List of Greek Americans

The following is a list of notable Greek Americans, including both original immigrants of full or partial Greek descent who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

Architecture

George J. Efstathiou – architect
Costas Kondylis – architect
Nicholas Negroponte – architect and computer scientist

Business

Automobiles

Elena Ford – Ford Motor Company heiress and officer

Agriculture

Peter J. Taggares

Alcoholic beverages

C. Dean Metropoulos – owner of Pabst Brewing Company

Chemicals and petroleum

Andrew N. Liveris – CEO of Dow Chemical Company
Andrew Liveris CEO of Dow Chemical Company
William S. Stavropoulos – past CEO and Chairman of The Dow Chemical Company
William Tavoulareas – president of Mobil Oil Corporation
Van Vlahakis – founder of Earth Friendly Products

Computer software & hardware

Michael Capellas – terminal CEO of MCI and Compaq
Greg Papadopoulos – senior vice president and chief technical officer of Sun Microsystems Inc.
Stratton Sclavos – president & CEO of VeriSign
Ed Zander – CEO of Motorola and former president of Sun Microsystems
George Perlegos - Computer scientist and engineer. Founder and former CEO of ATMEL
Ed Zander CEO of Motorola

Consumer products

John Paul DeJoria – cofounder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products
Tom Kartsotis – founder of Fossil Group and Shinola Detroit
Tom Kartsotis, founder of Fossil Group meeting with then Secretary of Labor Tom Perez
Leo Stefanos – inventor of the Dove Bar

Education

John Brademas – president of New York University
Peter Diamandopoulos – president of Adelphi University
Linda P.B. Katehi-Tseregounis – chancellor of the University of California, Davis
Constantine Papadakis – president of Drexel University
Paul Vallas – CEO of the Chicago Public Schools

Entertainment and media

Akim Anastopoulo – Featured judge on Eye for an Eye. Executive producer of Crackle’s Men of West Hollywood; co-owner of the series’ production company, Get Me Out Productions.
Kary Antholis – senior vice president for miniseries at HBO
John P. Avlon, author, political commentator, CNN Senior Political Analyst and former Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast ^[1]
Nickolas Davatzes – retired president and CEO of A&E Television Networks
Jim Gianopoulos – chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures
Jim Gianopoulos CEO of Paramount Pictures
George Kerasotes – one of the founders of Kerasotes Theatres, and United Theatre Owners of Illinois in 1947.
Oren Koules – entrepreneur, film producer, and professional sports executive
Alexander Pantages – vaudeville and early motion picture producer and impresario
Ted Sarandos – chief content officer for Netflix
Charles Skouras – movie magnate, president of Fox Coast West and National Pictures
George Skouras – movie magnate, president of United Artists
Spyros Skouras – movie magnate, president of 20th Century Fox
George Lois – advertising executive (ESPN, USA Today, Xerox, MTV, Wolfschmidt, Tommy Hilfiger), "Fizz Fizz What a Relief it Is", "No Dancing in the (a)Isles" "Crazy People" (Big break hired by Rossides for Javits 1960)
Spyros Skouras, president of 20th Century Fox from 1942 to 1962

Finance and venture capital

Peter Barris – American venture capitalist, FDA
Peter Barris Greek-American venture capitalist, known for launching Groupon and CareerBuilder
Zoe Cruz – ex co-president of Morgan Stanley
Jamie Dimon – (Papademetriou) - CEO of JPMorgan Chase, grandson of Smyrna broker
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase
John Calamos – founder of Calamos Investments
Peter Peterson (Petropoulos) - ex-CEO of Bell & Howell, Lehman Bros, chair of Council on Foreign Relations, chair BlackStone, Nixon Commerce Scy
William Spell – founder and current president of Spell Capital Partners
Mike Vranos – hedge fund manager
Mike Vranos Hedge fund manager for Kidder, Peabody & Co.
Harry Wilson – former investor and restructuring expert
Jim Chanos - founder and president of Kynikos Associates

Game design

Alex Rigopulos – video game designer, cofounder of Harmonix Music Systems

Inventor

George Ballas – inventor of the weed eater, father of dancer Corky Ballas and grandfather to dancer Mark Ballas

Medical devices and pharmaceuticals

Peter M. Nicholas – cofounder of Boston Scientific Corporation
P. Roy Vagelos – M.D. and former chairman and CEO of Merck
Albert Bourla - Ph.D. CEO of Pfizer

Retail

Sophia Amoruso – founder and owner of Nasty Gal
John Catsimatidis – founder of Gristedes Foods
John Catsimatidis Billionaire businessman and Republican primary challenger for New York City mayoral election, 2013
Tom Carvel – founder of the Carvel franchise
The Demoulas Brothers – founders of the DeMoulas' Market Basket

Real estate

George Argyros – founder of real estate company Amel & Affiliates ^[2]
Sam Israel – investor and landlord
George Lycurgus – developer of hotels on Waikiki and the Volcano House
George P. Mitchell – original developer of the Woodlands
Alex Spanos – California realty magnate, chaired American Bible Society
George Tsakopoulos – real estate developer and founder of Tsakopoulos Investments in Sacramento, CA

Social media

Jason Calacanis – angel investor (Uber), entrepreneur and founder of Weblogs, Inc.
Arianna Huffington – founder of Huffington Post
Alyssa LaRoche – founder of Aimee Weber Studio Inc.
Ted Leonsis – vice-chair of AOL
Angelo Sotira – cofounder of the online community DeviantArt
Gregg Spiridellis – cofounder of JibJab
Evan Spiridellis – cofounder of JibJab

Sports

Peter Angelos – MLB owner of the Baltimore Orioles and former basketball player. Successful product-liability case lawyer.
Alex Anthopoulos – (May 25, 1977) Canadian-born baseball executive. Currently GM and EVP of Atlanta Braves. Formerly GM and SVP of Toronto Blue Jays.
Alex Spanos – Deceased. Was owner of NFL's San Diego Chargers.
Dean Spanos – President and CEO of San Diego Chargers. Son of Alex Spanos.
A. G. Spanos – President of Business Operations of San Diego Chargers. Grandson of Alex Spanos.
Peter Karmanos Jr. – founder, president & CEO of Compuware and owner of the NHL team Carolina Hurricanes
Ted Phillips – president and CEO of the NFL team the Chicago Bears
Ted Leonsis – founder, chairman, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Tom Gores – Billionaire, businessman, investor.

Various

Jim Davis (businessman) – chairman of New Balance^[3]
Peter Diamandis – magazine entrepreneur, founder of the International Space University
Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg – businessman and philanthropist
Lazaros Kalemis – founder and CEO of Alpha Card Services
Michael Recanati – businessman and philanthropist
George Logothetis – founder and CEO of the Libra Group^[3]
Harry Markopoulos – forensic accounting and financial fraud investigator; Madoff investment scandal whistleblower^[4]
John Rigas – founder of Adelphia Communications Corporation^[5]
John Sitilides – government affairs and international relations specialist at Trilogy Advisors LLC in Washington, D.C.^[6]

Fashion

Cuisine

Cat Cora – Iron Chef on Food Network's Iron Chef America
Marisa Churchill – known for Top Chef (season 2), author of the Sweet & Skinny cookbooks, Food Network Challenge, and host of My Sweet & Skinny Life on Alpha channel in Greece.
George Mavrothalassitis – chef and restaurateur known as one of the cofounders of Hawaii Regional Cuisine in the early 1990s
Spike Mendelsohn – chef and restaurateur best known as the fifth-place finisher of the fourth season of Top Chef (2008–2009)
Michael Psilakis – restaurateur best known for his appearances on television shows including Ultimate Recipe Showdown, Iron Chef America, The Best Thing I Ever Ate and No Kitchen Required
Michele Ragussis – chef, best known as a finalist on the Food Network series Food Network Star (season 8)
Nicholas Stefanelli – chef and restaurateur, known for his Michelin-starred Italian restaurant Masseria
Michael Symon – Iron Chef on Food Network's Iron Chef America

Fashion

Michael Costello – fashion designer^[7]
Patricia Field – fashion designer^[8]
James Galanos – fashion designer^[9]
Peter Speliopoulos – vice president, DKNY design^[10]
George Stavropoulos – fashion designer
John Varvatos – fashion designer^[11]
John Varvatos Founder and designer of John Varvatos (company)^[11]
Nick Verreos – American fashion designer^[12]

