Famous People with Name Vassilis

Vassilis Lakis            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Vassilis Lakis: Lakis was a member of the Greek squad that won Euro 2004 and made two appearances as a substitute against Portugal in the group-stage and France in the quarterfinal.

Vassilis Steriadis            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Vassilis Steriadis: was a Greek poet and critic. He read Law at the University of Athens and Italian at the Universita per Stranieri in Perugia, Italy. He worked as a lawyer until 2002.

Vassilis Tsitsanis            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Vassilis Tsitsanis: was a Greek singer and songwriter. He became one of the leading composers and singers of rebetiko music, which was banned in Greece during its early years, and on the later laika style.

Vassilis Vassilikos            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Vassilis Vassilikos: is a prolific Greek writer and diplomat. A native of the northern Greek island of Thassos, Vassilikos grew up in Salonika, graduating from law school there before moving to Athens to work as a journalist. Due to his political activities, he was forced into exile following the 1967 military coup, where he spent the next seven years. As an author, Vassilikos has been highly prolific and widely-translated. He has published more than 100 books, including novels, plays and poetry.

Vassilis Borbokis            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Vassilis Borbokis: a former Greek football (soccer) player.Borbokis began his career at AEK Athens, playing 86 games as a right back, before new Sheffield United manager Nigel Spackman signed him for £1 million in 1997. He became an instant hero on his debut against Sunderland beating two players before hitting the ball from 25 yards out into the top corner.