This is a list of notable Greeks .
Ancient period
Alexander I of Macedon , runner and Olympic winner
Astylos of Croton
Pheidippides Phidippides , acclaimed runner and 'inspirator' of the Olympic Marathon race , who had run back and forth between Athens and Sparta in order to relay news of the Battle of Marathon, resulting in his death from ultimate exhaustion, when in his last breath he yelled out "We (the Greeks) won". Painting by Luc-Olivier Merson , 1869.
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 Milo of Croton , wrestler and the most acclaimed ancient Olympian
Troilus of Elis
Phillip of Macedon
Modern period
Emmanouil Karalis pole vaulter
Aristotle George (Harry) Agganis baseball and American football player
Aristidis Akratopoulos tennis player
Konstantinos Akratopoulos tennis player
Giannis Antetokounmpo basketball player
Nikos Alefantos football player and manager
Anna Korakaki sport shooter and Olympic champion
Anastasios Bakasetas football player
Andreas Bouchalakis football player
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
Stefanos Dedas (born 1982), basketball head coach in the Israel Basketball Premier League
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 Pyrros Dimas in Dion, former Olympic Weightlifting three time gold medalist
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
Giannis Fetfatzidis football 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 Panagiotis Giannakis , former 1987 EuroBasket Team Captain, former Olympiacos Head coach
Stelios Giannakopoulos football player
Kleopas Giannou football player
Herodotos Giorgallas gymnast
Giannis Gitsioudis football player
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
Michalis Kalamiotis football player
Ioannis Kalitzakis football player
Georgios Kalogiannidis archer
George Kalovelonis tennis player
Marios Kaperonis boxer
Michalis Kapsis football player
Alexandros Karageorgiou archer
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
Ioannis Kastritis former basketball player and coach in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Anastasía Kelesídou discus thrower
Konstantinos Kenteris European, World and Olympic champion sprinter
Alexandros Khalkokondilis sprinter and long jumper
Hatzidakis shooter
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
Ntinos Konstantakis football player
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
Vasilios Koutsianikoulis football player
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
Greg Louganis Olympic Diver Greg Louganis , four times Greek-American Olympic Gold Medalist (Diving)
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
Kostas Mitroglou football player
Ioannis Mitropoulos gymnast
Tasos Mitropoulos football player
Georgios Mitsibonas football player
Antonis Miyiakis football player
Vaggelis Moras football player
Nikolaos Morakis shooter
Irini Mouchou , triathlete
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 Papaioannou 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 , first modern Olympics Gold Medalist (Fencing)
Sofoklis Schortsanitis
Modern period
Jacob Palaeologus (c. 1520–1585), Dominican friar, later antitrinitarian theologian; (Greek father)
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Giannis Alafouzos , ship-owner, TV station owner (Skai TV ), owner of Panathinaikos F.C .
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, EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou , EasyJet founder
Arianna Huffington , media mogul, Huffington Post founder
Socrates Kokkalis , telecommunications magnate, former owner of Olympiacos F.C.
John Latsis , shipping magnate
Spiro Latsis , banking and shipping magnate
Mike Lazaridis , founder and co-CEO of Research in Motion (RIM) Mike Lazaridis , tech entrepreneur, BlackBerry founder
Evangelos Marinakis , shipowner, TV station owner (Mega Channel ), owner of the football clubs Olympiacos F.C. and Nottingham Forest F.C.