Modeling

Betty Cantrell – beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Georgia 2015 & Miss America 2016
Margia Dean – former American beauty queen and actress, Miss California 1939
Ella Halikas – model, social media influencer
Patricia Kara – model, actress, TV personality
Katerina Katakalides – model and beauty pageant titleholder (Teen Miss New York 2016)
Cleo Maletis – beauty pageant titleholder
Becky and Jessie O'Donohue – American Idol contestants and models,^[13]^[14]
Ryan Pinkston – actor and model
Suzi Simpson – model, actress, aspiring screenwriter ^[15]
Jessica St. George – Playboy magazine Playmate of the Month (February 1965)
Corinna Tsopei – Miss Universe 1964 - American actress
Sofia Richie Lionel's Richie daughter

Style

Vidal Sassoon – British and American hairstylist

Explorers and settlers

Pete Athans – mountaineer
Yiorgos Caralambo – one of the eight men hired by US Army in 1856 to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.
John Cocoris – introduced the technique of sponge diving in 1905 to Tarpon Springs by recruiting divers and crew members from Greece. The first divers came from the Saronic Gulf islands of Aegina and Hydra, but they were soon outnumbered by those from the Dodecanese islands of Kalymnos, Symi and Halki.
Philip Tedro, or Hadji Ali - hired by US Army in 1856 to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.
Gracia Dura Bin – early settler, wife of Dr. Andrew Turnbull

Religious figures

Andrew Constantinides Zenos (1855–1942) Presbyterian minister, author, and dean of McCormick Theological Seminary
Archbishop Iakovos – former Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, Harvard professor, Selma marcher, president World Council of Churches
Aryeh Kaplan – American Orthodox rabbi of Greek-Sephardic descent from Thessaloniki
Eric Metaxas – author, essayist and biographer of Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and William Wilberforce
Betty Robbins – second Jewish female cantor in history

Law enforcement

Peter Angelos – product-liability case lawyer, owner of the MLB Baltimore Orioles and former basketball player.
Stephanos Bibas – United States circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
James C. Cacheris – senior United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Michael Chagares – federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Constantine George Cholakis – former United States federal judge
William P. Dimitrouleas – United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Peter C. Economus – United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Maria Foscarinis – founder and executive director, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
Nicholas Garaufis – senior United States district judge serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Constandinos Himonas – justice of the Utah Supreme Court
Kenneth M. Karas – United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Gregory G. Katsas – United States circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Charles Petros Kocoras – United States federal judge of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Thomas Demetrios Lambros – former United States federal judge
Paul J. Liacos – chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1989 to 1996
John Michael Manos – United States federal judge for 30 years
Costa M. Pleicones – jurist who served as the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
Eleni M. Roumel – Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims
John J. Stamos – justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1988 to 1990
Nicholas Tsoucalas – Senior Judge for the United States Court of International Trade
Paula Xinis – United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
John G. Papianou - American-born partner and chair of Montgomery McCracken's Litigation Department. Super Lawyer 2017-2019.

Literature

Drama: Theater, TV & Screenwriting

A. I. Bezzerides – novelist and screenwriter
Tina Fey – comedian, former head writer of Saturday Night Live and creator of 30 Rock
Zoe Kazan – screenwriter and playwright
Nico Mastorakis – novelist, script writer
Harry Mark Petrakis – novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, biographer, educator, and lecturer
Evan Spiliotopoulos – screenwriter

Fiction

A. I. Bezzerides – novelist and screenwriter
N. A. Diaman – novelist and artist
Charles Patton Dimitry - journalist, poet, and author
John Bull Smith Dimitry - journalist and author
Jeffrey Eugenides – novelist and short story writer^[16]
Panio Gianopoulos – writer, editor
Nico Mastorakis – novelist, script writer
George Pelecanos – crime novelist and television drama writer (The Wire)
George Pelecanos, crime novelist and writer for The Wire
Harry Mark Petrakis – novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, biographer, educator, and lecturer
Stephanos Papadopoulos – poet, translator
David Sedaris – essayist, author and radio contributor
David Sedaris, author and essayist
Eleni Sikelianos – experimental poet with a particular interest in scientific idiom
Byron Vazakas – poet (nominee for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 1947)
Michael Katakis – writer, photographer, and manager of Ernest Hemingway's literary estate

Nonfiction

Chloe Aridjis – writer (daughter of Greek-Mexican Homero Aridjis and American Betty Ferber de Aridjis)
Daphne Athas – writer
Nicholas A. Basbanes – author who writes and lectures widely about books and book culture
Demetrios Constantelos – priest and academic scholar
Rae Dalven – author and academic (Romaniote - Greek Jewish)
Nicholas Gage – reporter for The Wall Street Journal
Dan Georgakas – writer, critic and member of the editorial board for Cineaste
Panio Gianopoulos – writer and editor for Bloomsbury Publishing^[17]
Vanessa Grigoriadis – contributing editor for New York magazine and Rolling Stone magazine
George Gregoriou – William Paterson University professor, writer
Arianna Huffington (born Arianna Stassinopoulos) - columnist, pundit and founder of the liberal website The Huffington Post
John Kass – columnist, Chicago Tribune
Paul Kemprecos
Markos Kounalakis – president and publisher emeritus, 'Washington Monthly'; foreign affairs columnist, McClatchy
Leon Logothetis – British-born author who now lives in Los Angeles, TV host, global adventurer, traveler, and inspirational speaker.
Nick Mamatas
Eric Metaxas
Markos Moulitsas – blogger and political columnist, founder of the liberal blog Daily Kos
Ion Hanford Perdicaris – author wrote about art and Moroccan culture. Son of 1st U.S. consul to Greece Gregory Perdicaris and kidnap victim in 1904 internationally covered incident known as "The Perdicaris Incident" which was resolved by President Theodore Roosevelt with a US marine intervention. A loose interpretation of the incident was the basis for the 1975 film The Wind and the Lion starring Sean Connery.
Andrew Sarris – film critic and a leading proponent of the auteur theory of criticism
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos

Media

Television

Ernie Anastos – WNYW-New York City co-anchorman
Mike Emanuel - Fox News - Chief Washington Correspondent and anchor
Chloe Melas – American journalist
Thalia Assuras – TV reporter, CBS News (born in Canada, moved to U.S.)
Dean Brelis – foreign correspondent for NBC, CBS and Time magazine
Alexis Christoforous – CBS News Early Show
Chris Clark – lead news anchor at WTVF in Nashville, TN. He also gave Oprah Winfrey her first television job
Stefan Fatsis – National Public Radio
Stefan Fatsis – NPR panelist, author
Paul Glastris – editor-in-chief of The Washington Monthly
Nick Gregory – WNYW New York meteorologist for over twenty years
Chris Hondros – photojournalist
Soterios Johnson – WNYC- morning anchor
Demetria Kalodimos – anchorperson for WSMV-TV Nashville, Tennessee ^[18]
Ernie Manouse – TV anchor/producer, PBS
Debbie Matenopoulos – television host, journalist, and lifestyle expert
Maria Menounos – correspondent for Today and Access Hollywood
Maria Menounos, correspondent for Today (NBC program) and Access Hollywood
Ike Pappas – former CBS News correspondent
Nicole Petallides – Fox business reporter
Kopi Sotiropulos – meteorologist in Fresno, CA for KMPH-TV
George Stephanopoulos – host of ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos
Andrea Tantaros – Former Fox News commentator and host. Conservative political pundit.
Betty White - Actress and comedian

Radio

Chris Douridas – DJ and actor in Los Angeles market.

