Ioánnina, Greece

Ioannis or Ioannes (Greek: Ιωάννης), shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with Johannes and John. Notable people with the name include: Ioannis I, Tzimiskis, Byzantine Emperor Ioannis Agorastos-Plagis (John Plagis), Southern Rhodesian flying ace during World War II Ioannis Alevras, Greek politician who served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Ioannis Altamouras, Greek painter of the 19th century Ioannis Anastassakis, professionally known as John Aniston, a Greek-born American actor Ioannis Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer and one of the founding members of football club Olympiacos CFP Ioannis Antetokounmpo, commonly known as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player Ioannis Apakas, Greek painter and priest in the latter part of the 16th century to the early 17th century Ioannis Argyropoulos, a lecturer, philosopher and humanist, one of the émigré Greek scholars who pioneered the revival of classical Greek learning in...