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List of Cypriots

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The following is a list of Cypriots notable enough to have their own article. They are sorted by field, then by surname (both in alphabetical order).

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Academics and scientists

  • Kyriacos A. Athanasiou (born 1960), biomedical engineer
  • Ulus Baker (1960-2007), sociologist
  • Niyazi Berkes (1908-1988), sociologist
  • Gülsen Bozkurt (born 1950), haematologist
  • Mustafa Camgöz (born 1952), professor of cancer biology at Imperial College London
  • Mehmet Çakıcı (born 1966), psychiatrist
  • Anastasios Christodoulou, foundation secretary, Open University
  • Andreas Demetriou, developmental psychologist
  • Nicos Kartakoullis, professor at the University of Nicosia
  • Niyazi Kızılyürek (born 1959), political scientist
  • Marios Kyriazis (born 1956), biogerontologist
  • Kyriacos C. Markides, professor of sociology and author
  • Kypros Nicolaides (born 1953), obstetrician
  • Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou (born 1946), chemist
  • C. L. Max Nikias (born 1952), president of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles
  • Athanasios Orphanides (born 1962), economist
  • Kamil Özerk (born 1954), pedagogue
  • Irena Papadopoulos, head of transcultural studies in health at Middlesex University
  • Christopher A. Pissarides (born 1948), economist, Nobel laureate
  • Sophocles Sophocleous, art historian
  • Symeon C. Symeonides (born 1949), dean of the Willamette University College of Law
  • Marius Vassiliou (born 1957), computational physicist and research executive
  • Vamık Volkan (born 1932), psychiatrist and author
  • Panayiotis Zavos (born 1944), geneticist

    • Actors

  • Zeki Alasya, actor
  • Feri Cansel, erotic actress
  • Hazar Ergüçlü, actress
  • Sotiris Moustakas (1940-2007), Greek/Cypriot comedy actor
  • Ada Nicodemou (born 1977), actress, Home and Away
  • Hal Ozsan, actor, Dawson's Creek, Kyle XY
  • Stephanie Leonidas, actress, Defiance, Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend
  • Dimitri Leonidas, actor, Sinbad, Tormented
  • Georgina Leonidas, actress, The Basil Brush Show, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
  • Hannah Simone, actress, New Girl
  • Angie Bowie, actress, personality

    • Artists

  • Ruzen Atakan (born 1966), painter
  • Helene Black, artist
  • Michael Cacoyannis (born 1922), filmmaker
  • Hussein Chalayan (Hüseyin Çağlayan, born 1970), fashion designer
  • Chapman Brothers (Jake born 1966, Dinos born 1962), artists
  • Tracey Emin (born 1963), artist
  • Savas Georgiadis (born 1975), artist
  • İsmet Güney (born 1932), artist, creator of the flag of Cyprus, and cartoonist
  • Panayiotis Kalorkoti (born 1957), artist
  • Telemachos Kanthos (1910-1993), artist
  • Stass Paraskos (1933-2014), artist
  • Konstantia Sofokleous (born 1974), artist, animation
  • Stelarc (born 1946), performance artist
  • Derviş Zaim (born 1964), novelist and filmmaker

    • Businessmen

  • Suat Günsel, billionaire
  • Stelios Haji-Ioannou, entrepreneur, owner of EasyGroup
  • Dakis Joannou, J&P
  • Lycourgos Kyprianou, former chairman of GlobalSoft and AremisSoft Corp
  • Asil Nadir, Polly Peck
  • Theo Paphitis, former chairman of Millwall Football Club
  • Roys Poyiadjis, former co-chief executive officer of AremisSoft
  • Reo Stakis, hotel and casino owner
  • Sezer Yurtseven, stockbroker and property developer

