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Languages and dialects

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History of Greece

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Actors/actresses

Ancient period

• Metrobius
• Thespis

Modern period

• Treva Porksta
• Alekos Alexandrakis
• Criss Angel
• Jennifer Aniston
• Yannis Bezos
• Michael Chiklis
• Cybele
• Georges Corraface
• Jacques Damala
• Rika Diallina
• Lavrentis Dianellos
• Alberto Eskenazy
• Tina Fey
• Mimis Fotopoulos
• Constantinos Hilas
• Dimitris Horn
• Maria Kanellis
• Tzeni Karezi
• Elias Koteas
• Giorgos Konstadinou
• Lambros Konstantaras
• Nikos Kourkoulos
• Ellie Lambeti
• Marilita Lambropoulou
• Zoe Laskari
• Lakis Lazopoulos
• Thanos Leivaditis
• Stelios Mainas
• Melina Mercouri
• Maria Menounos
• Panos Mihalopoulos
• Alexis Minotis
• Sotiris Moustakas
• Christos Natsios
• Sapfo Notara
• Anna-Maria Papaharalambous
• Dimitris Papamichael
• Tatiana Papamoschou
• Keti Papanika
• Irene Papas
• Katina Paxinou
• Elizabeth Perkins
• Dimitris Poulikakos
• Sakis Rouvas
• Telly Savalas
• James N. Sears aka "Dimitri The Lover"
• Nikos Sergianopoulos
• Mena Suvari
• Kostas Sommer
• John Stamos
• Corinna Tsopei - Miss Universe 1964
• Stratos Tzortzoglou
• Nia Vardalos - "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
• Thanassis Veggos
• Rena Vlahopoulou
• Aliki Vougiouklaki
• Andréas Voutsinas
• Nikos Xanthopoulos
• Billy Zane
• Voula Zouboulaki
• Amy Sedaris
• Vasileios Anagnostopoulos

Adventurers

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

Athletes

Ancient period

• Alexander I of Macedon - runner and Olympic winner
• 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
• Diagoras of Rhodes

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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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
• 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
• 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 (born 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
• 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 (born 1977), basketball player, Euroleague Final Four MVP in 2006
• Manolis Papamakarios basketball player
• Christos Papanikolaou pole vaulter
• George Papas Rugby Union Player^[1]
• 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 (born 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 hurdler
• Dimitrios Regas sprinter
• Efthimios Rentzias basketball player
• Elpida Romantzi archer
• Nicolas Rossolimo chess player
• Georgios Roubanis pole vaulter
• Sakis Rouvas pole vaulter (Track team/dekathlon)
• 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
• Paris Thatos highschool rower
• 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 (born 1971), footballer, captain of Greek European Championship winning team
• Akis Zikos football player
• Nikos Zisis basketball player
• Khristos Zoumis

 George Costidis

Vladimir Triandafillov military Theorist

Clerics

Medieval period

• Saints Cyril and Methodius, monks and scholars, inventors of the Cyrillic alphabet
• 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

See also:

• List of Constantinople patriarchs
• List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Jerusalem
• List of Archbishops of Athens
• List of Archbishops of Cyprus

Entrepreneurs

• Sam Benrubi
• Yiannis Carras (died 1989), ship-owner, creator of Porto Carras Resort
• John D. Chandris and family, shipping industry, cruises
• Yiannis Dritsas, Giannis inventor of Frappe
• Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou (born 1967), entrepreneur (born to Cypriot parents)
• Socrates Kokkalis (born 1938), telecommunications magnate, owner of Olympiacos
• Sir Eddie Kulukundis, entrepreneur and arts patron
• George Livanos (1926–1997), shipping magnate
• John Latsis (1910–2003), shipping magnate
• Spiro Latsis (born 1947), banking and shipping magnate
• Stavros Niarchos (1908–1996), shipping magnate
• Aristotle Onassis (1906–1975), shipping magnate
• Christina Onassis (1950–1988), shipping magnate
• Athina Onassis Roussel (born 1985), granddaughter of Aristotle Onassis
• James N. Sears aka "Dimitri The Lover"
• Basil Zaharoff (1849–1936), arms trader and financier
• Mike Lazaridis (born 1961), founder and co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM)

Explorers

Ancient period

• Colaeus
• Herodotus of Halicarnassus (c. 484 – c. 420 BCE)
• Nearchus (360–312 BCE)
• Pytheas (380–310 BCE)
• Scylax
• Xenophon (c. 435 – c. 355 BCE)

