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Actors/actresses

Ancient period

Modern period

Adventurers

Constantine Phaulkon (1648–1688) first counsellor of King Narai of Siam

Athletes & sports figures

Ancient period

Alexander I of Macedon runner and Olympic winner
Astylos of Croton
Chionis of Sparta
Cynisca
Diagoras of Rhodes
Dioxippus pankration
Hydna swimmer and diver
Kleitomachos pankration
Leonidas of Rhodes ancient runner and Olympic winner
Milo of Croton pankration
Troilus of Elis
Phillip of Macedon

Modern period

Aristotle George (Harry) Agganis baseball and American football player
Aristidis Akratopoulos tennis player
Konstantinos Akratopoulos tennis player
Nikos Alefantos football player and manager
Alexandros Alexiades football player
Minas Alozidis hurdler
Fragiskos Alvertis basketball player
Ioannis Amanatidis football player
Yannis Anastasiou football player
Andreas Anastasopoulos shot putter
Nikos Anastopoulos football player and manager
Georgios Anatolakis football player
Anastasios Andreou sprinter/hurdler
Joannis Andreou swimmer
Nikolaos Andriakopoulos gymnast
Eleni Andriola gymnast
Georgios Anninos swimmer
Antelothanasis shooter
Giannis Antetokounmpo basketball player
Georgios Aspiotis cyclist
Sotirios Athanasopoulos gymnast
Theodoros Baev volleyball player
Marcos Baghdatis tennis player
Níki Bakogiánni high jumper
Georgios Balakakis fencer
Hristos Banikas chess player
Kostas Bantas football player
Nikos Barlos basketball player
Angelos Basinas football player
Spiridon Belokas marathoner
Thomas Bimis diver
Christos Bourbos football player
Yiannis Bourousis basketball player
Nikos Boutzikos football player
Demetri Catrakilis Rugby Union Player
Konstantinos Chalkias football player
Angelos Charisteas football player
Spiridon Chasapis swimmer
Dionisis Chiotis football player
Efstathios Chorafas swimmer
Lampros Choutos football player
Fanis Christodoulou basketball player
Anton Christoforidis boxer
Stephanos Christopoulos wrestler
Constantine II former King of Greece, 1960 Olympic champion in sailing (Dragon class)
Ioannis Chrysafis gymnast
Nikos Dabizas football player
Evangelos Damaskos pole vaulter
Nick "the Greek" Dandolos, gambler
Eleni Daniilidou tennis player
Filipos Darlas football player
Dimitrios Deligiannis marathoner
Traianos Dellas football player
Hrysopiyí Devetzí triple jumper and long jumper
Themistoklis Diakidis high jumper
Dimitris Diamantidis basketball player
Georgios Diamantis shooter
Dimosthenis Dikoudis basketball player
Pyrros Dimas three-time Olympic champion weightlifter
Stefanos Dimitrios middle-distance runner
Zoi Dimoschaki swimmer
Mimis Domazos football player
Giorgos Donis football player
Dimitrios Drivas swimmer
Kostas Eleftherakis football player
Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos football player
Giannoulis Fakinos football player
Panagiotis Fasoulas basketball player
Alexios Fetsios shooter
Angelos Fetsis middle-distance runner
Giorgos Foiros football player and manager
Antonis Fotsis basketball player
D. Frangopoulos tennis player
Takis Fyssas football player
Nikos Galis basketball player, MVP of Eurobasket 1987
Konstadinos Gatsioudis javelin thrower
Theofanis Gekas football player
Georgios Gennimatas sprinter
Nikolaos Georgantas discus thrower
Grigorios Georgatos football player
Giorgios Georgiadis football player
Ioannis Georgiadis fencer
Evangelos Gerakeris marathoner
Panagiotis Giannakis basketball player, captain of Greek Eurobasket 1987 champion team
Stelios Giannakopoulos football player
Kleopas Giannou football player
Herodotos Giorgallas gymnast
Andreas Glyniadakis basketball player
Spyros Gogolos football player
Dimitrios Golemis middle-distance runner
Georgios Gougoulias football player
Yannis Goumas football player
Anastasios Gousis sprinter
Miltiadis Gouskos shot putter
Georgios Grigoriou marathoner
Efstratios Grivas chess player
Faní Halkiá Olympic champion hurdler
Vassilis Hatzipanagis football player
José Holebas football player
Periklis Iakovakis hurdler
Georgios Iatridis fencer
Miltiades Iatrou cyclist
Takis Ikonomopoulos football player
Giannis Ioannidis basketball player and coach
Leonidas Kabantais football player
Pantelis Kafes football player
Ilias Kafetzis marathoner
Kakhi Kakhiashvili weightlifter
Michalis Kakiouzis basketball player
Nikos Kaklamanakis windsurfer
Ioannis Kalitzakis football player
Georgios Kalogiannidis archer
George Kalovelonis tennis player
Marios Kaperonis boxer
Michalis Kapsis football player
Alexandros Karageorgiou archer
G. Karagiannopoulos shooter
Giorgos Karagounis football player
Telemachos Karakalos fencer
Karakatsanis shooter
Konstantinos Karakatsanis middle-distance runner
Pantelis Karasevdas shooter
Hristos Karipidis football player
Filippos Karvelas gymnast
Michalis Kasapis football player
Dionysios Kasdaglis tennis player
Fanis Katergiannakis football player
N. Kartavas swimmer
Kostas Katsouranis football player
Anastasía Kelesídou discus thrower
Konstantinos Kenteris European, World and Olympic champion sprinter
Alexandros Khalkokondilis sprinter and long jumper
Hatzidakis shooter
Alexandros Khrisafos swimmer
Dimitrios Christopoulos marathoner
Vassilis Kikilias basketball player
Michalis Klokidis football player
Frank Klopas, football player
Ekaterini Koffa sprinter
Savvas Kofidis football player
Dimitrios Kokotis high jumper
Georgios Kolettis cyclist
Georgios Koltsidas football player
Giorgos Koltzos football player
Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis fencer
Aristidis Konstantinidis cyclist
Vasilis Konstantinou football player
Konstantinos Konstantinou cyclist
Michalis Konstantinou football player
Dimitrious Konstantopolous football player
Georgios Korakakis football player
Prodromos Korkizoglou decathlete
Anastasia Kostaki basketball player
Nikos Kostakis football player
Yiorgos Kostikos football player
Athanasios Kostoulas football player
Vasilios Kotronias chess player
Ilias Kotsios football player
Stefanos Kotsolis football player
Giorgos Koudas football player
Dinos Kouis football player
Konstantinos Koukodimos long jumper
Efthimios Kouloucheris football player
Yiannis Kouros multiple world record-holding ultramarathoner
Vaggelis Koutsoures football player
Petros Kravaritis football player
Ioannis Kyrastas football player
Sotirios Kyrgiakos football player
Anastasios Kyriakos football player
