Leonidas (disambiguation)
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Leonidas is Leonidas I
, king of Sparta, ruled c. 489–480 BC., leader at the battle of Thermopylae
Leonidas may also refer to:
Leonidas I
Leonidas I was a hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line, one of the sons of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter's strength and bravery...
, king of Sparta, ruled c. 489–480 BC., leader at the battle of Thermopylae
Leonidas may also refer to:
People
- Leonidas IILeonidas IILeonidas II , was Agiad King of Sparta from 254 to 235 BC. He was raised at the Persian Court, and according to Plutarch's Life of Agis IV, he married a Persian woman. According to other sources, this non-Spartan wife was actually a Seleucid, possibly the daughter of Seleucus I Nicator by his...
, Greek king of Sparta, ruled c. 254–235 BC - Leonidas of RhodesLeonidas of RhodesLeonidas of Rhodes was one of the most famous Olympic runners of antiquity. Competing in the Olympic Games of 164 BCE, he captured the crown in three separate foot races — the stadion, the diaulos, and the hoplitodromos...
, ancient Greek Olympic runner - Leonidas of TarentumLeonidas of TarentumLeonidas of Tarentum was an epigrammatist and lyric poet. He lived in the third century B.C. Leonidas lived in Tarentum, in the coast of Calabria, then Magna Graecia. Over a hundred of his epigrams are present in the Greek Anthology...
, Greek poet - Leonidas of Epirus, teacher of Alexander the Great
- Saint LeonidasSaint LeonidasSaint Leonidas refers to several saintly martyrs:The Roman Martyrology records several feast days of martyrs of this name in different countries....
, any of several people - Leônidas da SilvaLeônidas da SilvaLeônidas da Silva was an association footballer and commentator. He is regarded to be one of the most important players of the first half of the 20th century. He played for Brazil in two World Cups, and was the top scorer of the 1938 World Cup....
, Brazilian football player - Leonidas DaskalidèsLeonidas DaskalidèsLeonidas Daskalidès or Leonidas Kestekides was a Greek chocolate manufacturer, founder of the internationally famous Leonidas company in Belgium. The company's primary focus is pralines , but they also sell marzipan, solid chocolates, and other confectionery.Daskalidès was born in Nigde in...
, founder of the Belgian chocolate company- Leonidas (chocolate maker)Leonidas (chocolate maker)Leonidas Confiserie SA is a chocolate producer with an international presence, based in Belgium. The company's focus is pralines ; it also sells marzipan, solid chocolates, and other confections...
, manufacturer of Belgian chocolates
- Leonidas (chocolate maker)
- Leonida BissolatiLeonida BissolatiLeonida Bissolati was a leading exponent of the Italian socialist movement at the turn of the nineteenth century.- Biography :...
, Italian left-wing politician - Leonidas BottLeonidas BottLeonidas Cecil Bott was an Australian cricketer and engineer who played 14 matches for Western Australia between 1912 and 1925. Born in Adelaide, Bott was educated at Perth Boys' School and Christian Brothers' College, and later received a scholarship to study at the University of Adelaide...
(1889–1969), Australian cricketer - Leonidas BurwellLeonidas BurwellLeonidas Burwell was a businessman and political figure in Canada West. He represented East Elgin in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1857 to 1866....
, Canadian businessman and politician - Leonidas Ferreira de Paulo JuniorLeonidas Ferreira de Paulo JuniorLeonidas Ferreira de Paulo Junior or simply Leonidas Ferreira or Leonidas is a retired Brazilian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1996 for PFC CSKA Moscow. He played 4 games and scored 1 goal in the UEFA Cup 1996–97 for PFC CSKA Moscow.-External links:*...
, Brazilian football player - Leonidas M. GodleyLeonidas M. Godley-External links:***...
(1836–1904), American Civil War Union Army soldier; recipient of the Medal of Honor - Leonidas Hamline, 19th-century American Methodist clergyman and lawyer, and founding benefactor of Hamline University
- Leonidas Kampantais, Greek footballer
- Leonidas KavakosLeonidas KavakosLeonidas Kavakos is a Greek virtuoso violinist .-Beginnings:Born in Athens into a musical family, Kavakos began studying violin at five years old and continued his studies at the Hellenic Conservatory with Stelios Kafantaris. An Onassis Foundation scholarship enabled him to attend master classes...
, Greek violinist - Leonidas KourisLeonidas KourisLeonidas Kouris is a Greek politician; former mayor of Athens and prefect of Eastern Attica.- Educational and professional background :...
, Greek politician - Leonidas LangakisLeonidas LangakisLeonidas Langakis was a Greek shooter.-Career:Langakis participated in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, competing in the free rifle event. He did not finish the competition....
, Greek shooter - Leonidas MorakisLeonidas MorakisLeonidas Morakis was a Greek shooter.-Career:Morakis participated in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, competing in the free pistol event. He placed fourth, though his score is unknown....
,Greek shooter - Leonidas PanagopoulosLeonidas PanagopoulosLeonidas Panagopoulos is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Panionios.-Honours:Olympiacos*Super League Greece: 4*Greek Football Cup: 3*Greek Super Cup: 1-External links:**...
, Greek footballer - Leonidas PantelidesLeonidas PantelidesLeonidas Pantelides is the former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus to Sweden, Greece and Russia.- See also :* Ambassador of Cyprus to Russia...
, Cypriot diplomat - Leonidas ParaskevopoulosLeonidas ParaskevopoulosLeonidas Paraskevopoulos was a Greek military officer and politician.Paraskevopoulos was born in 1860 on the island of Kythnos to a family that hailed from Smyrna, Asia Minor...