Art and entertainment

Comedy

Charlie Callas
Tina Fey
Zach Galifianakis
Demetri Martin^[19]
Demetri Martin^[19]
Amy Sedaris – father was of Greek descent^[20]
Amy Sedaris^[20]
Nia Vardalos
Betty White
Stavros Halkias – ex co-host of comedy podcast Cum Town and current host of Stavvy's World Podcast

Dance

Choreography

Hermes Pan – choreographer for Fred Astaire

Pop

Corky Ballas – retired dancer, Dancing with the Stars father to Mark Ballas
Mark Ballas – professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars
Steve Condos – tap dancer

Tango

Homer Ladas – Argentine tango dancer and teacher
Karina Smirnoff – dancer Dancing with the Stars, Forever Tango. Her mother is Russian; her father is Greek.^[21]

Film, television, and theater

Actors

Jack Angel – actor, who has worked on many radio programs, animated television series, movies and video games
John Aniston – actor, born Yannis Anastasakis, father of actress Jennifer Aniston^[22]
Ant (Anthony Steven Kalloniatis) – Last Comic Standing comedian
Lou Antonio – actor, best known for performing in the films Cool Hand Luke and America America
Hank Azaria – actor, know foremeost for his work on animated television series the Simpsons, he has worked on many television series and movies.
Dave Bautista – former WWE professional wrestler (Greek mother and Filipino father) and actor
Ted Beniades – character actor of screen and stage who was best known for appearing in Brian De Palma's Scarface as Siedelbaum
Abraham Hercules Benrubi – actor
Dennis Boutsikaris
Charlie Callas – comedian and actor
John Cassavetes – movie director, actor
Paul Cavonis – TV and movie actor
George Chakiris – Academy Award winner "Best Supporting Actor" for West Side Story (1961 film)
George Chakiris, actor, Academy Award winner for his role in West Side Story as the leader of the Sharks gang
Michael Chiklis – of 3/4 Greek descent^[23]
John Considine – grandson of vaudeville and film producer Alexander Pantages on his mother's side, and nephew on his father's side to writer Bob Considine. Brother to actor/writer Tim Considine. Notable for his role as a writer for the 1960s American television series Combat! as well as appearances as an actor in series like Knight Rider and Murder, She Wrote.
Tim Considine – actor, writer and photographer, grandson of vaudeville and film producer Alexander Pantages.^[24] Noted for his writing work on the American TV series Combat!, along with his brother John Considine, and his starring role as Jamie Frederick in My Three Sons.
Michael Constantine – actor, born Constantine Ioannides, son of Greek immigrants.
Jessica Chastain – actress and producer. Has one eighth of Greek ancestry.^[25]
Nick Dennis – actor, known for playing ethnic types in films such as Kiss Me Deadly, Sirocco and A Streetcar Named Desire
Chris Diamantopoulos (born 1975) – Canadian-born actor
Dimitri Diatchenko (1968–2020) – actor, of partial Greek descent^[26]
Michael Flessas – actor, Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) winning film Dancer in the Dark at the Cannes Film Festival. Paternal grandparents both born in Greece.
Zach Galifianakis – father is of Greek descent
Zach Galifianakis
Tony Ganios – actor, probably best known for his role as Anthony 'Meat' Tuperello in the 1982 hit comedy Porky's and its sequels
Christopher George – "The Rat Patrol" (1966–1968)
Demetrius Joyette – actor
John Kapelos – Canadian-born actor of film and TV
Ron Karabatsos – actor
Robert Karvelas – actor who is notable for his role as the Chief's dense assistant, Larrabee, on the 1960s sitcom Get Smart
Andreas Katsulas^[27]
Nick Kiriazis – actor ^[28]
Nikos Kourkoulos – Greek stage and film star who also appeared on Broadway.
Elias Koteas – Canadian/US movie actor
Peter Lupus – bodybuilder and actor, best remembered for the role of Willy Armitage in the original Mission: Impossible television series in the 1960s
Ralph Macchio – father is of half-Italian and half-Greek descent ^[29]
George Maharis^[30]
Rami Malek – American movie actor of partial Greek descent.^[31]
Rami Malek in 2015 (2) (cropped)
Jason Mantzoukas – American actor, comedian, and writer.^[32]

Adoni Maropis – star of 24 among other titles.^[33]
Constantine Maroulis^[34]
David Mazouz – actor, his mother is of Greek-Jewish descent
Andy Milonakis
Nico Minardos
Ryan Pinkston – TV and movie actor; model, mother is of Greek descent
Chris Sarandon^[35]
George Savalas^[36]
Telly Savalas^[37]
Telly Savalas^[38]
Stelio Savante – actor, producer and writer whose credits include Ugly Betty, Running For Grace, My Super Ex Girlfriend and No Postage Necessary
Zachary Scott – actor who was most notable for his roles as villains and "mystery men"
Alexander Scourby – actor and narrator, played 'Old Polo' in Giant, James Dean's last film
Alek Skarlatos – US Army National Guard soldier awarded the Soldier's Medal from US President Barack Obama and the Legion of Honor by French President François Hollande for his participation in the thwarting of terrorist train attack on the 2015 Thalys train attack. Portrayed himself in Clint Eastwood's film The 15:17 to Paris (2018).
US Army National Guard soldier Alek Skarlatos, with French President François Hollande, after being awarded the Legion of Honor for his participation in thwarting the attacker of the 2015 Thalys train attack
Ted Sorel – actor whose numerous credits included Guiding Light, Law & Order and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
John Stamos – father was of Greek descent^[39]
John Stamos^[39]
Gus Trikonis – actor appeared in West Side Story along with his sister, Gina Trikonis. 1st husband of Goldie Hawn.
Dan Vadis – actor famous for his lead roles in many Italian films made in the 1960s
Titos Vandis – Greek stage and film star. Later starred on Broadway and in Hollywood. Character actor in over 100 U.S. TV shows and dozens of U.S. films.
Jimmy Workman – actor
Billy Zane – actor and director, best known for his role as Caledon Hockley in the film Titanic.^[40]
Billy Zane^[40]

Actresses

Jennifer Aniston – father is Greek, Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award-winning film/television actress, best known for her role as Rachel Green on the sitcom Friends, daughter of actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow.^[41]
Jennifer Aniston (Jennifer Anastasakis)
^[41]
Paula Cale^[42]
Dimitra Arliss – actress
Gabrielle Carteris – actress, best known for her role as Andrea Zuckerman on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 (father was of Greek descent)^[43]
Jessica Chastain – Academy Award-winning actress (distant origin on her father's side)
Katie Chonacas^[44]
Margia Dean – former American beauty queen and actress
Nancy Dow – actress, mother of actress Jennifer Aniston, is said to have some Greek ancestry^[45]
Olympia Dukakis – Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning actress.^[46]
Olympia Dukakis^[46]
Tina Fey – mother is of Greek descent^[47]
Tina Fey^[47]
Heather Goldenhersh – Tony Award nominated actress
Xenia Gratsos
Sasha Grey – content creator-presenter/former adult star; mixed Greek, Irish and Polish ancestry
Angie Harmon – maternal grandparents were of Greek descent^[48]
Lindsay Hartley – mother is of part Greek descent^[49]
Marilu Henner^[42]
Melina Kanakaredes – actress, best known for Providence and CSI: NY^[50]
Kym Karath – actress, best known for her role as Gretl in The Sound of Music
Zoe Kazan – actress, paternal grandfather, Elia Kazan, was Greek
Melia Kreiling – actress, Greek mother
Lauren Lapkus-actress, screenwriter Greek-Serbian mother.
Maria Menounos^[51]
Sofia Milos
Alexa Nikolas
Elizabeth Perkins – father was of Greek descent^[42]
Jamie-Lynn Sigler – father is of Greek Jewish and Romanian Jewish descent^[52]
Marina Sirtis^[53] - played Counselor Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Tracy Spiridakos – actress, born in Canada by Greek-born parents, best known for her role as Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson in the NBC post-apocalyptic science fiction series Revolution.
Mena Suvari – actress, best known for her roles in the films American Pie and American Beauty, maternal grandmother was of Greek descent^[54]
Gina Trikonis – actress who appeared in West Side Story along with her brother Gus Trikonis.
Nia Vardalos – actress. From My Big Fat Greek Wedding; Canadian-born
Gloria Votsis – actress. She is known for her small roles in several TV series such as Hawaii Five-0, The Gates, CSI, CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, and Suburgatory. Votsis also had a starring role in the film The Education of Charlie Banks alongside Jesse Eisenberg. She also recurred as Alex Hunter on the USA drama White Collar.
Betty White – maternal grandfather was Greek^[55] - actress
Rita Wilson – actress, film producer and singer, mother is of Greek descent^[56]
Actress and producer Rita Wilson (with lifelong husband Tom Hanks); she's best known for her production roles for Mamma Mia! and My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and acting roles in Sleepless in Seattle and Runaway Bride
Tiffani Thiessen – actress
Ariel Winter – actress
Shanelle Workman – voice actress for various video games and animated TV shows, mother is of Greek descent
Elena Kampouris – actress
Haley Pullos – actress
Lisa Zane – actress and singer, sister of actor Billy Zane.^[57]