Stavros Niarchos , shipping magnate
Aristotle Onassis , shipping magnate
Christina Onassis , shipping magnate
Athina Onassis , 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
Aliki Diplarakou , Miss Europe 1930
Elia Kazan , famous filmmaker most known for A Street Named Desire , Gentleman's Agreement , East of Eden and On the Waterfront
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
Thodoros Maragos
Gregory Markopoulos
George Miller , Australian filmmaker known for Happy Feet and Mad Max: Fury Road
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 )
Yorgos Lanthimos , Alps , Dogtooth , The Lobster
John Cassavetes , Faces , A Woman Under the Influence
Alexander the Great , king of the city state of Macedon, tutored and personally mentored by Aristotle , first united the Greek city states, then conquered the Persian Empire as well as Egypt; named and founded the city of Alexandria
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) King of Macedon, and conqueror of the Persian Empire
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 Michelangelo's rendering of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator
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 Bust of Leonidas I , famed king of Sparta who led his troops at the Battle of Thermopylae against a Persian invasion of the Greek city states, perhaps most famous for having told the Persian King Xerxes his "Molon labe ", or "Come and take them", when ordered to surrender and to give up his weapons once his unit's position had been betrayed and surrounded
Lycurgus (9th century BCE), semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver
Lysander (d.395), 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 Pericles , strategos of the city state of Athens during the Peloponnesian War
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
Constantine Lascaris , promoters of the revival of Greek learning in the Italian peninsula
Gemistus Pletho , one of the chief pioneers of the revival of learning in Western Europe
Manuel Chrysoloras , one of the pioneers in introducing Greek literature to western Europe
Johannes Bessarion , bishop and cardinal
Marcus Musurus , professor of Greek language at the University of Padua
Saint Cyril , Byzantine monk, developed the Glagolitic alphabet
Theodora (527–548), Byzantine Empress, and wife of Justinian I
Belisarius ?[note 1] Byzantine commander who served under Justinian I. Reconquered Italy and North Africa after the fall of the Western Roman Empire
Heraclius (610–641), Byzantine Emperor, won the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
Irene (797–802), Byzantine Empress, instrumental in the restoration of icons, later sanctified
Constantine VII (913–959), Byzantine Emperor and scholar, born in the Palace of the Porphyrogenitus
Basil II (963–1025), Byzantine Emperor, known as the 'Bulgar-Slayer'
Nikephoros II Phokas (963–969), Byzantine Emperor and general
Alexios I Komnenos (1048–1118), Byzantine Emperor
Romanos IV Diogenes (1068–1071), lost the fateful Battle of Manzikert
Manuel I Komnenos (1143–1180), Byzantine Emperor, was responsible for a distinct revival of Byzantine fortunes until his defeat at Myriokephalon
Michael VIII Palaiologos (1259–1261, and 1261–1282), Nicene and Byzantine Emperor, recaptured Constantinople from the Latins
Constantine XI Palaiologos (1449–1453), last Byzantine Emperor, died at the fall of Constantinople
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)
Laskarina Bouboulina , privateer, naval commander, Greek nationalist fighter
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 Kapodistrias (1776–1831), first President of the free and unified Greek state, last President of the first Greek republic Ioannis Kapodistrias, first Prime Minister of the modern Greek state
Georgios Hatzianestis (1863–1922), General
Konstantinos Kanaris (c. 1794–1877), freedom fighter, admiral, and Prime Minister of Greece
Constantine I (1868–1923), King of Greece
Constantine II (1940–2023), King of Greece
George II (1890–1947), King of Greece
Paul (1901–1964), King of Greece
Nikolaos Gioulekas , Captain in the Greek War of Independence of 1821
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 Theodoros Kolokotronis , leading Greek general in the Greek Revolution for Independence against 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 Ioannis Metaxas in 1937, Fascist dictator of Greece who refused the invasion of Italian troops, famously responding to Benito Mussolini , "Then it is war".
