# List of people from Limassol

This is a list of people from Limassol in Cyprus. They have either resided or were born in Limassol.

## Sport
### Football

* Marios Agathokleous, footballer
* Alekos Alekou, footballer
* Kristis Andreou, footballer
* Marios Andreou, footballer
* Evagoras Antoniou, footballer
* Marios Antoniou, footballer
* Minas Antoniou, footballer
* Georgios Aresti, footballer
* Nikolas Asprogenis, footballer
* Sofronis Avgousti, football manager and former player
* Christos Charalabous, football manager and former player
* Marios Charalambous, footballer
* Martinos Christofi, footballer
* Christakis Christoforou, football manager and former player
* Kypros Christoforou, footballer
* Athos Chrysostomou, footballer
* Panos Constantinou, footballer
* Yiannis Demetriou, footballer
* Dimitris Dimitriou, football manager
* Georgios Efrem, footballer
* Elias Elia, footballer
* Nikos Englezou, footballer
* Michalis Fani, footballer
* Filippos Filippou, footballer
* Alexandros Garpozis, footballer
* Christos Germanos, footballer
* Giannis Gerolemou, footballer
* Demetris Ioannou, football manager and former player
* Nicholas Ioannou, footballer
* Giorgos Iosifidis, football manager and former player
* Theodoros Iosifidis, footballer
* Loizos Kakoyiannis, footballer
* Andreas Keravnos, footballer
* Peter Khalife, football manager and former player
* Ioannis Kousoulos, footballer
* Panikos Krystallis, football manager and former player
* Xenios Kyriacou, footballer
* Charalampos Kyriakou, footballer
* Leonidas Kyriakou, footballer
* Marios Lefkaritis, football administrator
* Demetris Leoni, footballer
* Liasos Louka, football manager and former player
* Nikos Nicolaou, footballer
* Constantinos Makrides, footballer
* Giorgos Malekkides, footballer
* Christos Marangos, footballer
* Costas Markou, footballer
* Nikolas Mattheou, footballer
* Anthony McDonald, Scottish footballer
* Andreas Melanarkitis, footballer
* Giorgos Merkis, footballer
* Marcos Michael, footballer
* Andreas Michaelides, football manager and former player
* Konstantinos Michaelides, footballer
* Alexandros Michail, footballer
* Andreas Neofytou, footballer
* Marios Neophytou, footballer
* Marios Nicolaou, footballer
* Yiannis Pachipis, footballer
* Emilios Panayiotou, footballer
* Stylianos Panteli, footballer
* Stamatis Pantos, footballer
* Nikodimos Papavasiliou, football manager and former player
* Daniil Paroutis, footballer
* Stelios Parpas, footballer
* Ioannis Pittas, footballer
* Petros Psychas, footballer
* Andreas Sofokleous, footballer
* Athos Solomou, footballer
* Alexander Špoljarić, footballer
* Danilo Špoljarić, footballer
* Luka Špoljarić, Serbian footballer
* Matija Špoljarić, footballer
* Andreas Stavrou, footballer
* Panos Theodorou, footballer
* Christos Theophilou, footballer
* Christoforos Tsolakis, footballer
* Giorgos Vasiliou, footballer
* Kostas Vasiliou, footballer
* Elias Vattis, footballer
* Rafael Yiangoudakis, footballer
* Yiannakis Yiangoudakis, footballer
* Nicolas Vitorović, football manager and former player
* Christos Wheeler, footballer

### Athletics (track and field)

* Anastasios Andreou, hurdler
* Anna Fitídou, pole vaulter
* Filipa Fotopoulou, long jumper
* Olivia Fotopoulou, track athlete
* Rennos Frangoudis, sprinter
* Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu, sprinter
* Kyriakos Ioannou, high jumper
* Petros Kyprianou, athletics coach
* Maria Lambrou, track and field athlete
* Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou, sprinter
* Anninos Marcoullides, sprinter
* Nikandros Stylianou, pole vaulter
* Eleni Teloni, hammer thrower
* Paraskevi Theodorou, hammer thrower

### Tennis

* Marcos Baghdatis, tennis player
* Rareș Cuzdriorean, Romanian tennis player
* Menelaos Efstathiou, tennis player
* Natasha Fourouclas, South African tennis player
* Eleftherios Neos, tennis player
* Michail Pervolarakis, tennis player