    • Historical figures

  • Acesas (around 5th century BC), ancient artist, famed weaver
  • Grigoris Afxentiou, member of EOKA
  • Altheides, philosopher
  • St Barnabas (1st century), apostolic father, early missionary
  • Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus
  • Charlotte of Cyprus, Queen of Cyprus
  • Clearchus of Soli (4th–3rd century BC), Cyprus-born Greek philosopher of the Peripatetic school
  • Evagoras, king of Salamis (BC 410-374)
  • Henry I of Cyprus, King of Cyprus
  • Hugh I of Cyprus, King of Cyprus
  • Hugh II of Cyprus, King of Cyprus
  • Hugh III of Cyprus, King of Cyprus
  • Hugh IV of Cyprus, King of Cyprus
  • James I of Cyprus, King of Cyprus
  • James II of Cyprus, King of Cyprus
  • James III of Cyprus, King of Cyprus
  • Janus of Cyprus, King of Cyprus
  • John II of Cyprus, King of Cyprus
  • Stefano Lusignan, writer
  • Leontios Makhairas, historian
  • Kyriakos Matsis, member of EOKA
  • Nicocreon (4th century BC-before 306 BC), king of Salamis
  • Evagoras Pallikarides, member of EOKA
  • Abu Bekr Pasha
  • Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha, Grand Vizier
  • Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha (born 1883), Grand Vizier
  • Persaeus of Citium (306-243BC), Stoic philosopher
  • Peter I of Cyprus, King of Cyprus
  • Peter II of Cyprus, King of Cyprus
  • Sergius Paulus (1st century), proconsul of Cyprus
  • Stasanor (lived 4th century BC), Cyprus-born Greek officer of Alexander the Great, later satrap of Drangiana, Bactria, and Sogdiana
  • Stasinus (~7th century BC), one of the first European poets, a semi-legendary early Greek poet, author of the epic poem "Cypria", related to the Trojan War
  • Theodora (around 500-548), empress of Byzantine empire (527-548)
  • Zeno of Citium (333-264BC), Cyprus-born Greek philosopher, founder of Stoicism

    • Jurists

  • Solon Nikitas (1937-2005), judge and jurist, Supreme Court (1988-2003), Attorney-General (2003-2005)

    • Musicians

  • Ivi Adamou, singer (The X Factor), represented Cyprus in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest
  • Peter Andre, singer
  • Marlen Aggelidou, singer
  • Lisa Andreas, singer
  • Nil Burak, singer
  • Konstantinos Christoforou, singer
  • Philippos Constantinos, singer (in One)
  • Tulisa Contostavlos, singer
  • Diam's, singer, rapper
  • Nicolas Economou, composer
  • Eleftheria Eleftheriou, singer (The X Factor), represents Greece in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest
  • Elpida, Greek singer, sang for Cyprus in the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest
  • Barry Evangeli, music producer
  • Evridiki, singer
  • Michalis Hatzigiannis, singer
  • Savvas Houvartas, guitarist, songwriter
  • Alkinoos Ioannidis, singer
  • Yusuf Islam, singer
  • George Kallis, composer
  • Fikri Karayel, singer-songwriter
  • Mick Karn, musician from the rock band Japan
  • Cyprien Katsaris, French-Cypriot pianist
  • Maria Elena Kiriakou, singer, winner of the first season of The Voice of Greece
  • Stelios Konstantas, singer
  • Stavros Konstantinou, singer
  • George Michael, singer
  • Stavros Michalakakos, singer, winner of Greece's X-Factor II
  • Despina Olympiou, singer, represents Cyprus in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
  • Alex Panayi, singer
  • Marianda Pieridi, singer
  • Nikki Ponte, singer (X-Factor)
  • Ziynet Sali (born 1975), singer
  • Sarbel, British-born Greek singer
  • Rüya Taner, pianist
  • Georges Theofanous, composer (Greece)
  • Martino Tirimo, Cypriot pianist, born in Larnaca, Cyprus
  • Marios Tokas, singer, composer
  • Mihalis Violaris, singer, composer
  • Anna Vissi, singer
  • Lia Vissi, singer (older sister of Anna Vissi)
  • Loucas Yiorkas, singer, The X Factor winner 2009, represents Greece in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest

    • Mythical figures

  • Anaxarete, legendary Cypriot maiden in Greek mythology
  • Aphrodite, Goddess of Love
  • Pygmalion, legendary king of Cyprus in Greek mythology

