List of Greeks
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[edit] Actors/actresses
[edit] Ancient period
[edit] Modern period
- Alekos Alexandrakis
- Yannis Bezos
- Mary Chronopoulou
- Cybele
- Georges Corraface
- Jacques Damala
- Rika Diallina
- Lavrentis Dianellos
- Alberto Eskenazy
- Mimis Fotopoulos
- Kostas Gousgounis
- Dimitris Horn
- Martha Karagianni
- Tzeni Karezi
- Giorgos Konstadinou
- Lambros Konstantaras
- Nikos Kourkoulos
- Ellie Lambeti
- Marilita Lambropoulou
- Zoe Laskari
- Thanos Leivaditis
- Stelios Mainas
- Melina Mercouri
- Panos Mihalopoulos
- Alexis Minotis
- Christos Natsios
- Sapfo Notara
- Anna-Maria Papaharalambous
- Dimitris Papamichael
- Tatiana Papamoschou
- Keti Papanika
- Irene Papas
- Katina Paxinou
- Dimitris Poulikakos
- Kostas Sommer
- Corinna Tsopei - Miss Universe 1964
- Stratos Tzortzoglou
- Thanassis Veggos
- Rena Vlahopoulou
- Aliki Vougiouklaki
- Andréas Voutsinas
- Nikos Xanthopoulos
- Voula Zouboulaki
[edit] Adventurers
- Constantine Phaulkon (1648–1688), first counsellor of King Narai of Siam
[edit] Athletes
[edit] Ancient period
- Astylos of Croton
- Chionis of Sparta
- Cynisca
- Dioxippus pankration
- Hydna swimmer and diver
- Kleitomachos pankration
- Leonidas of Rhodes ancient runner and Olympic winner
- Milo of Croton pankration
- Troilus of Elis
[edit] Modern period
- Nikolaos Aggelakis football player
- Mehmood Ahmed cricketer
- 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 competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens
- Joannis Andreou swimmer
- Nikolaos Andriakopoulos gymnast
- Eleni Andriola gymnast
- Georgios Anninos swimmer
- Antelothanasis shooter
- Georgios Aspiotis cyclist
- Sotirios Athanasopoulos gymnast
- Theodoros Baev volleyball player
- Marcos Baghdatis (b. 1985)(Half Lebanese, Half Greek-Cypriot), tennis player, finalist in Australian Open 2006
- 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
- Thomas Bimis diver
- Christos Bourbos football player
- Yiannis Bourousis basketball player
- Nikos Boutzikos football player
- Konstantinos Chalkias football player
- Angelos Charisteas football player
- Spiridon Chasapis swimmer
- Dionisis Chiotis football player
- Efstathios Chorophas swimmer
- Lampros Choutos football player
- Fanis Christodoulou basketball player
- Anton Christoforidis boxer
- Stephanos Christopoulos wrestler
- Constantine II former King of Greece, sailing (Gold Dragon Class) Gold, Rome Olympics, 1960.