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 (1929–2021), current President of Greece (2005–)
Kostas Simitis (born 1936), former prime minister of Greece (1996–2004)
Kostis Stephanopoulos (1926–2016), 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
Maria Theofili (fl. from 1990s), diplomat, Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations
Eleftherios Venizelos (1864–1936), Prime Minister of Greece during Balkan Wars and First World War Eleutherios Venizelos , liberal Prime Minister of Greece during the Balkan Wars and World War I , pushing for a Megali Idea strategy against the Ottoman Empire during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Nikos Zachariadis (1903–1973), former Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) (1931–1957)
Modern period
Rita Abatzi musician
Maurice Abravanel conductor
Haris Alexiou singer
Louis Demetrius Alvanis (born 1960) pianist
Costas Andreou composer and musician
Steve Angello DJ producer, member of Swedish House Mafia
Theodore Antoniou composer, conductor
Grigoris Asikis singer and lyricist
Nikolas Asimos singer and composer
Nicolas Astrinidis Romanian-born composer who settled in Thessaloniki
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
Eleni Foureira (born 1987) singer
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 Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand vocalist and guitarist Alex Kapranos
Eleni Karaindrou composer
Herbert von Karajan (Herbert Karajannis) (1908–1989) (Austrian of Greek origin)
Nikos Karvelas composer
Antonios Katinaris musician
Bob Katsionis musician
Akis Katsoupakis (born 1972) musician, composer, and record producer
Leonidas Kavakos (born 1967) violinist
Stelios Kazantzidis singer
Areti Ketime musician
Panayiotis Kokoras musician and composer
Iakovos Kolanian guitarist
Yannis Kotsiras singer and songwriter
Stavros Koujioumtzis (1932–2005) composer and lyricist
Rena Kyriakou pianist
Andreas Lagios guitarist
Alexandre Lagoya guitarist
Leo Leandros musician and composer
Tommy Lee drummer Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee
Manos Loizos (1937–1982) composer
Sokratis Malamas singer and musician
Nikolaos Mantzaros composer
Giannis Markopoulos composer
Kostas Martakis singer
Marinella singer-songwriter Marinella in 2006, classical Greek singer and songwriter
Thanos Mikroutsikos composer
Dimitri Minakakis former singer for mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan
Dimitris Mitropanos singer, notably the greatest Laika singer of the modern age
Dimitris Mitropoulos conductor[9]
Kostas Mountakis musician
Takis Mousafiris , composer and songwriter
Georges Moustaki (Greek-French) singer and lyricist
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
Helena Paparizou singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Helena Paparizou in 2013, Eurovision winner of 2005
Apostolos Paraskevas composer and classical guitarist
Stelios Perpiniadis musician
Yannis Philippakis frontman of Foals (band)
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
Paschalis Terzis singer
Mikis Theodorakis (1925–2021)[10] composer
Sonia Theodoridou opera singer
Giorgos Theofanous composer
Marios Tokas composer of Cypriot origin
Sakis Tolis musician
Michalis Travlos composer
Tatiana Troyanos mezzo-soprano[11]
Eleni Tsaligopoulou (born 1963) singer
Iovan Tsaous musician and composer
Vassilis Tsitsanis popular composer
Markos Vamvakaris popular composer of rebetiko
Despina Vandi singer
Vangelis (Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou) (1943–2022) musician and composer
Anna Rezan performer and lyricist
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 Yanni , Kalamata native world-famous Greek composer, pianist and keyboardist
Savvas Ysatis musician
Sarah P. musician, lyricist, singer
George Zervanos (1930–2006) operatic tenor
Bust of Aristotle , the most influential and cited philosopher in history, student of Plato and teacher and tutor of Alexander the Great
Plato , as painted by Michelangelo, whose The Republic and other works on morality and politics are listed as some of the most influential works in philosophy
Ancient period
Anaxarchus of Abdera (c. 380–320 BCE )
Anaximander (c. 610–546 BCE)
Anaximenes of Miletus (c. 585–528 BCE)
Archimedes (c. 287–212 BCE)
Aristotle (384–322 BCE)
Athenagoras of Athens (c. 133–190), early Christian apologist
Celsus (second century CE)
Democritus (c. 460–370 BCE)
Diogenes of Sinope (412–323 BCE)
Empedocles (490–430 BCE)
Epictetus (55–c. 135 CE)
Epicurus (341–270 BCE)
Epimenides (seventh or sixth century BCE), semi-mythical Greek seer
Eratosthenes (c. 276–195 BCE), mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist
Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 329 – 25 January 390)
Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335–395)
Hecataeus of Abdera (fourth century BCE)
Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BCE)
Hypatia of Alexandria (c. 360–415 CE)
Irenaeus (c. 140–202 CE)
Leucippus (fifth century BCE)
Parmenides (late sixth or early fifth century BCE)
Pherecydes of Syros (sixth century BCE)
Plato (c. 427–347 BCE)
Plotinus (c. 205–270 CE)
Protagoras (c. 490–420 BCE)
Pyrrho (c. 360 – c. 270 BC), founder of Pyrrhonism
Pythagoras (582–496 BCE)
Sextus Empiricus (c. 160 – c. 210 CE)
Socrates (470–399 BCE) Socrates , teacher of Plato , Xenophon , Antisthenes , and Aristippus
Thales of Miletus (c. 624–547 BCE)
Theagenes of Patras (fl. c. 160 CE)
Theophrastus (c. 371–287 BCE)
Xenophanes (c. 570–475 BCE)
Zeno of Citium (333–264 BCE)
Zeno of Elea (c. 495–430 BC)
Archimedes , ancient influential inventor and scientist; spearheaded insights into mathematical calculus.
