Thanasis (Θανάσης) is a Greek given name, short for
Athanasios (Αθανάσιος), which can mean "eternal life" or "immortal".
Notable people with the name Thanasis or Thanassis include:
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo (born 1992), Greek basketball player
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Thanasis Giannakopoulos (1931–2019), Greek businessman
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Thanasis Kanoulas (born 1992), Greek football player
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Thanassis Lefas, 20th and 21st century motorcycle engineer
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Thanasis Kolitsidakis (born 1966), Greek former footballer
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Thanasis Lightbridge (born 1978), Greek keyboard player and composer, founder of electronica art metal band
Dol Ammad
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Thanasis Pafilis (born 1954), Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament
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Thanasis Paleologos
Thanasis Paleologos (; born 14 July 1977) is a Greek professional football defender who plays for Iraklis Psachna in the Football League (Greece).
Career
Born in Chalcis, Paleologos began playing football with Iraklis Psachna F.C. in the ...
(born 1977), Greek footballer
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Thanasis Papakonstantinou
Athanasios "Thanasis" Papakonstantinou (; born 26 April 1959) is a Greek singer-songwriter.
Short biography
He is married, with two children. Papakonstantinou studied mechanical engineering in Thessaloniki, which he practices as well as bein ...
(born 1959), Greek singer-songwriter
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Thanasis Papazoglou (born 1988), Greek footballer
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Thanasis Sentementes (born 1975), Greek footballer
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Thanassis Skordalos (1920–1998), Cretan musician
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Thanassis Stephopoulos
Thanassis Stephopoulos (Greek: Θανάσης Στεφόπουλος, 1 June 1928 – 29 December 2012) was one of Greece's most important 20th-century painters, teachers and philosophers of art. He was famous for his works, representing a genre ...
(1928–2012), Greek artist
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Thanassis Tsakiris
Athanassios "Thanasis" Tsakiris () (born 15 January 1965 in Drama, Greece) is a Greek biathlete and cross-country skier. He competed for Greece at five Olympics in 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, and 2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and ...
(born 1965), biathlete and cross-country skier
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Thanasis Veggos
Thanasis Veggos (alternatively spelt Thanassis and/or Vengos; Greek: Θανάσης Βέγγος, ''Thanássis Véngos''; 29 May 19273 May 2011) was a Greek actor and director born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus. He performed in around 130 films, predomi ...
(1927–2011), Greek actor
See also
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Who Is Thanassis
''Poios Thanas(s)is'' (, ''Who Is Thanassis'') is a 1969 Greek comedy directed and written by Thanassis Vengos and starring himself, Anna Fonsou and Vangelos Ploios. The film marks the debut of Emilia Ipsilandi.
Plot
Thanassis Trikorfos (Veng ...
'', a 1969 Greek film
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Thanasi Kokkinakis
Athanasios "Thanasi" Kokkinakis ( ; ; born 10 April 1996) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 65 in singles by the ATP, achieved on 6 November 2023. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of ...
, Australian tennis player
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