, Greek military officer and politician - Leonidas PolkLeonidas PolkLeonidas Polk was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who was once a planter in Maury County, Tennessee, and a second cousin of President James K. Polk...
, Confederate general in the American Civil War - Leonidas L. PolkLeonidas L. PolkLeonidas Lafayette Polk , or L.L. Polk, was an American farmer, journalist and political figure.He was born in Anson County, North Carolina. L.L...
, agrarian leader and North Carolina's first Commissioner of Agriculture - Leonidas PyrgosLeonidas PyrgosLeonidas Pyrgos was a Greek fencer.-Career:Pyrgos was the first Greek Olympic medallist in the history of the modern Olympic Games, winning his fencing event of the 1896 Summer Olympics on 7 April 1896...
, Greek fencer - Leonidas I. RobinsonLeonidas I. RobinsonThird Lieutenant Leonidas I. Robinson was the first graduate of the School of Instruction of the Revenue Cutter Service to die in the line of duty. He drowned during small-boat operations June 6, 1891 at Icy Bay near Sitka, Alaska while assigned to the USRC Bear...
, Third Lieutenant, USRC Bear - Leonidas SampanisLeonidas SampanisLeonidas Sabanis is a Greek weightlifter, who represented Greece in 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. His last name is sometimes also spelled as Sampanis....
, Greek weightlifter - Leonidas SkoutarisLeonidas SkoutarisLeonidas Skoutaris , is a Greek professional basketball player.On 12 September 1996, Skoutaris won the Intercontinental Cup Championship while playing for Panathinaikos BC...
, Greek basketball player - Leonidas TsiklitirasLeonidas TsiklitirasLeonidas Tsiklitiras was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Tsiklitiras competed in the horizontal bar event. He did not win a medal, though his exact placement is unknown....
, Greek gymnast - Leonidas VarouxisLeonidas VarouxisLeonidas Varouxis was a Greek journalist and a politician. The Varouxises was a key element inf the family Spilotopoulos from Dimitsana, and participated the Greek War of Independence of 1921....
, Greek journalist and a politician - Leonidas VeliaroutisLeonidas VeliaroutisLeonidas D. Veliaroutis is a Greek writer born in 1916 in the Ioannina prefecture.-References:...
, Greek writer - Leonidas VokolosLeonidas VokolosLeonidas Vokolos is a former Greek footballer. He started his career playing for Panionios. Afterwards, he was transferred to Greek giants Panathinaikos, where he won the Double in 2004. He then played for PAOK FC, Kallithea F.C...
, Greek footballer - Stephanie LeonidasStephanie LeonidasStephanie Leonidas is an English actress of Greek Cypriot descent.- Early life and family :One of four children born to a Greek Cypriot father, Leonidas is not the only thespian in the family — her brother Dimitri Leonidas and sister Georgina Leonidas are also actors, whilst her older sister Helen...
, British actress - Rafael Leónidas TrujilloRafael Leónidas TrujilloRafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina , nicknamed El Jefe , ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 until his assassination in 1961. He officially served as president from 1930 to 1938 and again from 1942 to 1952, otherwise ruling as an unelected military strongman...
Dominican President
Places
In the United States:- Leonidas, New OrleansLeonidas, New OrleansLeonidas is a neighborhood designation in the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: South Claiborne Avenue, Leonidas and Fig Streets to the north, South Carrollton Avenue to the east, the Mississippi River...
, Louisiana - Leonidas, MinnesotaLeonidas, MinnesotaLeonidas is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 52 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
- Leonidas Township, MichiganLeonidas Township, MichiganLeonidas Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,239 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
Vessels
- Leonidas (ship)Leonidas (ship)The Leonidas was a labour transport ship that played an important role in the history of Fiji. She had been earlier used to carry indentured labourers to the West Indies, having transported 580 Indian indentured labourers to St Lucia in 1878...
, labour ship that brought the first indentured servants from India to Fiji in 1879 - USS Leonidas, either of two ships in the US Navy
- HMS LeonidasHMS LeonidasTwo ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Leonidas after Leonidas I, king of ancient Sparta.*The first Leonidas, launched in 1807, built by John Pelham of Frindsbury was a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate, used as a powder hulk from 1872 and sold in 1894.*The second Leonidas, launched in 1913, was a...
, either of two ships in the Royal Navy
Other uses
- ELBO Leonidas-2ELBO Leonidas-2The Leonidas-2 represented an effort made by the Greek vehicle manufacturer ELBO to produce an advanced armoured personnel carrier of its own. It is named after Leonidas, the king of the ancient city-state of Sparta...
, Greek-built armored personnel carrier - Leonidas SquadronLeonidas SquadronThe Leonidas Squadron, formally known as 5th Staffel of Kampfgeschwader 200 was a unit which was originally formed to fly the Fieseler Fi 103R , a manned version of the V-1 flying bomb that was never used in combat because Werner Baumbach, the commander of KG 200, and his superiors considered it an...
(Leonidas Staffel), experimental Luftwaffe unit of suicide pilots that tested manned versions of the V-1 flying bomb - Leonidas, the codename for FedoraFedora (operating system)Fedora is a RPM-based, general purpose collection of software, including an operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat...
11 - Leonidas (chocolate maker)Leonidas (chocolate maker)Leonidas Confiserie SA is a chocolate producer with an international presence, based in Belgium. The company's focus is pralines ; it also sells marzipan, solid chocolates, and other confections...
, a chocolate producer.