

Elias Zoghby Elias Zoghby (9 January 1912 – 16 January 2008) was an Egyptian-born Lebanese Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Baalbek in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1968 to 1988. He was known as a leading advocate of Catholic–Ortho ...

(1912–2008), Lebanese archbishop

Fictional characters with the given name

* Elias Acorn, Prince and later King of the Kingdom of Acorn in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' by Archie; he is the older brother of Sally Acorn. *

Elias Elias ( ; ) is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah (; ; , or ), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated tradit ...

, a prominent gangster whose goals lead him to both conflict and work with (directly and indirectly) in the TV series

Person of Interest "Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg ...

; he is shot in the head and perhaps killed in the 4th season's finale during a fight with a rival gang leader *

Elias Bogan Elias Bogan is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont, the character first appeared in ''X-Treme X-Men'' #21 (July 2001). Bogan is a mutant villain with telepathic powers. He is ...

, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe *

Elias Grover This is a list of major and recurring characters in Kevin Smith's fictional universe known as the View Askewniverse. ''Clerks'' (1994) Dante Hicks Dante Hicks, played by Brian O'Halloran, is 22 (33 in '' Clerks II, 49 in Clerks III''), works ...

, fictional character in the 2006 film ''Clerks II'' * Elias P. Guerrero, a lead character from Philippine action drama series '' Black Rider'' * Sergeant Elias Grodin, fictional character portrayed by Willem Dafoe in the 1986 film ''Platoon'' * Elias, fictional character in ''

Panel de Pon ''Puzzle League'', known as in Japan, is a series of video games published by Nintendo for its various video game consoles. The series began with '' Panel de Pon'' in Japan, named '' Tetris Attack'' in North America, and has since been adapted to ...

'' * Elias Ryker, fictional character in Richard K. Morgan's novel, ''

Altered Carbon ''Altered Carbon'' is a 2002 British cyberpunk novel by the English writer Richard K. Morgan. Set in a future in which interstellar travel and relative immortality is facilitated by transferring consciousnesses between bodies ("sleeves"), it ...

'' * Elias Taylor, fictional character in ''

V (1983 miniseries) ''V'' (or ''V: The Original Miniseries'') is a two-part American science-fiction television miniseries, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. Its debut on NBC in 1983 initiated the science-fiction franchise concerning reptilian aliens kno ...

'' * Elias "Eli" Thompson, fictional character in the television series ''

Boardwalk Empire ''Boardwalk Empire'' is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter for the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s. The series sta ...

'' * List of Degrassi: The Next Generation characters#E, Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy, fictional character from ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Elías, a main character from José Rizal's patriotic novel "Noli Me Tangere (novel), Noli Me Tángere" * Elias Carstairs, a character from Cassandra Clare's "The Infernal Devices" prequel to "The Mortal Instruments" * Elias Walker, fictional character in the 2013 video game ''Call of Duty: Ghosts'' * Dr. Elias Huer, fictional character from "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979) * Elias "Blitz" Kötz, fictional character in the 2015 video game ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'' * Elias Venturius, one of the two protagonists of the Sabaa Tahir novel ''An Ember in the Ashes'' * Elias Rahim, fiction character in the television series ''The OA'' * Elias Bouchard, the Head of the Magnus Institute in horror fiction podcast ''The Magnus Archives'' *Elias, fictional character from the 2015 comedy film ''Men & Chicken'' *Elias Ainsworth fictional character from The Ancient Magus' Bride *Elias Vikstedt fictional character from Salatut elämät

People with the surname

* Akhteruzzaman Elias (1943–1997), Bengali writer * Alex Elias, American entrepreneur * Alois Eliáš (1890–1942), Czechoslovak general and politician * Benny Elias (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league player * Blas Elias (born 1967), American musician * Dave Elias (1969-2013), Canadian curler * David Elias (born 1949), Canadian writer * Duncan David Elias (born 1985), Singaporean football player * Eliane Elias (born 1960), Lebanese-Brazilian musician * Erick Elías (born 1980), Mexican actor * Eulalia Elias (1788–1865), American rancher * Gastão Elias (born 1990), Portuguese tennis player * Hanin Elias (born 1972), German musician * Hendrik Elias (1902–1973), Belgian politician * Isaak Elias (1912–1998), Canadian politician * Joan Puig i Elias (1898–1972), Catalan pedagogue and anarchist * Johan Engelbert Elias (1895–1959), Dutch historian, also known as ''Vroedschap van Amsterdam'' * John Elias (1775–1841), Christian preacher in Wales * John Elias (rugby league) (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league footballer and coach * Jonathan Elias (born 1956), American composer * Lee Elias (1920–1998), American comics artist * Manny Elias (born 1953), English drummer * Mike Elias (born 1982), American baseball executive * Norbert Elias (1897–1990), German sociologist * Patrik Eliáš (born 1976), Czech ice hockey player * Peter Elias (1923–2001), American computer scientist * Rick Elias, Nashville songwriter and singer * Robert Elias, birth name of Robert Downey Sr., American actor and film director * Roenis Elías, Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher * Rosalind Elias (1930–2020), American singer * Quentin Elias (1980–2014), French model and actor * Sandy Abi Elias, Lebanese footballer * Sian Elias (born 1949), New Zealand judge * Taslim Olawale Elias (1914–1991), Nigerian judge * Ton Elias (born 1955), retired Dutch politician * Toni Elías (born 1983), Spanish motorcyclist * Zé Elias (born 1976), Brazilian football player

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