List of people from Greece

This is a list of Greek people.

Adventurers

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

Athletes

• Anastasios Andreou, competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens
• Marcos Baghdatis (b. 1985)(Half Greek, Half Cypriot), tennis player, finalist in Australian Open 2006
• Constantine II, former King of Greece, sailing (Gold Dragon Class) Gold, Rome Olympics, 1960.
• Peter Costa, (b. 1956), famous poker player
• Eleni Daniilidou, tennis player
• Pyrros Dimas (b. 1971), three-time weightlifting Olympic champion
• Nick Galis, basketball player
• Panagiotis Giannakis,basketball player, captain of Greek European Championship winning team
• Stelios Giannakopoulos, football (soccer player)
• Fani Halkia (b. 1979), Olympic champion in women's 400 metre hurdles
• Herodotos Giorgallas, (b. 1977), gymnast, took gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
• Sotiris Kaiafas, soccer player
• Nikos Kaklamanakis, windsurfer
• Konstantinos Kenteris (b. 1973), Olympic, World and European Champion Sprinter
• Michalis Konstantinou, soccer player. Plays for Olympiacos
• Spiridon Louis (1873–1940), First modern Olympic Marathon winner
• Voula Patoulidou (b. 29 March 1965) 100 metre hurdles in Barcelona in 1992.
• Georgios Samaras, soccer player
• Charalambos Xanthos, poker player
• Theodoros Zagorakis (b. 1971), footballer, captain of Greek European Championship winning team

Clerics

• Michael Cerularius (c. 1000–1059), Patriarch of Constantinople
• John Chrysostom (347–407), Christian bishop and orator
• Saint Photios (820–891), Patriarch of Constantinople and writer
• Pope Evaristus (c. 98–105), fourth Pope
• Pope Stephen I (254–257)
• Pope Agatho (678–681)
• Pope John VI (701–705)
• Pope John VII (705–709)

See also:

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

Entrepreneurs

• John D. Chandris and family, shipping industry, cruises
• Yiannis Dritsas, Giannis inventor of Frappe
• Stelios Haji-Ioannou (born 1967), entrepreneur (born to Cypriot parents)
• Socrates Kokkalis (b. 27 May 1938), telecommunications magnate, owner of Olympiacos
• John Latsis (1910–2003), shipping magnate
• Yiannis Carras (d.1989), ship-owner, creator of Porto Carras Resort
• Kalopedis family, jewellers and artists
• George Livanos (1926–1997), shipping magnate
• Constantine M. Los (1871–1962), shipping magnate
• Stavros Niarchos (1908–1996), shipping magnate
• Aristotle Onassis (1906–1975), shipping magnate
• Christina Onassis (1950–1988), shipping magnate
• Athina Onassis Roussel {b. 1985), grand-daughter of Aristotle Onassis
• Basil Zaharoff (1849–1936), arms trader and financier

Explorers

Ancient period

• Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484?–420? BCE)
• Nearchus (360?–312 BCE)
• Pytheas of Massilia (c. 325 BCE)
• Scylax
• Xenophon (435?–355? BCE)

Modern period

• Constantine Phaulkon (17th century)
• Juan de Fuca (Apostolos Valerianos)

Fashion designers

• Sophia Kokosalaki, haute couture, women, designer for the 2004 Summer Olympics
• John Varvatos, haute couture - men
• Ilias Lalaounis, jeweller, Member of the Academie des Beaux Arts

Fashion models

• Evi Adam, model
• Isavella Dara, winner of Elite Model Look contest 1995
• Mara Darmousli, winner of Elite Model Look contest 1998
• Vicky Kaya, model
• Vaso Kolida, model
• Nikos Papadakis, winner of Manhunt International 1994
• Irene Skliva, model, Miss World 1996
• Corinna Tsopei, Miss World (1964)
• Katia Zygouli, winner of Elite Model Look contest 1996

Filmmakers

• Theo Angelopoulos
• Michael Cacoyannis
• Alexis Damianos
• Kostas Ferris
• Nikos Koundouros
• Kostas Gavras (Greek-French)
• George P. Cosmatos

Military and political leaders

Ancient period

• Alcibiades (450–404 BCE), Athenian general and statesman
• Aristides (530–468 BCE), Athenian statesman
• Cimon, Athenian leader and statesman
• Demosthenes (384–322 BCE), politician and orator
• Leonidas, Spartan king
• Lycurgus, semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver
• Miltiades, Athenian statesman and general
• Pericles (495–429 BCE), Athenian leader and statesman
• Themistocles, Athenian statesman and admiral
• Alexander The Great (356 BCE;323;BCE) Greek General
• Philip II of Macedon (382 BCE;336;BCE) Unifier of the Greek States

