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Actors/actresses
Ancient period
Modern period
- Treva Porksta
- Alekos Alexandrakis
- Criss Angel
- Jennifer Aniston
- Yannis Bezos
- Michael Chiklis
- Cybele
- Georges Corraface
- Jacques Damala
- Rika Diallina
- Lavrentis Dianellos
- Alberto Eskenazy
- Tina Fey
- Mimis Fotopoulos
- Constantinos Hilas
- Dimitris Horn
- Maria Kanellis
- Tzeni Karezi
- Elias Koteas
- Giorgos Konstadinou
- Lambros Konstantaras
- Nikos Kourkoulos
- Ellie Lambeti
- Marilita Lambropoulou
- Zoe Laskari
- Lakis Lazopoulos
- Thanos Leivaditis
- Stelios Mainas
- Melina Mercouri
- Maria Menounos
- Panos Mihalopoulos
- Alexis Minotis
- Sotiris Moustakas
- Christos Natsios
- Sapfo Notara
- Anna-Maria Papaharalambous
- Dimitris Papamichael
- Tatiana Papamoschou
- Keti Papanika
- Irene Papas
- Katina Paxinou
- Elizabeth Perkins
- Dimitris Poulikakos
- Sakis Rouvas
- Telly Savalas
- James N. Sears aka "Dimitri The Lover"
- Nikos Sergianopoulos
- Mena Suvari
- Kostas Sommer
- John Stamos
- Corinna Tsopei - Miss Universe 1964
- Stratos Tzortzoglou
- Nia Vardalos - "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
- Thanassis Veggos
- Rena Vlahopoulou
- Aliki Vougiouklaki
- Andréas Voutsinas
- Nikos Xanthopoulos
- Billy Zane
- Voula Zouboulaki
- Amy Sedaris
- Vasileios Anagnostopoulos
Adventurers
- Constantine Phaulkon (1648–1688), first counsellor of King Narai of Siam
Athletes
Ancient period
- Alexander I of Macedon - runner and Olympic winner
- Astylos of Croton
- Chionis of Sparta
- Cynisca
- Dioxippus pankration
- Hydna swimmer and diver
- Kleitomachos pankration
- Leonidas of Rhodes ancient runner and Olympic winner
- Milo of Croton pankration
- Troilus of Elis
- Diagoras of Rhodes
Modern period
- Nikolaos Aggelakis football player
- Mehmood Ahmed cricketer
- Aristidis Akratopoulos tennis player
- Konstantinos Akratopoulos tennis player
- Nikos Alefantos football player and manager
- Alexandros Alexiades football player
- Minas Alozidis hurdler
- Fragiskos Alvertis basketball player
- Ioannis Amanatidis football player
- Yannis Anastasiou football player
- Andreas Anastasopoulos shot putter
- Nikos Anastopoulos football player and manager
- Georgios Anatolakis football player
- Anastasios Andreou competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens
- Joannis Andreou swimmer
- Nikolaos Andriakopoulos gymnast
- Eleni Andriola gymnast
- Georgios Anninos swimmer
- Antelothanasis shooter
- Georgios Aspiotis cyclist
- Sotirios Athanasopoulos gymnast
- Theodoros Baev volleyball player
- Marcos Baghdatis (born 1985)(Half Lebanese, Half Greek-Cypriot), tennis player, finalist in Australian Open 2006
- Níki Bakogiánni high jumper
- Georgios Balakakis fencer
- Hristos Banikas chess player
- Kostas Bantas football player
- Nikos Barlos basketball player
- Angelos Basinas football player
- Spiridon Belokas
- Thomas Bimis diver
- Christos Bourbos football player
- Yiannis Bourousis basketball player
- Nikos Boutzikos football player
- Konstantinos Chalkias football player
- Angelos Charisteas football player
- Spiridon Chasapis swimmer
- Dionisis Chiotis football player
- Efstathios Chorophas swimmer
- Lampros Choutos football player
- Fanis Christodoulou basketball player
- Anton Christoforidis boxer
- Stephanos Christopoulos wrestler
- Constantine II former King of Greece, sailing (Gold Dragon Class) Gold, Rome Olympics, 1960.