Art direction, costume design, set design

George Barris (auto customizer) – designer and builder of many famous Hollywood custom cars, including The Batmobile for the Batman (TV series).
Anna Louizos – Tony award nominated scenic designer and art director
Dean Tavoularis – Academy Award winner for Best Art Direction (The Godfather Part II)^[58]
Mary Zophres – costume designer, nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the 2010 film True Grit

Choreography

Hermes Pan – choreographer for Fred Astaire

Cinematography

Chris Condon – cinematographer and 3D pioneer
Michael Gioulakis – cinematographer
Phedon Papamichael – director, cinematographer
Harris Savides – cinematographer

Directors

Juliet Bashore – cult film & television director, Kamikaze Hearts, The Battle of Tuntenhaus
Alexandra Cassavetes – director, daughter of John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes – movie director, actor
Nick Cassavetes – movie director^[42]
Tom Cherones – director and producer of several TV series. His most well-known directing work is on Seinfeld
George Pan Cosmatos¹, film director, Tombstone, Rambo: First Blood Part II
Milton Katselas – director, Hollywood acting teacher
Elia Kazan – movie director, two-time Academy Award winner for Gentleman's Agreement and On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, Viva Zapata, East of Eden
Elia Kazan Director, two-time Academy Award winner for Gentleman's Agreement and On the Waterfront
Tony Leondis – film director, writer and voice actor of animation
Dimitri Logothetis
Gregory Markopoulos – film director, New American Cinema of the 1960s
Nico Mastorakis – film and TV director
Melina Matsoukas
Andrew Moskos – producer/owner of Boom Chicago
Alexander Payne – Academy Award winning movie director
Nikos Psacharopoulos – theater producer, director, and educator
Andy Sidaris – film director of cult B-movie films
Penelope Spheeris – director (Wayne's World)
Greg Yaitanes – television and film director
Billy Zane – actor, director^[40]

Makeup and special effects

Karen Goulekas – visual effects artist
Jack Pierce – designer of makeup and costumes for all of Universal Studios's iconic movie monsters, including: Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, et al.
Patrick Tatopoulos – special effects and creature designer^[59]
Petro Vlahos – Oscar-awarded Hollywood special effects pioneer

Producers

Jean Doumanian – born Jeannine Karabas. Early associate producer of Saturday Night Live and briefly replaced Lorne Michaels as Executive Producer; Producer of seven Woody Allen films. Tony Award-winning producer of several Broadway plays.
Sid Ganis
Laeta Kalogridis – screenwriter, TV and film producer
Tom Kapinos
Anthony Katagas – film producer
Nicholas Kazan – screenwriter, film producer, director. He is the son of director Elia Kazan and his first wife, playwright Molly Kazan
Nico Mastorakis – film and TV producer
Dino Stamatopoulos – television comedy writer, actor and producer who has worked on Mr. Show, TV Funhouse, Mad TV, Moral Orel, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Dino Stamatopoulos
Ted Sarandos – chief content officer at Netflix
Ted Sarandos chief content officer at Netflix
David Brookwell - TV and film producer. Mother of Greek descent

Props

George Barris (auto customizer) – designer and builder of many famous Hollywood custom cars

Sound

Mildred Iatrou Morgan – sound editor and audio engineer, nomination for the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing at the 89th Academy Awards

Magicians

Criss Angel – illusionist

Musicians

Composer

Marco Beltrami – film composer
John Cacavas – composer, conductor
Dinos Constantinides - composer
Andreas Makris - composer, conductor
Basil Poledouris – film composer^[60]
Christopher Theofanidis - composer
George Tsontakis - composer
James Yannatos - composer, conductor

Conductor

Maurice Abravanel – conductor of classical music
John Cacavas – composer, conductor
Alexander Frey – conductor, pianist, organist, composer, recording artist
Donald Johanos – conductor and music director with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra
Steven Karidoyanes – composer, broadcaster and conductor with Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra^[61]
Dimitris Mitropoulos – world-renowned symphony conductor^[62]

Producers

George Drakoulias – music producer
Dino Fekaris – Grammy awarded composer (I will survive)
Nick Venet – record producer

Classical

Lefteris Bournias – clarinetist
William Masselos – classical pianist
Murray Perahia – concert pianist and conductor with roots in Thessaloniki

Country & western

Kostas Lazarides – songwriter for many top C&W artists including: Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, George Strait, and Travis Tritt.
Lane Brody – singer. Born "Eleni Voorlas" in Chicago area. Brody and Johnny Lee wrote lyrics to and recorded the theme music for the 1983–1984 NBC television show, The Yellow Rose. The theme song of the same name became a No. 1 hit on the U.S. country singles chart on April 21, 1984.

Dark cabaret

Lola Blanc – singer, songwriter; her father is Greek-American.

Disco

Lourett Russell Grant – singer and record producer

New age

Chris Spheeris – new age multi-instrumentalist, composer, recording artist, collaborated on several albums with Paul Voudouris^[63]
Paul Avgerinos – composer, performer and producer of new-age music
Yanni – new-age musician^[64]

Opera

Maria Callas – considered one of the greatest opera sopranos of all time^[65]
Tatiana Troyanos – mezzo-soprano^[66]

Pop

The Andrews Sisters – singers^[67]
Kelly Clarkson – American Idol (Season 1) winner^[68]
Kelly Clarkson Singer and American Idol Season 1 winner
Kalomoira – pop singer ^[69]
George Michael Pop singer and songwriter
Nick Noble (singer) – pop singer, popular in the mid-1950s and best known for his recordings of The Tip of My Finger and Moonlight Swim
Tony Orlando – singer. Half Greek and half Puerto Rican.^[70]
Chris Trousdale (born 1985) - singer, former Dream Street member^[71]
Jim Verraros (born 1983) - singer, entertainer, one of the top 10 finalists in the first season of American Idol^[72]

Rock and metal

Art Alexakis – singer/songwriter/guitarist, member of Everclear
Teddy Andreadis – keyboardist
Johnny Antonopoulos – singer/guitarist
Seven Antonopoulos – rock drummer
Tommy Clufetos – session drummer
Warren Cuccurullo – rock musician and long-term member of Duran Duran
Greg Dulli – musician^[73]
The Fiery Furnaces – indie rock band^[74]
Tomas Kalnoky – lead singer/guitarist and songwriter of the bands Streetlight Manifesto and Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
Wayne Kramer – guitarist for Motor City Five^[75]^[76]
Tim Lambesis – lead singer of Metalcore band As I Lay Dying
Tommy Lee – heavy metal drummer^[77]
Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee
Jim Matheos – guitarist and the primary songwriter for the progressive metal band Fates Warning
Vicky Psarakis – vocalist of Canadian metal band The Agonist.
Jim Sclavunos – drummer for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds^[78]
Derek Sherinian – virtuoso rock and jazz fusion keyboardist
Jim Tasikas – primary songwriter and guitarist for progressive death metal band Contrarian (band)
Alex Varkatzas – lead singer of Hard Rock/Metalcore band Atreyu
Frank Zappa – composer

Rap

Peter Anastasopoulos (MadClip) - singer
Arizona Zervas – rapper, singer and songwriter
Andy Milonakis - streamer, actor, comedian and rapper
Ruby da Cherry - rapper and one half of duo Suicideboys

Rock and roll

Sarah Aroeste – Manhattan-based^[79] Jewish Ladino musician with roots in the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki.^[80]
Annette Artani – singer-songwriter^[81]
Amalia Bakas – singer of Greek traditional and rembetiko songs with a successful career in the United States.
Sylvia Constantinidis – Venezuelan-born pianist, conductor, writer, music educator and composer.
Nickitas J. Demos – composer of contemporary classical music drawing from Greek inspiration.
Tatiana von Fürstenberg – rock singer
Diamanda Galás – performance artist, vocalist, and composer^[82]
Nick Gravenites – blues, rock and folk singer-songwriter
Fran Jeffries – singer, dancer, actress, and model
Paul Lekakis – singer
Jessie Malakouti – singer
Athan Maroulis – singer, producer, musician, older brother of American Idol Season 4 finalist Constantine Maroulis
Constantine Maroulis – singer, stage actor, American Idol (Season 4) finalist^[83]
Dimitri Minakakis – original singer and founding member of the band The Dillinger Escape Plan
Ted Nichols – composer conductor, arranger, educator, minister of music
Becky O'Donohue – singer and American Idol (Season 5) semi-finalist^[84]
Johnny Otis – rhythm and blues musician^[85]
Shuggie Otis – rock, blues & funk guitarist and songwriter^[86]
Jimmie Spheeris – singer-songwriter in the 1970s
The Vanity Set – alternative/rebetiko rock band^[87]

