Yannis

Gender:
Origin: Hebrew
65 famous people named Yannis found on Wikipedia.
347 male, 103 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 5991-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 4214-th in year 2006
Used in: Greek

Meanings

Yannis, Yiannis, or Giannis (Γιάννης) is a common Greek given name, a variant of John (Hebrew) meaning "God is gracious." Variants include Ioannis (Ιωάννης), Yanni (Also Janni), Iannis, Yannakis, Yanis, and the rare Yanno, usually found in the Peloponnese and Cyprus.
Feminine forms are Γιάννα (Yianna, Gianna) and Ιωάννα (Ioanna).

God is gracious, god's gracious gift.

Famous People: 65 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Yannis Philippakis 1986 Singer
2 Yannis Anastasiou 1973 Greek footballer
3 Yannis Tafer 1991 Footballer
4 Yannis Stournaras 1956 Greek politician and university professor
5 Yannis Salibur 1991 Footballer
6 Yannis Dragasakis 1947 Greek politician
7 Yannis Youlountas 1970 Greek-French philosopher, poet, writer and film director
8 Yannis Pappas American comedian
9 Yannis Makriyannis 1797 Officer
10 Yannis Baraban 1972 French actor
11 Yannis Tsarouchis 1910 Greek painter
12 Yannis Mbombo 1994 Footballer
13 Giannis Ploutarhos 1970 Greek singer
14 Yannis Behrakis 1960 Greek photographer
15 Yannis Markopoulos 1939 Greek composer
16 Yannis Stavrakakis 1970 British political scientist
17 Yannis Smaragdis 1946 Film director
18 Yannis Livadas 1969 Greek poet and writer
19 Yannis Mallat
20 Yannis Kyriakides 1969 Dutch composer
21 Yannis Papathanasiou 1954 Greek politician
22 Yannis Christopoulos 1974 Basketball coach
23 Yannis Stankoglou 1974 Greek actor
24 Yannis Kokkos 1944 Greek scenographer and director
25 Giannis Zouganelis 1956 Greek singer, actor and composer
26 Yannis C. Yortsos American engineering academic
27 Yannis Kontos 1971 Greek photographer
28 Yannis Gouras
29 Yannis Moralis 1968
30 Yannis Tsividis American academic
31 Yannis Morin 1993 French basketball player
32 Yannis Vardinoyannis 1962 Greek businessman
33 Yannis Tamtakos 1908 Greek political activist
34 Yannis Kondos 1943 Greek writer
35 Yannis Bakos American economist
36 Yannis Brown Australian composer
37 Yannis Spiteris 1947 Roman Catholic archbishop
38 Yannis Mandzukas 1984 Footballer
39 Giannis Kalaitzis 1945 Greek comics artist and costume designer (1945-2016)
40 Yannis Stavrou 1948 Greek painter
41 Jannis Sakellarakis 1936 Professor of prehistoric archaeology, director of Herakleion Museum
42 Yannis Saulis 1962
43 Yannis Hotzeas 1930 Greek communist
44 Yannis Gaïtis 1923 Greek painter
45 Yannis Varveris 1955 Greek poet
46 Yannis M. Ioannides 1945
47 Yannis Fagras Greek film director
48 Yannis Kakridis 1964 German philologist and linguist
49 Yannis Yfantis 1949 Greek poet
50 Yannis Margaritis Greek theatre designer
51 Yannis Mitarakis 1897
52 Yannis Maroudas
53 Yannis Becker 1991 German footballer
54 Yannis Xirotiris 1900 Greek educator
55 Yannis Ioannidis 1930
56 Yannis Pouspourikas 1971 French conductor
57 Yannis Grammaticopoulos 1928 Greek painter
58 Yannis La Macchia 1985 Swiss comics artist
59 Yannis Yssaad 1993 French bicycle racer
60 Giannis Maris 1916 Greek screenwriter and novelist (1916-1979)
61 Yannis Spyropoulos 1912 Greek painter (1912-1990)
62 Yannis Hamilakis
63 Yannis Dogo 1992 French association football player
64 John K. Kordatos 1891 Greek writer and politician
65 Yannis Economides