- Peter Costa (b. 1956), famous poker player
- Ioannis Chrysafis gymnast
- Nikos Dabizas football player
- Evangelos Damaskos
- Eleni Daniilidou tennis player
- Filipos Darlas football player
- Dimitrios Deligiannis
- 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 (b. 1971) three-time weightlifting Olympic champion
- Stefanos Dimitrios
- 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
- Giorgos Foiros football player and manager
- Antonis Fotsis basketball player
- D. Frangopoulos tennis player
- Takis Fyssas football player
- Nikos Galis (b. 1957), basketball player, MVP of Eurobasket 1987
- Konstadinos Gatsioudis javelin thrower
- Theofanis Gekas football player
- Georgios Gennimatas
- Nikolaos Georgantas
- Grigorios Georgatos football player
- Giorgios Georgiadis football player
- Ioannis Georgiadis fencer
- Evangelos Gerakeris
- Panagiotis Giannakis basketball player, captain of Greek European Championship winning team
- Stelios Giannakopoulos football player
- Kleopas Giannou football player
- Herodotos Giorgallas (b. 1977), gymnast, took gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Andreas Glyniadakis basketball player
- Spyros Gogolos football player
- Dimitrios Golemis
- Georgios Gougoulias football player
- Yannis Goumas football player
- Anastasios Gousis sprinter
- Miltiades Gouskos
- Georgios Grigoriou
- Efstratios Grivas chess player
- Faní Halkiá (b. 1979), Olympic champion in women's 400 metre hurdle
- Vassilis Hatzipanagis 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
- Kakhi Kakhiashvili weightlifter
- Michalis Kakiouzis basketball player
- Nikos Kaklamanakis windsurfer
- Ioannis Kalitzakis football player
- Nikos Kalogeropoulos tennis 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
- Pantelis Karasevdas shooter
- Hristos Karipidis football player
- Filippos Karvelas gymnast
- Mihalis Kasapis football player
- Dionysios Kasdaglis tennis player
- Fanis Katergiannakis football player
- N. Kartavas swimmer
- Kostas Katsouranis football player
- Anastasía Kelesídou discus thrower
- Konstantinos Kenteris (b. 1973), Olympic, World and European Champion Sprinter
- Alexandros Khalkokondilis
- Khatzidakis shooter
- Alexandros Khrisafos swimmer
- Dimitrios Khristopoulos
- Vassilis Kikilias basketball player
- Dimitris Kitsanelis football player
- Michalis Klokidis 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. Plays for Olympiacos
- 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
- Vassilios 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 ultramarathon, holds every men's world record from 100 to 1,000 miles, from 200 to 1,600 km, and from 1 to 10 days
- Vaggelis Koutsoures football player
- Petros Kravaritis football player
- Ioannis Kyrastas football player
- Sotirios Kyrgiakos football player
- Anastasios Kyriakos football player
- Gregory Kytides football player
- Panagiotis Lagos football player
- Vassilis Lakis football player
- Leonidas Langakis shooter
- Ioannis Lavrentis
- Sotiris Leontiou football player
- Nikolaos Levidis shooter
- Kostas Linoxilakis football player
- Spiros Livathinos football player and manager
- Spiridon Louis (1873–1940), First modern Olympic Marathon winner
- 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 (Half Greek Half German) Baseball player, Baltimore Orioles
- Dimitris Markos player
- Stamatios Masouris
- 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
- Yiannis Panagiotis Professional Surfer Florida USA
- 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 (b. 1977), basketball player, Euroleague Final Four MVP in 2006
- Manolis Papamakarios basketball player
- Christos Papanikolaou pole vaulter
- Georgios Papasideris weightlifter
- Eleitherios Papasimeon
- Athina Papayianni race walker
- Charilaos Pappas football player
- Georgios Paraskevopoulos cyclist
- Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos
- Mikhail Paskalides
- Konstantinos Paspatis tennis player
- Petros Passalis football player
- George Patis badminton player
- Voula Patoulidou (b. 29 March 1965) 100 metre hurdles in Barcelona in 1992.
