Constantinos Michael "Costas" Lemos (1910–1995) was a Greek billionaire shipping tycoon, who created the shipping company CM Lemos.

Constantinos Lemos
Κωνσταντίνος Λεμός
Born1910 (1910)
Oinousses, Chios, Greece
Died1995 (aged 8485)
OccupationShipping
Board member of
Owner of N.S. Lemos & Co. Ltd
ChildrenMichael Lemos and two daughters

In 1969, Lemos was the wealthiest of the Greek shipowners, worth $750 million, with a fleet of 60 vessels.[1]

By 1980, Lemos was the third largest shipowner in Greece. He later sold most of his vessels and moved into property, tourism and insurance.[2] In 1992, he resided in Lausanne, Switzerland.[3]

On his death in 1995, his son Michael Lemos and his two daughters inherited £1.1 billion from their father.[4]

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  1. Kakissis, Joanna (21 August 2010). "Greek shipping families in the spotlight". FT. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. Eyre, Lorraine (15 July 2011). "The Richest Greeks in Europe – Greek Rich List 2011/12". Greekreporter. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. "The billionaires". 7 September 1992. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. "The Rich List". The Sunday Times. No. 30. 18 May 2014.