Papadopoulos
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Papadopoulos sometimes transliterated as Papadopulos, is the most common Greek surname. It is used both in Greece
, Cyprus
and countries
of the Greek
diaspora
as well, such as the USA
, United Kingdom
, Australia
and Germany
. It means "son of a priest". Its female version is Papadopoulou (in Greek, Παπαδοπούλου).
Notable examples include:
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
and countries
Country
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of the Greek
Greek diaspora
The Greek diaspora, also known as Hellenic Diaspora or Diaspora of Hellenism, is a term used to refer to the communities of Greek people living outside the traditional Greek homelands, but more commonly in southeast Europe and Asia Minor...
diaspora
Diaspora
A diaspora is "the movement, migration, or scattering of people away from an established or ancestral homeland" or "people dispersed by whatever cause to more than one location", or "people settled far from their ancestral homelands".The word has come to refer to historical mass-dispersions of...
as well, such as the USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It means "son of a priest". Its female version is Papadopoulou (in Greek, Παπαδοπούλου).
Notable examples include:
Men
- Alekos Papadopoulos, Greek politician and former government minister
- Alexander (Papadopoulos) PayneAlexander PayneAlexander Payne, born Alexander Constantine Papadopoulos is an American film director and screenwriter. His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society.- Early life :...
(1961) American filmmaker of GreekGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
descent. - Avraam PapadopoulosAvraam PapadopoulosAvraam Papadopoulos is a Greek footballer, currently playing for Olympiacos F.C. and the Greek national football team as a central defender.-Aris Thessaloniki:...
(1984), Greek footballer - Christos Papadopoulos (1950), Greek volleyball player
- Charalambos Papadopoulos (1946), Cypriot former footballer
- Dimitrios PapadopoulosDimitrios PapadopoulosDimitrios Papadopoulos is a Greek footballer, currently playing for Celta Vigo.-Akratitos FC:He started his career from the youth academies of Greek minnows Akratitos, and made his debut in 1999, contributing to the team's promotion to Alfa Ethniki in 2001 for its first time in...
(1981), Greek footballer - Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball)Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball)Dimitris Papadopoulos also known by his nickname "The Doctor", is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He played for Iraklis BC. Dimitris Papadopoulos and Lefteris Kakiousis were the key players of the team.He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1994...
, (1966), - Efthimios PapadopoulosEfthimios PapadopoulosEfthimios Papadopoulos is a Greek middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He finished ninth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. He also competed at the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final....
(1983), Greek runner - Evgenios PapadopoulosEvgenios PapadopoulosEvgenios Papadopoulos is a Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished fourth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships.His personal best time in the 200 metres was 20,81 seconds, achieved in July 1994 in Trikala. In the 400 metres he had 46,39 seconds, achieved...
, Greek sprinter - George Xenophon Papadopoulos (2011), Builder, Music, Film
- Georgios Papadopoulos (1919–1999), Greek dictator
- Giorgos PapadopoulosGiorgos PapadopoulosGiorgos Papadopoulos is a Cypriot singer who began its career in Cyprus. After 3 successful EPs he released his first album in both Greek and Cypriot market and started getting popularity also in Greece...
, Cypriot singer - Greg PapadopoulosGreg PapadopoulosGreg Papadopoulos, Ph.D. was Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Sun Microsystems from September 1994 until February 2010. He is the creator and lead proponent for Redshift, a theory on whether technology markets are over or under-served by Moore's Law.Papadopoulos achieved a...
, Sun Microsystems - Ioannis PapadopoulosIoannis PapadopoulosIoannis Papadopoulos is a Greek chess player who holds the title of International Grandmaster. In 2007, the untitled Papadopoulos won the Greek Chess Championship in Igoumenitsa with 7.5/9.0, a full two points ahead of the runner up. He played for Greece's top board at the 2008 chess...
, Greek chess player - Kyriakos PapadopoulosKyriakos PapadopoulosKyriakos Papadopoulos is a Greek footballer. He currently plays for Schalke 04 as a central defender and defensive midfielder.- Olympiacos :...
(1992), Greek footballer - Lakis Papadopoulos, Greek songwriter
- Lazaros PapadopoulosLazaros PapadopoulosLazaros Papadopoulos , is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 7 ft 280 lbs. and he plays at the center position.-Personal:...