Other Genres

Sufjan Stevens - singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

Visual arts

Comics, cartoons

Chris Eliopoulos – cartoonist and letterer of comic books
Christos Gage – DC/Marvel Comics/Wildstorm and Law & Order writer^[88]
Nicholas Galifianakis – cartoonist and artist who draws satirical cartoons
Bill Jemas – former publisher of Marvel Comics & former executive vice president of Marvel Entertainment Group
Stephan Pastis – cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip Pearls Before Swine
George Roussos – comic book artist best known as one of Jack Kirby's Silver Age inkers
Bob Rozakis – comic book writer and editor known mainly for his work in the 1970s and 1980s at DC Comics
Mark Alan Stamaty – cartoonist and children's book writer and illustrator
Aliki Theofilopoulos – cartoonist and director

Graffiti

Alex Martinez – graffiti artist, illustrator, muralist (Greek mother)
Taki 183 – original artist who spawned the Graffiti craze in New York City of 1960s-70s. Demetrios/Demetraki ("Taki") hailed from 183rd Street in Washington Heights, hence his moniker "Taki 183".

Illustrators

Constantinos Coconis – illustrator
Cleo Damianakes – etcher and illustrator of 1920s book dust jackets for Hemingway and Fitzgeralds
Basil Gogos – horror painter/illustrator
George Stavrinos – illustrator (Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame)

Painters

William Baziotes – painter, a contributor to Abstract Expressionism
Constantino Brumidi – Congressional Medal of Honor for paintings inside U.S. Capitol building.
Thomas Chimes – painter
Lillian Delevoryas – artist whose career spanned six decades
Dino Kotopoulis – artist
Ethel Magafan – painter and muralist
William Spencer Bagdatopoulos – painter and commercial artist
Theodoros Stamos – painter, a contributor to Abstract Expressionism, member of The Irascibles
Theo Stavropoulos - painter
Anthony Velonis – painter and designer, who helped introduce the public to silkscreen printing in the early 20th century
Jean Xceron – abstract painter

Performance artists

Mary Ashley – video artist, performance artist, and painter

Photography

Marie Cosindas – photographer, best known for her evocative still life and color portraits
Chris Hondros – Pulitzer Prize-nominated war photographer
James Karales – Pulitzer Prize awarded photographer
Christopher Makos – photographer for Calvin Klein, Esquire and Andy Warhol
Christopher Makos, photographer, by David Shankbone
Constantine Manos – photographer (Leica Medal of Excellence in 2003)
Tod Papageorge – art photographer
Ithaka Darin Pappas – photographic artist and celebrity portraitist i.e.: NWA Straight Outta Compton, Marlee Matlin, Giancarlo Esposito, Takashi Murakami etc.
Andrew Prokos – architectural and fine art photographer
Popsie Randolph – photographer
George Tames – photographer for The New York Times from 1945–1985
Paul Vathis – photojournalist for the Associated Press for 56 years (Pulitzer Prize for Photography in 1962)

Sculptors

Stephen Antonakos – sculptor
Peter Forakis – abstract geometric sculptor
Zenos Frudakis – figurative sculptor
Chryssa – sculptor
Lynda Benglis – sculptor and visual artist
Dimitri Hadzi – sculptor
Nicholas Legeros – bronze sculptor
Peter Voulkos – sculptor, ceramics art innovator
Electros Vekris – Sculptor kinetics

Unfiled

Michael Janis – glass artist, one of the directors of the Washington Glass School, known for his work on glass using the exceptionally difficult sgraffito technique on glass
Kimon Nicolaides – art teacher, author and artist, who developed the widely used method of teaching drawing "The Natural Way to Draw"
Ithaka Darin Pappas – multi-disciplinary artist, creator of The Reincarnation of a Surfboard, credited with being the founder of the Contemporary Surf Art movement

Military

Gus George Bebas – naval aviator and a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross
LTG Peter G. Burbules – retired United States Army Lieutenant General. U.S. Army Ordnance Hall of Fame.
Matthew Bogdanos – colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves
Chris Carr – United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor
Alden Partridge Colvocoresses – developer of the first satellite map of the United States
George Colvocoresses – commander of the Saratoga during the American Civil War^[89]
George Colvocoresses, enslaved during the Chios massacre he would after his freedom from slavery emigrate to the United States and become a US Naval Officer; commanded the USS Saratoga during the American Civil War
George Partridge Colvocoresses – led a distinguished military career rising to the rank of Admiral
George Dilboy – first Greek-American to receive Medal of Honor
George Dilboy – first Greek-American Medal of Honor recipient; served and died during his service in World War I
Andrea Dimitry – Greek-American soldier in the War of 1812 fought in the Battle of New Orleans
George Doundoulakis – Greek-American soldier who worked under British Intelligence during World War II and served with the OSS in Thessaly, Greece. Later becoming a physicist, he is known by his twenty-six US patents in the fields of radar, electronics, and narrowband television.
Helias Doundoulakis – served in the United States Army and the Office of Strategic Services — the OSS — as a spy during the Battle of Crete in WWII. Later becoming a civil engineer, he worked on many elite projects for the U.S. Navy and NASA as project leader at Grumman Aerospace. Brother of George Doundoulakis.
Michel Dragon (1739–1821) Greek American Lieutenant in the American Revolution fought in the Siege of Pensacola.
Photius Fisk (1809–1890) American abolitionist, Chaplain U.S.N., lobbied to abolish flogging in the U.S. Navy
Jack H. Jacobs, Vietnam War veteran. Medal of Honor recipient (of Romaniote Jewish descent).
James G. Kalergis – U.S. Army officer who played a significant role in the post-Vietnam era reorganization of the U.S. Army
George Marshall (1781–1855) served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812, he was a Master Gunner and wrote Marshall's Practical Marine Gunnery.
James Megellas – retired United States Army officer, the most decorated officer in the history of the 82nd Airborne Division, received a Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and been nominated for the Medal of Honor
Charles Moskos – leading military sociologist in the US Military. Author of Greek Americans: Struggle and Success.
William Pagonis – retired three-star U.S. Army General and chairman of the board for RailAmerica
Steve Pisanos – (November 10, 1919 – June 6, 2016) aka "The Flying Greek" - flying ace who served as a fighter pilot with the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and later in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II. He retired in 1974 from the U.S. Air Force as a colonel.
Steve Pisanos 2006 Gathering of Eagles Lithograph
Andrew P. Poppas – United States Army lieutenant general currently serving as the director of the Joint Staff
George Sirian – served in the US Navy with distinction for nearly fifty years
Alek Skarlatos – US Army National Guard soldier awarded the Soldier's Medal from US President Barack Obama and the Legion of Honor by French President François Hollande for his participation in the thwarting of terrorist train attack on the 2015 Thalys train attack. Portrayed himself in Clint Eastwood's film The 15:17 to Paris (2018).
US Army National Guard soldier Alek Skarlatos, with French President François Hollande, after being awarded the Legion of Honor for his participation in thwarting the attacker of the 2015 Thalys train attack
James G. Stavridis – retired USN admiral, Supreme Allied Commander Europe July 2, 2009 - May 13, 2013
Admiral James G. Stavridis, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Peter G. Tsouras – retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army

Politicians

Federal

Ιncumbent politicians

Gus Bilirakis – U.S. Representative from Florida, Republican co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Chris Pappas – U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
Dina Titus – U.S. Representative from Nevada
John Sarbanes – U.S. Representative from Maryland
Nicole Malliotakis – U.S. Representative from New York, former New York State assemblywoman (2011–2021)
John Podesta – Senior Advisor to the President under President Biden, former White House Chief of Staff under President Clinton and campaign director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential run.
Jimmy Patronis – U.S. Representative from Florida, former Chief Financial Officer of Florida (2017–2025) and Florida State Representative (2006–2014)