- Christos Patsatzoglou football player
- Patsouris shooter
- Pavlos Pavlidis shooter
- Antonios Pepanos swimmer
- Ioannis Persakis
- Petros Persakis gymnast
- Aristovoulos Petmezas gymnast and shooter
- Demetrios Petrokokkinos tennis player
- Ioannis Phrangoudis shooter
- Mimis Pierrakos football player
- Perikles 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
- Flora Redoumi hardler
- Dimitrios Regas sprinter
- Efthimios Rentzias basketball player
- Elpida Romantzi archer
- Nicolas Rossolimo chess player
- Georgios Roubanis pole vaulter
- Dusan Sakota basketball player
- Dimitris Salpigidis football player
- Georgios Samaras football player
- Sanidis shooter
- Miltiadis Sapanis football player
- Dimitris Saravakos football player
- Nikos Sarganis football player
- Georgios Saridakis
- Sofoklis Schortsanitis basketball player
- Yourkas Seitaridis football player
- Giorgos Sideris football player
- Nikolaos Siranidis diver
- Athanasios Skaltsogiannis
- Giannis Skopelitis football player
- Georgios Skoutarides
- Vasileios Spanoulis basketball player
- Konstantin Spetsiotis
- 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
- Yeóryios Theodorídis sprinter
- Ioannis Theodoropoulos
- Alexandros Theofilakis shooter
- Ioannis Theofilakis shooter
- Dimitrios Tomprof
- 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
- 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
- Ólga Vasdéki triple jumper
- Spirídon Vasdékis long jumper
- Kharilaos Vasilakos
- 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
- Zisis Vryzas football player
- Loukas Vyntra football player
- Charalambos Xanthos poker player
- Níki Xánthou long jumper
- Thomas Xenakis gymnast
- Vasilios Xydas
- Theodoros Zagorakis (b. 1971), footballer, captain of Greek European Championship winning team
- Akis Zikos football player
- Nikos Zisis basketball player
- Khristos Zoumis
[edit] Clerics
- Michael Cerularius (c. 1000–1059), Patriarch of Constantinople
- John Chrysostom (347–407), Christian bishop and orator
- Photios (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 (705–709)
See also:
- List of Constantinople patriarchs
- List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Jerusalem
- List of Archbishops of Athens
- List of Archbishops of Cyprus
[edit] Entrepreneurs
- Panayiotis Angelopoulos
- George Apostolopoulos
- Emanuel Apostolou
- Sam Benrubi
- John Boutaris
- Constantine Caesaris
- Yiannis Carras (d.1989), ship-owner, creator of Porto Carras Resort
- John D. Chandris and family, shipping industry, cruises
- Michael Dramytinos
- Yiannis Dritsas, Giannis inventor of Frappe
- Lorenzos Freris
- Joseph Gani
- Basil Georgatos
- George Gerardos
- Pan Germanos
- Paul D. Giannacopoulos
- Stelios Haji-Ioannou (born 1967), entrepreneur (born to Cypriot parents)
- Kalopedis family, jewellers and artists
- Theodorakis Karavoulias
- Nicholas Kardasilaris
- Socrates Kokkalis (b. 27 May 1938), telecommunications magnate, owner of Olympiacos
- Demetrius Koutsolioutsos
- George Koutsolioutsos
- Catherine Kyriakopoulou
- George Livanos (1926–1997), shipping magnate
- John Latsis (1910–2003), shipping magnate
- Spiro Latsis (1947), banking and shipping magnate
- Constantine M. Los (1871–1962), shipping magnate
- Gina Mamidaki
- Stavros Michaliaras
- Stavros Niarchos (1908–1996), shipping magnate
- Aristotle Onassis (1906–1975), shipping magnate
- Christina Onassis (1950–1988), shipping magnate
- Pericles Panagopoulos
- Demetrios Paraskevopoulos
- George Petzetakis
- Paul Psomiadis
- Athina Onassis Roussel {b. 1985), grand-daughter of Aristotle Onassis
- Constantine Rodopoulos
- Anthony Stavrou
- Chris Toumanidis
- Apostolus Vakakis
- Theodore Vasilakis
- Gerasimus Vasilopoulos
- Constantine Veropoulos
- Basil Zaharoff (1849–1936), arms trader and financier
