Papadopoulos

Papadopoulos (Greek: Παπαδόπουλος), sometimes transliterated as Papadopulos, is the most common Greek surname. It is used in Greece, Cyprus and countries of the Greek diaspora as well, such as the USA, United Kingdom, Australia and Scandinavian countries. It means "son of a priest". Its female version is Papadopoulou (Παπαδοπούλου).

Notable examples include:

Men

• Alexander (Papadopoulos) Payne (1961) American filmmaker of Greek descent.
• Avraam Papadopoulos (1984), Greek footballer
• Dimitris Papadopoulos (1981), Greek footballer
• Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball) (1966)
• Dimitrios Papadopoulos (general) (1889–1983), Greek general
• Efthimios (Jim) Papadopoulos (1957) Realtor, Toronto, Canada
• Efthimios Papadopoulos (1983), Greek runner
• Evgenios Papadopoulos, Greek sprinter
• Georgios Papadopoulos (1919–1999), Greek dictator
• Giorgos Papadopoulos, Cypriot singer
• Giuseppe Papadopulo (1948), Italian football manager
• Greg Papadopoulos, Sun Microsystems
• Ioannis Papadopoulos, Greek chess player
• Kyriakos Papadopoulos (1992), Greek footballer
• Lazaros Papadopoulos (1980), Greek professional basketball player
• Lefteris Papadopoulos (1935), Greek lyricist and journalist
• Michal Papadopulos (1985), Czech footballer of Greek descent
• Nikolaos Papadopoulos, several people of that name
• Panagiotis Papadopoulos, Greek wrestler
• Panos Papadopulos (1920-2001), German actor of Pontic Greek origin
• Panos Papadopoulos, designer and entrepreneur
• Stavros Papadopoulos, businessman
• Stephanos Papadopoulos, poet and translator
• Tassos Papadopoulos (1934–2008), 5th President of Cyprus.
• Theologis Papadopoulos (1960), former Greek footballer
• Yiannis Papadopoulos (1989), Greek footballer

Women

• Irena Papadopoulos, Greek Cypriot academic
• Stiliani Papadopoulou, Greek hammer thrower
• Linda Papadopoulos, psychologist and media commentator

See also

• Papadopoulos (biscuits), a Greek food company
• Papadopoulos & Sons, a 2012 film directed by Marcus Markou
• Papadopoli (disambiguation)