Panagiotis Lagos football player
Vassilis Lakis football player
Alexi Lalas, football player
Leonidas Langakis shooter
Ioannis Lavrentis marathoner
Sotiris Leontiou football player
Nikolaos Levidis shooter
Kostas Linoxilakis football player
Spiros Livathinos football player and manager
Spiridon Louis marathoner, winner of first modern Olympic marathon
Takis Loukanidis football player
Konstantinos Loumpoutis football player
Dimitrios Loundras gymnast
Nikolaos Lyberopoulos football player
Nikos Machlas football player
Ioannis Malokinis swimmer
Miréla Manjani javelin thrower
Stelios Manolas football player
Vlasios Maras gymnast
Nick Markakis baseball player
Dimitris Markos football player
Stamatios Masouris marathoner
Dimitris Mavrogenidis football player
Loukas Mavrokefalidis basketball player
Thomas Mavros football player
Hristos Meletoglou triple jumper
Angelos Messaris football player
Anastasios Metaxas shooter
Athanasios Michalopoulos volleyball player
Nikolaos Michopoulos football player
Zenon Mikhailidis shooter
Ioannis Mitropoulos gymnast
Tasos Mitropoulos football player
Georgios Mitsibonas football player
Antonis Miyiakis football player
Vaggelis Moras football player
Leonidas Morakis shooter
Nikolaos Morakis shooter
Andreas Mouratis football player
Moustakopoulos shooter
Apostolos Nanos archer
Evangelos Nastos football player
Konstantinos Nebegleras football player
Kostas Negrepontis football player
Kostas Nestoridis football player
Apostolos Nikolaidis football and volleyball player
Demis Nikolaidis football player
Alexandros Nikolopoulos weightlifter
Stamatios Nikolopoulos cyclist
Antonios Nikopolidis football player
Sotiris Ninis football player
Nikos Nioplias football player
Georgios Orphanidis shooter
Alexandros Pagalis football player
Alketas Panagoulias football player and manager
Loukas Panourgias football player
Pantazidis shooter
Anastasios Pantos football player
Alexandros Papadimitriou hammer thrower
Avraam Papadopoulos football player
Dimitrios Papadopoulos football player
Lazaros Papadopoulos basketball player
Antonios Papaigannou gymnast
Mimis Papaioannou football player
Lambros Papakostas high jumper
Theodoros Papaloukas basketball player
Manolis Papamakarios basketball player
Christos Papanikolaou pole vaulter
Georgios Papasideris weightlifter
Eleftherios Papasymeon marathoner
Athina Papayianni race walker
Charilaos Pappas football player
Tom Pappas, world champion decathlete
Georgios Paraskevopoulos cyclist
Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos discus thrower
Mikhail Paskalides sprinter
Konstantinos Paspatis tennis player
Petros Passalis football player
George Patis badminton player
Voula Patoulidou hurdler
Christos Patsatzoglou football player
Patsouris shooter
Pavlos Pavlidis shooter
Antonios Pepanos swimmer
Ioannis Persakis triple jumper
Petros Persakis gymnast
Aristovoulos Petmezas gymnast and shooter
Demetrios Petrokokkinos tennis player
Ioannis Phrangoudis shooter
Mimis Pierrakos football player
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis fencer
Stiliani Pilatou long jumper
Platis shooter
Hristos Polihroniou hammer thrower
Ioannis Poulos fencer
Evangelia Psarra archer
Leonidas Pyrgos fencer
Evangelos Rallis tennis player
Kurt Rambis (Kyriakos Rambidis) basketball player, won 4 NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers
Flora Redoumi hurdler
Dimitrios Regas sprinter
Efthimios Rentzias basketball player
Elpida Romantzi archer
Nicolas Rossolimo chess player
Georgios Roubanis pole vaulter
Sakis Rouvas pole vaulter (later became famous as a musician/entertainer)
Dimitris Salpingidis football player
Georgios Samaras football player
Sanidis shooter
Miltiadis Sapanis football player
Dimitris Saravakos football player
Nikos Sarganis football player
Georgios Saridakis race walker
Sofoklis Schortsanitis basketball player
Yourkas Seitaridis football player
Giorgos Sideris football player
Nikolaos Siranidis diver
Athanasios Skaltsogiannis
Giannis Skopelitis football player
Georgios Skoutarides sprinter and hurdler
George Sotiropoulos mixed martial artist
Vasileios Spanoulis basketball player
Konstantinos Spetsiotis race walker
Spiridon Stais shooter
Andreas Stamatiadis football player
Ieroklis Stoltidis football player
Aryiro Strataki heptathlete
Dimosthenis Tampakos gymnast
Giannis Taralidis football player
Alexandros Tatsis football player
Efstathios Tavlaridis football player
Irini Terzoglou shot putter
Ekateríni Thánou sprinter
Stefanos Theodoridis football player
Georgios Theodoridis sprinter
Ioannis Theodoropoulos pole vaulter
Alexandros Theofilakis shooter
Ioannis Theofilakis shooter
Dimitrios Tomprof middle-distance runner
Vasilis Torosidis football player
Nicolaos Trikupis shooter
A. Tryfiatis-Tripiaris cyclist
Jake Tsakalidis basketball player
Kostas Tsartsaris basketball player
Loúis Tsátoumas long jumper
Dimitrios Tsiamis triple jumper
Paraskeví Tsiamíta triple jumper
Nikos Tsiantakis football player
Vassilis Tsiartas football player
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras Olympic champion standing long jumper
Leonidas Tsiklitiras gymnast
Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi javelin thrower
Chris Tsiprailidis poker player
Georgios Tsitas wrestler
Athanasia Tsoumeleka race walker
Tryfon Tzanetis football player
Alexandros Tziolis football player
Stavros Tziortziopoulos football player
Alexandros Tzorvas football player
Danai Varveri free diver
Olga Vasdeki triple jumper
Spyridon Vasdekis long jumper
Charilaos Vasilakos marathoner
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos basketball player
Kostas Vassiliadis basketball player
Fotini Vavatsi archer
Vavis shooter
Theodoros Velkos badminton player
Stylianos Venetidis football player
Tassos Venetis football player
Anna Verouli javelin thrower
Sotirios Versis weightlifter
Kleanthis Vikelides football player
Ekateríni Vóggoli discus thrower
Ioannis Vourakis shooter
Athanasios Vouros fencer
Ian Vouyoukas basketball player
Ioannis Vrettos marathoner
Zisis Vryzas football player
Loukas Vyntra football player
Charalambos Xanthos poker player
Níki Xánthou long jumper
Thomas Xenakis gymnast
Vasilios Xydas pole vaulter
Theodoros Zagorakis football player, captain of Greek team that won 2004 European Championship
Akis Zikos football player
Nikos Zisis basketball player
Khristos Zoumis triple jumper

