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There have been many
famous people connected to Cyprus, below are just a few. |
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Kings
of Cyprus |
en.wikipedia.org |
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Queen
of Cyprus |
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| James |
Alexandrou |
James
Alexandrou Star of Eastenders bbc.co.uk |
| Peter |
Andre |
Peter
Andre Singer and married to glamour model Jordan peterandremusic.com |
| St. |
Barnabas |
Saint
Barnabas Jewish-Cypriot convert to
Christianity, apostle of Jesus Christ. churchsaints.btinternet.co.uk
newadvent.org |
| Michael |
Cacoyannis
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Michael
Cacoyannis Film and theatre director and producer,famous for "Zorba
the Greek". Writer and translator of classical Greek drama and
also of the plays of William Shakespeare. geocities.com |
| Tina |
Charles |
Tina
Charles Born in the United Kingdom to Greek Cypriot parents. Singer
of the number one hit "I Love To Love" in 1976 tinacharles.com |
| Levon |
Chilingirian |
Levon
Chilingirian Violinist, born in Cyprus to Armenian parents wikipedia.org |
| Constantinos |
Christoforou |
Constantinos
Christoforou Eurovision song contestant constantinoschristoforou.com |
| Nicky |
Clarke |
Nicky
Clarke Famous hairdresser and stylist, his mother is Greek Cypriot. nickyclarke.com |
| Caterina |
Cornaro |
Caterina
Cornaro 14541510, queen of Cyprus boglewood.com
answers.com |
| Antony |
Costa |
Antony
Costa Boy band Blue fansite.blue10.co.uk
sing365.com |
| Hara,
& Andros |
Constantinou |
Hara,
& Andros Constantinou 1997 Eurovision Contestants |
| Stella |
Georgiadou |
Stella
Georgiadou Singer stellageorgiadou.com |
| George |
Grivas |
Georgios
Grivas Digenis formed EOKA
helleniccyprus |
| Stelios |
Haji-Ioannou |
Stelios
Haji-Ioannou Easy Jet founder |
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Heracleides |
Won
the 192 m sprint at the 144th Olympics in 204 BC |
| Cyprien |
Katsaris |
Cyprien
Katsaris French-Cypriot pianist and composer oxfordphil.com cyprienkatsaris.net |
| Stylianos |
Kiriakidis |
Stylianos
Kiriakidis Marathon runner. Stylianos Kyriakides, champion of the
Balkans, ran the 1946 Boston Marathon to save his country from
famine. |
| Tony |
Kleanthous |
Tony
Kleanthous Chairman of Barnet FC |
Spyros
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Kyprianou
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Spyros
Kyprianou 19322002, Greek Cypriot political leader and president
of Cyprus (19771988). He served (196072) as foreign minister,
and opposed efforts by Athens to unify the island with Greece, which
sparked a Turkish invasion (1974). In 1976 he was a founder of the
Cypriot Democratic party. He succeeded Archbishop Makarios III as
president on the latter's death. He was re elected in 1983, but lost
office in 1988 elections. He proved unable to negotiate an end to
Cyprus's partition into Greek and Turkish sectors. Kyprianou again
served in parliament after losing the presidency. cyprus.gov.cy |
| Tony |
Lambrianou |
Tony
Lambrianou Junior members of the Kray firm moon-palace.de
cyprus.typepad.com
thekrays.co.uk |
| Kristian |
Leontiou |
Kristian
Leontiou Music industry kristianleontiou.com |
King
Richard I
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Lionheart
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King
Richard I Lionheart allcrusades.com
nndb.com The
site of Richard the Lion Hearts victory over Isaac Comnenus; the
church of St. Spyridon. allcrusades.com |
| Dimitris |
Lipertis |
Dimitris
Lipertis Poet (1866 Larnaca 1937) kypros.org |
| Guy
of |
Lusignan |
Guy
of Lusignan Received the island of Cyprus from King Richard I factmonster.com |
|
Makarios
III |
Makarios
III Born Michael Mouskos. Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus,
Greek-Cypriot President of the Republic of Cyprus. freeessay.com
helleniccyprus |
| Kostas |
Malekos. |
Kostas
Malekos. Famous Cypriot football player
official
website |
| George |
Michael |
George
Michael Georgios Kyriakos Panayiotou georgemichael.com
sonymusic.co.uk |
| Kostas |
Montis |
Kostas
Montis Poet costasmontis.com |
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Onisicrates |
Onisicrates
Won the 192 m sprint In the 150th Olympics in 180 BC |
| Theo |
Paphitis |
Owner
of La Senza, Ryman and Milwall FC |
| Theodosis |
Pierides |
Theodosis
Pierides Poet (1908 Tseri Cyprus 1968) |
| Peter |
Polycarpou |
Peter
Polycarpou Best known for 'Birds of a Feather' imdb.com |
| Stelios |
Papadopoulou |
Stelios
Papadopoulou Musician |
| Anthos |
Rodinis |
Anthos
Rodinis Poet |
Nicos
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Sampson
|
Nicos
Sampson Born Nicos Georghiades. EOKA gunman who schemed with the
Greek colonels to overthrow Makarios and become the coup leader in
July 1974. cyprus-conflict.net |
| Cat |
Stevens |
Cat
Stevens Born Steven Georgiou yusufislam.org.uk |
| Angelis |
Vasiliu |
Angelis
Vasiliu Violinist |
| Fatama |
Whitbread |
Fatama
Whitbread British/Turkish Cypriot-Turk Olympic women's javelin
throwing gold medalist. |
|
Zeno |
Zeno
(Zenon) of Kitium (Citium) phoenicia.org |
| Dr.
Panayiotis |
Zavos |
Dr.
Panayiotis Zavos Performed the first human cloning zavos.org |
