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Papadopoulos (Greek: Παπαδόπουλος), sometimes transliterated as Papadopulos, is the most common Greek surname. It is used in Greece, Cyprus and countries of the Greek diaspora as well, such as the USA, United Kingdom, Australia and Scandinavian countries. It means "son of a priest". Its female version is Papadopoulou (Παπαδοπούλου).

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Men

  • Alexander (Papadopoulos) Payne (1961) American filmmaker of Greek descent.
  • Avraam Papadopoulos (1984), Greek footballer
  • Dimitris Papadopoulos (1981), Greek footballer
  • Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball) (1966)
  • Dimitrios Papadopoulos (general) (1889–1983), Greek general in World War II
  • Efthimios Papadopoulos (1983), Greek runner
  • Evgenios Papadopoulos, Greek sprinter
  • Georgios Papadopoulos (1919–1999), Greek military officer and dictator in 1967–1973
  • Giorgos Papadopoulos, Cypriot singer
  • Giuseppe Papadopulo (1948), Italian football manager
  • Greg Papadopoulos, Sun Microsystems
  • Ioannis Papadopoulos, Greek chess player
  • Kyriakos Papadopoulos (1992), Greek footballer
  • Lazaros Papadopoulos (1980), Greek professional basketball player
  • Lefteris Papadopoulos (1935), Greek lyricist and journalist
  • Michal Papadopulos (1985), Czech footballer of Greek descent
  • Nikolaos Papadopoulos, several people of that name
  • Panagiotis Papadopoulos, Greek wrestler
  • Panos Papadopulos (1920-2001), German actor of Pontic Greek origin
  • Panos Papadopoulos, designer and entrepreneur
  • Stavros Papadopoulos, businessman
  • Stephanos Papadopoulos, poet and translator
  • Tassos Papadopoulos (1934–2008), 5th President of Cyprus in 2003–2008.
  • Theologis Papadopoulos (1960), former Greek footballer
  • Vitali Papadopulo (born 1963), Russian footballer and manager
  • Yiannis Papadopoulos (1989), Greek footballer

    • Women

  • Irena Papadopoulos, Greek Cypriot academic
  • Stiliani Papadopoulou, Greek hammer thrower
  • Linda Papadopoulos, psychologist and media commentator

    • In Fiction

  • Algernon Papadopoulos, a character in Bully
  • Lester Papadopoulos, Apollo's human name in The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan

    • References

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