Vassilios
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Vassileios or Vassilis, also transliterated Vassilios or Vasilis , is a Greek given name, the origin of Basil
. In medieval/Byzantine context, it is also transliterated as Basileios. It is directly descended from the word "Kingdom", . It may refer to:
Basil (name)
The name Basil , , has origins from the male Greek name Vassilios which first appeared during the Hellenistic period. It is derived from "basileus" a Greek word of pre-Hellenic origin meaning "king", from which words such as basilica and basilisk , as well as the eponymous herb derive, and the...
. In medieval/Byzantine context, it is also transliterated as Basileios. It is directly descended from the word "Kingdom", . It may refer to:
People
- Vassilis Alexakis, Greek-French writer
- Vasilis AvlonitisVasilis AvlonitisVasilis Avlonitis was one of the most famous old-school Greek comedians. He performed in numerous films and stage productions in the mid to late 1900s....
, Greek actor - Vasilis AvramidisVasilis AvramidisVasilis Avramidis is a professional football defender who plays for Makedonikos F.C. in the Gamma Ethniki.-References:*...
, Greek footballer - Vasilis BolanosVasilis BolanosVasil Bollano is the chairman of Omonoia and representative of the Greeks living in Albania.In 2007, Bollano claimed that the Greek community of Albania deserved the same rights as the Albanians in Kosovo. On 21 April 2009, he was initially sentenced to 6 months in prison and a 3800 euro fine, for...
, mayor of Himara, Albania - Vassilis BorbokisVassilis BorbokisVassilis Borbokis is a former Greek football player. He is the brother of former Greek football player Stefanos Borbokis, who was also a PAOK FC player...
, Greek footballer - Vasilis DimitriadisVasilis DimitriadisVasilis Dimitriadis is a Greek former footballer who played at both professional international levels as a striker.Since December 2008 he is the General Manager of AEK Athens.-Career:...
, Greek footballer - Vassilios Fridas, president of AEK Athens F.C.
- Vassilis GagatsisVassilis GagatsisVassilis Gagatsis Vassilis Gagatsis Vassilis Gagatsis (born September 9, 1955 in Athens, Greece is a former president of the Hellenic Football Federation.- References :...
, president of the Hellenic Football Federation - Vasilis Georgiadis, Greek film director and actor
- Vasilis GoliasVasilis GoliasVasilis Golias is a professional football defender currently playing for Panetolikos in Superleague.- References :...
, Greek footballer - Vassilis HatzipanagisVassilis HatzipanagisVassilis Hatzipanagis is a retired football attacking midfield. He played for Iraklis FC in Greek Alpha Ethniki and Pakhtakor Tashkent in the Soviet Top League...
, Greek footballer - Vassilios IliadisVassilios Iliadis-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
, Greek judoka - Vasilios KalogeracosVasilios KalogeracosVasilios Kalogeracos is a former Australian football player of Greek descent.A prominent forward, Vasilios Kalogeracos was once played for Birmingham City FC and Stockport County FC in England, Waterford United in Ireland and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.-External links:*...
, Australian footballer of Greek descent - Vasili KanidiadisVasili KanidiadisVasili Kanidiadis is a Greek-Australian television personality, best known as the host of the Channel 31 and SBS TV gardening show, Vasili's Garden.Kanidiadis grew up in Coburg in Melbourne's north...
, Greek-Australian television personality - Vassilis KarapialisVassilis KarapialisVassilios Karapialis is a retired Greek footballer. He successfully competed for Larissa, Olympiacos and the Greek national football team. He is considered to be one of the best number 10 shirt of all times in Greece and the last before another great player, Vassilis Tsiartas.-Youth years at...
, Greek footballer - Vasilis KarrasVasilis KarrasVasilis Karras is a Greek folk singer, in 2010 he celebrated his 30th year as a recording artist.-Biography:...
, Greek folk singer - Vassilis KikiliasVassilis KikiliasVassilis Kikilias is a retired Greek professional basketball player. A 200 cm small forward, Kikilias started his career with Panionios BC and Ionikos Nikaias BC and then moved to AEK Athens BC...