[edit] Explorers
[edit] Ancient period
- Colaeus
- Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484?–420? BCE)
- Nearchus (360?–312 BCE)
- Pytheas (c. 325 BCE)
- Scylax
- Xenophon (435?–355? BCE)
[edit] Mediaeval period
[edit] Modern period
- Juan de Fuca (Apostolos Valerianos)
[edit] Fashion designers
- Sophia Kokosalaki, haute couture, women, designer for the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Panagiotis Papadopoulos, swimwear designer for Panos Emporio (based in Sweden)
- John Varvatos, haute couture - men
[edit] Fashion models
- Evi Adam model
- Julia Alexandratou
- Axia Andreadaki
- Evagelia Aravani
- Elena Asimakopoulou
- Paraskevas Boubourakas
- Marietta Chrousala
- Sophia Chrysohoidou
- Chrysanthi Dafla
- 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
- Sarah Doudouhi
- Daniela Eleftheraki
- Kleopatra Farri
- Katerina Georgiadou
- Jenny Hiloudaki
- Olympia Hopsonidou
- Valia Kakouti
- Periklis Kalogeropoulos
- Katerina Kanonidou
- Irini Karra
- Alex Kavadias
- Vicky Kaya model
- Vaso Kolida model
- Anastassia Kourkoulos
- Demetres Koutsavlakis
- Olga Kypriotou
- Christina Lekka - Miss International 1994
- Marios Lekkas
- Vasia Loi
- Katerina Manabi
- Kim Mantzouratou
- Katia Margaritoglou
- Katerina Michalopoulou - Miss Europe 1991
- Anna Nanousi
- Nikos Papadakis - winner of Manhunt International 1994
- Evelina Papantoniou
- Lena Paparigopoulou
- Anastasia Perraki
- Chrissoula Rodi
- Dimitra Saltou
- Panayiotis Simopoulos
- Suzi Simpson
- Irene Skliva - Miss World 1996
- Maria Spiridaki
- Katerina Stikoudi
- Marina Tsintikidou - Miss Europe 1992
- Katia Zygouli - winner of Elite Model Look contest 1996
[edit] Filmmakers
- Theo Angelopoulos
- Elia Kazan
- Michael Cacoyannis
- George P. Cosmatos
- Kostas Gavras
- Ana Kokkinos- Greek Australian filmmaker
- Nikos Koundouros
- Alexander Payne (aka Alexander Papadopoulos)
- George Stavrou
[edit] Military and political leaders
[edit] Ancient period
- Alcibiades (450–404 BCE), Athenian general and statesman
- Alexander the Great, Macedonian king and conqueror
- Antiochus III, Seleucid Monarch
- Aristides (530–468 BCE), Athenian statesman
- Cimon, Athenian leader and statesman
- Demosthenes (384–322 BCE), politician and orator
- Dionysius I, ruler of the Syracusan empire
- Epaminondas, Theban general and statesman
- Eucratides, ruler of the Bactrian Greeks
- Leonidas, Spartan king
- Lycurgus, semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver
- Lysander, Spartan general and hero during the Peloponnesian War
- Memnon of Rhodes, 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, Macedonian king and father of Alexander the Great
- Polycrates, Rhodian ruler
- Ptolemy I, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, founded a dynasty in Egypt
- Pyrrhus of Epirus, invaded Italy, became known for victories of dubious value (Pyrrhic)
- Seleucus I, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, founded dynasty in Persia
- Solon, Athenian lawmaker and archon
- Themistocles, Athenian statesman and admiral
- Xenophon, mercenary general, led and accounted march from Persia
[edit] 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
- John I Tzimisces, (969-76), Byzantine Emperor, soldier
- Johannes Bessarion, Bishop and Cardinal
- Manuel Chrysoloras, one of the pioneers in introducing Greek literature to western Europe.
- Manuel I Comnenus (1143-80),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 (963-9),Byzantine Emperor and general
- Romanus IV (1068-71), lost the fateful battle of Manzikert
- Saint Cyril (827–869), Byzantine monk, developed the Glagolitic alphabet
- Theodora, wife of Justinian I, actress, courtesan, Empress.
[edit] 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.