Medieval period

• Cosmas Indicopleustes

Early Modern

• Juan de Fuca aka Apostolos Valerianos, born Ioannis (John) Phocas

Fashion designers

• Vasso Damkou - accessories designer
• Vlassis Holevas
• Thanos Karampatsos - interior and graphic designer
• Sophia Kokosalaki, haute couture, women, designer for the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Christina Kotsilelou - accessories designer
• Panagiotis Papadopoulos, swimwear designer for Panos Emporio (based in Sweden)
• John Varvatos, haute couture - men
• Peter Speliopoulos, vice President, DKNY design
• Bulgari-fashion jewellers of Greek origin
• James Galanos
• Patricia Field
• Nick Verreos
• Jean Desses, fashion designer in the 1940s to 1960s

Fashion models

• Marios Lekkas
• 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
• Daniela Eleftheraki
• Katerina Georgiadou
• Jenny Hiloudaki
• Olympia Hopsonidou
• Valia Kakouti
• Katerina Kanonidou
• Irini Karra
• Alex Kavadias
• Vicky Kaya model
• Vaso Kolida model
• Anastassia Kourkoulos
• Demetres Koutsavlakis
• Olga Kypriotou
• Christina Lekka - Miss International 1994
• Vasia Loi
• Katerina Manabi
• Kim Mantzouratou
• Katia Margaritoglou
• Maria Menounos
• 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

Filmmakers

• Theo Angelopoulos
• Elia Kazan
• Michael Cacoyannis
• John Cassavetes
• George P. Cosmatos
• Kostas Gavras
• Constantinos Hilas
• Peter Kambasis- Greek Canadian filmmaker
• Ana Kokkinos- Greek Australian filmmaker
• Nikos Koundouros
• Alexander Payne (aka Alexander Papadopoulos)
• George Stavrou
• James N. Sears aka "Dimitri The Lover"
• George Miller (producer), Greek-Australian director of Mad Max, Babe: Pig in the City, Happy Feet
• Dean Tavoularis
• Gregory Markopoulos
• Penelope Spheeris
• Andy Sidaris
• Milton Katselas
• Nick Cassavetes
• Alexandra Cassavetes

Military and political leaders

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 IIIthe Great, (c241-187 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, 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, (c356-285) Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, founded a dynasty in Egypt
• Pyrrhus of Epirus, (c318-272)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

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 (969–976), Byzantine Emperor, soldier
• Johannes Bessarion, Bishop and Cardinal
• Manuel Chrysoloras, one of the pioneers in introducing Greek literature to western Europe.
• Manuel I Comnenus (1143–1180),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)
• Pargalıd 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.
• Zaganos Pasha, prominent military commanders of Mehmet II
• Mimar Sinan, architect for Suleyman the Magnificent
• Kosem Sultan

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), current 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)
• Triandafyllidis.V , developer of military deep operations
• Aris Velouchiotis (August 27, 1905 – June 16, 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)

Canada

• John Cannis
• Jim Karygiannis
• George Apostolou La Vie Entertainment
• Dimitrious Manalakos, Montreal Notary Philanthropist
• Philippos Balabanos, Filmaker,ΣAE Canada:Quebec, Montreal Delegate

Austria

• Maria Vassilakou, (MP) Greens

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

• John Hatzistergos - Attorney General, NSW
• Jenny Mikakos - politician, VIC
• Sophie Mirabella - federal politician
• Maria Vamvakinou - politician
• Arthur Sinodinos - Prime Minister's Chief of Staff
• Petro Georgiou - Federal Politician
• Peter Tsoukalas- Civil Engineer
• Maria Panagiotidis- Magistrate
• Chris Kourakis- South Australian Supreme Court Judge

United States

• Michael Dukakis, Democrat presidential candidate
• John Podesta, White House Chief of Staff for Bill Clinton, head of Obama transition
• George Argyros, Republican US ambassador to Spain
• George Stephanopoulos, Democrat and journalist
• Tom C. Korologos, Republican organiser and US ambassador
• Paul Tsongas, Democrat presidential candidate
• George Christopher
• Mike Bilirakis, US House of Representatives (FL)
• Phil Angelides California State Treasurer's Office
• George Gekas, US House of Representatives (PA)
• Olympia Snowe
• Paul Spyros Sarbanes
• Maria Pappas
• Jenny Mikakos
• Maria Vamvakinou
• Sophie Panopoulos
• Andrew Manatos
• Daphnae Karavantos
• Spiro Agnew, thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States

