List of Famous people born in Limassol District, Cyprus
Eleni Theocharous
Eleni Theocharous is a Cypriot paediatric surgeon and politician who leads the political party Solidarity Movement. She was elected to the European Parliament in 2009, re-elected in 2014 and served until 2019. Between 2001 and 2009, Theocharous was a member House of Representatives of Cyprus for the Limassol constituency.
Chrysis Michael
Chrysis Michael is a Cypriot retired footballer.
Nikodimos Papavasiliou
Nikodimos "Nikki" Papavasiliou is a Cypriot football manager and former international midfielder. He was the manager of Greek Super League club Panionios. Aside from playing and managing, Papavasiliou's background includes scouting and Academy management. He was the first Cypriot to play in the FA Premier League.
Giorgos Merkis
Giorgos Merkis is a Cypriot international footballer who plays for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division as a centre back.
Despina Olympiou
Despina Olympiou, also known as Dena Olympiou, is a Greek Cypriot singer, famous in her homeland as well as in Greece. She represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden.
Evridiki
Evridiki Theokleous, known professionally as simply Evridiki, is a Greek Cypriot rock, pop, and electropop singer. She is best known in Europe for representing her home country, Cyprus, in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, 1994 and 2007 with the songs Teriazoume, Eimai Anthropos Ki Ego and Comme Ci, Comme Ça, respectively.
Christina Metaxa
Christina Metaxa is a Greek Cypriot singer and songwriter. Her elder brother, Nikolas Metaxas, is also a singer and won second place in the Greek version of The X Factor. Her brother is also the creator and composer of her Eurovision entry, "Firefly".
Marios Nicolaou
Marios Nicolaou is a retired Cypriot footballer.
Giorgos Efrem
Georgios Efrem is a Cypriot international footballer who plays as a winger for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division. Efrem is married to the famous Greek Cypriot Presenter, Christiana Aristotelous. He is a product of Arsenal F.C. Academy.
Ezekias Papaioannou
Ezekias Papaioannou was a Greek Cypriot communist politician and Secretary General of the left-wing political party of AKEL.