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Costas


Kostas or Costas () is a Greek given name and surname. As a given name, it can be a hypocorism for Konstantinos (Constantine).

Given name

  • Costas Andreou, Greek musician
  • Kostas Antetokounmpo (born 1997), Greek basketball player
  • Costas Azariadis (born 1943), Greek economist
  • Kostas Biris (1899–1980), Greek architect
  • Costas Georgiou (1951–1976), Greek Cypriot mercenary
  • Kostas Lazarides (born 1949), aka Kostas (songwriter), Greek-American country music songwriter
  • Costas Mandylor (born 1965), Greek Australian actor
  • Kostas Papanikolaou (born 1990), Greek basketball player
  • Costas Rigas (born 1944), Greek basketball player
  • Costas Simitis (1936–2025), Prime Minister of Greece
  • Kostas Hatzichristos (1921–2001), Greek actor
  • Kostas Karamanlis (born 1956), former Prime Minister of Greece
  • Kostas Koufogiorgos (born 1972), Greek-German cartoonist

Surname

  • Bob Costas (born 1952), American sportscaster and talk show host
  • John P. Costas (engineer) (1923–2008), American engineer
  • John P. Costas (business) (born 1957), American businessman, banker and trader
  • Jon Costas (born 1957), American politician
  • William P. Costas (1927–2013), American businessman and politician
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