Clerics

Medieval period

Saints Cyril and Methodius, monks and scholars, inventors of the Cyrillic script
Saint Nicholas, 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre in modern-day Turkey) in Lycia.
Michael Cerularius (c. 1000–1059), Patriarch of Constantinople
John Chrysostom (347–407), Christian bishop and orator
Photios I of Constantinople (820–891), Patriarch of Constantinople and writer
Pope Evaristus (c. 98–105), fourth Pope
Pope Stephen I (254–257)
Pope Agatho (678–681)
Pope John VI (701–705)
Pope John VII (706–709)
Pope Alexander V (1409–1410), Roman Catholic Antipope in the Pisan line

Entrepreneurs

Yiannis Carras, ship-owner, creator of Porto Carras Resort
John D. Chandris and family, shipping industry, cruises
Yiannis (Giannis) Dritsas, inventor of Frappe
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, entrepreneur
Socrates Kokkalis, telecommunications magnate, owner of Olympiacos
John Latsis, shipping magnate
Spiro Latsis, banking and shipping magnate
Mike Lazaridis, founder and co-CEO of Research in Motion (RIM)
Stavros Niarchos, shipping magnate
Aristotle Onassis, shipping magnate
Christina Onassis, shipping magnate
Athina Onassis-Miranda, granddaughter of Aristotle Onassis
Ioannis Pangas, merchant and philanthropist
Georgios Sinas, banker, diplomat and philanthropist
Simon Sinas, banker, diplomat and philanthropist
Basil Zaharoff, arms trader and financier
Evangelis and Konstantinos Zappas, entrepreneurs and forefathers of modern Olympics
Georgios Zarifis, banker
Christakis Zografos, banker

