Sotirios

Sotirios (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:

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