Spyridon Explained
Spyridon (grc|Σπυρίδων; el|Σπυρίδωνας) is a Greek male given name. It is often shortened to Σπύρος (Spyros) and can sometimes be found as Σπυρέτος(Spyretos), often Anglicised as Spyridon, Spyro or Spiro.
Individuals bearing this name include:
- St Spyridon College, Greek Orthodox school in Sydney
- Archbishop Spyridon of Athens, former archbishop of Athens
- 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
- Spyridon Gianniotis, freestyle swimmer
- Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer
- Spyros Kokotos, Greek architect
- Spyros Kyprianou, 2nd President of the Republic of Cyprus
- Spyridon Lambros, Greek history professor and former Prime Minister of Greece
- Spiros 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 Merkouris, Greek politician, long-time mayor of Athens
- Spyros Moustakas, Greek writer
- Spyros Moustaklis, Greek democracy activist
- Spyros Paliouras, Greek writer
- Spiridon Putin, Lenin and Stalin's cook, 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
- Spyridon Stais, Greek politician
- Spyridon Trikoupis, former Prime Minister of Greece
- Spyros Vallas, Greek footballer
- Spyridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper
- Spyridon Vassiliadis, Greek poet and playwright
- Spyros Vrettos, Greek poet
- Spyridon Xyndas, 19th century musician
- Martinus Spyridon Johannes Lodewijk, Dutch comics writer and cartoonist, and advertising adviser.
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