Explorers

Ancient period

Medieval period

Cosmas Indicopleustes

Early Modern

Modern

Panayotis Potagos

Fashion designers

Sophia Kokosalaki, haute couture, women, designer for the 2004 Summer Olympics
Panagiotis Papadopoulos, swimwear designer for Panos Emporio (based in Sweden)
Jean Dessès, fashion designer in the 1940s to 1960s
Elena Votsi, jewelry designer
Mary Katrantzou, fashion designer

Fashion models

Marios Lekkas
Anna Rezan
Evi Adam model
Julia Alexandratou
Evagelia Aravani
Elena Asimakopoulou
Marietta Chrousala
Isavella Dara, Miss Europe 1997 and winner of Elite Model Look contest 1995
Mara Darmousli, winner of Elite Model Look contest 1998
Valentini Daskaloudi
Aliki Diplarakou, Miss Europe 1930
Daniela Eleftheraki
Katerina Georgiadou
Jenny Hiloudaki
Olympia Hopsonidou
Valia Kakouti
Katerina Kanonidou
Irini Karra
Alex Kavadias
Vicky Kaya model
Demetres Koutsavlakis
Olga Kypriotou
Christina Lekka, Miss International 1994
Katia Margaritoglou
Maria Menounos
Katerina Michalopoulou, Miss Europe 1991
Anna Nanousi
Nikos Papadakis, winner of Manhunt International 1994
Evelina Papantoniou
Anastasia Perraki
Chrissoula Rodi
Panayiotis Simopoulos
Irene Skliva, Miss World 1996
Maria Spiridaki
Katerina Stikoudi
Marina Tsintikidou, Miss Europe 1992
Katia Zygouli, winner of Elite Model Look contest 1996
Doukissa Nomikou
Zeta Makrypoulia

Filmmakers

Theo Angelopoulos, writer and director (Ulysses' Gaze, Eternity and a Day)
Michael Cacoyannis, writer, producer and director (Zorba the Greek, Electra, Iphigenia)
George P. Cosmatos
Costa-Gavras (Constantinos Gavras), writer, producer and director (Z, State of Siege, Missing)
Peter Kambasis, writer, producer and director of internet-based films
Milton Katselas, acting teacher and director (Butterflies Are Free, When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?)
Elia Kazan, director in theatre and film (Gentleman's Agreement, A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, East of Eden, A Face in the Crowd)
Ana Kokkinos
Nikos Koundouros
Gregory Markopoulos
Nikos Nikolaidis, writer, producer, and director (Evrydiki BA 2O37, The Wretches Are Still Singing, Sweet Bunch, Morning Patrol, Singapore Sling, See You in Hell, My Darling, The Loser Takes It All, The Zero Years)

Military and political figures

Ancient period

Agis III (r.338–?331 BCE), Spartan king who rebelled against Macedon in 331 BCE
Alcibiades (450–404 BCE), Athenian general and statesman
Alexander the Great, (356–323 BCE) Macedonian king, and conqueror
Antiochus III the Great, (c. 241–187 BCE) Seleucid Monarch
Antipater, (c.390–319 BCE), Macedonian noble and Alexander the Great's regent in Macedon
Aristides (530–468 BCE), Athenian statesman
Cimon (510–450 BCE), Athenian leader and statesman
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, (c.68–30 BCE) Queen of Egypt, from the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Dynasty
Demosthenes (384–322 BCE), politician and orator
Dionysius I (c.432–367), ruler of the Syracusan empire
Epaminondas (c.420–362), Theban general and statesman
Eucratides, ruler of the Bactrian Greeks
Leonidas (d.480 BCE), Spartan king, killed defending Greece from the Persians
Lycurgus (9th century BCE), semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver
Lysander (d395), Spartan general and hero during the Peloponnesian War
Memnon of Rhodes, (d.333) Greek mercenary general in Persian army under Darius III
Miltiades, Athenian statesman and general
Nearchus, Alexander's naval commander
Peisistratus, Athenian tyrant
Pericles (495–429 BCE), Athenian leader and statesman
Philip II of Macedon (382–336 BCE), Macedonian king and father of Alexander the Great
Polycrates, Samian ruler
Ptolemy I (c.356–285), Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, founded a dynasty in Egypt
Pyrrhus of Epirus (c.318–272), invaded Italy, became known for victories of dubious value (Pyrrhic)
Seleucus I, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, founded dynasty in Persia
Solon (638–558 BCE), Athenian lawmaker and archon
Themistocles (c.514–449 BCE), Athenian statesman and admiral
Xenophon (430–c.354 BCE), mercenary general, led and recounted march from Persia
Saint George (AD c.275–303), soldier in the Roman army, venerated as a Christian martyr

Medieval period

Alexius I Comnenus (1048–1118), Byzantine Emperor
Basil II (963–1025), Emperor, known as the 'Bulgar-slayer'
Constantine Lascaris, promoters of the revival of Greek learning in the Italian peninsula
Constantine VII, Byzantine Emperor and scholar, 'born in the (Imperial) purple' (Porphyrogenitus)
Constantine XI (1405–1453), last Byzantine Emperor
Gemistus Pletho, one of the chief pioneers of the revival of learning in Western Europe.
Helena, Christian mother of Constantine I
Irene, Byzantine Empress, instrumental in the restoration of icons, later sanctified
Johannes Bessarion, Bishop and Cardinal
Manuel Chrysoloras, one of the pioneers in introducing Greek literature to western Europe.
Manuel I Comnenus (1143–1180), Byzantine Emperor, was responsible for a distinct revival of Byzantine fortunes until his defeat at Myriokephalon
Michael VIII Palaeologus (1159–1182), Byzantine (before 1261 Nicene) Emperor, recaptured Constantinople from the Franks.
Marcus Musurus, professor of Greek language at the University of Padua.
Nicephorus II Phocas (963–969), Byzantine Emperor and general
Romanus IV (1068–1071), lost the fateful battle of Manzikert
Saint Cyril (827–869), Byzantine monk, developed the Glagolitic alphabet
Theodora, wife of Justinian I, actress, courtesan, Empress.