    • Religious figures

  • Arkadios II, Archbishop (630s–643)
  • Archbishop Chrysostomos I of Cyprus, Archbishop (1977–2006)
  • Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, Archbishop (2006-)
  • Stylianos Atteshlis, mystic
  • Epiphanius of Salamis, Metropolitan of Cyprus (367–403)
  • Gregory II (1241–1290), Patriarch of Constantinople (1283–1289)
  • John the Merciful (7th century), Patriarch of Alexandria
  • Kyprianos, Archbishop (1810–1821)
  • Kyrillos II, Archbishop (1909–1916)
  • Kyrillos III, Archbishop (1916–1933)
  • Leontios of Neapolis (7th century), Bishop of Neapolis and writer
  • Makarios I, Archbishop of Cyprus (1854–1865)
  • Makarios II, Archbishop (1947–1950)
  • Makarios III, Archbishop, president (1960–1977)
  • Nazim al-Qubrusi, leader of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order
  • Peter VII (1949–2004), Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa (1997–2004)
  • Saint Spyridon (ca 270–348)

    • Sports

  • Georgios Achilleos, world champion skeet shooter
  • Mete Adanır, footballer
  • George Agathocleous, Cypriot national rugby team
  • Efstathios Aloneftis, football player with APOEL F.C./Cyprus national football team
  • Anastasios Andreou, 1896 Olympian
  • Antonakis Andreou, skeet shooter
  • Eleni Artymata, track and field
  • Marcos Baghdatis, tennis player
  • Demetri Catrakilis, rugby player for Montpellier
  • Constantinos Charalambidis, football player with Apoel Nicosia
  • Dimitris Christofi, football player with Omonoia Nicosia
  • Christodoulos Christodoulides, judoka
  • Andrew Demetriou, Australian rules football player, CEO of the Australian Football League (AFL)
  • Chris Dicomidis, Cypriot national rugby team
  • Tio Ellinas, race car driver
  • Murat Erdoğan, football player
  • Adamos Efstathiou, football player
  • Savva Georgiou, football player
  • Marios Hadjiandreou, triple jumper
  • Oscar Heidenstam, bodybuilding champion
  • Marcus Holden, Cypriot national rugby team
  • Lazaros Iakovou, football player
  • Andreas Ioannides, football player
  • Kyriakos Ioannou, track and field
  • Sotiris Kaiafas, former football player with Omonoia Nicosia and Golden Boot winner
  • Christo Kasabi, Cypriot national rugby team
  • Prodromos Katsantonis, sprinter
  • Michalis Konstantinou, football player with Omonoia Nicosia
  • Pavlos Kontides, first Cypriot Olympic medalist
  • Anthony Koutoufides, Australian rules footballer
  • Stylianos Kyriakides, marathon runner
  • Tom Loizides, Cypriot national rugby team
  • Anninos Marcoullides, sprinter
  • Elena Mousikou, archer
  • Yılmaz Orhan, football player
  • Dimitri Petrides, Latin American dance pioneer
  • Costas Philippou, UFC fighter/ Boxer
  • Meliz Redif, athlete
  • Tony Thoma, Cypriot national rugby team captain
  • Garo Yepremian, former place kicker for the Miami Dolphins

    • Writers

  • Kutlu Adali, journalist
  • Ulus Baker, non-fiction writer
  • Urkiye Mine Balman, poet
  • Neriman Cahit, poet and author
  • Kaytazzade Mehmet Nazım, poet
  • Kyriakos Charalambides, poet
  • Demetris Th. Gotsis, poet and writer
  • Dimitris Lipertis, poet
  • Peter Lyssiotis, writer
  • Niki Marangou, writer
  • Pembe Marmara, poet
  • Vasilis Michaelides, poet
  • Nicos Nicolaides, writer and painter
  • Michael Paraskos, novelist and art critic
  • George Philippou Pierides, writer
  • Osman Türkay, poet and Nobel Prize for Literature nominee
  • Sevgül Uludağ, journalist
  • Mehmet Yaşın, poet
  • Neşe Yaşın, poet
  • Özker Yaşın, poet

    • References

    List of Cypriots Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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