"""h"" from his original name, Stumph. It was still pronounced ""stump,"" but the change ensured his audience wouldn't think to pronounce it ""stumf."" Singer Jason Derulo uses the phonetic spelling of his given name, Jason Desrouleaux. Andy Warhol dropped an ""a"" from his original name, Warhola, while couturier Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent dropped the first of his two surnames. Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi adopted the stage name Rudolph Valentino in part because American casting directors found his original surname difficult to pronounce. Singer George Michael (the son of a Greek Cypriot restaurateur in North London) was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou."
"1963. His father, Kyriacos Panayiotou (nicknamed ""Jack""), was a Greek Cypriot restaurateur who emigrated to England in the 1950s. His mother, Lesley Angold (""née"" Harrison), was an English dancer. In June 2008, Michael told the ""Los Angeles Times"" that his maternal grandmother was Jewish, but she married a non-Jewish man and raised her children with no knowledge of their Jewish background due to her fear during World War II. Michael spent most of his childhood in Kingsbury, London, in the home his parents bought soon after his birth; he attended Roe Green Junior School and Kingsbury High School. His older"
"Kyriacos Pavlou Kyriakos Pavlou (; born September 4, 1986) is a Cypriot footballer who plays for Enosis Neon Paralimni. He is the brother of singer Maria Kyriakou Studies Open University of Cyprus e 1.He has finished the puplic open university of Cyprus in economics science of business administration also has 2. master to open university of Cyprus in business administration. 3. Diploma team manager university of Nicosia 4. UEFA B diploma of football coaches Pavlou debuted for AEK Larnaca F.C. in 2002. His nickname is ""Koullis"". In 2006, he transferred to the Greek team Panionios F.C.. After failing to make"
"in Patra. Kyriacos Pavlou Kyriakos Pavlou (; born September 4, 1986) is a Cypriot footballer who plays for Enosis Neon Paralimni. He is the brother of singer Maria Kyriakou Studies Open University of Cyprus e 1.He has finished the puplic open university of Cyprus in economics science of business administration also has 2. master to open university of Cyprus in business administration. 3. Diploma team manager university of Nicosia 4. UEFA B diploma of football coaches Pavlou debuted for AEK Larnaca F.C. in 2002. His nickname is ""Koullis"". In 2006, he transferred to the Greek team Panionios F.C.. After failing"
"Kostas Kyriacou Kostas Kyriacou (; born 10 June 1958), also known as ""Outopos"" (), is a Cypriot farmer and perennial candidate. He studied philosophy at the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, resides in Paphos, and is divorced with three children. Kostas Kyriacou became famous in Cyprus because since 1998, he has been a candidate for every election, from presidential to parliamentary elections that take place in Cyprus. However, he has never gained more than 1% of the vote. He has often accused politicians and the authorities of stealing his votes and giving them to the main candidates. For example, he claims"
"attack on 2 July 2017, at the Athens Medical Center. He was twice divorced and was survived by his three children from his first marriage. Minos Kyriakou Minos Xenophon ""Minas"" Kyriakou (, ; 31 May 1942 – 2 July 2017) was a Greek media and shipping magnate and businessman. He was the president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and was the President of the International Olympic Academy (IOA, 2004-2009). He was elected to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) council in August 2003. Minos Kyriakou is the son of Xenophon Kyriacou and Athina Revidies. He was educated in France,"
"Feidias Panayiotou Feidias Panayiotou (; born 22 February 1989 in Nicosia) is a Cypriot football midfielder who currently plays for Ethnikos Assias. Panayiotou is a product of Olympiakos Nicosia youth system and he started his professional career from the club in 2006. He was a high potential young footballer, that's why in August 2006 Aston Villa offered Feidias Panayiotou a trial. In July 2008, at the age of nineteen, Panayiotou signed a professional contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C., which competed in the Greek Superleague. However, his spell to Salonica was not successful and in January 2009 he returned to homeland,"
"Panagiotis Glykos Panagiotis Georgios Glykos (; born 10 October 1986) is a Greek professional footballer who plays for PAOK FC and the Greek national team as a goalkeeper. The Keeper began his career at Olympiakos Volou, playing in their youth and reserve teams before signing for PAOK in 2007 as PAOK's manager Fernando Santos needed an extra goalkeeper for the upcoming season. He made his official debut for the club in a cup fixture in 2008. He was then shipped out on loan, making a handful of appearances, before establishing himself in the first team fold in the 2011/12 season."