Ottoman Empire period

Atik Sinan, architect for Mehmed II and Mustafa III
Barbarossa (1473–1518), famous privateer, older brother of Khair ad Din; (Greek mother)
İbrahim Ethem Pasha, Greek-born Grand Vizier
Khair ad Din (1475–1546), Greek-born Ottoman Turkish Admiral, also known as Barbarossa; (Greek mother)
Pargalı İbrahim Pasha, Suleyman the Magnificent's first appointed Grand Vizier, who left an important landmark on his reign.
Alexandra Mavrokordatou (1605–1683), salonist and intellectual.
Mimar Sinan, architect for Suleiman the Magnificent
Kosem Sultan
İshak Pasha Grand Vizier
Turgut Reis Ottoman Admiral
Al-Husayn I ibn Ali founder of the Husainid Dynasty of Tunisia

Modern period

Greece

Ioannis Capodistrias (1776–1831), first President of the free and unified Greek state, last President of the first Greek republic
Georgios Hatzianestis (1863–1922), General
Constantine Kanaris (c. 1794–1877), freedom fighter, politician, and later Prime Minister
Constantine I (1868–1923), King of Greece
Constantine II, (born 1940), King of Greece
George II (1890–1947), King of Greece
Paul (1901–1964), King of Greece
Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907–1998), President of Greece and four-time Prime Minister
Kostas Karamanlis (born 1956), Prime Minister of Greece and leader of the New Democracy party – Greek-Macedonian
Dimitris Plapoutas (1786–1864), Greek General in the Greek War of Independence against the rule of the Ottoman Empire and later a Politician
Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770–1843), Greek general in the Greek War of Independence against the rule of the Ottoman Empire
Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855–1935), admiral, war hero and later President of Greece
Alexander Mavrocordatos
Pavlos Melas (1870–1904), hero of Greek Struggle for Macedonia
Ioannis Metaxas (1871–1941), dictator of Greece before and during the first part of its participation in World War II
Andreas Papandreou (1919–1996), economist, politician, and three-time Prime Minister
George Andreas Papandreou (born 1952), current leader of the PASOK political party and former Foreign Minister of Greece (1999–2004).
Aleka Papariga (born 1945), current General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) (1991–)
Karolos Papoulias (born 1929), current President of Greece (2005–)
Kostas Simitis (born 1936), former Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004)
Kostis Stephanopoulos (born 1926), former President of Greece (1995–2005)
Aris Velouchiotis (27 August 1905–16 June 1945), born Athanasios (Thanasis) Klaras, leader of Ethnikos Laikos Apeleftherotikos Stratos (ELAS), the communist segment of Greek guerrilla resistance during World War II
Eleftherios Venizelos (1864–1936), Prime Minister
Nikos Zachariadis (1903–1973), former Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) (1931–1957)

Northern Epirus

Apostolos Arsachis (1792–1874) Greek-Vlach politician and philanthropist, born in Northern Epirus
Pyrros Dimas (born 1971) retired weightlifter, considered as one of the greatest of all time, having been three times Olympic champion and three times World Champion.
Dimitris Nanopoulos (born 1948) world-renowned physicist, of a Northern Epirotian^[1] descent
Georgios Sinas (1783–1856) entrepreneur, banker and national benefactor. Founder of the Athens National Observatory
Evangelos Zappas (1800–1865) businessman and philanthropist. He is recognized today as the founder of the modern Greek Olympic Games
Georgios Christakis-Zografos (1863–1920), politician, president of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus

Canada

France

Marietta Karamanli, (MP) Socialist Party

Romania

Iannis Pharmakis (died 1821), revolutionary fighter
Michael von Melas, field-marshal for Austrian Empire
Cantacuzene governors of Bessarabia and Walachia (1678–1688)

Spain

Queen Sofía of Spain (born 1938), wife of Spain's king Juan Carlos

United Kingdom

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921), husband of UK's queen Elizabeth II, born on the island of Corfu.
Norman St.John-Stevas, British politician
Lord Adonis, British politician

Australia

Petro Georgiou, Federal Politician
John Hatzistergos, Attorney General, NSW
Jenny Mikakos, politician, VIC
Maria Vamvakinou, politician

United States

George Christopher, Mayor of San Francisco, California (1956–64)
Arianna Huffington (née Arianna Stassinopoulos), liberal pundit and blogger

