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Spyridon

Spyridon (; ) or Spiridon is a male given name. It is often shortened to Σπύρος (Spyros) and can sometimes be found as Σπυρέτος(Spyretos), sometimes Anglicised as Spyro or Spiro.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

  • Saint Spyridon, Christian saint :*Saint Spyridon Church, Romanian Orthodox church in Iași, Romania :*St Spyridon College, Greek Orthodox school in Sydney
  • Spyridon of Serbia (1379–1389), Patriarch of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć and Eastern Orthodox saint
  • Spyridon of Athens, Archbishop of Athens from 1949 to 1956
  • Spiro Agnew, 39th vice president of the United States from 1969 to 1973, under President Richard Nixon
  • Spyridon Belokas (1877–unknown), Greek runner
  • Spyros Christopoulos, Greek footballer
  • Spiridon Gabrovski, Bulgarian clergyman
  • Spyridon Gianniotis, freestyle swimmer
  • Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer
  • Spiridon Gopčević (1855–1928), Serbian astronomer and historian
  • Spyros Kokotos, Greek architect
  • Spyros Kyprianou, 2nd President of the Republic of Cyprus
  • Spyridon Lambros, Greek history professor and former Prime Minister of Greece
  • Spyros Livathinos, Greek footballer and football coach
  • Spyridon Louis, gold medalist of the first modern Olympic Marathon
  • Spyridon Marinatos, 20th century archaeologist
  • Spyros Markezinis, Greek politician
  • Spyridon Mavrogenis, Phanariot (Ottoman) Greek doctor
  • Spyridon Mercouris, Greek politician, long-time mayor of Athens
  • Spyros Moustakas, Greek writer
  • Spyros Moustaklis, Greek democracy activist
  • Spiridon of Neva, according to Russian sources, the Swedish leader in the Battle of the Neva
  • Spyros Paliouras, Greek writer
  • Spiridon Popescu (1864–1933), Romanian writer
  • Spiridon Putin (1879–1965), Russian chef for Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, grandfather of Vladimir Putin
  • Spiridione Roma, 18th-century Greek painter traveled to London
  • Spyros Spyromilios, Greek Gendarmerie officer in the Greek struggle for Macedonia
  • Spyridon Samaras, Greek composer
  • Spiridon Stais, Greek sport shooter
  • Spyridon Stais, Greek politician
  • Spyridon Trikoupis, former Prime Minister of Greece
  • Spyros Vallas, Greek footballer
  • Spyridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper
  • Spyridon Vasileiadis, Greek poet and playwright
  • Spyros Vrettos, Greek poet
  • Spyridon Xyndas, 19th century musician

Surname

  • Alexandru Spiridon, Moldovan footballer and footbasll manager
  • Simona Spiridon, Romanian-Austrian handballer
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