Athanasius (disambiguation)
Athanasius or Athanasios, (Greek: Αθανάσιος) is a Greek male name which means immortal. It is commonly shortened to Thanasis, Thanos or Nasos.
The name Atanas is derived from it.
Notable people with this name include:
- Athanasius of Alexandria (293–373), Christian saint, Coptic pope and theologian
- Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria (died 496), Coptic pope
- Athanasios of Emesa, 6th-century Byzantine jurist
- Pope Athanasius III of Alexandria, 13th-century Coptic pope
- Athanasius I, Bishop of Naples (died 872), Italian bishop
- Athanasius II Dabbas (died 1619), Greek Patriarch of Antioch
- Athanasius III Dabbas (1647–1724), Greek Patriarch of Antioch
- Athanasius the Athonite, 10th-century Byzantine monk
- Athanasius, Metropolitan of Moscow, 16th-century Russian cleric
- Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk (died 1648), Lithuanian martyr of the Russian Orthodox Church
- Athanasius of Attalia (died 1700), Orthodox martyr of Smyrna
- Athanasios Angelopoulos (born 1939), Greek professor of Theology
- Athanasios Christopoulos (1772–1847), Greek poet
- Athanasios Diakos (1788–1821), Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence
- Athanasios Eftaxias (1849–1931), former Prime Minister of Greece
- Thanassis Giannakopoulos, Greek businessman
- Athanasios Kafkalides (1919–1989), Greek neuropsychiatrist
- Thanos Kalliris (born 1962), Greek pop singer
- Athanasios Kanakaris (1760–1824), Greek politician
- Athanasius Kircher (died 1680), German Jesuit
- Thanasis Kolitsidakis (born 1966), Greek footballer
- Athanasios Kostoulas (born 1976), Greek footballer
- Thanos Leivaditis (1934–2005), Greek actor and screenwriter
- Athanasios Miaoulis (1815–1867), former Prime Minister of Greece
- Athanasios N. Miaoulis (1865–1936), former Mayor of Piraeus
- Athanasios Michalopoulos (born 1973), Greek beach volleyball player
- Thanos Mikroutsikos (born 1947), Greek songwriter and politician
- Athanasios Moulakis, Greek Professor of Government
- Thanasis Pafilis (born 1954), Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament
- Thanasis Paleologos (born 1977), Greek footballer
- Thanassis Papakonstantinou (born 1959), Greek singer and songwriter
- Athanasios Papazoglou (born 1988), Greek footballer
- Athanasios Papoulis (1921–2002), Greek-American engineer
- Athanasius Parios (died 1813), Greek religious leader
- Thanos Petrelis (born 1975), Greek pop singer
- Thanasis Pouliadis (1940–2011), Greek entrepreneur
- Thanasis Sentementes (born 1975), Greek footballer
- Athanasios Skaltsogiannis (born 1873), Greek hurdler and long jumper
- Thanassis Skordalos (1920–1998), Greek Cretan lira musician
- Athanasios Tsakalidis (born 1950), Greek computer scientist
- Athanasios Tsigas (born 1982), Greek footballer
- Thanasis Veggos (1927–2011), Greek actor and film director
- Athanasios Vouros, Greek fencer