List of people from Greece explained
This is a list of notable Greeks.
Actors/actresses
See main article: List of Greek actors.
Ancient period
Adventurers
Athletes & sports figures
Ancient period
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Clerics
Medieval period
Modern period
- Jacob Palaeologus (c. 1520–1585), Dominican friar, later antitrinitarian theologian; (Greek father)
See also:
Entrepreneurs
- 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
- 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)
- 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
Explorers
Ancient period
Medieval period
Early Modern
Modern
Fashion designers
Fashion models
Filmmakers
- Theo Angelopoulos, writer and director (Ulysses' Gaze, Eternity and a Day)
- Michael Cacoyannis, writer, producer and director (Zorba the Greek, Electra, Iphigenia)
- George P. Cosmatos
- Costa-Gavras (Constantinos Gavras), writer, producer and director (Z, State of Siege, Missing)
- Peter Kambasis, writer, producer and director of internet-based films
- Milton Katselas, acting teacher and director (Butterflies Are Free, When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?)
- Elia Kazan, director in theatre and film (Gentleman's Agreement, A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, East of Eden, A Face in the Crowd)
- Ana Kokkinos
- Nikos Koundouros
- Thodoros Maragos
- Gregory Markopoulos
- George Miller, Australian filmmaker known for Happy Feet and
- 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
Military and political figures
Ancient period
- Agis III (r.338–?331 BCE), Spartan king who rebelled against Macedon in 331 BCE
- Alcibiades (450–404 BCE), Athenian general and statesman
- Alexander the Great (356–323 BCE) 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
- Demosthenes (384–322 BCE), politician and orator
- Dionysius I (c.432–367), ruler of the Syracusan empire
- Epaminondas (c.420–362), Theban general and statesman
- Eucratides, ruler of the Bactrian Greeks
- Leonidas (d.480 BCE), Spartan king, killed defending Greece from the Persians
- Lycurgus (9th century BCE), semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver
- Lysander (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
- Philip II of Macedon (382–336 BCE), Macedonian king and father of Alexander the Great
- Polycrates, Samian ruler
- Ptolemy I (c.356–285), Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, founded a dynasty in Egypt
- Pyrrhus of Epirus (c.318–272), invaded Italy, became known for victories of dubious value (Pyrrhic)
- Seleucus I, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, founded dynasty in Persia
- Solon (638–558 BCE), Athenian lawmaker and archon
- Themistocles (c.514–449 BCE), Athenian statesman and admiral
- Xenophon (430–c.354 BCE), mercenary general, led and recounted march from Persia
- Saint George (AD c.275–303), soldier in the Roman army, venerated as a Christian martyr
Medieval period
- Alexius I Comnenus (1048–1118), Byzantine Emperor
- Basil II (963–1025), Emperor, known as the 'Bulgar-slayer'
- Constantine Lascaris, promoters of the revival of Greek learning in the Italian peninsula
- Constantine VII, Byzantine Emperor and scholar, 'born in the (Imperial) purple' (Porphyrogenitus)
- Constantine XI (1405–1453), last Byzantine Emperor
- Gemistus Pletho, one of the chief pioneers of the revival of learning in Western Europe.
- Helena, Christian mother of Constantine I
- Irene, Byzantine Empress, instrumental in the restoration of icons, later sanctified
- Johannes Bessarion, bishop and cardinal
- Manuel Chrysoloras, one of the pioneers in introducing Greek literature to western Europe.
- Manuel I Comnenus (1143–1180), Byzantine Emperor, was responsible for a distinct revival of Byzantine fortunes until his defeat at Myriokephalon
- Michael VIII Palaeologus (1159–1182), Byzantine (before 1261 Nicene) Emperor, recaptured Constantinople from the Franks.
- Marcus Musurus, professor of Greek language at the University of Padua.
- Nicephorus II Phocas (963–969), Byzantine Emperor and general
- Romanus IV (1068–1071), lost the fateful battle of Manzikert
- Saint Cyril (827–869), Byzantine monk, developed the Glagolitic alphabet
- Theodora, wife of Justinian I, actress, courtesan, Empress.
Ottoman Empire period
- Atik Sinan, architect for Mehmed II and Mustafa III
- Barbarossa (1473–1518), famous privateer, older brother of Khair ad Din; (Greek mother)
- 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
- 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
- Alexander Mavrocordatos
- Pavlos Melas (1870–1904), hero of Greek Struggle for Macedonia
- Ioannis Metaxas (1871–1941), dictator of Greece before and during the first part of its participation in World War II
- Andreas Papandreou (1919–1996), economist, politician, and three-time prime minister
- George Andreas Papandreou (born 1952), current leader of the PASOK political party and former Foreign Minister of Greece (1999–2004).
- Aleka Papariga (born 1945), current General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) (1991–)
- Karolos Papoulias (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
- Nikos Zachariadis (1903–1973), former Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) (1931–1957)
Northern Epirus
Canada
France
Romania
Spain
United Kingdom
Australia
United States
Musicians
See also: List of Greek composers and List of Greek musical artists.
Ancient period
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
- 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
- Manos Loizos (1937–1982) composer
- Sokratis Malamas singer and musician
- Nikolaos Mantzaros composer
- Giannis Markopoulos composer
- Kostas Martakis singer
- Marinella singer-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[2]
- 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
- 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)[3] composer
- Sonia Theodoridou opera singer
- Giorgos Theofanous composer
- Marios Tokas composer of Cypriot origin
- Sakis Tolis musician
- Michalis Travlos composer
- Tatiana Troyanos mezzo-soprano[4]
- 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
- Savvas Ysatis musician
- Sarah P. musician, lyricist, singer
- George Zervanos (1930–2006) operatic tenor
Painters
Ancient period
Renaissance
Modern period
Philosophers
Ancient period
Medieval period
Modern period
Scientists and Engineers
Ancient period
Medieval period
Modern period
- 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
Sculptors
Ancient period
Modern period
Tycoons
Writers
Ancient period
Medieval period
Modern period
General
- 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
- George Sava, entertainment lawyer
- Giorgos Seferis, poet and Nobel prize winner
- Angelos Sikelianos, poet
- Spyros Skouras, Greek-American movie mogul, president of 20th Century Fox
- Alex Spanos, Greek-American magnate
- Iannis Xenakis, modernist composer
- Panayiotis Zavos, geneticist
- Adamantios Vassilakis, diplomat
Academics
- Constantin Carathéodory, mathematician (1920s)
- Chris Argyris, organisational theorist
- Konstantinos Axelos, 1960s Situationist
- Apostolos Athanassakis, classicist
- Anthony Kaldellis, historian
- Phaedon Avouris, nanotechnologist
- Demetrios Christodoulou, mathematical physicist
- George Constantinides, economist
- Echephyllides, Ancient Greek grammarian or historian
- 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
List of Greeks who were born outside modern Greece
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).
Actors/actresses
Athletes
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
Entrepreneurs
Fashion designers
Filmmakers
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
Musicians
Painters
Philosophers
Scientists and engineers
Sculptors
Singers
Tycoons
Writers
General
See also
References
- http://www.techpress.gr/index.php/archives/8689 Από τη Βόρειο Ηπειρο στο Σύμπαν
- http://www.vasiltole.com/English/Eumenides-EN.html
- Web site: Μίκης Θεοδωράκης.
- http://members.aol.com/OJTMultimedia/TatianaTroyanosChronology.html
- "Eugenides is himself Greek-American, Detroit-born, suburb-raised – all sources of inspiration for his second novel." https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june03/eugenides_06-17.html
Albania
Bulgaria
Egypt