- Zaganos Pasha, prominent military commanders of Mehmet II
- Mimar Sinan, architect for Suleyman the Magnificent
[edit] Modern period
[edit] Greece
- John Capodistria (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 (1793 or 1795–1877), freedom fighter, politician, and later Prime Minister
- Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907–1998), President of Greece and four-time Prime Minister
- Kostas Karamanlis (1956–), current Prime Minister of Greece and leader of the New Democracy party
- 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 Papandreou (1952–), current leader of the PASOK political party and former Foreign Minister of Greece (1999-2004).
- Karolos Papoulias (1929–), current President of Greece (2005-)
- Kostas Simitis (1936–), former Prime Minister of Greece (1996-2004)
- Kostis Stephanopoulos (1926–), former President of Greece (1995-2005)
- Eleftherios Venizelos (1864–1936), Prime Minister
- Prince Nikolaos Georgios Papadopoulos III (1990--), youngest living Greek royal
[edit] Romania
- Iannis Pharmakis (d. 1821), revolutionary fighter.
[edit] Spain
- Queen Sofía of Spain (b. 1938), wife of Spain's king Juan Carlos
[edit] United Kingdom
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b. 1921), husband of UK's queen Elizabeth II, born on the island of corfu.
[edit] Musicians
[edit] Ancient period
[edit] Modern period
- Anna Vissi singer
- Nikos Karvelas composer
- Rita Abatzi musician
- Maurice Abravanel conductor
- Louis Demetrius Alvanis (b. 1960), pianist
- Ioannis Anastassakis guitarist
- Costas Andreou composer and musician
- Theodore Antoniou composer, conductor
- Grigoris Asikis singer and lyricist
- Nikolas Asimos singer and composer
- Gina Bachauer (1913–1976), pianist
- Arion semi-legendary figure
- George vemag producer ,composer of trance music (born 1984 )
- Yiorgos Batis musician
- Grigoris Bithikotsis (d. 2005), popular singer and lyricist
- Miltiades Caridis conductor
- Pavlos Carrer composer
- Petros Christo guitarist
- Nikos Christodoulou composer and conductor
- Giannis Christou composer
- Christos Dantis singer and musician
- Dionysios Demetis composer
- Odysseas Dimitriadis (1908–2005), conductor
- Dimitris Dragatakis composer
- Antiochos Evangelatos composer and conductor
- Kostas Exarhakis musician
- Eva Fampas guitarist
- Yorgos Foudoulis (b. 1964) guitarist and composer
- Gus G. guitarist
- Michalis Genitsaris singer and composer
- Christos Govetas musician
- Kostas Grigoreas guitarist and composer
- Manos Hadjidakis (1925–1994) composer
- Alkinoos Ioannidis singer and composer
- Sotiris Kakisis poet
- Anastassios Kalkandis musician
- Kalliopi singer and lyricist
- George Kallis composer
- Alexandros Kalogeras 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)
- Paraskevas Karasoulos poet and lyricist
- Nikos Karvelas composer
- Georgios Kasassoglou musician
- Antonios Katinaris musician
- Bob Katsionis musician
- Leonidas Kavakos (b. 1967), violinist
- Areti Ketime musician
- Panayiotis Kokoras musician and composer
- Iakovos Kolanian guitarist
- Stavros Koujioumtzis (1932–2005), composer and lyricist
- Rena Kyriakou pianist
- Andreas Lagios guitarist
- Alexandre Lagoya guitarist
- Tim Lambesis lead singer of As I Lay Dying, band manager for Destroy the Runner
- Leo Leandros musician and composer
- Manos Loizos (1937–1982), composer
- Sokratis Malamas singer and musician
- Nikolaos Mantzaros composer
- Giannis Markopoulos composer
- Thanos Mikroutsikos (b. 1947), composer
- Dimitris Mitropoulos, conductor
