# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ioannis-demestichas
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:20:21.926Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ioannis-demestichas"
name: "Ioannis Demestichas"
slug: "ioannis-demestichas"
description: "Ioannis Demestichas was a Hellenic Navy officer. He is best known for his participation in the Macedonian Struggle under the nom de guerre of Kapetan Nikiforos. He held various senior commands in the Greek Navy, including thrice as Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff, and also served briefly in cabinet positions."
tagline: "Greek admiral (1882–1960)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ioannis_Demestihas_-_kapitan_Nikiforos01.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1882"
deathDate: "1960-12-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           36.35
  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.404104
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B3"
    title: "ايوانيس ديميستيتشاس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%99%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%81"
    title: "Йоанис Деместихас"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%99%CF%89%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%94%CE%B5%CE%BC%CE%AD%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%87%CE%B1%CF%82"
    title: "Ιωάννης Δεμέστιχας"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannis_Demestichas"
    title: "Ioannis Demestichas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%81%2C_%D0%98%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81"
    title: "Деместихас, Иоаннис"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3556613"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump