Ioannis or Ioannes, shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with Johannes and John. Notable people with the name include:Ioannis Alevras, Greek politician Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer Ioannis Antetokounmpo, commonly known as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player Ioannis Bourousis, Greek basketball player Ioannis Drymonakos, Greek swimmer Ioannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player Ioannis Kakridis (1901–1992), Greek classical scholar Ioannis Kalitzakis, Greek footballer Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek politician in Russia Ioannis Kasoulidis, Cypriot politician Ioannis Kastritis, Greek former basketball player and coach in the Israel Basketball Premier League Ioannis Kolettis (1773–1847), Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician Ioannis Okkas, Cypriot football player Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, Greek banker and politician Ioannis Plagis, Southern Rhodesian flying ace during World War II Ioannis Rallis, Greek politician Ioannis Samaras, Greek footballer Ioannis Sfairopoulos, Greek basketball coach in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and EuroLeague Ioannis Tamouridis, Greek cyclist Ioannis Theofilakis, Greek shooter Ioannis Theotokis (1880–1961), Greek politician who became Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis 'Yannis' Varoufakis, Greek-Australian economist and politician.