Musicians

Ancient period

• Alypius composer
• Terpander poet and kitharode

Modern period

• Rita Abatzi musician
• Maurice Abravanel conductor
• Louis Demetrius Alvanis (born 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
• Yiorgos Batis musician
• Grigoris Bithikotsis (died 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 (born 1964) guitarist and composer
• Gus G. guitarist
• Katy Garbi singer
• 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 (born 1967), violinist
• Stelios Kazantzidis singer
• Areti Ketime musician
• Panayiotis Kokoras musician and composerlos
• Iakovos Kolanian guitarist
• Stavros Koujioumtzis (1932–2005), composer and lyricist
• Rena Kyriakou pianist
• Andreas Lagios guitarist
• Alexandre Lagoya guitarist
• Tim Lambesis singer
• Leo Leandros musician and composer
• Manos Loizos (1937–1982), composer
• Sokratis Malamas singer and musician
• Nikolaos Mantzaros composer
• Giannis Markopoulos composer
• Kostas Martakis - Greek representative for Eurovision 2008
• Thanos Mikroutsikos (born 1947), composer
• Dimitris Mitropoulos, conductor
• Kostas Mountakis musician
• Georges Moustaki (Greek-French) singer and lyricist
• Terran Pantelis, New-Age pianist
• Tzimis Panousis, musician
• Lefteris Papadimitriou, compoer and performer
• Lefteris Papadopoulos poet and lyricist
• Thanassis Papakonstantinou singer and lyricist
• Apostolos Paraskevas composer and classical guitarist
• Stelios Perpiniadis musician
• Yorgos Petridis classical composer
• Yiorgos Pitsakis musician
• Phivos lyricist
• James Raphael pianist
• Sadahzinia musician
• Sakis Rouvas singer and guitarrist
• Spyros Samaras composer
• Dionysis Savvopoulos singer, composer and lyricist
• Kyriakos Sfetsas composer
• Dimitris Sgouros (born 1969), pianist
• Pavlos Sidiropoulos musician
• Sifu VERSUS musician
• Nikolaos Skalkottas (1904–1949), composer
• Kostas Skarvelis composer
• Camille-Marie Stamaty Greek-French composer-pianist
• Mikis Theodorakis (born 1925), composer
• Giorgos Theofanous composer
• Marios Tokas, composer of Cypriot origin
• Sakis Tolis musician
• Michalis Travlos composer
• Iovan Tsaous musician and composer
• Vassilis Tsitsanis (died 1984), popular composer
• Markos Vamvakaris (died 1973), popular composer of rebetiko
• Despina Vandi singer
• Vangelis (born 1943), New Age-musician and composer
• Marios Varvoglis composer
• Anna Vissi singer
• Kostas Vretos guitarrist
• Christos Papadopolous Worsley progressive bassist and lyricist
• 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 (born 1954) – Composer, pianist, keyboardist
• Savvas Ysatis musician
• Tommy Lee musician, drummer for Mötley Crüe
• George Karaspyros Jazz/Rock Fusion Guitarist
• Elena Paparizou singer, winner of the Eurovison Song Contest 2005
• [[NikiVee - Nick Varnalis] Composer, keyboard, electronic musician

Painters

Ancient period

• Apelles
• Aetion (4th century BCE)
• Berlin Painter
• Euphronius
• Exekias
• Parrhasius
• Polygnotus
• Zeuxis

Renaissance

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

Modern period

• Theophilos Hatzimihail (19th century)
• Demetrios Galanis (19th century)
• Nicholaos Gysis (19th century)
• Nikiphoros Lytras (19th century)
• Constantine Andreou (20th century and first few years of 21st century)
• Nikos Engonopoulos (20th century)
• Demetrios Farmakopoulos (20th century)
• Yiannis Moralis (20th century)
• Dimitris Mytaras (20th century)
• Marie Spartali (19th century)
• Yannis Tsarouchis (20th century)
• Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (20th century)
• Nikos Nikolaou (20th century)
• Konstantinos Parthenis (20th century)
• Christos Kapralos
• Vassilis Karakatsanis (20th and 21st century)
• Aris Kalaizis (21st 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 (died 415)
• Irenaeus
• Leucippus
• Parmenides
• Pherecydes
• 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)
• Theagenes
• Theophrastus
• Xenophanes
• Zeno of Citium (333–264 BCE)
• Zeno of Elea (c. 495 – c. 430 BC)

