Pappas or Papas (Greek: Παππάς, Παπάς) is a Greek surname, which means "priest" (occupational surname). The female version of the name is Pappa or Papa (Greek: Παππά, Παπά). Notable individuals with this surname include:
Alexis Pappas (1915–2010), Norwegian chemistArthur Pappas, Australian rugby playerCharilaos Pappas, Greek soccer playerDeanna Pappas, American TV PersonalityDoug Pappas (1962–2004), American baseball expertEmmanouel Pappas (1772–1821), leader in the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman EmpireErik Pappas, American baseball playerGeorge Pappas, American epistemologist and professor of philosophyIrene Papas (born 1926), Greek actressIthaka Darin Pappas, Artist and songwriterJared Pappas-Kelley, American filmmaker and publisherManolis Pappas, Greek soccer playerMichael J. Pappas, American politician from New JerseyMilt Pappas, American baseball playerNick Pappas, Australian solicitor (lawyer) active in the South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby LeagueNikolaos Pappas (1930–2013), Greek admiralNikos Pappas (basketball) (born 1990), Greek basketball playerNikos Pappas (politician), Greek politician and the current Minister of State.Robin Pappas, American actressTas Pappas, Australian skateboarderTasos Pappas, Greek soccer playerTheodore Pappas, executive editor of the Encyclopædia BritannicaThomas Pappas, United States Army officer involved in the Abu Ghraib scandalTom Pappas, American track and field decathlete