List of Greeks
Famous Greeks or Greek-speaking/writing people: In alphabetical order.
Actors
- John Aniston (1937-), TV actor & father of Jennifer
- Olympia Dukakis (1931-), film actress
- Melina Kanakaredes (1967-), TV actress (Providence, CSI: New York)
- Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), film actress & political
activist
- Irene Papas, film actress
- Katina Paxinou (1900-1973), film & theatre actress
- Telly Savalas (1924-1994), TV actor ("Kojak")
- Thanasis Vengos, film
actor
- Nia Vardalos (1962-), film actress and screenwriter (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
- Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934?-1996), film actress
- Billy Zane (1966-), film actor
- John Stamos, Actor (Full
House)
- George Mitsikostas, mime comedian.
Athletes
- Pyrros Dimas (1971-), Three-time Weightlifting Olympic champion
- Panagiotis
Fasoulas, Basketball player
- Nikos Galis, Basketball
player
- Panagiotis
Giannakis, Basketball player, captain of Greek European Championship winning team
- Fani Halkia (1979-), Olympic champion in women's 400 m hurdles
- Konstantinos Kenteris (1973-), Olympic, World and
European Champion Sprinter
- Spiros Louis (1873-1940), First modern Olympic Marathon winner
- Pete Sampras (1971-), tennis player
- Theodoros Zagorakis (1971-), Football player, captain of
Greek European Championship winning team
Clerics
- Michael Cerularius, (c. 1000-1059), Patriarch of
Constantinople
- John Chrysostom, (347-407), Christian Bishop & Famous
Orator
- Saint Photios, (820-891), Patriarch of Constantinople &
Writer
- Pope Evaristus, (c. 98-105), fourth Pope
- Pope Stephen I, (254-257)
- Pope Agatho, (678-681)
- Pope John VI, (701-705)
- Pope John VII, (705-709)
See also:
Entrepreneurs
Explorers
Fashion Designers
Filmmakers
Military and Political Leaders
Ancient Period
- Alcibiades, (450BC-404BC), Athenian General & Statesman
- Alexander the Great, (356BC -323BC), King of
Macedonia
- Aristides, (530BC-468BC), Athenian Statesman
- Cimon, Athenian Leader & Statesman
- Demosthenes, (384BC-322BC), Politician & Famous Orator
- Leonidas, Spartan King
- Lycurgus, semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver
- Miltiades, Athenian Statesman & Admiral
- Pericles, (495BC-429 BC), Athenian Leader & Statesman
- Philip II of Macedon,(382BC -336BC), King of
Macedonia
- Solon, (638BC-558BC), Athenian Law-maker
- Pyrrhus of Epirus, (318 BC - 272 BC)King of Epirus
Medieval Period
See also: List of Byzantine
Emperors
Modern Period
Greece
- John Capodistria, (1776-1831), first President of the free and
unified Greek state, last President of the first Greek republic.
- Constantine Kanaris, (1793 or 1795 - 1877), freedom
fighter, politician and later Prime
Minister
- Pavlos Melas, (1870-1904), hero of Greek Struggle for Macedonia.
- Eleftherios Venizelos, (1864-1936), Prime Minister, and most significant
politician of modern Greece.
- Pavlos
Kountouriotis, (1855-1935), Admiral, respected war hero and later President of Greece
- Ioannis Metaxas, (1871-1941), dictator of Greece before and
during the first part of her participation in World War II
- Konstantinos Karamanlis, (1907-1998), President of Greece and four time Prime Minister
- Andreas Papandreou, (1919-1996), Economist, Politician and
two time Prime Minister
See also: List of Kings of Greece, List of Prime Ministers of Greece,
List of Presidents of Greece
United States
- Spiro Agnew, (1918-1996), Governor of Maryland and Vice President
- Michael Dukakis, (b. 1933), Governor of Massachusetts and
Democratic nominee for President
- Paul Sarbanes (b. 1933), Democratic Senator from Maryland
- John Negroponte (b. 1939), Ambassador to Iraq
- Olympia Snowe (b. 1947), Republican Senator from Maine
- George Stephanopoulos, (b. 1961), Bill Clinton's Senior Advisor on Policy and Strategy
- George J. Tenet (b. 1953), former CIA Director
- Paul Tsongas (1941-1997), Democratic Senator from Massachusetts and
candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination 1992
James George Janos AKA Jesse Ventura
Other
Musicians
- Haris Alexiou
- Maria Callas, (1923-1977), Operatic soprano
- George Dalaras
- Manos Hadjidakis, (1925-1994)
- Manolis Hiotis
- Vasilis Karras
- Stelios Kazantzidis
- Vicky Leandros
- Thanos Mikroutsikos, (1947-), composer
- Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor
- Nana Mouskouri
- Lefteris
Pantazis
- Prodromos
- Demis Roussos
- Nikos Skalkottas, (1904-1949), composer
- Paschalis Terzis
- Mikis Theodorakis, (1925-), composer
- Marios Tokas
- Vangelis, musician
- Anna Vissi, (1957-), singer
- Yanni
- Yannis Xenakis, (1922-2001), composer
Painters
- Polygnotus
- Apelles
- Aetion, (4th century BC)
- Konstantinos
Andreou, 20c Awarded with the Légion d'honneur
- El Greco, (1541-1614), born Domenicos Theotokopoulos
- Nikiforos
Lytras,19c
- Nikolaos Gyzis,19c
- Constantinos
Volanakis,19c
- Yannis
Tsarouhis,20c
- Yannis Moralis,20c
- Nikos
Hatzikiriakos-Ghikas,20c
Philosophers
- Anaximander, (609 BC/610 BC-c. 547 BC), philosopher
- Anaximenes of Miletus, philosopher
- Aristotle, (384 BC-322 BC), Ancient writer and philosopher
- Athenagoras of Athens, (c. 133-190), early Christian apologist
- Democritus, (born 460 BC), philosopher
- Diogenes, (114-129), patriarch of Constantinople
- Empedocles, (490 BC-430 BC), philosopher
- Epictetus, (AD 55-circa 135), philosopher
- Epicurus, (341 BC-270 BC), philosopher
- Epimenides
- Hypatia of Alexandria, (died 415), euclidean geometry
- Leucippus, philosopher
- Parmenides, philosopher
- Plato, (c. 427 BC-c. 347 BC), Ancient philosopher
- Plethon,(c.1355-1452AD), Philosopher & scholar, one of the principal
influences of Renaissance.
