List of Greeks
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Famous Greeks or Greek-speaking/writing people: In alphabetical order.
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Actors
- John Aniston (1937-), Greek-American TV actor & father of Jennifer
- John Cassavetes Greek-American actor and Director, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the Dirty Dozen.
- George Chakiris Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in West Side Story; (Greek-American).
- Olympia Dukakis (1931-), Greek-American film actress
- Melina Kanakaredes (1967-), Greek-American 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), Greek-American TV actor ("Kojak")
- Thanasis Vengos, film actor
- Nia Vardalos (1962-), Greek-Canadian film actress and screenwriter (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
- Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934?-1996), film actress
- Billy Zane (1966-),Greek-American film actor
- John Stamos, Actor (Full House)
Athletes
- Jim Arvanitis, Martial Arts Grandmaster, World-Renowned Father of Modern Pankration
- Constantine II, former King of Greece, Sailing (Gold Dragon Class) Gold, Rome Olympics, 1960.
- Pyrros Dimas (1971-), Three-time Weightlifting Olympic champion
- Panagiotis Fasoulas, Basketball player
- Nikos Galis, Basketball player {http://www.geocities.com/nikosgalisfuns/}
- Panagiotis Giannakis, Basketball player, captain of Greek European Championship winning team
- Fani Halkia (1979-), Olympic champion in women's 400 m hurdles
- [[Ilias Iliadis (10.11.1986) Gold Medal 2004 Athens Olympics, 81 Kg
- Nikos Kaklamanakis, windsurfing; three-time Mistral world champion and a gold medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
- Kahi Kahiasvili (13.7.1969) Weight-lifiting two time Gold Olympics 2000 and 1996.
- Konstantinos Kenteris (1973-), Olympic, World and European Champion Sprinter
- Jim Londos (Christopher Theophelus) (1897 ? Argos Greece -19.8.1975), World Heavyweight champion for 16 years
- Spiros Louis (1873-1940), First modern Olympic Marathon winner
- Ioannis Melissanidis (1977) 1996 Olympics Gold Medal Floor
- Voula Patoulidou (29.3.1965) 100m Hurdles in Barcelona in 1992.
- Pete Sampras (1971-), tennis player
- Trish Stratus (Patricia Stratigias) WWE wrestler
- Theodoros Zagorakis (1971-), Football player, captain of Greek European Championship winning team
Choreographers
- Dimitris Papaioannou,the artistic director of the 2004 Olympics opening and closing ceremonies
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:
- List of Constantinople patriarchs
- List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Jerusalem
- List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria and all Africa
- List of Archbishops of Athens
- List of Archbishops of Cyprus
Entrepreneurs
- John D Chandris & family, Shipping industry, Cruises
- Basil Goulandris, (1913-1994), shipping magnate
- John Goulandris, UK shipping industry, wealth £250, UK rich list number 177
- Stelios Haji-Ioannou , (born in 1967) ,entrepreneur (Born to Cypriot parents)
- Socrates Kokkalis,(27.5.1938), telecommunications magnate
- John Latsis, (1910-2003), shipping magnate
- George Livanos, (1926-1997), shipping magnate
- Stavros Niarchos, (1908-1996), shipping magnate
- Aristotle Onassis, (1906-1975), shipping magnate
- Athina Onassis Roussel grand-daughter of Aristotle Onassis
- Georgios Tsaoussis. (1929-1985), engineer, businessman
- Basil Zaharoff, (1849-1936), arms trader and financier
Explorers
Ancient Period
- Colaeus of Samos (628 B.C.)
- Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484?-420? BC)
- Nearchus (360?-312 BC)
- Pytheas of Massilia (ca. 325 BC)
- Scylax
- Xenophon (435?-355?)
Modern Period
- Constantine Phaulkon (17th C AD)
Fashion Designers
- Sophia Kokosalaki, haute couture - women
- John Varvatos, haute couture - men
- Ilias Lalaounis, jewellery, Member of the Academie des Beaux Arts
Filmmakers
- Theo Angelopoulos
- Mihalis Kakoyannis
- Nikos Koundouros
- Nikos Panayotopoulos
- Lucia Rikaki
- John Cassavetes(Greek-American)
- Kostas Gavras (Greek-American)
- Elia Kazan, (1909-2003) (Greek-American)
- Spyros P. Skouras, (Greek-American), president of 20th Century Fox
- Robert Zemeckis (Greek-American)
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 & General
- Pericles, (495BC-429 BC), Athenian Leader & Statesman
- Philip II of Macedon,(382BC -336BC), King of Macedonia
- Pyrrhus of Epirus, (318 BC - 272 BC) King of Epirus
- Solon, (638BC-558BC), Athenian Law-maker
- Themistocles, Athenian Statesman & Admiral
Medieval Period
- Julian the Apostate, (331 - 363), Byzantine Emperor and Hellenist
- Alexius I Comnenus, (1048 – 1118), Byzantine Emperor
- Constantine XI, (1405-1453), Last Byzantine Emperor
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
Spain
- Queen Sofía, (b. 1938), wife of Spain's King Juan Carlos
United Kingdom
- Prince Philip, (b. 1921), Duke of Edinburgh and husband of UK's Queen Elizabeth II
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; Head of new National Joint Intelligence Committee.
