List of people from Limassol

This is a list of people from Limassol in Cyprus. They have either resided or were born in Limassol.

Sport

Football

• Marios Agathokleous, footballer
• Alekos Alekou, footballer
• Kristis Andreou, footballer
• Marios Andreou, footballer
• Evagoras Antoniou, footballer
• Marios Antoniou, footballer
• Minas Antoniou, footballer
• Georgios Aresti, footballer
• Nikolas Asprogenis, footballer
• Sofronis Avgousti, football manager and former player
• Christos Charalabous, football manager and former player
• Marios Charalambous, footballer
• Martinos Christofi, footballer
• Christakis Christoforou, football manager and former player
• Kypros Christoforou, footballer
• Athos Chrysostomou, footballer
• Panos Constantinou, footballer
• Yiannis Demetriou, footballer
• Dimitris Dimitriou, football manager
• Georgios Efrem, footballer
• Elias Elia, footballer
• Nikos Englezou, footballer
• Michalis Fani, footballer
• Filippos Filippou, footballer
• Alexandros Garpozis, footballer
• Christos Germanos, footballer
• Giannis Gerolemou, footballer
• Demetris Ioannou, football manager and former player
• Nicholas Ioannou, footballer
• Giorgos Iosifidis, football manager and former player
• Theodoros Iosifidis, footballer
• Loizos Kakoyiannis, footballer
• Andreas Keravnos, footballer
• Peter Khalife, football manager and former player
• Ioannis Kousoulos, footballer
• Panikos Krystallis, football manager and former player
• Xenios Kyriacou, footballer
• Charalampos Kyriakou, footballer
• Leonidas Kyriakou, footballer
• Marios Lefkaritis, football administrator
• Demetris Leoni, footballer
• Liasos Louka, football manager and former player
• Nikos Nicolaou, footballer
• Constantinos Makrides, footballer
• Giorgos Malekkides, footballer
• Christos Marangos, footballer
• Costas Markou, footballer
• Nikolas Mattheou, footballer
• Anthony McDonald, Scottish footballer
• Andreas Melanarkitis, footballer
• Giorgos Merkis, footballer
• Marcos Michael, footballer
• Andreas Michaelides, football manager and former player
• Konstantinos Michaelides, footballer
• Alexandros Michail, footballer
• Andreas Neofytou, footballer
• Marios Neophytou, footballer
• Marios Nicolaou, footballer
• Yiannis Pachipis, footballer
• Emilios Panayiotou, footballer
• Stylianos Panteli, footballer
• Stamatis Pantos, footballer
• Nikodimos Papavasiliou, football manager and former player
• Daniil Paroutis, footballer
• Stelios Parpas, footballer
• Ioannis Pittas, footballer
• Petros Psychas, footballer
• Andreas Sofokleous, footballer
• Athos Solomou, footballer
• Alexander Špoljarić, footballer
• Danilo Špoljarić, footballer
• Luka Špoljarić, Serbian footballer
• Matija Špoljarić, footballer
• Andreas Stavrou, footballer
• Panos Theodorou, footballer
• Christos Theophilou, footballer
• Christoforos Tsolakis, footballer
• Giorgos Vasiliou, footballer
• Kostas Vasiliou, footballer
• Elias Vattis, footballer
• Rafael Yiangoudakis, footballer
• Yiannakis Yiangoudakis, footballer
• Nicolas Vitorović, football manager and former player
• Christos Wheeler, footballer

Athletics (track and field)

• Anastasios Andreou, hurdler
• Anna Fitídou, pole vaulter
• Filipa Fotopoulou, long jumper
• Olivia Fotopoulou, track athlete
• Rennos Frangoudis, sprinter
• Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu, sprinter
• Kyriakos Ioannou, high jumper
• Petros Kyprianou, athletics coach
• Maria Lambrou, track and field athlete
• Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou, sprinter
• Anninos Marcoullides, sprinter
• Nikandros Stylianou, pole vaulter
• Eleni Teloni, hammer thrower
• Paraskevi Theodorou, hammer thrower

Tennis

• Marcos Baghdatis, tennis player
• Rareș Cuzdriorean, Romanian tennis player
• Menelaos Efstathiou, tennis player
• Natasha Fourouclas, South African tennis player
• Eleftherios Neos, tennis player
• Michail Pervolarakis, tennis player

