Ioannis Varvakis

Ioannis Varvakis
An oil portrait of Varvakis
by Vladimir Borovikovsky
Native name
Ιωάννης Βαρβάκης
Birth nameIoannis Leontidis (Ιωάννης Λεοντίδης)
Nickname(s)Varvakis (Βαρβάκης)
Born24 June 1745
Psara, Eyalet of the Archipelago, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died10 January 1825 (aged 79)
Zakynthos, United States of the Ionian Islands (now Greece)
Buried
Allegiance
Service/branch
RankFirst Lieutenant
CommandsSt. Andrew
Battles/warsRusso-Turkish War (1768–1774) Greek War of Independence
Awards Order of St. Vladimir
Order of St. Anna

Ioannis Varvakis (Greek: Ιωάννης Βαρβάκης; 1745–1825), also known as Ivan Andreevich Varvatsi (Russian: Иван Андреевич Варваци), was a Greek privateer, benefactor, and member of the Filiki Eteria.