, Greek basketball player - Vasilis KonstantinouVasilis KonstantinouVasilis Konstantinou was a Greek football goalkeeper whose career spanned three decades: the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.Konstantinou was born in 1947 and played for Panathinaikos' youth team before becoming Takis Oikonomopoulos' backup and understudy...
, Greek footballer - Vassilios KotroniasVassilios KotroniasVasilios Kotronias is a Greek chess grandmaster and chess author.Kotronias was awarded the titles of International Master in 1986 and Grandmaster in 1990...
, Greek chess grandmaster and chess author - Vasilios KoutsianikoulisVasilios KoutsianikoulisVasilios Koutsianikoulis is a Greek footballer. He currently plays for Greek Super League team Ergotelis F.C. He is a left footed winger that can play either on the left or right wing and is considered a strong prospect for the national team.- Iraklis Chalkis:Koutsianikoulis began his career at...
, Greek footballer - Vassilis KrommidasVassilis KrommidasVassilis Krommidas is a triathlete from Greece.Krommidas competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took thirty-third place with a total time of 1:51:28.94....
, Greek triathlete - Vassilis LakisVassilis LakisVasilis Lakis is a Greek footballer and he was named "Turbo" for his speed on the attacking wing and making great cross in the area for the strikers.-FAS Naussa:...
, Greek footballer - Vassilis LeventisVassilis LeventisVassilis Leventis is a Greek politician, leader of the Greek centrist party, Union of Centrists .-Early life:Vassilis Leventis is the fourth child of Apostolos and Gregoria Leventis. Leventis family moved to Piraeus where Vassilis Leventis graduated from high school and in 1969 he was admitted to...
, Greek politician and TV persona - Vasilis LipiridisVasilis LipiridisVasilis Lipiridis is a retired Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Lipiridis played with great success as a defensive power forward for Aris BC winning the Greek Championship six times and the Greek Cup 5 times .He took part in 3 consecutive final fours of the European...
, Greek basketball player - Vassilis LogothetidisVassilis LogothetidisVassilis Logothetidis was a Greek comedian.Logothetidis was born in 1897 in Myriofito, a village in Eastern Thrace close to Istanbul. One year after graduating from high school, in 1916, he started to participate as an amateur actor in local shows...
, Greek actor
- Vasilios MagginasVasilios MagginasVasilios Magginas is Greek politician, member of the Greek Parliament for the New Democracy for the Aetolia-Acarnania constituency and ex-minister....
, Greek politician - Vasilis MichaelidesVasilis MichaelidesVasilis Michaelides is considered by many and often referred to as the national poet of Cyprus.He was born in Lefkoniko, a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, between 1849 and 1853. In 1862 he moved to Nicosia to attend Secondary School. His first contact with the arts came in the form of...
, Cypriot poet - Vassilis MitilinaiosVassilis MitilinaiosVassilis Mytilinaios is a Greek football goalkeeper.He played for Akratitos, Apollon Smyrnis, Ionikos FC, Alki Larnaca, ENTHOI Lakatamia and since 2006 has played for Enosis Neon Paralimni in Cyprus....
, Greek footballer - Vasilis N. TriantafillidisVasilis N. TriantafillidisVasilis N. Triantafillidis , also known by his artistic nickname Harry Klynn , is a Greek comedian.-External links:** by IMDB...
, birth name of Greek comedian Harry Klynn - Vassilis PaleokostasVassilis PaleokostasVassilis Palaiokostas or Paleokostas is a Greek fugitive who escaped by helicopter twice from the Greek high-security Korydallos prison while serving a 25-year sentence for kidnapping and robbery. He is believed to have been the mastermind of the kidnapping of Giorgos Mylonas, a Greek...
, Greek fugitive criminal - Vasilis PapakonstantinouVasilis PapakonstantinouVasilis Papakonstantinou is a Greek singer known mostly for his work in Greek rock. Most of his songs have gained considerable popularity, mainly in Greece and Cyprus.- Early life :...
, Greek singer - Vassilis PapazachosVassilis PapazachosVassilis Papazachos is a Greek seismologist.Born 30 September 1929 in the village of Smokovo in Karditsa Prefecture, Vassilis Papazachos studied physics in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He first became involved in geophysics as an assistant of professor Angelos Galanopoulos...