Medieval period

• Leo VI the Wise
• Michael Psellos

Modern period

• Adamantios Korais
• Anthimos Gazis
• Nikos Kazantzakis
• Costas Axelos
• Cornelius Castoriadis
• Michail Papageorgiou
• Nicos Poulantzas
• Ioannis Theodorakopoulos
• Christos Yannaras
• Emmanuel Clapsis professor of dogmatic theology at HCHC

Scientists and Engineers

Ancient period

• Anaximander
• Apollonius of Perga
• Archimedes
• Archytas
• Aristarchos of Samos
• Aristotle
• Autolycus of Pitane
• Ctesibius
• Diophantus
• Eratosthenes
• Euclid
• Eudoxus of Cnidus
• Eupalinos
• Galen
• Heron of Alexandria
• Hipparchos
• Hippocrates
• Hypatia of Alexandria
• Meton of Athens
• Parmenides
• Posidonios
• Ptolemy (possibly)
• Pythagoras of Samos
• Sostratus of Cnidus
• Strabo
• Thales of Miletus
• Theon
• Theopompus

Medieval 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
• 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
• Christos Papadimitriou, computer scientist
• Manolis Andronikos, archaeologist
• Spyridon Marinatos, archaeologist
• 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.
• John Iliopoulos, Physicist.
• Stan Gronthos, Stem Cell Researcher
• Alexandros Papadopoulos, inventor and radar scientist
• Panayiotis Zavos, geneticist
• Joseph Sifakis, computer scientist
• Peter Tsoukalas, Civil Engineer

(See Academics).

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
• Plato (philosopher)
• Polyclitus
• Polyeuctes
• Pheidias
• Praxiteles
• Scopas

Modern period

• Constantine Andreou (20th century)
• Jannis Kounellis
• Memos Makris
• Thodoros Papadimitriou
• Nikolaos Pavlopoulos
• Panayiotis Vassilakis
• Lydia Venieri
• Constantin Xenakis

Singers

• Dimitrios Mitropanos, one of Greece's Best Singers
• Chronis Aidonidis, singer
• Haris Alexiou, one of Greece's most acclaimed singers
• 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 (born 1944), mezzo-soprano
• Tasos Bougas, singer
• Maria Callas (1923–1977), soprano
• Aris Christofellis, sopranist
• 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
• Stratos Dionisiou, singer
• Giorgos Perris, singer
• Mariana Efstratiou, singer
• Elpida, singer
• Evridiki, singer
• Maria Farantouri, singer
• Mario Frangoulis, tenor
• Keti Garbi, famous singer
• Sevas Hanum, singer
• Thanos Kalliris, singer
• Nektaria Karantzi, singer
• Vasilis Karras, singer
• Prodromos Kathiniotis, singer
• Stelios Kazantzidis (died 2001), popular singer considered by many as the greatest of Greek popular music.
• Panos Kiamos, singer
• 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
• Mando, singer
• Kostas Martakis, finalist in Greek Eurovision choice of 2008
• Giorgos Mazonakis, singer
• Irini Merkouri, singer
• George Michael (Georgios Panayiotou), Greek-British singer
• Sarbel Michael, singer, represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
• 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 (also known as Helena Paparizou), singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 on behalf of Greece
• Apollo Papathanasio, singer
• Giannis Ploutarxos, 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, successful World Music Award-winning pop/rock singer, multi-instrumentalist, actor and former gymnast, performed during Closing Ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, co-hosted the 2006 contest in Athens and will be the Greek representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.
• Sabrina, singer
• Kalomoira Saranti, Greek American singer, represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
• 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 singer and the first Greek artist with a #1 in Billboard (Dance charts-USA) and a World Music Award 2002
• Alex Varkatzas, Lead singer of Metalcore band, Atreyu
• Anna Vissi, successful singer, best selling female Greek artist, voted best female vocalist in 2000
• Lia Vissi, singer
• Tolis Voskopoulos, singer
• Peggy Zina singer
• Marianna Zorba singer
• Melina Kana singer
• George Dalaras singer

Tycoons

• Socratis Kokkalis Telecommunications.
• Yiannis Latsis Shipping.
• George Livanos Shipping.
• Stavros Niarchos Shipping.
• Aristotle Onassis Shipping.
• Paris Latsis Shipping.
• John A. Catsimatidis Energy. Retail. Real Estate. Transportation.
• John Paul Papanicolaou Shipping.
• Constantino Papadopoulos Shipping. Energy. Retail. Real Estate. Transportation. Telecommunications.

