Across the world, Φώτης (Fotios 
, Fotis , Φώτης ) is a common male given name. The first name Φώτης is characteristic of Greece, where it is a widespread male name, Cyprus, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Malta, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Greece, Germany, and the United States. Likewise, Φώτης is the last name as well as the forename.
Φώτης is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Fotis Fagkris , the theatrical character in the play "Fotis Fagkris and Tsikita Lopez" and Fotis , the operatic character in the opera The Greek Passion.
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φώτης αγγουλές Greek poet and writer (1911-1964), GR (b. 1911) |
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φώτης κοσμάς Olympic athlete, GR (b. 1926) |
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φώτης αρβανίτης Greek politician (1938-2016), GR (b. 1938) |
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| φώτης κόντογλου Greek artist and writer (1895-1965), GR (b. 1895) |
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φώτης κουβέλης Greek politician, GR (b. 1948) |
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φώτης τερζάκης Greek writer, GR (b. 1959) |
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| φώτης μαστιχιάδης Greek engraver, cartoonist and chess player (1913-1997), GR (b. 1913) |
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| φώτης αποστολόπουλος Greek historian (1914-1980), GR (b. 1914) |
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φώτης κατσικάρης Greek professional basketball player and coach, GR (b. 1967) |
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| φώτης πολυμέρης Greek musician, GR (b. 1920) |
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| φώτης κολακίδης Cypriot mayor, CY (b. 1923) |
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| φώτης μαστροκώστας GR (b. 1914) |
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| φώτης τσολιάς Greek association football player (1925-2002), GR (b. 1925) |
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| φώτης μήτσης Greek physician and university professor, GR (b. 1926) |
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| φώτης μεσθεναίος Greek film director and screenwriter, GR (b. 1931) |
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