List of Famous people born in Famagusta District, Cyprus

Mike Brant

First Name Mike
Last Name Brant
Born on February 1, 1947
Died on April 25, 1975 (aged 28)

Mike Brant was an Israeli singer and songwriter who achieved fame after moving to France. His most successful hit was "Laisse-moi t'aimer". Brant died by suicide at the height of his career by jumping from a window of an apartment in Paris. He was known for his vocal range going from baritone to high tenor and also a very high and powerful falsetto.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Touker Suleyman

First Name Touker
Born on August 4, 1953 (age 71)
Height 168 cm | 5'6

Touker Suleyman is a British-Turkish Cypriot fashion retail entrepreneur, investor, and reality television personality. In 2001, his company Low Profile Group purchased UK shirt maker Hawes & Curtis, and in 2002 he purchased UK fashion label Ghost. Since then, he has invested in a number of start-up companies including Bikesoup and Huxley & Cox. Since 2015 he has been a dragon on Dragon's Den.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Ersan Saner

First Name Ersan
Born on November 30, 1965 (age 58)

Hamza Ersan Saner is a Northern Cyprus politician and the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus from 9 December 2020 to 5 November 2021.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Derviş Zaim

First Name Derviş
Last Name Zaim
Born on January 1, 1964 (age 60)

Derviş Zaim is a Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist, who has twice won the Golden Orange for Best Director for Elephants and Grass (2000) and Dot (2008); Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Screenplay for Somersault in a Coffin (1996); and the Yunus Nadi literary prize for his debut novel Ares in Wonderland (1995).

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Derviş Eroğlu

First Name Derviş
Last Name Eroğlu
Born on March 7, 1938 (age 86)

Derviş Eroğlu is a Turkish Cypriot politician, who served as the third President of Northern Cyprus. Previously, he was Prime Minister and twice-leader of the National Unity Party. He served a term of nearly 17 years, by this he was the longest serving Prime minister of the country. He also holds the record of longest serving MP. He became president on 23 April 2010, serving until 30 April 2015.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

James III of Cyprus

First Name James
Last Name Cyprus
Died on August 26, 1474

James III of Cyprus was the only child by the marriage of James II of Cyprus and Catherine Cornaro. He died in mysterious circumstances as an infant, leaving his mother as the last Queen of Cyprus. His death paved the way for Venice to gain control of Cyprus.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Giorgos Vasiliou

First Name Giorgos
Born on May 20, 1931 (age 93)

Giorgos Vasos Vassiliou is a Cypriot politician who served as the third President of Cyprus from 1988 to 1993. He was also the founder and leader of the Cypriot United Democrats party (EDI) and a highly successful businessman.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Stavros Malas

First Name Stavros
Born on June 10, 1967 (age 57)

Stavros Malas is a Cypriot politician who served in the government of Cyprus as Minister of Health from 2011 to 2012. Previously, he was a Special Advisor to the European Commissioner for Health from 2008 to 2009.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Georgios Iacovou

First Name Georgios
Born on July 19, 1938 (age 86)

Georgios Kyriakou Iacovou is a Cypriot diplomat and politician. Iacovou served as Foreign Minister of Cyprus for two consecutive terms from September 1983 to 1988 and from 1988 to 1993 and for a third term from 2003 to June 2006, which makes him Cyprus's longest serving Foreign Minister. Between 2006 and 2007, he served as High Commissioner of Cyprus to the United Kingdom. He is also known for his work on the rehabilitation of Greek Cypriot refugees and on persons of Greek origin living in the former Soviet Union. Between 2008 and 2013, Iacovou was Minister of Presidency.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Michalis Konstantinou

First Name Michalis
Born on February 19, 1978 (age 46)
Height 188 cm | 6'2

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.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her
    index: 1x 0.068315029144287s
fmsppl-page-output: 1x 0.057190179824829s
t_/pages/list-of-people: 1x 0.057108163833618s
t_/blocks/list-of-people: 1x 0.046518087387085s
t_/blocks/person-card: 10x 0.039771556854248s
router_page: 1x 0.010286092758179s
list-of-people-content: 1x 0.009274959564209s
t_/common/header: 1x 0.0069448947906494s
headline: 2x 0.0034518241882324s
t_/common/footer: 1x 0.00055599212646484s
t_/common/head: 1x 0.00039410591125488s
head-facts: 1x 0.00037097930908203s
t_/blocks/switcher: 1x 2.2172927856445E-5s
qids: 1.5x 1.3113021850586E-5s
related: 1x 6.9141387939453E-6s
using-file-qids-cache: 1x 9.5367431640625E-7s
using-qids-cache: 1x 9.5367431640625E-7s
----- END OF DUMP (2024-11-23 08:16:11)  -----