Musicians

Ancient period

Alypius composer
Terpander poet and kitharode

Modern period

Rita Abatzi musician
Maurice Abravanel conductor
Louis Demetrius Alvanis (born 1960), pianist
Costas Andreou composer and musician
Theodore Antoniou composer, conductor
Grigoris Asikis singer and lyricist
Nikolas Asimos singer and composer
Gina Bachauer pianist
Yiorgos Batis musician
Grigoris Bithikotsis popular singer and lyricist
Miltiades Caridis conductor
Pavlos Carrer composer
Petros Christo guitarist
Nikos Christodoulou composer and conductor
Jani Christou composer
Christos Dantis singer and musician
Dionysios Demetis composer
Odysseas Dimitriadis (1908–2005) conductor
Marina Diamandis singer for Marina and the Diamonds
Dimitris Dragatakis composer
Antiochos Evangelatos composer and conductor
Kostas Exarhakis musician
Maria Farantouri (born 1947) singer
Yorgos Foudoulis (born 1964) guitarist and composer
Gus G. guitarist
Katy Garbi singer
Michalis Genitsaris singer and composer
Christos Govetas musician
Manos Hadjidakis (1925–1994) composer
Alkinoos Ioannidis singer and composer
Sotiris Kakisis poet
George Kallis composer
Manolis Kalomiris (1883–1962) composer
Iakovos Kambanelis poet and lyricist
Alex Kapranos frontman of the pop group Franz Ferdinand
Eleni Karaindrou composer
Herbert von Karajan (Herbert Karajannis) (1908–1989) (Austrian of Greek origin)
Nikos Karvelas composer
Georgios Kasassoglou musician
Antonios Katinaris musician
Bob Katsionis musician
Leonidas Kavakos (born 1967) violinist
Stelios Kazantzidis singer
Areti Ketime musician
Panayiotis Kokoras musician and composer
Iakovos Kolanian guitarist
Stavros Koujioumtzis (1932–2005) composer and lyricist
Akis Katsoupakis (born 1972) musician, composer, and record producer
Rena Kyriakou pianist
Andreas Lagios guitarist
Alexandre Lagoya guitarist
Leo Leandros musician and composer
Tommy Lee drummer
Manos Loizos (1937–1982) composer
Sokratis Malamas singer and musician
Nikolaos Mantzaros composer
Giannis Markopoulos composer
Kostas Martakis singer
Thanos Mikroutsikos composer
Dimitris Mitropanos singer, notably the greatest Laika singer of the modern age
Dimitris Mitropoulos conductor^[2]
Kostas Mountakis musician
Georges Moustaki (Greek-French) singer and lyricist
Sonia Theodoridou opera singer
Orianthi Panagaris singer
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (George Michael) singer-songwriter (English of Greek ancestry)
Tzimis Panousis, musician
Lefteris Papadimitriou composer and performer
Lefteris Papadopoulos poet and lyricist
Thanassis Papakonstantinou singer and lyricist
Elena Paparizou singer, winner of the Eurovison Song Contest 2005
Apostolos Paraskevas composer and classical guitarist
Stelios Perpiniadis musician
Phivos lyricist
Sadahzinia musician
Sakis Rouvas singer and guitarist
Spyros Samaras composer
Kalomira Sarantis singer,songwriter, winner of second Fame Story season, third place at Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Dionysis Savvopoulos singer, composer and lyricist
Kyriakos Sfetsas composer
Dimitris Sgouros pianist
Pavlos Sidiropoulos musician
Nikos Skalkottas composer
Kostas Skarvelis composer
Camille-Marie Stamaty Greek-French composer-pianist
Ciriaco Taraxes composer
Paschalis Terzis singer
Mikis Theodorakis (born 1925) composer
Giorgos Theofanous composer
Marios Tokas composer of Cypriot origin
Sakis Tolis musician
Michalis Travlos composer
Tatiana Troyanos mezzo-soprano^[3]
Iovan Tsaous musician and composer
Vassilis Tsitsanis popular composer
Markos Vamvakaris popular composer of rebetiko
Despina Vandi singer
Vangelis (born 1943) New Age-musician and composer
Marios Varvoglis composer
Anna Vissi singer
Haris Xanthoudakis composer
Stavros Xarhakos composer and MEP
Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001) composer
Nikos Xilouris singer and composer
Nikos Xydakis pianist and singer
Spyridon Xyndas composer and guitarist
Mirka Yemendzakis musician
Yanni (born 1954) composer, pianist, keyboardist
Savvas Ysatis musician

Painters

Ancient period

Renaissance

El Greco (1541–1614), born Domenicos Theotokopoulos
Antonio Vassilacchi

Modern period

Theophilos Hatzimihail (19th century)
Demetrios Galanis (19th century)
Nicholaos Gysis (19th century)
Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (20th century)
Aris Kalaizis (21st century)
Christos Kapralos
Nikiphoros Lytras (19th century)
Nikos Nikolaou (20th century)
Konstantinos Parthenis (20th century)
Marie Spartali (19th century)
Yannis Tsarouchis (20th century)
Odysseus Yakoumakis (21st century)
Spyros Vassiliou (20th century)

