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'''Giorgos''', '''Yiorgos''' or '''Yorgos''' ({{langx|el|Γιώργος|Giórgos}}) is a common abbreviation of the given name [[Georgios]]. Notable people with the name include:

==Persons== 
===Giorgos===
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* [[Giorgos Aftias]], Greek journalist and politician
* [[Giorgos Agorogiannis]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Alkaios]], pop musician and singer
* [[Georgios Anatolakis|Giorgos Anatolakis]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Angelopoulos]], Greek businessman and billionaire
* [[Giorgos Apostolidis]], Greek basketball player
* [[Giorgos Arvanitis]] (born 1941), Greek cinematographer
* [[Giorgos Balogiannis]], Greek basketball player
* [[Giorgos Bartzokas]], Greek basketball coach
* [[Yiorgos Batis|Giorgos Batis]], Greek rebetiko musician
* [[Giorgos Dedes]], Greek footballer
* [[Georgios Diamantopoulos|Giorgos Diamantopoulos]], Greek basketball player
* [[Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos]] (born 1952), Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament
* [[Giorgos Donis]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Economides]], Cypriot footballer
* [[Giorgos Foiros]], Greek footballer and manager
* [[Georgios Fotakis|Giorgos Fotakis]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Gasparis (basketball)|Giorgos Gasparis]], Greek basketball player
* [[Giorgos Gavriilidis]] (1906–1982), Greek actor
* [[Giorgos Georgiadis]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Giannias]] (died 1821), Greek revolutionary leader
* [[Georgios Iacovou|Giorgos Iacovou]], Cypriot diplomat and politician
* [[Giorgos Kalaitzis]], Greek basketball player
* [[Giorgos Kapoutzidis]], Greek scriptwriter and actor
* [[Giorgos Karagounis]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Karagoutis]], Greek basketball player
* [[Giorgos Kastrinakis]], Greek-American basketball player
* [[Giorgos Katsaros]] (born 1934), Greek musician and composer
* [[Giorgos Kolokithas]], Greek basketball player
* [[Giorgos Koltzos]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Konstadinou]] (born 1934), Greek actor and director
* [[Georgios Kostikos (footballer, born 1958)|Giorgos Kostikos]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Koudas]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Kyriakakis]] (born 1967), Greek musician
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* [[Giorgos Markopoulos]], Greek poet
* [[Giorgos Mazonakis]], Greek pop singer
* [[Giorgos Merkis]], Cypriot footballer
* [[Georgios Mitsibonas|Giorgos Mitsibonas]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Nicolaou]], Cypriot footballer
* [[Giorgos Ninios]], Greek actor 
* [[Giorgos Paligiorgos]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Panagi]], Cypriot footballer
* [[Giorgos Papasideris]] (1902–1977), Greek country singer, composer and lyricist
* [[George Patis|Giorgos Patis]], Greek badminton player
* [[Giorgos Pelagias]], Cypriot footballer
* [[Giorgos Poniros]], Greek footballer
* [[Georgios Samaras|Giorgos Samaras]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Savvidis]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Seferis]] (1900–1971), Greek writer, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate 
* [[Georgios Siantos|Giorgos Siantos]], Greek resistance member and politician
* [[Giorgos Sideris]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Sigalas]], Greek basketball player
* [[Giorgos Skartados]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Stamatis]], Greek politician
* Giorgos Sterianopoulos, Greek businessman
* [[Giorgos Theodoridis]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Theodotou]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Theofanous]] (born 1968), Cypriot-Greek composer
* [[Giorgos Tofas]], Cypriot footballer
* [[Giorgos Toursounidis]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Toussas]], Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament
* [[Giorgos Tsalikis]], Greek pop singer
* [[Giorgos Tsiaras]], Greek basketball player
* [[Giorgos Tzavelas]], Greek footballer
* [[George Tzavellas|Giorgos Tzavellas]], Greek film director and screenwriter
* [[Giorgos Vaitsis]], Greek footballer
* [[Giorgos Vassilakopoulos]], President of FIBA Europe
* [[Giorgos Velentzas]], Greek actor
* [[Giorgos Zampetas]], Greek songwriter and musician
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===Yiorgos===
*[[Yiorgos Batis]] (1885–1967), Greek musician, influential in rebetiko music
*[[Yiorgos Caralambo]], camel driver hired by US Army in 1856 for the Camel Corps experiment in the Southwest
*Yiorgos Depollas, Greek photographer
*[[Yiorgos Magoulas]], Greek composer and guitarist
*[[Yiorgos Vardinogiannis]], Greek shipowner and businessman, former owner and president of the Panathinaikos football club

=== Yorgos ===
*[[Yorgos Avgeropoulos]] (born 1971), Greek journalist and documentary filmmaker
*[[George Dalaras|Yorgos Dalaras]], Greek Singer
*[[Yorgos Foudoulis]] (born 1964), Greek classical guitarist and composer
*[[Yorgos Kypris]] (born 1954), Cypriot sculptor
*[[Yorgos Lanthimos]] (born 1973), Greek filmmaker and theatre director
*[[Yorgos Mavropsaridis]], Greek film editor
*[[Yorgos Vrasivanopoulos]] (1924–1998), Greek actor

==Songs about Giorgos==
*"Giorgo pou xereis ta polla" (Giorgos, the know-it-all) by [[Dimitris Mitropanos]]
*"Me lene Giorgo" (My name is Giorgos) sung by [[Manolis Mitsias]], written by [[Giorgos Hatzinasios]]
*"Aftos o Giorgos" (This Giorgos) by {{Interlanguage link multi|Giorgos Marinos (singer){{!}}Giorgos Marinos|el|3=Γιώργος Μαρίνος}}

==See also==
*{{lookfrom|Giorgos}}
*{{lookfrom|Georgios}}
*[[George (given name)]]

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[[Category:Greek masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]