List of Famous people born in Cyprus

Giorgos Savvidis (Greek: Γιώργος Σαββίδης; born February 8, 1961) is a former international Cypriot football midfielder and football manager.

Michalis Konstantinou is a retired Cypriot football striker. He played for the Cyprus national football team, and he is the all-time leading scorer with 32 goals in 85 appearances. He also played for Iraklis, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos in Greece.

Olympia "Lia" Vissi is a Greek Cypriot singer, songwriter and composer who most notable for her two participations in the Eurovision Song Contest and being older sister of Greek Cypriot singer Anna Vissi.

Hüseyin Köroğlu is a Turkish Cypriot actor.

Andreas Stylianou, who was born in 1942, is a former Greek Cypriot football player. Andreas Stylianou joined APOEL in 1963. He won the Greek Cypriot Championship twice. He also won the Greek Cypriot Cup four times and the Cyprus FA Shield once, in 1963. Moreover, he was the top scorer of the Greek Cypriot Championship in 1967 and 1971 and he was pronounced the best football player of the year in Cyprus in 1965 and 1974.

Sir Christopher Antoniou Pissarides is a Cypriot economist. He is the School Professor of Economics & Political Science and Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, and Professor of European Studies at the University of Cyprus. His research focuses on topics of macroeconomics, notably labour, economic growth, and economic policy. In 2010, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, jointly with Peter A. Diamond and Dale Mortensen, "for their analysis of markets with theory of search frictions."

Maritsa Lazari is a Cyprus-born British billionaire businesswoman. She was married to the Cyprus-born British billionaire property developer Chris Lazari until his death in 2015.

Ioannis Kasoulides is a Cypriot politician, party member of DISY, who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus from 1997 until 2003, and again from 2013 to 2018. He was member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2013. He has held a number of political posts in Cyprus, including member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus from 1991 until 1993, and government spokesman from 1993 until 1997.

Ivi Adamou is a Greek Cypriot singer. She was born and raised in Agia Napa, Cyprus and currently resides in Alexandroupoli, Greece. Adamou rose to recognition in Greece and Cyprus following her participation in the second season of the Greek version of The X Factor, where she was under the mentorship of Giorgos Theofanous. Right after her elimination from the X Factor, Adamou secured a recording contract with Sony Music Greece. She gained further recognition from her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, where she represented Cyprus with the song "La La Love".

Marios Garoyian is a Cypriot politician. He served as leader of the Democratic Party from 2006 to 2013.