Spiridon
Appearance
Spiridon may refer to:
Given name
[edit]- Saint Spyridon or Saint Spiridon (c. 270–348), Bishop of Tremithus and Christian saint
- Spiridon (patriarch) (died 1389), Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (1380–1389) and Orthodox saint
- Spyridon Chazapis (1872–unknown), Greek swimmer
- Spiridon Gopčević (1855–1928), Serbian astronomer and historian
- Spyridon Mavrogenis, Ottoman doctor
- Spiridon Popescu (1864–1933), Romanian writer
- Spiridon Putin (1879–1965), Russian chef for Lenin and Stalin, grandfather of Vladimir Putin
- Spiridon Stais, Greek sport shooter
- Spiridon of Neva, according to Russian sources, the Swedish leader in the Battle of the Neva
- Spiridon of Novgorod (died 1249), archbishop of Novgorod.
Surname
[edit]- Simona Spiridon, Romanian-Austrian handballer
Brand name
[edit]- Spiridon, a brand name for the drug Spironolactone, a medication that is primarily used to treat fluid build-up due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease
- Spiridon , German running magazine named after Spyridon Louis
Places
[edit]- Spiridon Peninsula, Alaska
- Spiridon Bay , Alaska
- Spiridon Lake , Alaska
- Saint Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral, King County, Washington
In fiction
[edit]- Spiridon, a planet featured in the Doctor Who serial Planet of the Daleks
- The title character of Spiridon the Mute a novel by Paschal Grousset