Thanos (name)

Thanos (Greek: Θάνος ;, ) is a Greek masculine given name and surname, a short form (hypocorism) of Athanasios 'immortal'.

It may refer to the following:

Given name or nickname

 * Athanasios Thanos Samaras (born 1973), Greek actor and artist
 * Athanasios Thanos Kalliris (born 1962), Greek singer
 * Thanos Dokos (born 1965), Greek international relations scholar
 * Thanos Leivaditis (1934–2005), Greek actor and screenwriter
 * Athanasios Thanos Mikroutsikos (1947–2019), Greek composer and former politician
 * Thanos Papalexis (born 1972), British businessman and convicted murderer
 * Athanasios Thanos Petrelis (born 1975), Greek singer
 * Athanasios Petsos (born 1991), Greek footballer
 * Athanasios Thanos Plevris (born 1977), Greek politician

Surname

 * George Spiro Thanos (born 1952), American martial artist
 * Konstantinos Thanos (born 1973), Greek wrestler who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics
 * John Thanos (1949–1994), American convicted murderer
 * Indradi Thanos (born 1953), Indonesian police officer
 * F.E. Thanos (1921–2003), Indonesian army officer

Fictional characters

 * Thanos, a Marvel Comics supervillain
 * Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe), the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the character
 * Thanos, a major character in the French language comic book series Lanfeust of Troy