List of Famous people born in Cyprus

Angela Bowie

First Name Angela
Last Name Bowie
Born on September 25, 1949 (age 74)

Angela Bowie is an American model, actress and journalist who, along with her ex-husband David Bowie, influenced the glam rock culture and fashion of the 1970s.

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Michael Bisping

First Name Michael
Last Name Bisping
Born on February 28, 1979 (age 45)
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Michael Bisping is an English sports analyst, actor, commentator and retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the Middleweight division of the UFC. A professional competitor since 2004, he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion, a former Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion and The Ultimate Fighter 3 Light Heavyweight tournament winner. At UFC 78, he became the first British fighter to compete in a UFC main event. At UFC 199, he became the first British fighter to win a UFC Championship and he remains the sole British winner of a UFC title. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on 5 July 2019.

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Diam's

Μελανί Γεωργιάδης
Born on July 25, 1980 (age 43)

Mélanie Georgiades, better known by her stage name Diam's, is a French rapper and singer of Greek Cypriot origin.

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Touker Suleyman

First Name Touker
Born on August 4, 1953 (age 70)
Height 168 cm | 5'6

Touker Suleyman is a British-Turkish Cypriot fashion retail entrepreneur, investor, and reality television personality. In 2001, his company Low Profile Group purchased UK shirt maker Hawes & Curtis, and in 2002 he purchased UK fashion label Ghost. Since then, he has invested in a number of start-up companies including Bikesoup and Huxley & Cox. Since 2015 he has been a dragon on Dragon's Den.

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Marcos Baghdatis

First Name Marcos
Last Name Baghdatis
Born on June 17, 1985 (age 38)
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Marcos Baghdatis is a retired Cypriot tennis player. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships and reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 8, in August 2006. In the latter part of his career, Baghdatis endured a series of injuries that impacted his play.

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Theo Paphitis

First Name Theo
Last Name Paphitis
Born on September 24, 1959 (age 64)

Theodoros "Theo" Paphitis is a Greek-Cypriot retail tycoon and entrepreneur. He is best known for his appearances on the BBC business programme Dragons' Den and as former chairman of Millwall Football Club.

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Ersan Saner

First Name Ersan
Born on November 30, 1965 (age 58)

Hamza Ersan Saner is a Northern Cyprus politician and the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus from 9 December 2020 to 5 November 2021.

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Kypros Nicolaides

First Name Kypros
Born on January 1, 1953 (age 71)

Kyprianos "Kypros" Nicolaides is a Greek-Cypriot Professor in Fetal Medicine at King's College Hospital, London. He is one of the pioneers of fetal medicine and his discoveries have revolutionised the field. He was elected to the US National Academy of Medicine in 2020 for 'improving the care of pregnant women worldwide with pioneering rigorous and creative approaches, and making seminal contributions to prenatal diagnosis and every major obstetrical disorder'. This is considered to be one of the highest honours in the fields of health and medicine and recognises individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

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Erden Eruç

First Name Erden
Last Name Eruç
Born on July 14, 1961 (age 62)

Erden Eruç is a Turkish-American adventurer who became the first person in history to complete an entirely solo and entirely human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth on 21 July 2012 in Bodega Bay, California, United States. The journey had started from Bodega Bay a little more than five years earlier on 10 July 2007. The modes of transport included a rowboat to cross the oceans, a sea kayak for shorelines, a bicycle on the roads and hiking on trails, along with canoes for a few river crossings. The route he followed was 66,299 km (41,196 mi) long, crossed the equator twice and all lines of longitude, and passed over twelve pairs of antipodal points, meeting all the requirements for a true circumnavigation of the globe. Guinness World Records has officially recognized Eruç for the "First solo circumnavigation of the globe using human power" on a journey that lasted 5 years 11 days 12 hours and 22 minutes.

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Ersin Tatar

First Name Ersin
Last Name Tatar
Born on November 30, 1959 (age 64)

Ersin Tatar is a Turkish Cypriot politician, and the current President of Northern Cyprus. He became the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus following the collapse of the coalition government of Tufan Erhürman in May 2019 and served until his own election as President. He is also the leader of the National Unity Party (UBP) and served as Leader of the Opposition.

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