"and in 2018 his renewed focus at the 2018 Australian Open attracted much media attention. Kyrgios was born in Canberra, Australia to a Greek father, Giorgos (""George"") and a Malay mother, Norlaila (""Nill""). His father is a self-employed house painter, and his mother is a computer engineer. His mother was born in Malaysia as a member of the Selangor royal family, but dropped her title as a princess when she moved to Australia in her twenties. He is the third of three children; his brother, Christos, is a lawyer, and his sister, Halimah, is an actress. Kyrgios attended Radford College"
"Anastasios Kyriakos Tasos Kyriakos (; born 14 August 1978) is a Greek footballer who plays for amateur Larissa Football Association club Aetos Makrychori, as a defender or midfielder. Born in Giannouli, Larissa, Kyriakos started his career at his hometown with Apollon Larissa and he later moved to the local giants AEL, then playing in Beta Ethniki. Since 2002 he has been playing in the Greek First Division, as a member of Kallithea, Olympiacos, Aris, Asteras Tripolis and again AEL, where he returned on 25 August 2008 and played for one season. On 15 July 2013 he signed an annual contract"
"K. C. Nicolaou Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou () is a Cypriot-American chemist known for his research in the area of natural products total synthesis. He is currently Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University, having previously held academic positions at The Scripps Research Institute/UC San Diego and the University of Pennsylvania. K. C. Nicolaou was born on July 5, 1946, in Karavas, Cyprus where he grew up and went to school until the age of 18. In 1964, he went to England where he spent two years learning English and preparing to enter University. He studied"
"Georgio Kyriacou Georgio Kyriacou (born 6 August 1990) is an English-born Greek Cypriot footballer. Born in Enfield, North London, Kyriacou joined Norwich City FC on a trial basis in July 2006. He featured in a behind closed doors friendly alongside the youth and reserve team. He also attracted interest from Portsmouth FC, Watford FC and Crystal Palace FC and was offered trial periods at all three clubs however couldn't participate due to an ankle cartilage injury which eventually required surgery. Kyriacou joined Stevenage FC in July 2007. Kyriacou joined as part of the club's youth system run in-conjunction with North"
"Georgios Kalaitzakis Georgios Kalaitzakis (Greek: Γιώργος Καλαϊτζάκης; born January 2, 1999) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League. He is a 2.02 m (6'7 "") tall combo guard, that can also operated as a point forward. He has been regarded as one of the top NBA draft prospects in Europe, for his age. After playing with the junior youth clubs of Aris, Kalaitzakis began his professional career in 2016, with the Greek club Panathinaikos. With Panathinaikos, he won the Greek Cup title in 2016 and 2017, and the Greek League championship, in 2017 and"
"Sotirios Kyrgiakos Sotirios Kyrgiakos () (born 23 July 1979) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a central defender internationally for the Greece national team and most notably for Liverpool. Kyrgiakos made his first football steps with a local team, Thyella Megalochoriou. It did not take long for him to be recognized. At the start of the 1996–97 season he became a member of the Panathinaikos football academy. He is well known as ""alani"". He lived and played football at the Paiania athletic complex, the club's training ground. In the wake of the 1999–2000 season he became a member"
"Panagiotis Roumeliotis Panagiotis ""Takis"" Roumeliotis (Greek: Παναγιώτης Ρουμελιώτης, born August 19, 1947), is a Greek economist, academic, banker and politician. A friend and advisor of Andreas Papandreou, he has served as Minister of National Economy, Minister of Commerce, Member of the European Parliament for PASOK and as Greece's representative at the International Monetary Fund. Since December 2011, he has been Vice Chairman of Piraeus Bank, Greece's largest. He was born in 1947 in Suez, Egypt, the son of a Greek businessman established there. He graduated with a degree in economics from the French School for Advanced Studies in the Social"
"using seminars to misinform Greek journalists. Panagiotis Roumeliotis Panagiotis ""Takis"" Roumeliotis (Greek: Παναγιώτης Ρουμελιώτης, born August 19, 1947), is a Greek economist, academic, banker and politician. A friend and advisor of Andreas Papandreou, he has served as Minister of National Economy, Minister of Commerce, Member of the European Parliament for PASOK and as Greece's representative at the International Monetary Fund. Since December 2011, he has been Vice Chairman of Piraeus Bank, Greece's largest. He was born in 1947 in Suez, Egypt, the son of a Greek businessman established there. He graduated with a degree in economics from the French School"