### Other sports

* Georgios Angonas, gymnast
* Kalia Antoniou, swimmer
* Antonis Aresti, paralympic athlete
* Sofia Asvesta, judoka
* Andreas Charalambous, sports shooter
* Antreas Christodoulou, basketballer
* Andri Eleftheriou, sports shooter
* Ioannis Frangoudis, sport shooter / Hellenic Army Officer
* Marios Georgiou, gymnast
* Georgia Konstantinidou, sport shooter
* Manolina Konstantinou, volleyballer
* Pavlos Kontides, sailor - Olympic Medalist
* Dimitris Krasias, gymnast
* Natasa Lappa, windsurfer and sailor
* Marilena Makri, sailor
* Savvas Michael, Muay Thai fighter
* Stavros Michaelides, swimmer
* Kalia Papadopoulou, basketballer
* Maria Papadopoulou, swimmer
* Constantinos Papamichael, alpine skier
* Karolina Pelendritou, swimmer
* Costas Philippou, mixed martial artist
* Athanasios Protopsaltis, volleyballer
* George Thyrotos, basketball player and coach
* Katerina Zakchaiou, volleyballer

## Politics

* Nicos Anastasiades, politician (former president of the Republic of Cyprus)
* Mustafa Akıncı, politician
* Yiannis Armeftis, mayor of Limassol
* Ahmet Mithat Berberoğlu, politician
* Mustafa Çağatay, politician
* Irene Charalambidou, journalist and politician
* Andreas Christou, politician
* Efthimios Diplaros, politician
* Takis Evdokas, politician
* Loukas Fourlas, journalist and politician
* Alexis Galanos, politician
* Rina Katselli, writer and politician
* Constantinos Kombos, politician and jurist
* Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, politician
* Markos Kyprianou, politician
* Spyros Kyprianou, politician (Former President of the Republic of Cyprus)
* Antonella Mantovani, politician
* Marios Matsakis, doctor and politician
* Nicos Nicolaides, politician
* Andreas Papadopoulos, politician
* Nicos A. Rolandis, politician
* Alexia Rotsidou, volleyball coach and politician
* Ploutis Servas, politician and author
* Stella Soulioti, attorney and politician
* Christodoulos Sozos, politician and lawyer
* Neoklis Sylikiotis, politician
* Anna Theologou, economist and politician

## Musicians

* Aris Antoniades, music composer
* Haris Antoniou, singer
* Constantinos Christoforou, singer
* Mark Andrew James, British music conductor
* Giannis Karagiannis, singer
* Yannis Kyriakides, music composer
* Solon Michaelides, composer and musicologist
* Stavros Michalakakos, singer
* Little Natali, child prodigy singer
* Despina Olympiou, singer
* Marios Papadopoulos, British musician
* Marios Tokas, composer

## Entertainment and the arts

* Stelios Arcadiou, Australian performance artist
* Myrsini Aristidou, film director
* Michael Cacoyannis, film director
* Cleo Demetriou, British actress
* Yannis Economides, screenwriter and filmmaker
* George Eugeniou, actor and writer
* Pitsa Galazi, poet and broadcaster
* Antonis Georgiou, lawyer and writer
* İsmet Güney, artist (designer of the Flag of Cyprus)
* Yaşar İsmailoğlu, poet
* Violetta J'Adore, drag queen and model
* Polyxeni Loizias, writer and feminist
* Niki Marangou, poet and author
* Vasilis Michaelides, poet
* Sotiris Moustakas, actor
* Nora Nadjarian, poet
* Loukia Nicolaidou, artist
* Christodoulos Panayiotou, artist
* Imelda Schweighart, Filipino-German actress and model
* Paul Stassino, actor
* Katy Stephanides, artist

## Business

* Yuri Gurski, Belarusian entrepreneur
* Stavros V. Kyriakides, businessman
* Theo Paphitis, entrepreneur

## Religion

* Leontios of Cyprus, archbishop
* Leontios of Neapolis, clergyman (Early medieval Bishop and Author)
* Makarios Tillyrides, bishop

## Other

* Zena Gunther de Tyras, philanthropist and socialite
* Panicos O. Demetriades, economist
* Eleftherios Diamandis, biochemist
* Ino Nicolaou, archaeologist
* Sergey Orlovskiy, Russian games developer
* Ari Sitas, South African sociologist
* Artemis Spyrou, nuclear astrophysicist