Former politicians

Spiro Agnew – former Vice President of the United States, former governor of Maryland, first Greek-American governor in U.S. history
Michael Dukakis – former Governor of Massachusetts, 1988 Democratic presidential nominee
Paul Sarbanes – former U.S. Senator from Maryland; co-sponsored the Sarbanes–Oxley Act on corporate accounting
Olympia Snowe – former U.S. Senator from Maine, former First Lady of Maine
Paul Tsongas – former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
John E. Sununu – former U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, former U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
John Brademas – former House Majority Whip, former U.S. Representative from Indiana, former president of New York University, former chair of Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
John H. Sununu – former White House Chief of Staff under President G.H.W. Bush and former Governor of New Hampshire
Reince Priebus – former White House Chief of Staff under President Trump, former Chair of Republican National Committee
Jen Psaki – 34th White House Press Secretary under President Biden, former U.S. Department of State spokesperson under President Obama.
John Negroponte – U.S. Director of National Intelligence, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
George Tenet – former U.S. Director of Central Intelligence
Sylvia Mathews Burwell – former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Obama, former U.S. Director of the Office of Management and Budget, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff and president of American University
Peter Peterson – former U.S. Secretary of Commerce – first Greek-American cabinet officer, head of Blackstone Group
George Stephanopoulos – political commentator, former Senior Advisor to the President under President Clinton, former White House Communications Director.
Brian Bulatao – former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Management under President Trump.
Andrew Manatos – former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce under President Carter
Michael Bilirakis – former U.S. Representative from Florida.
Nick Galifianakis – former U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Peter Kyros – former U.S. Representative from Maine
Skip Bafalis – former U.S. Representative from Florida
Nicholas Mavroules – former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, former mayor of Peabody, Massachusetts
Gus Yatron – former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, and boxer
George Gekas – former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Zack Space – former U.S. Representative from Ohio
Suzanne Kosmas – former U.S. Representative from Florida
Ron Klink – former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Michael James Pappas – former U.S. Representative from New Jersey
Charlie Crist – former U.S. Representative from Florida, former governor of Florida (2007–2011), former Florida attorney general (2003–2007)
William Antholis – former White House and State Department official, studies the presidency at the University of Virginia
Jon Favreau – former White House Director of Speechwriting
George Argyros – former U.S. Ambassador to Spain
James Costos – former U.S. Ambassador to Spain under Barack Obama.
Spiro Agnew, 39th Vice President of the United States, 1969–1973, under President Richard Nixon
Alexander Dimitry – diplomat, linguist and scholar who worked as a U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Michael Dukakis former Governor and 1988 United States presidential election Democratic Party nominee
George T. Kalaris^[90] - CIA head of Counter-intelligence Staff and chief of the Soviet-East Europe Division
Tom C. Korologos – U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, Reagan lobbyist

Gregory Anthony Perdicaris – first U.S. Consul to Greece
Former Senator for Maryland; co-sponsor Sarbanes-Oxley Act Paul Sarbanes
Tasia Scolinos – Justice Department director of public affairs
Senator Olympia Snowe

Frances Townsend – former assistant to the president and homeland security advisor
Viron Vaky – former U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, Colombia and Venezuela

State

Science and academia

Academic administration

Dennis Assanis – academic administrator, scientist, engineer and author, 28th president of the University of Delaware
Constantine W. Curris – educator, former president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities
James S. Economou – physician-scientist and university officer, currently the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of California, Los Angeles
Peter Liacouras – former president of Temple University
C. L. Max Nikias – engineer and president of the University of Southern California^[92]
Constantine Papadakis – president of Drexel University
Constantine Papadakis, former President of Drexel University
Symeon C. Symeonides – current dean of Willamette University College of Law
Armand Paul Alivisatos – chemist, 14th president of the University of Chicago
Arthur C. Vailas – 12th president of Idaho State University

Anthropology

Dorothy D. Lee – anthropologist, author and philosopher of cultural anthropology

Biology - genetics

Constantine John Alexopoulos – mycologist
Manolis Kellis – genomics, computational biology, AI
Tom Maniatis – biologist
Aristides Patrinos – geneticist, biological, electrical and chemical engineer, human genome project
George Yancopoulos – biomedical scientist, chief scientific officer of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Panayiotis Zavos – geneticist

Chemistry

Paul Anastas – chemist
Paul Alivisatos – nanotechnologist
Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou – chemist

Computer science

Saul Amarel – artificial intelligence pioneer
Sebastian Condyles - Computer Science student in the engineering school at the University of Virginia
Michael Dertouzos – innovator and director of the M.I.T. LCS
Paris Kanellakis – computer scientist
Christos Papadimitriou – professor of computer science at University of California, Berkeley
Katia Sycara – professor in the Robotics Institute, School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
Demetri Terzopoulos – computer scientist
Mihalis Yannakakis – computer scientist

Economics-management

Chris Argyris – distinguished lifetime contributor to theory and practice of management
John Geanakoplos – economist, James Tobin Professor of Economics at Yale University
Dimitri B. Papadimitriou – economist, author, and college professor

Engineering

Constantine A. Balanis – electrical engineer
John Baras – electrical engineer
George Doundoulakis – physicist and soldier who worked under British Intelligence during World War II and then served with the OSS in Thessaly, Greece. He is known by his twenty-six US patents in the fields of radar, electronics, and narrowband television.
Helias Doundoulakis – civil engineer who was employed at Grumman Aerospace Corporation for over thirty five years and group leader on many USAF and NASA projects. These included the Apollo space missions and the Lunar Excursion Module, the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet, and the Space Shuttle. His design of the oxygen tanks on the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission was instrumental in the return of the Apollo 13 crew, for which Doundoulakis was given a plaque by Captain James Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert. Served in the United States Army and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) — as a spy during the Battle of Crete in WWII.
Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos – chemical engineer
Peter Karter – nuclear engineer and one of the pioneers of the modern recycling industry
Ares J. Rosakis – engineer
George Tchobanoglous – civil and environmental engineer, professor at University of California, Davis
Michael Tsapatsis – chemical engineer and materials scientist

English, debate, speech

Helena Zachos (March 5, 1856 – February 28, 1951) - American college professor and elocutionist, who was on the faculty at Cooper Union from 1897 to 1939. Daughter of educator and abolitionist Professor John Celivergos Zachos.

John Celivergos Zachos (December 20, 1820 – March 20, 1898) - worked as Library Curator and Professor of English Language at Cooper Union from 1872 until his death in 1898. In 1861 was named the first superintendent of the Port Royal Experiment where freed slaves were educated on the liberated islands off of Charleston, SC.

Law

George Anastaplo – professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law
George C. Christie – James B. Duke emeritus professor of law at Duke University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina
Nicholas Tsoucalas – United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade

Mathematics

Tom M. Apostol – analytic number theorist and professor at the California Institute of Technology
Persi Diaconis – mathematician
James Dugundji – mathematician, professor of mathematics at the University of Southern California
George Karniadakis – applied mathematician and engineer
Panayotis G. Kevrekidis – applied mathematician
Spyros Simos Magliveras - mathematics and computer science
George C. Papanicolaou – mathematician
Athanasios Papoulis – engineer and applied mathematician
John Allen Paulos – mathematician
E.C. Zachmanoglou - mathematician, professor and co-chair of Math Department at Purdue University
Thaleia Zariphopoulou – mathematician

Medicine

George Canellos – oncologist and cancer researcher
John Ioannidis – physician
Albert Levis – psychiatrist and philosopher
Christos Socrates Mantzoros – physician scientist, internist - endocrinologist, Harvard Medical School professor and the editor-in-chief of the journal Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental
George Papanicolaou – created the pap test, and more generally, the field of cytopathology

Philosophy

Diogenes Allen – professor of philosophy
Alexander Nehamas – professor of philosophy

Physics

George A. Economou – optical systems expert
John Joannopoulos – physicist
Menas Kafatos – quantum physicist
Paul Kalas – astronomer
Stamatios Krimigis – space physics and instrumentation
Nicholas Metropolis – physicist
Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos – NASA astrophysicist
Dimitris Nanopoulos – professor of theoretical physics at TAMU
Costas N. Papanicolas – physicist
Costas Soukoulis – professor of physics at Iowa State University
Maria Spiropulu – experimental physicist, member of the CMS collaboration that found the Higgs boson particle
Tom Ypsilantis – physicist
Cosmas Zachos – physicist

