Pappas
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Pappas (Greek: Παππάς) or Papas is a Greek surname, which means "priest". The female version of the name is Pappa or Papa. Notable examples include:
[edit] Men
- Arthur Pappas, Australian rugby player
- Charilaos Pappas, Greek soccer player
- Doug Pappas (1962–2004), American baseball expert
- Emmanouel Pappas (1772-1821), a leader in the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire
- Erik Pappas, American baseball player
- George Pappas, American epistomologist and professor of philosophy
- Jared Pappas-Kelley, American filmmaker and publisher
- John Pappas (football coach), American football coach
- Manolis Pappas, Greek soccer player
- Menelaos Pappas, Greek mechanical engineer
- The Mamas and the Papas, an American folk quartet
- Michael J. Pappas, American politician from New Jersey
- Milt Pappas, American baseball player
- Nick Pappas, Australian solicitor (lawyer) active in the South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League
- Robin Pappas, American actress
- Tas Pappas, Australian skateboarder
- Tasos Pappas, Greek soccer player
- Theodore Pappas, executive editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Thomas Pappas, United States Army officer involved in the Abu Ghraib scandal
- Tom Pappas, American track and field decathlete
[edit] Women
- Eftihia Pappa, Greek diver
- Irene Papas, Greek actress
- Irini Pappas, Australian actress
[edit] See also
- Pappas Restaurants, American restaurant chain based in Texas
- Pappas Telecasting Companies, broadcasting companies based in California
- Emmanouil Pappas, a municipality in the Serres Prefecture, Greece
- Thomas J. Pappas School, schools based in Arizona
- Breakfast at Pappas, 1988 English punk rock album