"Giorgos Vasiliou (actor) Giorgos Vasilou (Greek: Γιώργος Βασιλείου; 21 June 1950 – 1 November 2016) was a Greek theatre, film, and television actor. He was also a deputy in the Second Piraeus Region with the New Democracy party from 2004 to 2007 and honorary president of the Charity Department of Cooperative Savings in Larnaca, Cyprus. He was born in Lamia, Greece in 1950. As a child, Vasilou worked at various jobs, along with school. Vasileiou was also playing soccer with PAS Lamia 1964 and he was goalkeeper. During 1970–71 season, he faced AEK Athens F.C. Despite the 1–4 defeat, AEK"
"Giorgos Xylouris Giorgos Xylouris (, born September 25, 1965), also known as Psarogiorgis, is a Cretan laouto player and singer. Xylouris was born into a musical family (his father is Psarantonis (Antonis Xylouris) and his uncle is Nikos Xylouris) and grew up in Anogeia, a mountain village in Crete with a rich musical culture. Xylouris started playing the Cretan laouto, a relative of the lute, at an early age, guided by his uncle Psarogiannis. From eleven years old, he would accompany his father at village functions, and participate in recordings. Giorgos lived for eight years in Melbourne, Australia, where he"
"Anastasiadis' contract runs for a year. PAOK Panathinaikos PAOK Angelos Anastasiadis Angelos Anastasiadis () (born 8 March 1953) is a Greek football head coach and former international footballer. He is the current manager of the Greek National Football Team. He was the manager of Cyprus from 2004 to 2011. He has coached many Greek teams including PAOK, Panathinaikos, Platanias and PAS Giannina. Anastasiadis naturally began his playing career with hometown club PAOK, progressing through the youth system to eventually break into the first team for the start of the 1973-74 season. In that same season, he won the Greek Cup"
"Harry Panayiotou Harrison Andreas Panayiotou (Greek: Χάρισον Ανδρέας Παναγιώτου; born 28 October 1994) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis international footballer who plays as a forward for National League North side Nuneaton Borough. Born in Leicester, Panayiotou joined his hometown club Leicester City as a youngster. He made his first-team debut in April 2012, though did not play for the first team again. After loan spells at Port Vale in October 2014 and Raith Rovers in the second half of the 2015–16 season, he was released by Leicester. He joined Barrow in September 2016, and was loaned out to Salford"
"Minos Kyriakou Minos Xenophon ""Minas"" Kyriakou (, ; 31 May 1942 – 2 July 2017) was a Greek media and shipping magnate and businessman. He was the president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and was the President of the International Olympic Academy (IOA, 2004-2009). He was elected to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) council in August 2003. Minos Kyriakou is the son of Xenophon Kyriacou and Athina Revidies. He was educated in France, Switzerland and at Columbia University in the US, from where he has a bachelor's degree. Kyriakou was the founder and owner of ANT1 Group, a"
"Giannis Kyriakopoulos Giannis Kyriakopoulos (alternate spellings: Yiannis, Yannis, Ioannis, Kiriakopoulos) (; born June 6, 1983) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.88 m (6'2"") in height, and he plays at the point guard position. In his pro career, Kyriakopoulos has played with the Greek Basket League clubs Panionios, AEL 1964, AEK Athens, and Panelefsiniakos. He was named the Greek 2nd Division Guard of the Year for the 2005–06 season, by the website Eurobasket.com. In the 2013–14 season, he played with Doxa Lefkadas in the Greek National B League (the 3rd level of Greece), and won the B League's"
"as George of Cyprus, and latinized as ""Georgius Cyprius""; similarly George Hamartolos (d. 867), George Maniakes (d. 1043), George Palaiologos (d. 1118). In the case of modern Greek individuals, the spelling ""Georgios"" may be retained, e.g. Georgios Christakis-Zografos (1863–1920), Georgios Stanotas (1888–1965), Georgios Grivas (1897–1974), Georgios Alogoskoufis (b. 1955), Georgios Alexopoulos (b. 1977), etc. The modern Greek short form Γιώργος ""Giorgos"" is sometimes rendered ""Yiorgos"" or ""Yorgos"", as in Yiorgos Theotokas (1906–1966). Georgios Georgios (Γεώργιος ) is a Greek name derived from the word (""georgos"", ""farmer"" lit. ""earth-worker""). The word is a compound of (""ge"", ""earth"", ""soil"") and (""ergon"", ""task"","
"cup. On 29 January 2016 he signed a contract with Lamia. On 29 June 2016 he signed a contract with Apollon Smyrni. On 2 January 2018 he was released from Apollon Smyrni. Three days later he joined Panachaiki on a one-and-a-half-year contract. Georgios Dasios Georgios Dasios (; born 12 May 1983) is a Greek footballer who plays as a right back for Greek Football League side Panachaiki. Born in Ioannina, Dasios has spent his entire career playing for local side PAS Giannina and was elected team captain. By the end of the 2014/15 season, he completed 299 appearances with PAS."