Modern period
Georgios Papanikolaou , scientist and inventor; developed the pap test , named after him, in order to treat and prevent ovarian cancer.
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
Constantinos Daskalakis , computer scientist
Aristotle Onassis in 1932, who later would create one of the largest shipping conglomerates of his day; married American first lady and widow Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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
Ioanna-Maria Gertsou (born 1979), activist
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
Hipparch
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
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
Grigoris Papaioannou, world known magician, illusionist, escapologist; professionally known as Blonde Magician
Athanasios Sakellarios , educator, scholar and folklorist
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
Dimitrios Tsoukas , orthopaedic surgeon
Iannis Xenakis , modernist composer
Panayiotis Zavos , geneticist
Adamantios Vassilakis , diplomat
Helene Ahrweiler , byzantinologist
Constantin Carathéodory , mathematician (1920s)
Chris Argyris , organisational theorist
Konstantinos Axelos , 1960s Situationist
Apostolos Athanassakis , classicist
Anthony Kaldellis , historian
Phaedon Avouris , nanotechnologist
Demetrios Christodoulou , mathematical physicist
George Constantinides , economist
Echephyllides , Ancient Greek grammarian or historian[13]
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
This is a list of ethnic Greeks who were born after the Declaration of the Greek War of Independence (1821), outside the borders of the Greek state . The list does not include Greeks born in the diasporan communities or Greeks of Cyprus (after its independence in 1960), but only Greeks born in the traditional Greek homelands (the Balkans , Anatolia and the Eastern Mediterranean shores).
Clerics
Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens (1881–1949): Gratini , Thrace , then part of the Ottoman Empire
Archbishop Spyridon of Athens (1873–1956): Chili, Ottoman Empire
Ecumenical Patriarch Joachim III of Constantinople (1834–1912): Constantinople , Ottoman Empire
Ecumenical Patriarch Maximus V of Constantinople (1897–1972): Sinope , Ottoman Empire
Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886–1972): Vasilikón, Ioannina , Epirus , then part of the Ottoman Empire
Archbishop Iakovos of America (1911–2005): Imbros , Ottoman Empire
Makarios III (1913–1977): Panagia, Paphos , Cyprus , then part of the British Empire
Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrius I of Constantinople (1914–1991): Constantinople , Ottoman Empire
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940–): Imbros , Turkey
Military and political leaders
Stephanos Skouloudis (1838–1928): Constantinople , Ottoman Empire ; Prime Minister of Greece
Georgios Theotokis (1844–1916): Corfu , United States of the Ionian Islands then part of the British Empire ; Prime Minister of Greece
Spyridon Lambros (1851–1919): Corfu , United States of the Ionian Islands then part of the British Empire ; Prime Minister of Greece
Themistoklis Sophoulis (1860–1949): Vathy, Samos , then an autonomous principality under Ottoman suzerainty; Prime Minister of Greece
Eleftherios Venizelos (1864–1936): Mournies , Chania , Crete, then part of the Ottoman Empire ; Prime Minister of Greece
Emmanouil Tsouderos (1882–1956): Rethymno , Crete , then part of the Ottoman Empire ; Prime Minister of Greece
Konstantinos Tsaldaris (1884–1970): Alexandria , Khedivate of Egypt , Prime Minister of Greece
Alexandros Svolos (1892–1956): Krusevo , Ottoman Empire , Prime Minister of Greece
Sophoklis Venizelos (1894–1964): Chania , Crete, then part of the Ottoman Empire ; Prime Minister of Greece
Evripidis Bakirtzis (1895–1947): Kozani , Macedonia ; then part of the Ottoman Empire ; leader of the Political Committee of National Liberation during World War II
Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907–1998): Proti, Serres , then part of the Ottoman Empire ; Prime Minister and then President of Greece
History of the Later Roman Empire: From the Death of Theodosius I to the death of Justinian volume 2, by J. B. Bury p. 56
Count Marcellinus and His Chronicle by Brian Croke, p. 75
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