- Peter Costa (born 1956), famous poker player
- Ioannis Chrysafis gymnast
- Nikos Dabizas football player
- Evangelos Damaskos
- Eleni Daniilidou tennis player
- Filipos Darlas football player
- Dimitrios Deligiannis
- 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 (born 1971) three-time weightlifting Olympic champion
- Stefanos Dimitrios
- 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
- Alexios Fetsios shooter
- Angelos Fetsis
- Giorgos Foiros football player and manager
- Antonis Fotsis basketball player
- D. Frangopoulos tennis player
- Takis Fyssas football player
- Nikos Galis (born 1957), basketball player, MVP of Eurobasket 1987
- Konstadinos Gatsioudis javelin thrower
- Theofanis Gekas football player
- Georgios Gennimatas
- Nikolaos Georgantas
- Grigorios Georgatos football player
- Giorgios Georgiadis football player
- Ioannis Georgiadis fencer
- Evangelos Gerakeris
- Panagiotis Giannakis basketball player, captain of Greek European Championship winning team
- Stelios Giannakopoulos football player
- Kleopas Giannou football player
- Herodotos Giorgallas (born 1977), gymnast, took gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Andreas Glyniadakis basketball player
- Spyros Gogolos football player
- Dimitrios Golemis
- Georgios Gougoulias football player
- Yannis Goumas football player
- Anastasios Gousis sprinter
- Miltiades Gouskos
- Georgios Grigoriou
- Efstratios Grivas chess player
- Faní Halkiá (born 1979), Olympic champion in women's 400 metre hurdle
- Vassilis Hatzipanagis 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
- Kakhi Kakhiashvili weightlifter
- Michalis Kakiouzis basketball player
- Nikos Kaklamanakis windsurfer
- Ioannis Kalitzakis football player
- Georgios Kalogiannidis archer
- George Kalovelonis tennis player
- Marios Kaperonis boxer
- Michalis Kapsis football player
- Alexandros Karageorgiou archer
- G. Karagiannopoulos shooter
- Giorgos Karagounis football player
- Telemachos Karakalos fencer
- Karakatsanis shooter
- Konstantinos Karakatsanis
- 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
- Anastasía Kelesídou discus thrower
- Konstantinos Kenteris (born 1973), Olympic, World and European Champion Sprinter
- Alexandros Khalkokondilis
- Khatzidakis shooter
- Alexandros Khrisafos swimmer
- Dimitrios Khristopoulos
- Vassilis Kikilias basketball player
- Dimitris Kitsanelis football player
- Michalis Klokidis 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
- Aristidis Konstantinidis cyclist
- Vasilis Konstantinou football player
- Konstantinos Konstantinou cyclist
- Michalis Konstantinou football player. Plays for Olympiacos
- 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
- Vassilios 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 ultramarathon, holds every men's world record from 100 to 1,000 miles, from 200 to 1,600 km, and from 1 to 10 days
- Vaggelis Koutsoures football player
- Petros Kravaritis football player
- Ioannis Kyrastas football player
- Sotirios Kyrgiakos football player
- Anastasios Kyriakos football player
- Gregory Kytides football player
- Panagiotis Lagos football player
- Vassilis Lakis football player
- Leonidas Langakis shooter
- Ioannis Lavrentis
- Sotiris Leontiou football player
- Nikolaos Levidis shooter
- Kostas Linoxilakis football player
- Spiros Livathinos football player and manager
- Spiridon Louis (1873–1940), First modern Olympic Marathon winner
- Takis Loukanidis football player
- 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 (Half Greek Half German) Baseball player, Baltimore Orioles
- Dimitris Markos player
- Stamatios Masouris
- 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
- Ioannis Mitropoulos gymnast
- Tasos Mitropoulos football player
- Georgios Mitsibonas football player
- Antonis Miyiakis football player
- Vaggelis Moras football player
- Leonidas Morakis shooter
- Nikolaos Morakis shooter
- 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 Papaigannou gymnast
- Mimis Papaioannou football player
- Lambros Papakostas high jumper
- Theodoros Papaloukas (born 1977), basketball player, Euroleague Final Four MVP in 2006
- Manolis Papamakarios basketball player
- Christos Papanikolaou pole vaulter
- George Papas Rugby Union Player[1]
- Georgios Papasideris weightlifter
- Eleitherios Papasimeon
- Athina Papayianni race walker
- Charilaos Pappas football player
- Georgios Paraskevopoulos cyclist
- Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos
- Mikhail Paskalides
- Konstantinos Paspatis tennis player
- Petros Passalis football player
- George Patis badminton player
- Voula Patoulidou (born 1965) 100 metre hurdles in Barcelona in 1992.
