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Giannis Antetokounmpo may have one of the toughest last names to pronounce or spell in the NBA, but that hasn’t stopped him from rising to the top of the league as one of the best players.
Antetokounmpo was born in Greece and came to the NBA in 2013. Since then, he has won an NBA championship (2021), was named NBA Finals MVP and earned the MVP Award in both 2019 and 2020.
Antetokounmpo was the first player in his family to make the NBA, but he wasn’t the last. The Milwaukee Bucks star has four other brothers, and three of them have also gotten to the league in one way or another.
Antetokounmpo has a big family, including his siblings and children. Here is more on his wife, children, brothers and parents.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo wife: Mariah Riddlesprigger
Mariah Riddlesprigger was born in 1992 in Fresno, California. She went to Rice University and graduated in 2014 with a degree in Sports Management and Sociology. Riddlesprigger was a college athlete, playing volleyball for the Owls.
After she graduated, she interned with the NBA Summer League. Riddlesprigger also worked in the Philadelphia 76ers‘ basketball operations department.
She met Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2014 at the NBA Summer League. The couple was married on Sept. 1, 2024, near Pylos, Greece. LeBron James, Serena Williams and the Greek Prime Minister were in attendance, while Khris Middleton served as Antetokounmpo’s best man.
Riddelsprigger also has her own loungewear apparel brand called “Sincerely, Mariah.” She is also involved in the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation and its philanthropic work.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo children
Giannis Antetokounmpo son: Liam
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s first child was born on Feb. 10, 2010. His son Liam attended his first Bucks home game shortly after his first birthday.
Giannis Antetokounmpo son: Maverick
Maverick was born in August 2021. He is the second child and second son of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Mariah Riddlesprigger.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo daughter: Eva
Eva Brooke was born in September 2023. She is Giannis Antetokounmpo’s third child and first daughter.
Giannis Antetokounmpo daughter: Aria Capri
Aria was born in May 2025. She is Giannis Antetokounmpo’s fourth child and second daughter.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo family moving to Greece
In an effort to be closer to extended family, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s wife and children moved to Greece ahead of the 2025 season, even with Antetokounmpo still playing for Milwaukee. The Antetokounmpos have already spent several offseasons in Greece and have now flipped so they will visit Antetokounmpo for holidays in the United States. One other aspect of the move was Antetokounmpo hoping to keep his children out of the spotlight.
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How many brothers does Giannis have?
Giannis Antetokounmpo has four brothers. And all four of them have also been involved in sports. In fact, two of them are teammates of his on the Milwaukee Bucks. Here’s a deeper look at all of his siblings.
Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Thanasis Antetokounmpo was born in 1992. He was the 51st overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. While Giannis is known as “The Greek Freak,” Thanasis has been called “The Greek Streak” since he is thinner and faster than his older brother.
Antetokounmpo has played for the New York Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks. Entering the 2025 season, he had played in 198 career games and had averaged 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.
Alex Antetokounmpo
Alex is the youngest of the Antetokounmpo brothers, born in 2001. After graduating from high school in Wisconsin, he chose to play internationally rather than play in college. On Oct. 13, 2025, Alex signed a two-way contract with Milwaukee. This marked the first time in NBA history that three brothers were members of the same team.
Kostas Antetokounmpo
Kostas was the first of the Antetokounmpo brothers to play college basketball. He played for the Dayton Flyers from 2017-2018. Kostas was then drafted to the Philadelphia 76ers with the 60th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft but was immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks. He played in only two games for Dallas at the NBA level, spending most of his time in the G-League.
Kostas was waived and then claimed by the Los Angeles Lakers. Over two seasons with them, he played in 20 total games. Since then, he has gone back to playing basketball overseas. Most recently, Antetokounmpo signed a two-year contract with Olympiacos in Greece.
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Francis Antetokounmpo
Francis Antetokounmpo is the eldest Antetokounmpo brother. He didn’t pursue basketball but followed in his father’s footsteps and played professional soccer. After his brief career, he became a musician. Antetokounmpo performs under the name “Ofili.”
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Giannis Antetokounmpo mother: Veronica Antetokounmpo
The Antetokounmpo family’s involvement in sports didn’t start with the brothers. Their mother Veronica was a former high jumper. She was born in Nigeria and spoke Igbo, one of the four official Nigerian languages. When the head coach of the Greek semi-pro team wanted to recruit Giannis, he said he convinced his parents by saying that he could get them jobs that paid 800 euros a month. Veronica continues to support her sons in their athletic endeavors.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo father: Charles Antetokounmpo
Charles Antetokounmpo was a professional soccer player. He wanted his sons to all play soccer, given how big the sport is in Nigeria. In the end, he only was able to convince Francis, with the other brothers instead opting for basketball.
Charles passed in 2017 from a heart attack. He was only 54 years old. Giannis said afterwards that the family was getting through their grief together. “We loved our dad. My mom loved her husband. But at the end of the day, I think, he did what he was supposed to do in this world. He had five kids and raised us right. That’s the most important thing. I hope one day when I leave this world too that I can leave to my kids the impact that my dad is leaving now.”
Giannis and his family began the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation in 2022 to help refugees, immigrants, youth, widows and athletes.
Giannis Antetokounmpo nationality
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a mix of Greek and Nigerian nationalities. His parents were Nigerian immigrants who moved to Greece, where Antetokounmpo was born and raised.
Where is Giannis Antetokounmpo from?
Giannis Antetokounmpo was born in Athens, Greece on Dec. 6, 1994. His citizenship was always a topic of conversation. Greek nationality law follows jus sanguinis, which means you’re a citizen if your parents were citizens, and it is determined by blood. Antetokounmpo’s parents are both Nigerian, but he was born in Greece, so he was neither a Greek nor a Nigerian citizen. Antetokounmpo wasn’t granted his Greek citizenship until 2013, and only then so that he could attend the NBA Draft, and start his pro basketball career.