Writers

Ancient period

• Aeschylus
• Alcaeus
• Alcman
• Anacreon
• Apollodorus
• Apollonius Rhodius
• Aristophanes
• Callimachus
• Cassius Dio
• Euripides
• Eusebius of Caesarea
• Hecataeus of Miletus
• Hecataeus of Abdera
• Hesiod
• Homer
• Longus
• Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, frequently called Lucan
• Menander
• Pausanias
• Pindar
• Polycarp
• Sappho
• Sophocles
• Theocritus

Medieval period

• Anna Comnena
• Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
• Isaac of Nineveh
• John of Damascus
• Michael Psellos
• Procopius
• Zozimus

Modern period

• Andreas Kalvos
• Aris Alexandrou
• Manolis Anagnostakis
• Iason Athanasiadis
• Constantine P. Cavafy
• Athanasios Christopoulos
• Constance Constant
• Kiki Dimoula
• Maro Douka
• Odysseus Elytis Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 1979
• Andreas Embirikos
• Nikos Engonopoulos
• Rigas Feraios
• Nikos Gatsos
• Kostis Gimossoulis
• Demetris Th. Gotsis
• Sotiris Kakisis
• Andreas Kalvos
• Iakovos Kambanelis
• M. Karagatsis
• Paraskevas Karasoulos
• Nikos Karouzos
• Kostas Karyotakis
• Nikos Kavvadias
• Nikos Kazantzakis
• Antigone Kefala
• Yannis Kondos
• Menis Koumantareas
• Dimitris P. Kraniotis
• Kleitos Kyrou
• Napoleon Lapathiotis
• Christoforos Liontakis
• Dimitris Lyacos
• Jenny Mastoraki
• Lorentzos Mavilis
• Stratis Myrivilis
• Kostis Palamas
• Alexandros Panagoulis
• Alexandros Papadiamantis
• Demetris P. Papaditsas
• George Pavlopoulos
• Maria Polydouri
• Lefteris Poulios
• Ioannis Psycharis
• Yannis Ritsos
• Miltos Sachtouris
• Giorgos Seferis
• Angelos Sikelianos
• Takis Sinopoulos
• Giannis Skarimpas
• Dionysios Solomos
• Alexandros Soutsos
• Alexis Stamatis
• Theodore Stephanides
• Vassilis Steriadis
• Nanos Valaoritis
• Kostas Varnalis
• Takis Varvitsiotis
• Vassilis Vassilikos
• Haris Vlavianos

General

• Manolis Andronikos (1919–1992), archaeologist, discovered the Macedonian tombs in Vergina
• Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece (1998-2008)
• 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
• 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 (born 1962), television news anchor, journalist
• Iakovos, Archbishop of America (died 2005), late primate of the Greek-Orthodox Archdiocese of America
• 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
• Spyridon Marinatos, archaeologist
• Melina Mercouri, actress, singer and politician
• Dimitri Nanopoulos, quantum physicist
• Lefteris Papadopoulos (born 1935), lyricist and journalist
• Dimitris Papaioannou, director and choreographer  ; creator of the 2004 Summer Olympics ceremonies
• Irene Papas, actress
• Paraskevas Karasoulos, singer
• Saint Philomena, Patron saint of the Children of Mary and Catholic Saint & 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 prizewinner
• Angelos Sikelianos, poet
• Spyros Skouras, Greek-American movie mogul, president of 20th Century Fox
• Alex Spanos, Greek-American magnate
• Arianna Stassinopoulos, campaigner and journalist
• Iannis Xenakis, modernist composer
• Panayiotis Zavos, geneticist
• Adamantios Vassilakis, diplomat

Academics

• Constantin Caratheodory, mathematician (1920s)
• Chris Argyris, organisational theorist
• Konstantinos Axelos, 1960s Situationist
• Apostolos Athanassakis, classicist
• Phaedon Avouris, nanotechnologist
• Demetrios Christodoulou, mathematical physicist
• George Constantinides, economist
• Dimitrios Galanos, Sanskrit translator and Indologist
• Fotis Kafatos, biologist
• Jannis Kallinikos, organisational theorist
• Ioannis Karatzas, Mathematician
• Dimitri Kitsikis, historian, poet
• 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
• Shelby Spain, influential school administrator
• Vladimir Triandafillov (Triantafyllidis), Military strategist
• Haridimos Tsoukas, organisational theorist
• Nicholaos Varopoulos, mathematician
• George Vithoulkas, teacher of Homeopathic medicine
• Xenophon Zolotas, economist

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

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