- Christos Patsatzoglou football player
- Patsouris shooter
- Pavlos Pavlidis shooter
- Antonios Pepanos swimmer
- Ioannis Persakis
- Petros Persakis gymnast
- Aristovoulos Petmezas gymnast and shooter
- Demetrios Petrokokkinos tennis player
- Ioannis Phrangoudis shooter
- Mimis Pierrakos football player
- Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis fencer
- Stiliani Pilatou long jumper
- Platis shooter
- Hristos Polihroniou hammer thrower
- Ioannis Poulos fencer
- Evangelia Psarra archer
- Leonidas Pyrgos fencer
- Evangelos Rallis tennis player
- Flora Redoumi hurdler
- Dimitrios Regas sprinter
- Efthimios Rentzias basketball player
- Elpida Romantzi archer
- Nicolas Rossolimo chess player
- Georgios Roubanis pole vaulter
- Sakis Rouvas pole vaulter (Track team/dekathlon)
- Dusan Sakota basketball player
- Dimitris Salpigidis football player
- Georgios Samaras football player
- Sanidis shooter
- Miltiadis Sapanis football player
- Dimitris Saravakos football player
- Nikos Sarganis football player
- Georgios Saridakis
- Sofoklis Schortsanitis basketball player
- Yourkas Seitaridis football player
- Giorgos Sideris football player
- Nikolaos Siranidis diver
- Athanasios Skaltsogiannis
- Giannis Skopelitis football player
- Georgios Skoutarides
- Vasileios Spanoulis basketball player
- Konstantin Spetsiotis
- Spiridon Stais shooter
- Andreas Stamatiadis football player
- Ieroklis Stoltidis football player
- Aryiro Strataki heptathlete
- Dimosthenis Tampakos gymnast
- Giannis Taralidis football player
- Alexandros Tatsis football player
- Efstathios Tavlaridis football player
- Irini Terzoglou shot putter
- Ekateríni Thánou sprinter
- Paris Thatos highschool rower
- Stefanos Theodoridis football player
- Yeóryios Theodorídis sprinter
- Ioannis Theodoropoulos
- Alexandros Theofilakis shooter
- Ioannis Theofilakis shooter
- Dimitrios Tomprof
- Vasilis Torosidis football player
- Nicolaos Trikupis shooter
- A. Tryfiatis-Tripiaris cyclist
- Jake Tsakalidis basketball player
- Kostas Tsartsaris basketball player
- Loúis Tsátoumas long jumper
- Dimitrios Tsiamis triple jumper
- Paraskeví Tsiamíta triple jumper
- Nikos Tsiantakis football player
- Vassilis Tsiartas football player
- Konstantinos Tsiklitiras
- Leonidas Tsiklitiras gymnast
- Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi javelin thrower
- Chris Tsiprailidis poker player
- Georgios Tsitas wrestler
- Athanasia Tsoumeleka race walker
- Tryfon Tzanetis football player
- Alexandros Tziolis football player
- Stavros Tziortziopoulos football player
- Alexandros Tzorvas football player
- Danai Varveri free diver
- Ólga Vasdéki triple jumper
- Spirídon Vasdékis long jumper
- Kharilaos Vasilakos
- Panagiotis Vasilopoulos basketball player
- Kostas Vassiliadis basketball player
- Fotini Vavatsi archer
- Vavis shooter
- Theodoros Velkos badminton player
- Stylianos Venetidis football player
- Tassos Venetis football player
- Anna Verouli javelin thrower
- Sotirios Versis weightlifter
- Kleanthis Vikelides football player
- Ekateríni Vóggoli discus thrower
- Ioannis Vourakis shooter
- Athanasios Vouros fencer
- Ian Vouyoukas basketball player
- Ioannis Vrettos
- Zisis Vryzas football player
- Loukas Vyntra football player
- Charalambos Xanthos poker player
- Níki Xánthou long jumper
- Thomas Xenakis gymnast
- Vasilios Xydas
