Thanos (name) explained

Thanos (Greek: Θάνος in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /ˈθanos/;,) is a Greek masculine given name and surname, a short form (hypocorism) of Athanasios 'immortal'.

It may refer to the following:

People

Given name or nickname

• Athanasios Thanos Samaras (born 1973), Greek actor and artist
• Athanasios Thanos Kalliris (born 1962), Greek singer
• Thanos Dokos (born 1965), Greek international relations scholar
• Thanos Leivaditis (1934–2005), Greek actor and screenwriter
• Athanasios Thanos Mikroutsikos (1947–2019), Greek composer and former politician
• Thanos Papalexis (born 1972), British businessman and convicted murderer
• Athanasios Thanos Petrelis (born 1975), Greek singer
• Athanasios Petsos (born 1991), Greek footballer
• Athanasios Thanos Plevris (born 1977), Greek politician

Surname

• George Spiro Thanos (born 1952), American martial artist
• Konstantinos Thanos (born 1973), Greek wrestler who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics
• John Thanos (1949–1994), American convicted murderer
• Indradi Thanos (born 1953), Indonesian police officer
• F.E. Thanos (1921–2003), Indonesian army officer

Fictional characters

• Thanos, a Marvel Comics supervillain
  • Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe), the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the character
• Thanos, a major character in the French language comic book series Lanfeust of Troy

See also

• Thanos simonattoi, a species of dinosaur
• Athanasius (given name), a list of people named Athanasius or Athanasios