Philosophers

Ancient period

Anaxarchus of Abdera
Anaximander (c. 610–c. 546 BCE)
Anaximenes of Miletus
Archimedes
Aristotle (384–322 BCE)
Athenagoras of Athens (c. 133–190), early Christian apologist
Celsus
Democritus (born 460 BCE)
Diogenes of Sinope (412–323 BCE)
Empedocles (490–430 BCE)
Epictetus (55–c. 135)
Epicurus (341–270 BCE)
Epimenides
Eratosthenes
Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nyssa
Hecataeus
Heraclitus
Hypatia of Alexandria
Irenaeus
Leucippus
Parmenides
Pherecydes
Plato (c. 427–c. 347 BCE)
Plotinus
Protagoras
Pythagoras (582–496 BCE)
Socrates (470–399 BCE)
Thales of Miletus (c. 624–547 BCE)
Theagenes
Theophrastus
Xenophanes
Zeno of Citium (333–264 BCE)
Zeno of Elea (c. 495–c. 430 BC)

Medieval period

Michael Psellos
Plethon,(c. 1355–1452)

Modern period

Scientists and Engineers

Ancient period

Medieval period

Anthemius of Tralles, involved in the construction of the Haghia Sophia
Isidore of Miletus, 6th-century polymath, principally in charge of design and construction of the Haghia Sophia
Leon the Mathematician, 9th-century geometer, subject of a bidding war between the Byzantine Emperor and Caliph al-Mamun
Callinicus of Heliopolis, engineer, inventor of Greek fire

Modern period

Georgios Papanikolaou, doctor, Pap smear inventor
Constantin Carathéodory, mathematician
Ioannis Argyris, mathematician, Finite Element Method
Dimitrios Nanopoulos, astrophysicist
Fotis Kafatos, biologist, current director of the European Research Council
Evangelos Katsioulis, psychiatrist
Christos Papadimitriou, computer scientist
Manolis Andronikos, archaeologist
Spyridon Marinatos, archaeologist
Raphael Salem, mathematician
Athanassios S. Fokas, mathematician, integrable nonlinear partial differential equations
Michael L Dertouzos, former Director of the M.I.T. Laboratory for Computer Science
Nicholas Negroponte, Greek-American founder and Chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab
John Iliopoulos, physicist
Panayiotis Zavos, geneticist
Joseph Sifakis, computer scientist
George P. Chrousos, clinical investigator in pediatrics
Andreas Mandelis, photonics expert

Sculptors

Ancient period

Agesandros, Athanadoros and Polidoros,composed the Laocoon group
Agasias
Callicrates, relief artist, worked on the Parthenon under the direction of Pheidias
Lysippus
Myron
Phidias, sculptor of the colossal statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World
Polyclitus
Polyeuctes
Pheidias
Praxiteles
Scopas

Modern period

Singers

Chryso Stamatopoulou, sister of popular singer Mando
Hrysoula Stefanaki
Chronis Aidonidis
Haris Alexiou
Giorgos Alkaios
Peter André, English-born Cypriot-Australian
Lisa Andreas, represented Cyprus in the Eurovision 2004
Marlen Angelidou, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5
Lindsay Armaou, was part of the girl band B*Witched (half Greek half Irish)
Annette Artani
Eleftheria Arvanitaki
Agnes Baltsa, mezzo-soprano
Maria Callas, soprano
Aris Christofellis, sopranist
Constantinos Christoforou, represented Cyprus in the Eurovision
Cleopatra
George Dalaras, renowned contemporary Greek singer
Loukas Daralas, famous singer of rebetiko and father of George Dalaras
Angela Dimitriou
Diamanda Galas
Giorgos Perris
Mariana Efstratiou
Elpida
Evridiki
Maria Farantouri
Mario Frangoulis, tenor
Keti Garbi, famous singer
Sevas Hanum
Thanos Kalliris
Nektaria Karantzi
Vasilis Karras
Prodromos Kathiniotis
Stelios Kazantzidis popular singer considered by many as the greatest of Greek popular music.
Panos Kiamos
Elli Kokkinou
Stelios Konstantas
Stavros Konstantinou, winner of Super Idol, the Greek version of Pop Idol
Demetres Koutsavlakis
Tim Lambesis
Vicky Leandros
Labis Livieratos
Mando
Kostas Martakis, finalist in Greek Eurovision choice of 2008
Giorgos Mazonakis
Irini Merkouri
Cat Stevens
George Michael (Georgios Panayiotou), Greek-British pop singer
Sarbel Michael, represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Dimitri Minakakis, former vocalist of The Dillinger Escape Plan
Vicky Moscholiou
Nana Mouskouri
Argyris Nastopoulos
Apostolos Nikolaidis
Marika Ninou
Froso Papaharalambous, of the Greek pop group Hi-5
Vasilis Papakonstantinou
Giannis Poulopoulos, popular singer
Elena Paparizou (aka Helena Paparizou), winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 representing Greece
Apollo Papathanasio
Giannis Ploutarxos
Irini Psyhrami, of the Greek pop group Hi-5
Michalis Rakintzis
Antonis Remos
Kostas Roukounas
Demis Roussos, pop singer, formerly with Vangelis in Aphrodite's Child
Sakis Rouvas, World Music Award-winning pop/rock singer and entertainer
Sabrina
Kalomoira Saranti, Greek American singer who represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Elena Souliotis, soprano
Nansy Stergiopoulou, of the Greek pop group Hi-5
Paschalis Terzis
Natassa Theodoridou
Marios Tokas, composer
Panos Tserpes
Babis Tsertos
Despina Vandi, first Greek artist with a #1 in Billboard (Dance charts-USA); World Music Award winner in 2002
Alex Varkatzas, Lead singer of metalcore band Atreyu
Anna Vissi
Lia Vissi
Tolis Voskopoulos
Peggy Zina
Marianna Zorba
Theodosia Tsatsou
Nikiforos
Maro Litra
Katerina Stikoudi
Demy
Tamta

