Costas

Kostas or Costas (Greek: Κώστας) is a Greek given name and surname. As a given name, it can be a hypocorism for Konstantinos (Constantine).

## Given name

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* Costas Andreou, Greek musician
* Kostas Antetokounmpo (born 1997), Greek basketball player
* Costas Azariadis (born 1943), Greek economist
* Kostas Biris (1899–1980), Greek architect
* Costas Georgiou (1951–1976), Greek Cypriot mercenary
* Kostas Lazarides (born 1949), aka Kostas (songwriter), Greek-American country music songwriter
* Costas Mandylor (born 1965), Greek Australian actor
* Kostas Papanikolaou (born 1990), Greek basketball player
* Costas Rigas (born 1944), Greek basketball player
* Costas Simitis (1936–2025), Prime Minister of Greece
* Kostas Hatzichristos (1921–2001), Greek actor
* Kostas Karamanlis (born 1956), former Prime Minister of Greece
* Kostas Koufogiorgos (born 1972), Greek-German cartoonist

## Surname

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* Bob Costas (born 1952), American sportscaster and talk show host
* John P. Costas (engineer) (1923–2008), American engineer
* John P. Costas (business) (born 1957), American businessman, banker and trader
* Jon Costas (born 1957), American politician
* William P. Costas (1927–2013), American businessman and politician

## See also

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* Costa (disambiguation)
* Costa's hummingbird
* Costal (disambiguation)
* Kostas (film)
* Kostis (disambiguation)

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