Sotirios

Sotirios (Greek: Σωτήριος) or Sotiris (Σωτήρης) is a male given name of Greek origin, meaning "salvation" (σωτηρία, σωτήριος). Sotiria (Σωτηρία) is the female version of the name. It may refer to:

People

Politicians and statespersons

• Sotirios Hatzigakis (born 1944), Greek politician and former government minister
• Sotiris Kouvelas (born 1936), Greek politician and former government minister
• Sotirios Krokidas (1852–1924), former Prime Minister of Greece
• Sotirios Sotiropoulos (1831–1898), former Prime Minister of Greece

Writers and journalists

• Soterios Johnson Greek-American radio journalist, host of National Public Radio's Morning Addition for the New York City area on WNYC
• Sotiris Kakisis (born 1954), Greek poet, translator, journalist, lyricist and screenwriter
• Sotiris Trivizas (born 1960), Greek poet, essayist and translator

Musicians

• Sotiria Bellou (1921–1997), Greek singer and performer of the Greek rebetiko style of music
• Sotis Volanis Greek singer

Actors

• Sotiris Moustakas (1940–2007), Greek comic actor born in Cyprus

Sportspersons

• Sotiris Balafas (born 1986), Greek footballer
• Sotiris Kaiafas (born 1949), retired Cypriot footballer
• Sotirios Kyrgiakos (born 1979), Greek footballer
• Sotiris Leontiou (born 1984), Greek footballer
• Sotiris Liberopoulos, Greek footballer
• Sotirios Moutsanas (born 1958), retired Greek middle distance runner
• Sotiris Nikolaidis, retired Greek basketball player
• Sotiris Ninis (born 1990), Greek footballer
• Sotirios Versis (1879–1918), Greek weightlifter and Olympic athlete

Other people

• Sotiris Bletsas, Greek architect and Aromanian language activist
• Sotiris Kovos (born 1965), Greek automobile designer
• Sotirios Panopoulos (1934–2017), inventor of the Hawaiian pizza
• Sotiris Xantheas, Laboratory Fellow in the Advanced Computing, Mathematics and Data Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Other uses

• Sotirios, a ship originally named Empire Piper

See also

• All pages with titles containing Sotiria
• All pages with titles containing Sotirios
• All pages with titles containing Sotiris