- Protagoras, Sophist and first
major Humanist
- Pythagoras, (582 BC-496 BC), euclidean geometry
- Socrates, (470 BC-399 BC), Ancient philosopher
- Thales of Miletus, (circa BC624-BC547), euclidean geometry
- Zeno of Citium, (333 BC-264 BC), philosopher
- Zeno of Elea, (circa 495 BC-circa 430 BC), philosopher
Sculptors
Scientists
- Archimedes (circa 287 BC-212 BC), Mathematician, Natural philosopher
- Phaedon Avouris (1933-
), IBM Fellow and Manager, Nanometer Scale Science and Technology. IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Irving Langmuir Prize of the
American Physical Society, Medard W. Welch Award of the American Vacuum Society, Nobel Prize Candidate, Physics 2003
- Eratosthenes (276 BC-194 BC), Mathematician, Geographer &
Astronomer
- Euclides (circa 365 BC-275 BC), Mathematician (Euclidean geometry)
- Eudoxus of Cnidus (circa 408 BC-circa 347 BC), Astronomer,
Mathematician
- Heron of Alexandria (10AC-70AC) Engineer
- Hippocrates (c. 460 BC-377 BC), Ancient physician
- Pythagoras (582 BC-496 BC), Philosopher, Mathematician
- Galen (131 BC-201 BC), Physician & Anatomist
- Georgios Papanikolaou (1883-1962), Inventor of the
Papanikolaou's test, also known as the Pap smear
- Constantinos Karatheodori (1873-1950), Mathematician
- Nicholas Negroponte, Computer Scientist
- Panos Zavos, Geneticist
Writers
Ancient Period
- Aeschylus, (525-456 BC), dramatist.
- Aesop, (c. 620-560 BC), writer of Fables
- Antimachus, (c. 400 BC), poet
- Aristophanes, (c. 446-385 BC), Ancient playwright
- Dio Chrysostom, (c. 40-120 AD), Orator and first Century historian
of the romans
- Euripides, (c. 480-406 BC), playwright
- Herodotus, (c. 485-420 BC), Historian
- Hesiod, (born c. 700 BC), poet
- Homer, (unknown), poet
- Pindar, (522-443 BC), lyric poet
- Plutarch, (c. 46-120 AD), author
- Polybius, (c. 203-120 BC), author
- Sappho, (born c. 620 BC), poet
- Simonides of Amorgos, (7th century BC), iambic poet
- Simonides of Ceos (c. 556-469 BC), lyric poet
- Sophocles, (496-406 BC), Athenian
dramatist
- Thucydides, (c. 460-400 BC), Historian & Athenian General
- Xenophon, (431-c. 360 BC), an Athenian knight and an associate of Socrates
Modern Period
- Constantine P. Cavafy, (1863-1933), poet
- Bob Costas, (b. 1952), American author of books on baseball; better known
as a sportscaster
- Savitri Devi, (1905-1982), Graeco-Indian author of books on Esoteric Hitlerism
- Odysseas Elytis, (1911-1996), Nobel Prize Winner
- Arianna Huffington, (1950- ), American author, journalist
& political activist
- Kostas Karyotakis, (1896-1928), poet
- Nikos Kavvadias, (1910-1975), poet
- Nikos Kazantzakis, (1883-1957), writer
- Emmanuel Roidis,
writer
- Giorgos Seferis, (1900-1971), Nobel Prize Winner
- Dionysios Solomos, (1798-1857), poet & writer of the
National Greek anthem
- Vassilis Vassilikos, (1933- ), author of about 120 books,
including Z made into a movie by Kostas Gavras
Other
See also: List of people by
nationality, List of ancient Greeks, List of Greek Jews
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