Psychology

Richard Boyatzis - organizational theorist and Distinguished University Professor in the Departments of Organizational Behavior, Psychology, and Cognitive Science at Case Western Reserve University. He is considered an expert in the field of emotional intelligence, behavior change and competence.
Leda Cosmides – psychologist^[93]
Matina Horner – psychologist, sixth president of Radcliffe College

Sociology

John Asimakopoulos – professor of sociology at the City University of New York-Bronx
Nicholas A. Christakis – sociologist and physician
Panos Bardis – sociologist

Various

George Avery (professor) – professor for German Studies at Swarthmore College
Gust Avrakotos – political adviser
Kyriacos A. Athanasiou – biomedical engineer
Lambros D. Callimahos – NSA cryptanalyst
Harry J. Cargas – scholar, author, and teacher best known for his writing and research on the Holocaust, Jewish-Catholic relations, and American literature
Alexander Coucoulas – inventor, research engineer, and author
Raphael Demos – Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy and Civil Polity, emeritus, at Harvard University
Deno Geanakoplos – renowned scholar of Byzantine history, Bradford Durfee professor emeritus at Yale University.^[94]
Sabine Iatridou – linguist
Ernest Lagarde - chair of modern languages and English literature at Mount St. Mary's University (1869-1914)
Nicholas Negroponte – scientist, MIT Media Lab founder and director; architect
Nicholas Negroponte, MIT Media Lab Director and Founder
C. A. Patrides – academic and writer, and "one of the greatest scholars of Renaissance literature of his generation"
Nicholas A. Peppas – chaired professor in engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Mary Tsingou – physicist and mathematician, known for being one of the first programmers on the MANIAC computer at Los Alamos National Laboratory
William V. Spanos – distinguished Professor of English and comparative literature at Binghamton University
Marius Vassiliou – computational physicist and aerospace executive

Sports

Aquatics

Greg Louganis – Olympic diving champion (Greek by adoption; ethnically Samoan and Swedish)
Olympic diver winner Greg Louganis
Christina Loukas – Olympic diver

Baseball

Harry "the Golden Greek" Agganis – Boston University's first-ever football All-American and professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox.
Peter Angelos – MLB owner of the Baltimore Orioles and former basketball player.
Alex Anthopoulos – GM of Atlanta Braves and former GM of Toronto Blue Jays.
Annastasia Batikis – played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1945
Clay Bellinger – MLB played for the New York Yankees and Anaheim Angels
Cody Bellinger – All-Star Outfielder for Los Angeles Dodgers and National League Rookie of the Year in 2017.
Cole Bellinger – Pitcher. 2017 draft pick of San Diego Padres
Peter Bourjos – MLB outfielder for Los Angeles Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays and Atlanta Braves.
Al Campanis – MLB player and executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Ria Cortesio – professional baseball umpire
Alex Grammas – MLB manager and infielder for St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs.
Eric Karros – former MLB player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and now a baseball broadcaster
Bobby Kingsbury – MLB player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
George Kontos – MLB pitcher with the San Francisco Giants
Paul Kostacopoulos – Head baseball coach at U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD
George Kottaras – catcher for 7 MLB teams including: Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians.
Chris Lemonis – Head coach of Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball.
Kay Lionikas – played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1948–1950
Billy Loes – MLB Pitcher for the Dodgers and other teams
Nick Markakis – MLB outfielder who currently plays for the Atlanta Braves^[95]
Tino Martinez – former MLB first baseman for the N.Y. Yankees (Greek mother)
Aaron Miles – MLB player for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, and Colorado Rockies (paternal grandmother)
Mike Moustakas – MLB player for the Kansas City Royals
Gus Niarhos – MLB Yankees, White Sox, Red Sox, Phillies
Erik Pappas – MLB catcher for the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Milt Pappas – MLB pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds and other teams
June Peppas – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 1948–1954
Lou Skizas – MLB player for NY Yankees (1956), Kansas City Athletics (1956–57), Detroit Tigers (1958), Chicago White Sox (1959)
George Theodore – MLB outfielder for the New York Mets
Gus Triandos – MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles and other teams
Clint Zavaras – MLB pitcher with the Seattle Mariners in 1989

Basketball

Giannis Antetokounmpo – Professional player in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, 2019 MVP.
Zach Auguste – Notre Dame Fighting Irish college and also professional basketball player
Michael Bramos – basketballer, member of the Greek national basketball team
Nick Calathes – former Florida Gators basketball player, and professional player
Pat Calathes – professional basketball player
Pavlos Diakoulas – former professional basketball player
Tyler Dorsey (born 1996) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Angelo Drossos – owner of the San Antonio Spurs basketball team from 1973 to 1988 (NBA Executive of the Year Award in 1978)
Nick Galis – former professional basketball player, played in Europe (where he is known as Nikos Galis), and regarded as one of Europe's all-time basketball greats
Steve Giatzoglou – former professional basketball player
George Kastrinakis – former professional basketball player in Greece
John Korfas – former professional basketball player
Kosta Koufos – professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA and the Greece men's national basketball team
Kostas Koufos, professional basketball player for Sacramento Kings
Steve Lappas – former college basketball coach at Villanova and UMass
Ted Manakas – shooting guard for the Princeton Tigers men's basketball team under coach Pete Carril; played briefly in NBA for Kansas City-Omaha Kings
Nick Paulos – professional basketball player
Kurt Rambis – former NBA professional basketball player, won 4 championships with the L.A. Lakers (birth name Kyriakos Rambidis)
Chris Roupas – former Greek American Professional Basketball Player, First Penn State Nittany Lion to play professional basketball in Greece^[96]
David Stergakos – former professional Greek basketball player
Jake Tsakalidis – former NBA player for Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets.
Lou Tsioropoulos – former NBA professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics

Body building and fitness training

John Sitaras – fitness professional, creator of the Sitaras method and founder of Sitaras Fitness in New York City
Craig Titus – American bodybuilder
Christos Nikitas Poulis - athletic trainer

Boxing

Anton Christoforidis – professional boxer, NBA World Light Heavyweight Champion 1941
Michael Katsidis – (born in Australia) current boxer
Pete Spanakos - retired bantamweight boxer

Football

Harry "the Golden Greek" Agganis¹ - college football star and 1st-ever All-American at Boston University. Drafted by the Cleveland Browns but turned down the offer to play baseball for the Boston Red Sox.
Steve Alexakos – played OL in college for San Jose State and then NFL for Denver Broncos (1970) and New York Giants (1971).
Dee Andros (born Demosthenes Konstandies "Dee" Andrecopoulos) - American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. Brother of Plato Andros.
Plato Andros (Plato Gus Andrecopoulos) - college All-American guard for the University of Oklahoma. He played four years in the NFL for the Chicago Cardinals. Brother of Dee Andros.
Zach Collaros – quarterback for the University of Cincinnati football team
Jim Eliopulos – NFL player for the New York Jets
Chris Farasopoulos – NFL player, played for the New York Jets
Alex Holmes – NFL tight end for the St. Louis Rams, mother is Greek
George Karlaftis - NFL player with the Kansas City Chiefs
Alex Karras – NFL player with the Detroit Lions, wrestler and actor
Lou Karras – NFL player with the Washington Redskins, eldest brother of Alex Karras
Ted Karras – NFL player with the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions. Won NFL championship with 1963 Bears. Older brother of Alex Karras
Ted Karras Jr. - NFL player and Super Bowl champion for 1987 Washington Redskins
Ted Karras III - Center for Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots. Played in 3 consecutive Super Bowls for Patriots, winning 2 championships (2016 & 2018).
Jim Karsatos – Ohio State QB in 1980s
Niko Koutouvides – NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos and New England Patriots
Bill Mackrides – QB for the Philadelphia Eagles. He led them to 2 NFL championships in 1948 and 1949.
Chris Maragos – NFL safety for two Super Bowl champions: 2013 Seattle Seahawks and 2017 Philadelphia Eagles.