"Stylianos Kyriakides Stylianos ""Stelios"" Kyriakides (; May 4, 1910 (Paphos, Cyprus OS/NS) – December 1987) was a marathon runner who came first at the Boston Marathon in 1946, with the aim of raising money to provide food and shelter to the Greeks, who were experiencing severe poverty issues from the Second World War. He was born in the mountain village of Statos, near Paphos, Cyprus on January 15, 1910. The youngest of five children, he left home to find work and help his poor farming family. Following a variety of jobs he ended up as a ‘house-boy’ for Dr Cheverton,"
"Nikos Spyropoulos. Panagiotis Spyropoulos Panagiotis Spyropoulos (, born 21 August 1992) is a Greek professional football player who plays for as a right back for Aittitos Spata. He has previously played for Panathinaikos, Panionios, Niki Volou on loan and Kalloni. Spyropoulos started his career at Delta Ethniki side Aittitos Spata, from where Panionios snatched him in July 2010 and placed him in the club's under-20 team. In 2011, he joined Football League 2 side Niki Volou on loan from Panionios. On 27 August 2012, Spyropoulos made his Superleague debut for Panionios in a victorious season opener against Aris, a match"
"Georgios Dasios Georgios Dasios (; born 12 May 1983) is a Greek footballer who plays as a right back for Greek Football League side Panachaiki. Born in Ioannina, Dasios has spent his entire career playing for local side PAS Giannina and was elected team captain. By the end of the 2014/15 season, he completed 299 appearances with PAS. Throughout his career, Dasios scored 11 goals. His contract expired on 30 June 2015 as it wasn't renewed. In August 6, 2015 Dasios signed a contract with Olympiakos Volou. He played nine times in the league and made one appearance in the"
"City in March 2017. He signed with Nuneaton Borough in June 2018. Panayiotou represents Saint Kitts and Nevis at international level, having made his international debut in 2014. Panayiotou was born in Leicester, to a Greek Cypriot father, Andreas, who was involved in youth football, and a Kittian mother. He started his career at the youth academy of local club Leicester City, alongside subsequent first-team teammates Andy King, Jeff Schlupp, Liam Moore, Tom Parkes and Cian Bolger. His performances for the under-18 side earned him the Fans' Academy Player of the Year award for the 2011–12 season. He was part"
"Georgios Papagiannis Georgios Papagiannis (pronounced: Yórgos Papayánnis; alternate spellings: Georgio, Giorgios, Giorgos; Greek: Γιώργος Παπαγιάννης; born July 3, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Born in Marousi, Athens, Greece, he is a 7 ft 2 in (2.20 m) tall center, with a 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) wingspan. His nickname is ""Big George"". He is also a member of the senior Greek national team. He was selected 13th overall in the 2016 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns, before having his draft rights traded to the Sacramento Kings."
"Finland and Romania. On 7 September 2015, he made his debut with Greece in an away 0–0 against Romania. By making his debut, as a player of PAOK, with the national emblem at the age of 21, Kitsiou wrote his name in another list as he overpassed for two days the ""Alexander the Great of Greek football"", one of the best Greeks ever to play the game Giorgos Koudas. Stelios Kitsiou Stelios Kitsiou (, born 28 September 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays for PAOK FC as a right back. Born in Thessaloniki, Kitsiou started out playing for"
"Dimitris Kyriakidis Dimitris Kyriakidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Κυριακίδης; born 24 June 1986 in Kavala) is a Greek footballer. He currently plays for Panetolikos. Kyriakidis is tipped to be a rising star. In the 2007-2008 season he made his first appearance for PAOK in a Greek Cup game against Thrasivoulos Filis. He was part of the Greece national under-21 football team for the past two years earning 3 caps. At the end of the 2015-2016 Superleague regular season, Kyriakidis was voted as the second best goalkeeper in the Greek league. On 29 January 2017, he renewed his contract with Panetolikos till the"
"Marios Garoyian Marios Garoyian (; ; born 31 May 1961) is a Cypriot politician. He served as leader of the Democratic Party from 2006 to 2013. Garoyian was born in Nicosia. He studied political science at the University of Perugia. He has one son and one daughter. He speaks Greek, English, Italian and Spanish fluently. He is of half Armenian and half Latin descent. After the election of Dimitris Christofias as President of the Republic of Cyprus on 24 February 2008, the position of the President of the House of Representatives remained vacant until Garoyian's election to the post on"
"World Cup, and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he was voted to the All-Tournament Team. Papagiannis became a member of the senior Greek national basketball team in 2017. He played with Greece at the EuroBasket 2017, and at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification. Georgios Papagiannis Georgios Papagiannis (pronounced: Yórgos Papayánnis; alternate spellings: Georgio, Giorgios, Giorgos; Greek: Γιώργος Παπαγιάννης; born July 3, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Born in Marousi, Athens, Greece, he is a 7 ft 2 in (2.20 m) tall center, with a 7"