Other sports

• Georgios Angonas, gymnast
• Kalia Antoniou, swimmer
• Antonis Aresti, paralympic athlete
• Sofia Asvesta, judoka
• Andreas Charalambous, sports shooter
• Antreas Christodoulou, basketballer
• Andri Eleftheriou, sports shooter
• Ioannis Frangoudis, sport shooter / Hellenic Army Officer
• Marios Georgiou, gymnast
• Georgia Konstantinidou, sport shooter
• Manolina Konstantinou, volleyballer
• Pavlos Kontides, sailor - Olympic Medalist
• Dimitris Krasias, gymnast
• Natasa Lappa, windsurfer and sailor
• Marilena Makri, sailor
• Savvas Michael, Muay Thai fighter
• Stavros Michaelides, swimmer
• Kalia Papadopoulou, basketballer
• Maria Papadopoulou, swimmer
• Constantinos Papamichael, alpine skier
• Karolina Pelendritou, swimmer
• Costas Philippou, mixed martial artist
• Athanasios Protopsaltis, volleyballer
• George Thyrotos, basketball player and coach
• Katerina Zakchaiou, volleyballer

Politics

• Nicos Anastasiades, politician (former president of the Republic of Cyprus)
• Mustafa Akıncı, politician
• Yiannis Armeftis, mayor of Limassol
• Ahmet Mithat Berberoğlu, politician
• Mustafa Çağatay, politician
• Irene Charalambidou, journalist and politician
• Andreas Christou, politician
• Efthimios Diplaros, politician
• Takis Evdokas, politician
• Loukas Fourlas, journalist and politician
• Alexis Galanos, politician
• Rina Katselli, writer and politician
• Constantinos Kombos, politician and jurist
• Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, politician
• Markos Kyprianou, politician
• Spyros Kyprianou, politician (Former President of the Republic of Cyprus)
• Antonella Mantovani, politician
• Marios Matsakis, doctor and politician
• Nicos Nicolaides, politician
• Andreas Papadopoulos, politician
• Nicos A. Rolandis, politician
• Alexia Rotsidou, volleyball coach and politician
• Ploutis Servas, politician and author
• Stella Soulioti, attorney and politician
• Christodoulos Sozos, politician and lawyer
• Neoklis Sylikiotis, politician
• Anna Theologou, economist and politician

Musicians

• Aris Antoniades, music composer
• Haris Antoniou, singer
• Constantinos Christoforou, singer
• Mark Andrew James, British music conductor
• Giannis Karagiannis, singer
• Yannis Kyriakides, music composer
• Solon Michaelides, composer and musicologist
• Stavros Michalakakos, singer
• Little Natali, child prodigy singer
• Despina Olympiou, singer
• Marios Papadopoulos, British musician
• Marios Tokas, composer

Entertainment and the arts

• Stelios Arcadiou, Australian performance artist
• Myrsini Aristidou, film director
• Michael Cacoyannis, film director
• Cleo Demetriou, British actress
• Yannis Economides, screenwriter and filmmaker
• George Eugeniou, actor and writer
• Pitsa Galazi, poet and broadcaster
• Antonis Georgiou, lawyer and writer
• İsmet Güney, artist (designer of the Flag of Cyprus)
• Yaşar İsmailoğlu, poet
• Violetta J'Adore, drag queen and model
• Polyxeni Loizias, writer and feminist
• Niki Marangou, poet and author
• Vasilis Michaelides, poet
• Sotiris Moustakas, actor
• Nora Nadjarian, poet
• Loukia Nicolaidou, artist
• Christodoulos Panayiotou, artist
• Imelda Schweighart, Filipino-German actress and model
• Paul Stassino, actor
• Katy Stephanides, artist ^[1]

Business

• Yuri Gurski, Belarusian entrepreneur
• Stavros V. Kyriakides, businessman
• Theo Paphitis, entrepreneur ^[2]

Religion

• Leontios of Cyprus, archbishop
• Leontios of Neapolis, clergyman (Early medieval Bishop and Author)
• Makarios Tillyrides, bishop

Other

• Zena Gunther de Tyras, philanthropist and socialite
• Panicos O. Demetriades, economist
• Eleftherios Diamandis, biochemist
• Ino Nicolaou, archaeologist
• Sergey Orlovskiy, Russian games developer
• Ari Sitas, South African sociologist
• Artemis Spyrou, nuclear astrophysicist

References

1. "Descendance Exhibition—Tasos, Katy and Panos Stephanides". Cyprus To-day. LI (1). Nicosia, Cyprus: Public Information Office, Ministry of the Interior: 47. March 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
2. "About Theo". Theo Paphitis. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.