- Kostas Mountakis musician
- Georges Moustaki (Greek-French) singer and lyricist
- Terran Pantelis, New-Age pianist
- Lefteris Papadopoulos poet and lyricist
- Thanassis Papakonstantinou singer and lyricist
- Apostolos Paraskevas composer and classical guitarist
- Stelios Perpiniadis musician
- Yorgos Petridis classical composer
- Phivos lyricist
- James Raphael pianist
- Sadahzinia musician
- Spyros Samaras composer
- Dionysis Savvopoulos singer, composer and lyricist
- Kyriakos Sfetsas composer
- Dimitris Sgouros (b. 1969), pianist
- Pavlos Sidiropoulos musician
- Sifu VERSUS musician
- Nikolaos Skalkottas (1904–1949), composer
- Kostas Skarvelis composer
- Camille Stamaty Greek-French composer-pianist
- Mikis Theodorakis (b. 1925), composer
- Giorgos Theofanous composer
- Marios Tokas, composer of Cypriot origin
- Sakis Tolis musician
- Michalis Travlos composer
- Iovan Tsaous musician and composer
- Vassilis Tsitsanis (d. 1984), popular composer
- Markos Vamvakaris (d. 1973, popular composer of rebetiko
- Vangelis (b. 1943), New Age-musician and composer
- Marios Varvoglis somposer
- 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
- Maria Yiakoulis
- Yanni (b. 1954) – Composer, pianist, keyboardist
- Savvas Ysatis musician
[edit] Painters
[edit] Ancient period
- Apelles
- Aetion (4th century BCE)
- Berlin Painter
- Euphronius
- Exekias
- Parrhasius
- Pig Painter
- Polygnotus
- Zeuxis
[edit] Renaissance
- El Greco (1541–1614), born Domenicos Theotokopoulos
[edit] Modern period
- Constantine Andreou (20th century)
- Nikos Engonopoulos (20th century)
- Demetrios Farmakopoulos
- Demetrios Galanis (19th century)
- Nicholaos Gysis (19th century)
- Nikiphoros Lytras (19th century)
- Yiannis Moralis (20th century)
- Dimitris Mytaras (20th century)
- Yannis Tsarouchis 20th century)
[edit] Philosophers
[edit] Ancient period
- Anaximander, (c.610–c.546 BCE)
- Anaximenes of Miletus
- Aristotle (384–322 BCE)
- Athenagoras of Athens, (c. 133–190), early Christian apologist
- Democritus (b. 460 BCE)
- Diogenes of Sinope (412-323 BCE)
- Empedocles (490–430 BCE)
- Epictetus, (55–c.135)
- Epicurus, (341–270 BCE)
- Epimenides
- Gregory of Nazianzus
- Gregory of Nyssa
- Heraclitus
- Hypatia of Alexandria (d. 415)
- Irenaeus
- Celsus
- Leucippus
- Parmenides
- Plato (c.427–c.347 BCE)
- Plethon,(c.1355–1452)
- Plotinus
- Protagoras
- Pythagoras (582–496 BCE)
- Socrates (470–399 BCE)
- Thales of Miletus (c.624–547 BCE)
- Theophrastus
- Xenophanes
- Zeno of Citium (333–264 BCE)
- Zeno of Elea (c.495–c.430 BC)
[edit] Mediaeval Period
[edit] Scientists
[edit] Ancient period
- Archimedes
- Aristarchus of Samos
- Aristotle
- Ctesibius
- Eratosthenes
- Euclid
- Galen
- Heron of Alexandria
- Hipparchus
- Hippocrates
- Pytheas
- Strabo
- Theopompus
[edit] Mediaeval period
- Anthemius of Tralles, was 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 cent. geometer, subject of a bidding war between the Emperor and Caliph al-Mamun
[edit] Modern Period
- Georgios Papanikolaou (Doctor, Pap Smear inventor)
- Ioannis Argyris (Mathematician, Finite Element Method)
- Dimitrios Nanopoulos (Astrophysist, Cosmic Waves researcher)
- Prof. Christodoulos Stefanadis (Cardiologist,Emory University,Vice president of Athens medical School,Researcher,Inventor)
- Dimitrios Trihopoulos (Epidimiologist, former Dean of Medicine, Harvard University)
- Stylianos Danielopoulos, Professor of computer science in North Carolina University at Raleigh
- 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.
