Famous People with Name Elias

Elias Pavlidis            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Elias Pavlidis: sometimes written Helias or Ilias Pavlidis, is a Greek amateur boxer best known to compete at the Athens Olympics 2004. He was born in Russia. At the 2003 World Championships he lost his first bout in the men's light-heavyweight division to eventual winne

Elias Harris            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Elias Harris: is a German college basketball player from Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate. He is currently a sophmore at Gonzaga University in Washington state in the U.S. and he is also a member of the German national basketball team. Harris was one of the top junior play

Élias Robert            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Élias Robert: is a French sculptor. His major works include :

Elias Victor Seixas, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elias Victor Seixas, Jr.: is an American former tennis player. Thirteen times he was ranked in the Top Ten in the U.S. between 1942 and 1966. In 1951 Seixas was ranked # 4 in the world, two spots below Dick Savitt, while he was # 1 in the U.S. ranking, one spot ahead of Savitt. In

Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach: was a German organist and arranger of organ music of the Renaissance. He published the earliest printed book of organ music in Germany and is grouped among the composers known as the Colorists. Ammerbach developed a method of music notation for keyboard playing, known as tablature, which was specifically adapted for organ. His method became known as the "new German organ tablature" and involved letter notation for the pitches with rhythmic symbols placed above.

Samuel Elias            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Samuel Elias: was a professional boxing pioneer. Dutch Sam is known as "the discoverer of the right hand uppercut. In his day it was called an undercut. Dutch Sam created havoc with the new blow until a new way was found to block it."

Gastão Elias            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Gastão Elias: is a Portuguese men's professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. He has won two futures singles titles. He's had the chance to be Roger Federer's practice partner

John Elias            Origin/Culture/Country: Lebanese

John Elias: is an Australian rugby league football identity. A retired player of the 1980s and 90s, he played for clubs in Sydney, Brisbane, England and France where he also coached, and has also played and coached for the Lebanon national team. After starting his fi

Ton Maarten Christofoor Elias            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Ton Maarten Christofoor Elias: is a Dutch politician and former journalist. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) he has been an MP since December 18, 2008. He focuses on matters of education and the Dutch House of Representatives.

Hendrik Josef Elias            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Hendrik Josef Elias: was a Belgian politician and Flemish nationalist. He began his political career in 1930 as the secretary of the Vlaams Nationale Verbond (Flemish National Union). He was a member of Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives from 1932 until 1944. He joined the Flemish National Union (VNV) on its formation in 1933 and soon gained a reputation as a leading moderate in the party, despite expressing a strong personal admiration for Adolf Hitler. He was appointed Mayor of Ghent after the German invasion, although he continued to oppose plans to incorporate Flanders into Nazi Germany, arguing instead for a commonwealth.