Tycoons

Socratis Kokkalis Telecommunications.
Yiannis Latsis Shipping.
George Livanos Shipping.
Stavros Niarchos Shipping.
Aristotle Onassis Shipping.
Paris Latsis Shipping.
John Paul Papanicolaou Shipping.

Writers

Ancient period

Medieval period

Modern period

General

Evangelos Katsioulis, established as the smartest man in the world according to his IQ
Manolis Andronikos (1919–1992), archaeologist, discovered the Macedonian tombs in Vergina
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, President of organising committee, Athens 2004 Olympic Games
Marie Aspioti, M.B.E, distinguished Corfiote magazine publisher and cultural figure who influenced the literary and cultural life of post-war Corfu
Patriarch Athenagoras, former Patriarch of Constantinople
Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Greek-Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch
George Bizos, Greek-South African human rights advocate
Moisis Michail Bourlas, member of World War II Greek resistance
Maria Callas, soprano
Cornelius Castoriadis, economist and philosopher
Zoe Cruz, co-president of Morgan Stanley
Michael Dertouzos, internet pioneer
Odysseas Elytis, poet and Nobel prize winner
Mario Frangoulis, opera singer
Manolis Glezos, World War II veteran, grassroots democracy activist and politician
Nikos Hadjinikolaou (born 1962), television news anchor, journalist
Iakovos, Archbishop of America (died 2005), late primate of the Greek-Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Hipparchus
Hipparchus
Sir Alec Issigonis, British-Greek creator of the Mini car
Eleni Konsolaki, archaeologist who researched Methana and the Troezen area in 1990
Vissarion Korkoliacos (1908–1991), Greek Orthodox monk
Polyvios Kossivas, bystander who became famous in the 2004 Olympic Games for helping a runner
Makarios III, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus
Spyridon Marinatos, archaeologist
Melina Mercouri, actress, singer and politician
Dimitri Nanopoulos, quantum physicist
Lefteris Papadopoulos (born 1935), lyricist and journalist
Dimitris Varos, Poet and journalist
Dimitris Papaioannou, director and choreographer, creator of the 2004 Summer Olympics ceremonies
Peisistratos
Andreas Petroulakis, cartoonist
Saint Philomena, patron saint of the children of Mary and Catholic saint and martyr
Nicos Poulantsas, political theorist
Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, world known magician and illusionist that created Mindfreak; also known as Criss Angel
George Sava, entertainment lawyer
Giorgos Seferis, poet and Nobel prize winner
Angelos Sikelianos, poet
Spyros Skouras, Greek-American movie mogul, president of 20th Century Fox
Alex Spanos, Greek-American magnate
Iannis Xenakis, modernist composer
Panayiotis Zavos, geneticist
Adamantios Vassilakis, diplomat

Academics

Constantin Carathéodory, mathematician (1920s)
Chris Argyris, organisational theorist
Konstantinos Axelos, 1960s Situationist
Apostolos Athanassakis, classicist
Phaedon Avouris, nanotechnologist
Demetrios Christodoulou, mathematical physicist
George Constantinides, economist
Helen Fessas-Emmanouil, architect
Dimitrios Galanos, Sanskrit translator and Indologist
Fotis Kafatos, biologist
Jannis Kallinikos, organisational theorist
Dimitri Kitsikis, historian, poet
Andreas Mandelis, expert on photonics
Doula Mouriki, Byzantine art historian
Dimitri Nanopoulos, quantum physicist
Nicholas Negroponte, author, IT evangelist and head of MIT Media Lab
Irena Papadopoulos, author, professor of transcultural nursing
Christos Papakyriakopoulos, mathematician
Christos Papadimitriou, computer scientist
George Papanicolaou, biologist
John S. Paraskevopoulos, astronomer
Nicholas A. Peppas, chaired professor in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Vladimir Triandafillov (Triantafyllidis), Military strategist
Haridimos Tsoukas, organisational theorist
George Vithoulkas, teacher of Homeopathic medicine
Xenophon Zolotas, economist

References

↑ Από τη Βόρειο Ηπειρο στο Σύμπαν: (in Greek) «Οχι, δεν είμαι Πελοποννήσιος. Γεννήθηκα και μεγάλωσα στην Αθήνα, αλλά είμαι Βορειοηπειρώτης και μάλιστα Βλάχος. Νάκας ήταν το αυθεντικό επώνυμο του παππού μου προτού φύγουμε από την Αλβανία»
↑ "Greek conductor and composer"
↑ "This website is dedicated to preserving the musical memory of the late, great, Tatiana Troyanos, Greek-American Mezzo-Soprano"
↑ "Eugenides is himself Greek-American, Detroit-born, suburb-raised-- all sources of inspiration for his second novel."

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