Pappas
| Pappas | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | priest |
| Language(s) of origin | greek |
| Related names | Bibas |
Pappas or Papas (Greek: Παππάς, Παπάς) is a Greek surname, which means "priest" (occupational surname). The female version of the name is Pappa or Papa (Greek: Παππά, Παπά). Notable individuals with this surname include:
- Alexis Pappas (1915–2010), Norwegian chemist
- Arthur Pappas, Australian rugby player
- Charilaos Pappas, Greek soccer player
- Deanna Pappas, American TV Personality
- Doug Pappas (1962–2004), American baseball expert
- Emmanouel Pappas (1772–1821), leader in the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire
- Erik Pappas, American baseball player
- George Pappas, American epistemologist and professor of philosophy
- Irene Papas (born 1926), Greek actress
- Irini Pappas, Australian actress
- Ithaka Darin Pappas, Artist and songwriter
- Jared Pappas-Kelley, American filmmaker and publisher
- Manolis Pappas, Greek soccer player
- Michael J. Pappas, American politician from New Jersey
- Milt Pappas, American baseball player
- Nick Pappas, Australian solicitor (lawyer) active in the South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League
- Nikolaos Pappas (1930–2013), Greek admiral
- Nikos Pappas (basketball) (born 1990), Greek basketball player
- Nikos Pappas (politician), Greek politician and the current Minister of State.
- Robin Pappas, American actress
- Tas Pappas, Australian skateboarder
- Tasos Pappas, Greek soccer player
- Theodore Pappas, executive editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Thomas Pappas, United States Army officer involved in the Abu Ghraib scandal
- Tom Pappas, American track and field decathlete
See also
- Pappas Restaurants, American restaurant chain based in Texas
- Pappas Telecasting Companies, broadcasting companies based in California
- Emmanouil Pappas, municipality in the Serres Prefecture, Greece
- Thomas J. Pappas School, schools based in Arizona
- Breakfast at Pappa's, 1998 English punk rock album
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