Papas
Pappas or Papas is a Greek surname, which means "priest". In the United States, it is often a shortened form of a longer surname like Papadopoulos or Papageorgiou. The genitive form, Pappa or Papa, is used by women. Notable individuals with this surname include:Alexi Pappas, Greek-American long-distance runner Alexis Pappas (1915–2010), Norwegian chemist Arthur Pappas, Australian rugby player Athena Papas, American dental science scholar Charilaos Pappas, Greek soccer player Charles H. Papas (1918–2007), American applied physicist and electrical engineer Chris Pappas, U.S. Representative Chris Pappas, member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature DeAnna Pappas, American TV Personality Diane Pappas, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives Doug Pappas (1962–2004), American baseball expert Emmanouel Pappas (1772–1821), leader in the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire Erik Pappas, American baseball player George Pappas, American epistemologist and professor of philosophy George Pappas (bowler), American professional bowler Gregory Fernando Pappas, American philosopher Irene Papas (1929–2022), Greek actress and singer Isabella Pappas, English actress and singer Ithaka Darin Pappas, Californian interdisciplinary artist James Pappas, American politician from Nebraska Jared Pappas-Kelley, American filmmaker and publisher Judith Zaffirini, American politician from Texas Leonidas Pappas, Greek wrestler Manolis Pappas, Greek soccer player Marc Pappas, American politician from New Hampshire Maria Pappa, Swiss politician Michael Papas, Greek-Cypriot independent filmmaker Michael James Pappas, American politician from New Jersey Milt Pappas (1939–2016), American baseball player Nick Pappas, Australian solicitor (lawyer) active in the South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Nikolaos Pappas (1930–2013), Greek admiral Nikos Pappas (basketball), Greek basketball player Nikos Pappas (politician), Greek politician Robin Pappas, American actress Sophocles Papas, Greek classical guitar pedagogue and music publisher. Tas Pappas, Australian skateboarder Tasos Pappas, Greek soccer player Theodore Pappas, executive editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica Thomas Pappas, United States Army officer involved in the Abu Ghraib scandal Tom Pappas, American track and field decathlete William Papas (1927–2000), South African political cartoonist and caricaturist