, Greek seismologist - Vasilios Patsis, Greek politician
- Vassilis PhotopoulosVassilis PhotopoulosVassilis Photopoulos was an influential Greek painter, film director, art director and set designer.He was an Academy Award winner for the film Zorba the Greek for art direction....
, Greek painter, film director, art director and set designer - Vassilis SaleasVassilis SaleasVasilis Saleas is a clarinetist of Greece.A former accompanist for Mikis Theodorakis, Dionisis Savopoulos, and Stamatis Spanoudakis, Saleas has worked with Greek new age instrumentalist and composer Vangelis Papathanasiou since the early '90s...
, Greek musician - Vassilis SimtsakVassilis SimtsakVassilis Simtsak, also spelled Vassilis Symstsak AKA Vasileios Symstsak is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.07 m in height. He plays at the position of power forward-center.-External links:**...
, Greek basketball player - Vassilios SkourisVassilios SkourisVassilios Skouris is a Greek judge who has been President of the European Court of Justice since 2003. A European legal scholar, he served briefly in the government of Greece as Minister of the Interior in 1989 and again in 1996....
, 10th President of the European Court of Justice - Vasileios Spanoulis, Greek basketball player
- Vassilis SteriadisVassilis SteriadisVassilis Steriadis was a Greek poet and critic. He read Law at the University of Athens and Italian at the Universita per Stranieri in Perugia, Italy...
, Greek poet and critic - Vassilis StravopodisVassilis StravopodisThe first version of this article has been based in the text of :el:Βασίλης Στραβοπόδης of the Greek Wikipedia published under GFDL.Vassilis Stravopodis , popularly nicknamed The Wizard, is a former Greek footballer born in Patras...
, Greek footballer - Vassilis TsabropoulosVassilis TsabropoulosVassilis Tsabropoulos is a Greek pianist and composer.-Discography:*The Promise *Melos Vassilis Tsabropoulos (born 1966 in Athens) is a Greek pianist and composer.-Discography:*The Promise (ECM, 2009)*Melos Vassilis Tsabropoulos (born 1966 in Athens) is a Greek pianist and...
, Greek musician and composer - Vasilis TorosidisVasilis TorosidisVasilios Torosidis is a Greek international footballer. He currently plays for the Greek Super League club Olympiacos F.C. and the Greek national football team.-Skoda Xanthi:...
, Greek footballer - Vassilios Tsiartas, Greek footballer
- Vassilis TsitsanisVassilis TsitsanisVassilis Tsitsanis was a Greek songwriter and bouzouki player. He became one of the leading Greek composers of his time and is widely regarded as one of the founders of modern Rebetika. Tsitsanis wrote more than 500 songs and is still remembered as an extraordinary bouzouki...
, Greek songwriter and musician - Vassilis VassiliVassilis VassiliVassilis Vassili is a Greek sculptor.A number of his sculptures are displayed in parts of Greek Cyprus and he was assigned with several other sculptors to create public artwork for the Cypriot community, most notably his stone display in Limassol....
, Greek sculptor - Vassilis VassilikosVassilis Vassilikos-Biography:A native of the northern Greek island of Thasos, Vassilikos grew up in Thessaloniki, graduating from law school there before moving to Athens to work as a journalist....
, Greek writer and diplomat - Vasilis XanthopoulosVasilis XanthopoulosVasilis Xanthopoulos ; born April 29, 1984 in Maroussi, Athens, Greece is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 2 in tall and he plays the point guard position.-Pro career:Xanthopoulos grew up playing for the Olympiacos Piraeus junior teams, starting to play with them in 1997...
, Greek basketball player - Vasilios XydasVasilios XydasVasilios Xydas was a Greek athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.He was born in Athens.In 1896 Xydas competed in the pole vault...
, Greek pole vaulter
Places
- Agios Vasileios, a Greek village in Achaea
- Agios Vasileios, a Greek village in Corinthia
- St. Vasilios Church (Massachusetts)St. Vasilios Church (Massachusetts)St. Vasilios Church is a Greek Orthodox Church located at 5 Paleologos Street in Peabody, Massachusetts, USA.The first Greek immigrants arrived in the Peabody area in or about the year 1900....