Spiro Bernard Zavos (born 1937 in Wellington of Greek immigrant parents) is a New Zealand historian, philosopher, journalist and writer.
An opening batsman, he played one first-class cricket match for Wellington in the 1958–59 season.
[1] In 1967, Zavos gained a Master of Arts (Education) from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
In 1978 he was awarded the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship and spent a year in Menton, France, writing a collection of autobiographical short stories, which he later published under the title Faith of Our Fathers.
Zavos has written more than 1000 articles for www.TheRoar.com.au,[2] an Australian sports opinion website founded by his two sons.