(See Academics).
[edit] Sculptors
[edit] 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
- Plato (sculptor)
- Polyclitus
- Polyeuctes
- Pheidias
- Praxiteles
- Scopas
[edit] Modern period
- Constantine Andreou (20th century)
[edit] Singers
- Chronis Aidonidis, singer
- Haris Alexiou, one of Greece's largest singer
- Giorgos Alkaios, singer
- Peter André, English-born Cypriot-Australian singer
- Lisa Andreas, represented Cyprus in the Eurovision 2004
- Marlen Angelidou, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5
- Lindsay Armaou, singer, was part of the girl band B*Witched (half Greek half Irish)
- Annette Artani, singer
- Eleftheria Arvanitaki, singer
- Maria Athanasiadou, singer
- Agnes Baltsa (b. 1944), mezzo-soprano
- Tasos Bougas, singer
- Maria Callas (1923–1977), soprano
- Aris Christofellis, soprano
- Constantinos Christoforou, represented Cyprus in the Eurovision
- Cleopatra, singer
- George Dalaras, renowned contemporary Greek singer
- Loukas Daralas, famous singer of rebetiko and father of George Dalaras
- Angela Dimitriou, singer
- Giorgos Perris, singer
- Mariana Efstratiou, singer
- Elpida, singer
- Evridiki, singer
- Maria Farantouri, singer
- Mario Frangoulis, successful tenor
- Keti Garbi, famous singer
- Sevas Hanum, singer
- Thanos Kalliris, singer
- Nektaria Karantzi, singer
- Vasilis Karras, singer
- Prodromos Kathiniotis, singer
- Stelios Kazantzidis (d. 2001), popular singer considered by many as the greatest of Greek popular music.
- Elli Kokkinou, singer
- Stelios Konstantas, singer
- Stavros Konstantinou, winning Super Idol, the Greek version of Pop Idol
- Demetres Koutsavlakis, singer
- Tim Lambesis, singer
- Vicky Leandros, singer
- Labis Livieratos, singer
- Manto, singer
- Giorgos Mazonakis, singer
- Irini Merkouri, singer
- George Michael (Georgios Panayiotou) (b. 1963), Greek-British singer
- George Missikos, singer
- Vicky Moscholiou, singer
- Nana Mouskouri, singer
- Argyris Nastopoulos, singer
- Apostolos Nikolaidis singer
- Marika Ninou, singer
- Froso Papaharalambous, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5
- Vasilis Papakonstantinou, singer
- Giannis Poulopoulos, popular singer
- Elena Paparizou, winner of Greece's first ever Eurovision victory
- Apollo Papathanasio, singer
- Alkistis Protopsalti, singer
- Irini Psyhrami, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5
- Michalis Rakintzis, singer
- Antonis Remos, singer
- Kostas Roukounas, singer
- Demis Roussos, pop singer, formerly with Vangelis in Aphrodite's Child
- Sakis Rouvas, pop singer and gymnast, performed during Closing Ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Sabrina, singer
- Eirini Sevastou, singer
- Elena Souliotis, soprano
- Nansy Stergiopoulou, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5
- Paschalis Terzis, singer
- Natassa Theodoridou, singer
- Marios Tokas, composer
- Panos Tserpes, singer
- Despina Vandi, successful pop singer
- Anna Vissi, famous singer
- Lia Vissi, singer
- Tolis Voskopoulos, singer
- Peggy Zina singer
- Marianna Zorba singer
[edit] Tycoons
- Socratis Kokkalis Telecommunications.
- Yiannis Latsis Shipping.
- George Livanos Shipping.
- Stavros Niarchos Shipping.
- Aristotle Onassis Shipping.
- Paris Latsis Shipping.
