Athanasius (given name)

Religious figures

• Athanasius of Alexandria, Christian saint, Coptic pope, theologian
• Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria, Coptic pope from 490 to 496
• Athanasius I Gammolo, Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch from 595 until his death
• Athanasius II Baldoyo, Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 683 until his death
• Athanasius Sandalaya, Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 756 until 758
• Athanasius I , Italian bishop
• Athanasius of Naples, bishop and Duke of Naples
• Athanasius IV of Salh, Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 986 until his death
• Athanasius the Athonite, Byzantine monk and saint who founded the monastic community on Mount Athos
• Athanasius VI bar Khamoro, Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1091 until his death
• Pope Athanasius III of Alexandria, Coptic pope from 1250 to 1261
• Athanasius I of Constantinople, Greek Patriarch of Constantinople, Eastern Orthodox saint
• Patriarch Athanasius III of Alexandria, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1276 and 1316
• Patriarch Athanasius IV of Alexandria, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1417 and 1425
• Athanasius II of Constantinople, last Greek Patriarch of an independent Constantinople
• Athanasius, Metropolitan of Moscow, Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia from 1566 to 1568, writer and icon painter
• Athanasius II Dabbas, Greek Patriarch of Antioch from 1611 to his death
• Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk, Lithuanian martyr of the Russian Orthodox Church
• Athanasius III of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1634, 1635 and 1652
• Athanasius III Dabbas, Greek Patriarch of Antioch and Archbishop of Cyprus
• Athanasius IV of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1679
• Athanasius of Attalia, Orthodox martyr of Smyrna
• Athanasius V of Constantinople, Greek Patriarch of Constantinople from 1709 to 1711
• Athanasios Parios, Greek hieromonk, theologian, philosopher, educator and hymnographer
• Athanasius V Matar, Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church for a few months in 1813
• Athanasius Schneider, Roman Catholic bishop

  Academics

• Athanasios Angelopoulos, Greek professor of theology
• Athanasios Asimakopulos, Canadian economist
• Athanasios Kafkalides, Greek neuropsychiatrist
• Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit scholar and polymath
• Athanasios Moulakis, Greek Professor of Government
• Athanasios Rousopoulos, professor
• Athanasios Psalidas, author, scholar and one of the most renowned figures of the modern Greek Enlightenment
• Athanasios Stageiritis, professor of Greek language at the Imperial Academy in Vienna
• Athanasios Tsakalidis, Greek computer scientist
• Athanasios Pantelous, Greek associate professor in actuarial science and financial mathematics

  Soldiers, revolutionaries and politicians

• Athanasios Diakos, Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence
• Athanasios Eftaxias, former Prime Minister of Greece
• Athanasios Exadaktylos, Greek Army general
• Athanasios Frangou, Greek Army officer
• Athanasios Kanakaris, Greek revolutionary and politician
• Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos, politician, mayor of the city of Patras
• Athanasios Kanellopoulos, Greek politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
• Athanasios Klaras, military leader of ELAS
• Athanasios Miaoulis, former Prime Minister of Greece
• Athanasios N. Miaoulis, former Mayor of Piraeustu
• Thanos Mikroutsikos, Greek songwriter and politician
• Athanasios Pipis, revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence
• Thanos Plevris, Greek politician
• Athanasios Roussopoulos, Greek politician
• Athanasios Tsakalov, Greek revolutionary against Ottoman rule, co-founder of the Filiki Eteria secret revolutionary organization
• Athanasios Tsaldaris, Greek politician, Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament at various times from 1989-1993

  Artists and entertainers

• Athanasios Christopoulos, Greek poet
• Thanos Kalliris, Greek pop singer
• Thanos Mikroutsikos, Greek songwriter and politician
• Thanos Petrelis, Greek pop singer

  Athletes

• Athanasios Kostoulas, Greek footballer
• Athanasios Mantzouranis, Greek cyclist
• Athanasios Michalopoulos, Greek beach volleyball player
• Athanasios Nanopoulos, Greek fencer
• Athanasios Skaltsogiannis, Greek hurdler and long jumper
• Athanasios Skourtopoulos, Greek basketball player
• Athanasios Stoikos, Greek footballer
• Athanasios Tsigas, Greek footballer
• Athanasios Vouros, Greek fencer
• Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player

  Other

• Athanasios of Emesa, 6th-century Byzantine jurist
• Athanasius, 6th-century Byzantine official
• Athanasios Lefkaditis, founder of Greek Scouting
• Athanasios Papoulis, Greek-American engineer
• Athanasios Polychronopoulos, Greek-American professional poker player