Spyridon

Spyridon (Σπυρίδων; ) is a Greek male given name. It is often shortened to Σπύρος (Spyros) and can sometimes be found as Σπυρέτος(Spyretos), often Anglicised as Spyridon, Spyro or Spiro.

Individuals bearing this name include:


 * Saint Spyridon, Orthodox/Catholic saint
 * Saint Spyridon Church, Romanian Orthodox church in Iași, Romania
 * St Spyridon College, Greek Orthodox school in Sydney


 * Archbishop Spyridon of Athens, former archbishop of Athens
 * Spiro Agnew, 39th vice president of the United States from 1969 to 1973, under President Richard Nixon
 * Spyridon Belokas (1877–unknown), Greek runner
 * Spyros Christopoulos, Greek footballer
 * Spyridon Gianniotis, freestyle swimmer
 * Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer
 * Spyros Kokotos, Greek architect
 * Spyros Kyprianou, 2nd President of the Republic of Cyprus
 * Spyridon Lambros, Greek history professor and former Prime Minister of Greece
 * Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer and football coach
 * Spyridon Louis, gold medalist of the first modern Olympic Marathon
 * Spyridon Marinatos, 20th century archaeologist
 * Spyros Markezinis, Greek politician
 * Spyridon Mavrogenis, Phanariot (Ottoman) Greek doctor
 * Spyridon Merkouris, Greek politician, long-time mayor of Athens
 * Spyros Moustakas, Greek writer
 * Spyros Moustaklis, Greek democracy activist
 * Spyros Paliouras, Greek writer
 * Spiridon Putin, Lenin and Stalin's cook, grandfather of Vladimir Putin
 * Spiridione Roma, 18th-century Greek painter traveled to London
 * Spyros Spyromilios, Greek Gendarmerie officer in the Greek struggle for Macedonia
 * Spyridon Samaras, Greek composer
 * Spyridon Stais, Greek politician
 * Spyridon Trikoupis, former Prime Minister of Greece
 * Spyros Vallas, Greek footballer
 * Spyridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper
 * Spyridon Vassiliadis, Greek poet and playwright
 * Spyros Vrettos, Greek poet
 * Spyridon Xyndas, 19th century musician
 * Martinus Spyridon Johannes Lodewijk, Dutch comics writer and cartoonist, and advertising adviser.