[edit] Writers
[edit] Ancient period
- Aeschylus
- Alcaeus
- Alcman
- Anacreon
- Apollodorus
- Apollonius Rhodius
- Aristophanes
- Callimachus
- Cassius Dio
- Euripides
- Eusebius of Caesarea
- Hecataeus
- Hesiod
- Homer
- Longus
- Lucan
- Menander
- Pausanias
- Pindar
- Polycarp
- Sappho
- Sophocles
- Theocritus
[edit] Mediaeval period
- Anna Comnena
- Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
- Isaac of Nineveh
- John of Damascus
- Michael Psellos
- Procopius
- Zozimus
[edit] Modern period
- Constantine P. Cavafy
- Kiki Dimoula
- Odysseus Elytis
- Demetris Th. Gotsis
- M. Karagatsis
- Kostas Karyotakis
- Nikos Kazantzakis
- Menis Koumantareas
- Kleitos Kyrou
- Stratis Myrivilis
- Alexandros Papadiamantis
- Demetris P. Papaditsas
- Yannis Ritsos
- Giorgos Seferis
- Takis Varvitsiotis
- Vassilis Vassilikos
[edit] General
- Manolis Andronikos (1919 - 1992), archaeologist, discovered the Macedonian tombs in Vergina
- Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, President of organising committee, Athens 2004 Olympic Games
- Patriarch Athenagoras, former Patriarch of Constantinople
- Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Greek-Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch (1991 to present)
- 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
- Nikos Dimou, writer and philosopher
- Olympia Dukakis, Greek-American actress
- Odysseas Elytis, poet and Nobel prizewinner
- Mario Frangoulis, opera singer
- Manolis Glezos, World War II veteran, grassroots democracy activist and politician
- Nikos Hadjinikolaou (b.1962), television news anchor, journalist
- Iakovos, Archbishop of America (d. 2005), late primate of the Greek-Orthodox Archdiocese of America
- Ictinus collaborated with Pheidias in the design of the Parthenon
- Sir Alec Issigonis, British-Greek creator of the Mini car
- Nikos Kazantzakis, poet, novelist and playwright
- 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
- Melina Mercouri, actress, singer and politician
- Dimitri Nanopoulos, quantum physicist
- Lefteris Papadopoulos (b.1935), lyricist and journalist
- Dimitris Papaioannou, director and choreographer ; creator of the 2004 Summer Olympics ceremonies
- Irene Papas, actress
- Karasoulos Paraskevas, singer
- Saint Philomena, Patron saint of the Children of Mary and Catholic Saint & Martyr
- Nicos Poulantsas, political theorist
- George Sava, entertainment lawyer
- Giorgos Seferis, poet and Nobel prizewinner
- Angelos Sikelianos, poet
- Spyros Skouras, Greek-American movie mogul, president of 20th Century Fox
- Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, journalist and campaigner
- Panayiotis Zavos, geneticist
[edit] Academics
- Constantin Caratheodory, mathematician (1920s)
- Chris Argyris, organisational theorist
- Konstantinos Axelos, 1960s situationist
- Apostolos Athanassakis, classicist
- Phaedon Avouris, nanotechnologist
- Demetrios Christodoulou, mathematical physicist
- Dimitrios Galanos, Sanskrit translator and Indologist
- Fotis Kafatos, biologist
- Jannis Kallinikos, organisational theorist
- Dimitri Kitsikis, historian, poet
- Dimitri Nanopoulos, quantum physicist
- Nicholas Negroponte, author, IT evangelist and head of MIT Media Lab
- Christos Papakyriakopoulos, mathematician
- Christos Papadimitriou, Computer Scientist
- George Papanicolaou, biologist
- John S. Paraskevopoulos, astronomer
- Haridimos Tsoukas, organisational theorist
- Nicholaos Varopoulos, mathematician
- George Vithoulkas, teacher of Homeopathic medicine
- Xenophon Zolotas, economist
[edit] See also
- List of ancient Greeks
- List of Greek Americans
- List of Greek Australians
- List of Greek Canadians
- List of Greek Jews
- List of people by nationality