(1980), Greek professional basketball player - Lefteris PapadopoulosLefteris PapadopoulosLefteris Papadopoulos is a Greek lyricist, writer and journalist.Lefteris Papadopoulos was born in Athens, Greece on 14 November 1935. He is the son of Greek refugees from the Asia Minor and Russia. He enrolled at the Law School of the University of Athens but he stopped during the third year in...
(1935), Greek lyricist and journalist - Michal PapadopulosMichal PapadopulosMichal Papadopulos is a Czech football player of Greek descent who currently plays for Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.- Career :...
(1985), Czech footballer - Nikos PapadopoulosNikos PapadopoulosNikos Papadopoulos is a Swedish Social Democrat politician, born in Greece.Papadopoulos was born in a small village near Kavala, Greece, in 1939. His grandfather was a member of the Greek parliament, and as a consequence, their house was always open. Nikos claims that these childhood experiences...
(1939), Swedish politician - Nick PapadopoulosNick PapadopoulosNick Papadopoulos is a former Greek-Australian Football player. He should not be confused with his namesake Nicos Papadopoulos who was manager of Skoda Xanthi and now with Olympiakos Nicosia who was a former defender spending most of his career in Ofi Crete. - References :...
(1972), footballer - Panagiotis PapadopoulosPanagiotis PapadopoulosPanagiotis Papadopoulos is a Greek wrestler who specializes in Greco-Roman wrestling.He was a competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the super-heavyweight division, losing in his opening bout to Liu Deli from China.-References:...
, Greek wrestler - Panos PapadopoulosPanos PapadopoulosPanos Papadopoulos is the founder, designer and entrepreneur behind Panos Emporio AB, established 1986 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the largest swimwear supplier in Scandinavia. He is known as the bathing suit king...
, designer and entrepreneur - Petros Papadopoulos, animator and photographer
- Spyros Papadopoulos, actor
- Stavros PapadopoulosStavros PapadopoulosStavros Papadopoulos, is a Greek businessman and the former owner of Kalamata FC and Apollon Kalamarias. He bought both these teams when they were in the third division and second division, respectively, and invested substantial money into them and eventually took both those teams up to the first...
, businessman - Stephanos PapadopoulosStephanos PapadopoulosStephanos Papadopoulos is a Greek-American poet and translator.-Biography:Stephanos Papadopoulos is the author of, Lost Days, , and Hôtel-Dieu, . He is editor and co-translator of Derek Walcott’s Selected Poems published by Kastianiotis Press, 2007...
, poet and translator - Tassos PapadopoulosTassos PapadopoulosTassos Nikolaou Papadopoulos was a Cypriot politician. He served as the fifth President of the Republic of Cyprus from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2008.His parents were Nicolas and Aggeliki from Assia. He was the first of three children...
(1934–2008), 5th President of CyprusCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. - Theologis PapadopoulosTheologis PapadopoulosTheologis Papadopoulos is a former football Goalkeeper. He was one of the most successful Greek goalkeepers of the 1980s. He played for Larissa, AEK Athens and Panionios.-International career:...
(1960), former Greek footballer - Yiannis Papadopoulos (1989), Greek footballer
Women
- Dimitra Papadopoulou, Greek actress and script writer
- Eleni Papadopulos-EleopulosEleni Papadopulos-EleopulosEleni Papadopulos-Eleopulos is the leader of a group of AIDS denialists who call themselves the "Perth Group" and have claimed since 1988 that HIV has never been fully isolated and therefore may not exist...
, Greek medical physicist - Irena PapadopoulosIrena PapadopoulosProfessor Irena Papadopoulos is a prominent Greek Cypriot transcultural nursing researcher and now resides in the United Kingdom....
, Greek Cypriot academic - Stiliani PapadopoulouStiliani PapadopoulouStiliani Papadopoulou is a female hammer thrower from Greece. She was born in Thessaloniki. Her personal best throw is 72.10 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Nikiti. This is the Greek record.She finished eleventh at the 2008 Olympic Games...
, Greek hammer thrower - Linda PapadopoulosLinda PapadopoulosLinda Papadopoulos is a Cypriot-Canadian psychologist based in England. She is the author of numerous academic texts such as "Psychodermatology", "Becoming a Therapist", "Psychological Approaches to Dermatology" and several popular psychology texts including The Man Manual, "What Men Say what...
, psychologist and media commentator