- 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
Other
- Eleni Bakopanos, (b. 1954), Canadian politician
- Nick Bolkus, (b. 1950), Australian politician
- Marie Bountrogianni, (b. 1956), Canadian politician
Musicians
Medieval Period
- Ioannis Koukouzelis c. 1280 - c.1360, Byzantine secular music composer
- Master Lambadarios (CHRYSAFIS,
- Franghiskos Leontaritis Born 1518, composer
Modern Period
- Konstantinos Agathaphron Nikopoulos (1786-1841)
- Nikolaos Chalikiopoulos Mantzaros (Νικόλαος Χαλικιόπουλος Μάντζαρος) (26.10.1795 Corfu – 1872)
- Maria Callas (1923-1977), Operatic soprano
- George Dalaras
- Manos Hadjidakis, (1925-1994)
- Manolis Hiotis
- Grigoris Bithikotsis
- Stelios Kazantzidis
- Manolis Kalomiris),(14 or 26).12.1883 Smyrna–(3 or 4).4.1962, Composer
- Vicky Leandros
- George Michael (Greek-British)
- Thanos Mikroutsikos, (1947-), composer
- Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor
- Nana Mouskouri
- Georges Moustaki (Greek-French)
- Helena Paparizou Singer, winner of the Eurovision 2005 Song Contest
- Demis Roussos
- Nikos Skalkottas, (1904-1949), composer
- Mikis Theodorakis, (1925-), composer
- Vangelis, musician
- Anna Vissi, (1957-), singer
- Yanni
- Yannis Xenakis, (1922-2001), composer
- Herbert von Karajan (5.4.1908 Salzburg – 16.7.1989 Salzburg) (Austrian of Greek Origin)
- Agnes Baltsa (Aγνή Mπάλτσα) (19.11.1944 Lefkas), Operatic Mezzo Soprano
- Gina Bachauer (Τζίνα Μπαχάουερ) (21.5.1913 Athens – 22.8.1976 Athens), Pianist
- Dimitris Sgouros (Δημήτρης Σγουρός) (30.8.1969 Athens), Pianist
- Leonidas Kavakos (1967 Athens) a virtuoso violinist
- Frank Zappa (Greek-American)
Painters
Ancient Period
- Polygnotus
- Apelles
- Aetion, (4th century BC)
Medieval Period
- El Greco, (1541-1614), born Domenicos Theotokopoulos
- Panagiotis Doxaras (Παναγιώτης Δοξαράς) (1662-1729)
Modern Period
- Nikiforos Lytras,19c
- Nikolaos Gyzis,19c
- Constantinos Volanakis,19c
- Yannis Tsarouhis,20c
- Yannis Moralis,20c
- Nikos Hatzikiriakos-Ghikas,20c
- Konstantinos Andreou, 20c Awarded with the Légion d'honneur
Philosophers
Ancient Period
- 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
Modern period
- Cornelius Castoriadis, (1922-1997), philosopher of the social imagination, co-founder of the legendary group and journal Socialisme ou Barbarie
- Nikos Poulantzas, (1936-1979), Marxist philosopherTemplate:Http://www.eppnp.gr/
Sculptors
Ancient period
Modern Period
- Yannoulis Halepas (Γιαννούλης Χαλεπάς) (1851-1938),
Scientists
Ancient Period
- Archimedes (circa 287 BC-212 BC), Mathematician, Natural philosopher
- 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
Modern Period
- Phaedon Avouris (1933- ), Nanotechnology
- Constantinos Karatheodori (1873-1950), Mathematician
- Nicholas Negroponte, Computer Scientist
- Christos Papadimitriou, Computer Scientist
- Georgios Papanikolaou (1883-1962), Inventor of the Pap smear
- Demetri Terzopoulos, Computer Scientist
- Panos Zavos, Geneticist
- Argyrios Theofilopoulos (b.11.23.42), Immunologist
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), Greek-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
- David Sedaris, (b.1956), Greek-American essayist
- Giorgos Seferis, (1900-1971), Nobel Prize Winner
- Dionysios Solomos, (1798-1857), poet & writer of the National Greek anthem
- Taki, Greek-born British journalist, political commentator
- Vassilis Vassilikos, (1933- ), author of about 120 books, including Z made into a movie by Kostas Gavras
Other
- Lela Carayannis, WW II Resistance fighter
- Makarios III, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus
- Patriarch Athenagoras, the Patriarch of Constantinople
- Polyvios Kossivas, a.k.a. "the Greek angel", bystander who became famous in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games for helping the Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima when he was attacked by a crazed former priest.
- Moisis Michail Bourlas, member of the WW II resistance
- Manolis Glezos, WW II veteran, grassroots democracy activist and politician
- Eleni Konsolaki, archaeologist who researched Methana and the Troezen area in 1990.
- Constantine Muroulis ,greek-american singer on american idol season 4 http://www.idolonfox.com/contestants/constantine_maroulis/