Medieval period

• Alexius I Comnenus (1048–1118), Byzantine Emperor
• Constantine Lascaris, promoters of the revival of Greek learning in the Italian peninsula
• Constantine XI (1405–1453), last Byzantine Emperor
• Gemistus Pletho, one of the chief pioneers of the revival of learning in Western Europe.
• Johannes Cardinal Bessarion, Roman Catholic Cardinal-Bishop of Greek descent
• Julian the Apostate (331–363), Byzantine Emperor and Hellenist (defended pagans in face of Christian persecution)
• Manuel Chrysoloras, one of the pioneers in introducing Greek literature to western Europe.
• Marcus Musurus, professor of Greek language at the University of Padua.
• Saint Cyril (827–869), Byzantine monk, developed the Glagolitic alphabet

Ottoman Empire period

• Atik Sinan, architect for Mehmed II and Mustafa III
• Barbarossa (1473–1518), famous privateer, older brother of Khair ad Din; (Greek mother)
• İbrahim Ethem Pasha, Greek-born Grand Vizier
• Khair ad Din (1475–1546), Greek-born Ottoman Turkish Admiral, also known as Barbarossa; (Greek mother)
• Pargalı İbrahim Pasha, Suleyman the Magnificent's first appointed Grand Vizier, who left an important landmark on his reign.
• Zaganos Pasha, prominent military commanders of Mehmet II

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
• Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855–1935), admiral, war hero and later President of Greece
• Ioannis Metaxas (1871–1941), dictator of Greece before and during the first part of its participation in World War II
• Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907–1998), President of Greece and four-time Prime Minister
• Andreas Papandreou (1919–1996), economist, politician, and three-time Prime Minister

Romania

• Iannis Pharmakis (d. 1821), revolutionary fighter.

Spain

• Queen Sofía of Spain (b. 1938), wife of Spain's king Juan Carlos

United Kingdom

• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b. 1921), husband of UK's queen Elizabeth II

Musicians

Modern period

• Louis Demetrius Alvanis (b. 1960), pianist
• Nikolaos Chalikiopoulos Mantzaros (1795–1872)
• Maria Callas (1923–1977), soprano
• George Dalaras, singer
• Stavros Koujioumtzis (1932–2005), composer and lyricist
• Manos Hadjidakis (1925–1994)
• Manos Loizos (1937–1982), composer
• Grigoris Bithikotsis (d. 2005), popular singer
• Stelios Kazantzidis (d. 2001), popular singer
• Marinella (b. 1935), singer
• Stavros Xarhakos, composer and MEP
• Manolis Kalomiris (1883–1962), composer
• Vicky Leandros
• Markos Vamvakaris (d. 1973, popular composer of rebetiko
• George Michael (Georgios Panayiotou) (Greek-British)
• Thanos Mikroutsikos (b. 1947), composer
• Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor
• Nana Mouskouri
• Georges Moustaki (Greek-French)
• Elena Paparizou singer
• Evangelos Papathanassiou (Vangelis), composer
• Apostolos Paraskevas composer and classical guitarist
• Demis Roussos
• Vassilis Tsitsanis (d. 1984), popular composer
• Nikos Skalkottas (1904–1949), composer
• Marios Tokas, composer of Cypriot origin
• Mikis Theodorakis (b. 1925), composer
• Anna Vissi (b. 1957), singer
• Vangelis
• Sakis Rouvas (b. 1972), popular singer and showman
• Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001), composer
• Herbert von Karajan (Herbert Karajannis) (1908–1989) (Austrian of Greek origin)
• Agnes Baltsa (b. 1944), mezzo-soprano
• Gina Bachauer (1913–1976), pianist
• Dimitris Sgouros (b. 1969), pianist
• Leonidas Kavakos (1967), violinist

Painters

Ancient period

• Polygnotus
• Apelles
• Aetion (4th century BCE)
• Zeuxis
• Parrhasius

Renaissance

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

Modern period

• Constantine Andreou (20th century)
• Nikos Engonopoulos (20th century)
• Demetrios Farmakopoulos
• Demetrios Galanis (19th century)
• Nicholaos Gysis (19th century)
• Nikiphoros Lytras (19th century)
• Dimitris Mytaras (20th century)
• Yiannis Moralis (20th century)
• Yiannis Tsarouhis (20th century)