Archie Matsos (Archimidis Matsos) - All-American linebacker at Michigan State in 1950s. Played in the AFL (pre-merger) for the Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers.
Joe Panos – NFL player with the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills 1994–2000 (birth name Zois Panagiotopoulos)
Petros Papadakis – host of various sports shows on radio, former college football tailback and team captain at USC 1996–2000.
Tony Pashos – former NFL offensive lineman for six teams, including with the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Lonie Paxton – NFL New England Patriots long-snapper 2001–2003
Peter Philipakos – Soccer player, formerly of Olympiacos F.C.
Pete Pihos – NFL player with the Philadelphia Eagles (Pro Football Hall of Fame). Is the only NFL player to have been named All-Pro on both offense and defense in the same year.
Gene Rossides – Star QB who presided over the Golden Era of Columbia Football of 1945–48. Drafted by [New York Giants] in 1949. Protégé of Sid Luckman.
Fred Smerlas – NFL player for the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots
Alex Spanos – NFL owner of the San Diego Chargers
A. G. Spanos – named President of Business Operations for the San Diego Chargers in 2015. Grandson of Alex Spanos.
A. G. Spanos (left), President of Business Operations for the San Diego Chargers
Dean Spanos – President and CEO of San Diego Chargers. Son of Alex Spanos.
Frank Stams {Stamoulis} - defensive lineman for University of Notre Dame, including their 1988 National Championship team. He was converted to linebacker in the NFL, where he played for the Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs.
Matt Stover – NFL player, kicker for Baltimore Ravens
Harry Theofiledes – backup QB for Washington Redskins in 1968.
Garo Yepremian – NFL player (Greek Cypriot origin)
Gust Zarnas – NFL player with the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers 1938–1940

Gambling, bookmakers, poker

Steve Billirakis – Bracelet winner in the World Series of Poker
Nick "the Greek" Dandolos¹ - one of the most famous players in the history of poker
Sam Mastrogiannis – Bracelet winner in the World Series of Poker
Billy Pappas – poker player and world champion foosball player
Athanasios Polychronopoulos – Bracelet winner in the World Series of Poker
Chris Tsiprailidis – Bracelet winner in the World Series of Poker
Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder James George Snyder Sr. (born Dimetrios Georgios Synodinos, September 9, 1918 – April 21, 1996) - American sports commentator and Las Vegas oddsmaker.

Goalball

Eliana Mason - American goalball bronze medalist

Hockey

Tom Anastos – Head Hockey Coach, Michigan State University
Andreas Athanasiou – currently plays Center for the Detroit Red Wings.
Adam Burish – NHL player with the Dallas Stars
Jimmy Carson – NHL hockey player (original family surname Kyriazopoulos)
Chris Chelios – Hockey Hall of Fame hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings.
Jake Chelios – NHL hockey player. Son of Chris Chelios.
Cleon Daskalakis – NHL goaltender for Boston Bruins 1984–87.
Peter Douris – played in NHL 1985 to 1998 for the Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Dallas Stars.
Nick Fotiu – NHL 1973–1990, played for the New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers, Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers.
Bob Halkidis – Between 1985 and 2001 he played for six NHL Teams.
Krys Kolanos – NHL center for Phoenix Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild, and Calgary Flames.
Chris Kontos – former NHL player known for his prolific scoring in the play-offs
Tom Kostopoulos – NHL hockey player for six teams including the Los Angeles Kings
Chris Kotsopoulos – NHL defenseman between 1978 and 1990. He played for New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings.
Nick Kypreos – played in NHL (1986–1997) for the Washington Capitals, Hartford Whalers, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs
George Parros – NHL hockey player
Steve Staios – NHL hockey player
Nikos Tselios – AHL hockey player. Cousin of Chris Chelios.
Trevor Zegras – made his NHL debut with Anaheim Ducks on February 22, 2021.

Mixed martial arts

John Critzos II – martial arts fighter, champion, and instructor
Alex Karalexis – professional fighter with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Christos Giagos - professional fighter with the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Motor sports

Art Arfons – world land speed record holder
George Constantine – racing driver
Chris Karamesines – drag racer and one of NHRA's early pioneers
Danny Kladis – race car driver
Andy Papathanassiou – pit crew coach
Alex Tremulis – industrial designer of the Tucker (Automobile Hall of Fame)
Alex Xydias – influential figure in the early days of the auto racing sport involving hot rods
Emanuel Zervakis – NASCAR driver and team owner

Soccer / association football

Andreas Chronis – professional football player
George John – soccer player, currently with Major League Soccer club New York City FC^[97]
Gus Kartes – former Chicago Storm footballer
Noah Allen – professional soccer player
Frank Klopas – retired soccer player, formerly of AEK, Apollon, Kansas City Wizards, Chicago Fire and the U.S. national team
Alexi Lalas – retired soccer; played for the L.A. Galaxy and U.S. national team
John Limniatis – Canadian retired professional soccer player. He played 44 times and scored one goal for the Canadian national team, also captaining and later becoming the head coach of the Montreal Impact.
Peter Skouras – retired soccer player, formerly of Olympiakos F.C., PAOK Thessaloniki, San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League, and United States Youth National Teams

Surfing

Laird Hamilton – Big wave surfer. Born Laird John Zerfas. Greek father.
Caroline Marks – World Surf League professional surfer (ranked No. 8 internationally in 2018)

Tennis

Eleni Rossides
Pete Sampras – tennis player, considered one of the best tennis players in history
Pete Sampras, tennis player, first man to win 14 Grand Slam titles

Track and field

Dean Karnazes – ultramarathon champion, writer, businessman
Bob Mathias - decathlete. Won 2 Olympic gold medals: London (1948) and Helsinki (1952). Became younger gold medal winner (age 17) in 1948.
Tom Pappas – track & field decathlete, 2003 world decathlon champion and 2-time Olympian.

Winter sports

Tara Dakides – pro snowboarder and champion from California
Themistocles Leftheris – American pair skater, 2007 U.S. National Pairs bronze medalist

Wrestling

David Batista (Bautista) - former WWE professional wrestler (Greek mother and Filipino father) and actor
Dave Batista, WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Dixie Carter (wrestling) – President of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Maria Kanellis – professional wrestler who has worked with WWE, TNA, and ROH. Former contestant on Celebrity Apprentice
Jim Londos – champion wrestler during the 1930s-50s. Birth name Christos Theophilos.
Helen Maroulis – freestyle wrestler
George Metropoulos – Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestler
Tom Packs – professional wrestling promoter - one of the top promoters over the first half of the 20th century
Dawn Marie Psaltis (Dawn Marie) - former WWE wrestler
Trish Stratus – WWE wrestler
Trish Stratus, WWE wrestler
George Tragos – champion wrestler in Greece and trainer of American champion Lou Thesz. Co-founder of Wrestling Hall of Fame.
George Zaharias – sports promoter and professional wrestler in the 1930s (birth name Theodore Vetoyanis). Husband of Babe Didrikson Zaharias.

Sports journalism

Bob Costas – NBC sportscaster
Spero Dedes – (born February 27, 1979) is an American sportscaster. He is currently employed by CBS Sports, calling the NFL, NBA, and college basketball. Previously worked play-by-play for the Los Angeles Lakers (radio) and New York Knicks (radio & TV).
Jimmy Cefalo – sportscaster & former NFL wide receiver for Miami Dolphins.
Mike Galanos – CNN/Sports Illustrated anchor
Harry Kalas – sports announcer
John Manuel – co-editor in chief, Baseball America magazine
Rory Markas – sports announcer
Petros Papadakis – former USC Trojans running back, sports talk show host
Ted Sarandis – sports announcer
Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder – James George Snyder Sr. (born Dimetrios Georgios Synodinos, September 9, 1918 – April 21, 1996), was an American sports commentator on CBS' The NFL Today from 1976 to 1988 and Las Vegas oddsmaker.

Criminal figures

Gus Alex (April 1, 1916 – July 24, 1998) - high-ranking associate of the Chicago Outfit
Peter "Pete the Greek" Diapoulas - body guard of NYC mobster Joe Gallo, was present the night of Gallo's assassination.
Fotios Geas – mobster involved with the Genovese crime family and murderer of Whitey Bulger in Hazelton (WV) Federal Penitentiary
Tom Kapatos – New York City mobster, also known as "The Greek"
Dr. George C. Nichopoulos – personal physician to Elvis Presley from 1970 to 1977 (Presley's death). Although exonerated in the death of Presley, Dr. Nichopoulos was later stripped of his medical license due to overprescribing medications to many other patients in the state of Tennessee.
Michael Thevis - mobster
Peter Kourakos "Pete The Greek" - founder of Greek-American organized crime in Astoria, Queens, New York.
Spyredon "Spiros" Velentzas – Spiros Velentzas, aka "Sakafias", expanded the activities of the Kourakos crime family in New York City in the 1980s-1990s.

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