Athanasius (disambiguation)

Athanasius or Athanasios (Greek: Αθανάσιος) is a Greek male name which means immortal. In modern Greek everyday use, it is commonly shortened to Thanasis (Θανάσης), Thanos (Θάνος) or Nasos (Νάσος).

The name Atanas is derived from it.

Notable people with this name include:

• Athanasius of Alexandria (293–373), Christian saint, Coptic pope and theologian
• Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria (died 496), Coptic pope
• Athanasius (praetorian prefect), 6th-century Byzantine official
• Athanasios of Emesa, 6th-century Byzantine jurist
• Pope Athanasius III of Alexandria, 13th-century Coptic pope
• Athanasius I, Bishop of Naples (died 872), Italian bishop
• Athanasius II Dabbas (died 1619), Greek Patriarch of Antioch
• Athanasius III Dabbas (1647–1724), Greek Patriarch of Antioch
• Athanasius the Athonite, 10th-century Byzantine monk
• Athanasius, Metropolitan of Moscow, 16th-century Russian cleric
• Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk (died 1648), Lithuanian martyr of the Russian Orthodox Church
• Athanasius of Attalia (died 1700), Orthodox martyr of Smyrna
• Athanasios Angelopoulos (born 1939), Greek professor of Theology
• Athanasios Christopoulos (1772–1847), Greek poet
• Athanasios Diakos (1788–1821), Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence
• Athanasios Eftaxias (1849–1931), former Prime Minister of Greece
• Thanassis Giannakopoulos, Greek businessman
• Athanasios Kafkalides (1919–1989), Greek neuropsychiatrist
• Thanos Kalliris (born 1962), Greek pop singer
• Athanasios Kanakaris (1760–1824), Greek politician
• Athanasius Kircher (died 1680), German Jesuit
• Thanasis Kolitsidakis (born 1966), Greek footballer
• Athanasios Kostoulas (born 1976), Greek footballer
• Thanos Leivaditis (1934–2005), Greek actor and screenwriter
• Athanasios Miaoulis (1815–1867), former Prime Minister of Greece
• Athanasios N. Miaoulis (1865–1936), former Mayor of Piraeus
• Athanasios Michalopoulos (born 1973), Greek beach volleyball player
• Thanos Mikroutsikos (born 1947), Greek songwriter and politician
• Athanasios Moulakis, Greek Professor of Government
• Thanasis Pafilis (born 1954), Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament
• Thanasis Paleologos (born 1977), Greek footballer
• Thanassis Papakonstantinou (born 1959), Greek singer and songwriter
• Athanasios Papazoglou (born 1988), Greek footballer
• Athanasios Papoulis (1921–2002), Greek-American engineer
• Athanasius Parios (died 1813), Greek religious leader
• Thanos Petrelis (born 1975), Greek pop singer
• Thanasis Pouliadis (1940–2011), Greek entrepreneur
• Thanasis Sentementes (born 1975), Greek footballer
• Athanasios Skaltsogiannis (born 1873), Greek hurdler and long jumper
• Thanassis Skordalos (1920–1998), Greek Cretan lira musician
• Athanasios Tsakalidis (born 1950), Greek computer scientist
• Athanasios Tsigas (born 1982), Greek footballer
• Thanasis Veggos (1927–2011), Greek actor and film director
• Athanasios Vouros, Greek fencer