Philosophers

Ancient period

• Anaximander, (609/610–c.547 BCE)
• Anaximenes of Miletus
• Aristotle (384–322 BCE)
• Athenagoras of Athens, (c. 133–190), early Christian apologist
• Democritus (b. 460 BCE)
• Diogenes (114–129), patriarch of Constantinople
• Empedocles (490–430 BCE)
• Epictetus, (55–c.135)
• Epicurus, (341–270 BCE)
• Epimenides
• Hypatia of Alexandria (d. 415)
• Leucippus
• Parmenides
• Plato (c.427–c.347 BCE)
• Plethon,(c.1355–1452)
• Protagoras
• Pythagoras (582–496 BCE)
• Socrates (470–399 BCE)
• Thales of Miletus (c.624–547 BCE)
• Zeno of Citium (333–264 BCE)
• Zeno of Elea (c.495–c.430 BC)

Sculptors

Ancient period

• Agasias
• Pheidias
• Praxiteles

Modern period

• Kostas Axelos (20th century)
• Constantine Andreou (20th century)
• Cornelius Castoriadis (20th century)

Singers

• Peter André, English-born Cypriot-Australian singer
• Lisa Andreas, represented Cyprus in the Eurovision 2004
• Marlen Angelidou, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5 (Greek Band)
• Lindsay Armaou, singer, was part of the girl band B*Witched (half Greek half Irish)
• Constantinos Christoforou, represented Cyprus in the Eurovision
• George Dalaras, renowned contemporary Greek singer
• Loukas Daralas, famous singer of rebetiko and father of George Dalaras
• Mario Frangoulis, successful tenor
• Keti Garbi, famous singer
• Alkinoos Ioannidis, musician and singer
• Stelios Konstantas, singer
• Stavros Konstantinou, winning Super Idol, the Greek version of Pop Idol
• Nana Mouskouri, singer
• Manto, singer
• Froso Papaharalambous, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5 (Greek Band)
• Elena Paparizou, winner of Greece's first ever Eurovision victory
• Irini Psyhrami, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5 (Greek Band)
• Demis Roussos, pop singer, formerly with Vangelis in Aphrodite's Child
• Sakis Rouvas, pop singer and gymnast, performed during Closing Ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Shaya, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5 (Greek Band) (of Danish and Guyanese descent)
• Nansy Stergiopoulou, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5 (Greek Band)
• Marios Tokas, composer
• Despina Vandi, successful pop star
• Anna Vissi, famous singer

Other

• Manolis Andronikos (d. 1992), archaeologist, discovered the Macedonian tombs in Vergina
• Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, President of organising committee, Athens 2004 Olympic Games
• Apostolos Athanassakis, Greek Translator, Professor of Classics at the University of California, Santa Barbara
• Patriarch Athenagoras, former Patriarch of Constantinople
• Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Greek-Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch (1991 to present)
• George Bizos, Greek-South African human rights advocate
• Moisis Michail Bourlas, member of World War II Greek resistance
• Cornelius Castoriadis, economist and philosopher
• Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece (1998 to present)
• Olympia Dukakis, Greek-American actress
• Nikos Dimou, writer and philosopher
• Odysseas Elytis, Nobel prizewinning poet
• Mario Frangoulis, opera singer
• Nikos Hadjinikolaou (b.1962), television news anchor, journalist
• Manolis Glezos, World War II veteran, grassroots democracy activist and politician
• Iakovos, Archbishop of America (d. 2005), late primate of the Greek-Orthodox Archdiocese of America
• Sir Alec Issigonis, British-Greek creator of the Mini car
• Constantine P. Cavafy, poet
• Nikos Kazantzakis, poet, novelist and playwright
• Eleni Konsolaki, archaeologist who researched Methana and the Troezen area in 1990
• Vissarion Korkoliacos (1908–1991), Greek Orthodox monk
• Polyvios Kossivas, bystander who became famous in the 2004 Olympic Games for helping a runner
• Makarios III, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus
• Dimitri Nanopoulos, quantum physicist
• Lefteris Papadopoulos (b.1935), lyricist and journalist
• Irene Papas, actress
• Dimitris Papaioannou, director and choreographer  ; creator of the 2004 Summer Olympics ceremonies
• Karasoulos Paraskevas, singer
• Nicos Poulantsas, political theorist
• Giorgos Seferis, Nobel prizewinning poet
• Spyros Skouras, Greek-American movie mogul, president of 20th Century Fox
• Angelos Sikelianos, poet
• Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, journalist and campaigner
• Panayiotis Zavos, geneticist

See also

• List of ancient Greeks
• List of Greek Americans
• List of Greek Australians
• List of Greek Canadians
• List of Greek Jews
• List of people by nationality

External links

• Greek People