- Theodoros Zagorakis (born 1971), footballer, captain of Greek European Championship winning team
- Akis Zikos football player
- Nikos Zisis basketball player
- Khristos Zoumis
George Costidis
Vladimir Triandafillov military Theorist
Clerics
Medieval period
- Saints Cyril and Methodius, monks and scholars, inventors of the Cyrillic alphabet
- Michael Cerularius (c. 1000 – 1059), Patriarch of Constantinople
- John Chrysostom (347–407), Christian bishop and orator
- Photios I of Constantinople (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 (706–709)
- Pope Alexander V (1409–1410), Roman Catholic Antipope in the Pisan line
See also:
- List of Constantinople patriarchs
- List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Jerusalem
- List of Archbishops of Athens
- List of Archbishops of Cyprus
Entrepreneurs
- Sam Benrubi
- Yiannis Carras (died 1989), ship-owner, creator of Porto Carras Resort
- John D. Chandris and family, shipping industry, cruises
- Yiannis Dritsas, Giannis inventor of Frappe
- Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou (born 1967), entrepreneur (born to Cypriot parents)
- Socrates Kokkalis (born 1938), telecommunications magnate, owner of Olympiacos
- Sir Eddie Kulukundis, entrepreneur and arts patron
- George Livanos (1926–1997), shipping magnate
- John Latsis (1910–2003), shipping magnate
- Spiro Latsis (born 1947), banking and shipping magnate
- Stavros Niarchos (1908–1996), shipping magnate
- Aristotle Onassis (1906–1975), shipping magnate
- Christina Onassis (1950–1988), shipping magnate
- Athina Onassis Roussel (born 1985), granddaughter of Aristotle Onassis
- James N. Sears aka "Dimitri The Lover"
- Basil Zaharoff (1849–1936), arms trader and financier
- Mike Lazaridis (born 1961), founder and co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM)
Explorers
Ancient period
- Colaeus
- Herodotus of Halicarnassus (c. 484 – c. 420 BCE)
- Nearchus (360–312 BCE)
- Pytheas (380–310 BCE)
- Scylax
- Xenophon (c. 435 – c. 355 BCE)
Medieval period
Early Modern
- Juan de Fuca aka Apostolos Valerianos, born Ioannis (John) Phocas
Fashion designers
- Vasso Damkou - accessories designer
- Vlassis Holevas
- Thanos Karampatsos - interior and graphic designer
- Sophia Kokosalaki, haute couture, women, designer for the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Christina Kotsilelou - accessories designer
- Panagiotis Papadopoulos, swimwear designer for Panos Emporio (based in Sweden)
- John Varvatos, haute couture - men
- Peter Speliopoulos, vice President, DKNY design
- Bulgari-fashion jewellers of Greek origin
- James Galanos
- Patricia Field
- Nick Verreos
- Jean Desses, fashion designer in the 1940s to 1960s
Fashion models
- Marios Lekkas
- Evi Adam model
- Julia Alexandratou
- Axia Andreadaki
- Evagelia Aravani
- Elena Asimakopoulou
- Paraskevas Boubourakas
- Marietta Chrousala
- Sophia Chrysohoidou
- Chrysanthi Dafla
- Isavella Dara - Miss Europe 1997 and winner of Elite Model Look contest 1995
- Mara Darmousli - winner of Elite Model Look contest 1998
- Valentini Daskaloudi
- Aliki Diplarakou - Miss Europe 1930
- Daniela Eleftheraki
- Katerina Georgiadou
- Jenny Hiloudaki
- Olympia Hopsonidou
- Valia Kakouti
- Katerina Kanonidou
- Irini Karra
- Alex Kavadias
- Vicky Kaya model
- Vaso Kolida model
- Anastassia Kourkoulos
- Demetres Koutsavlakis
- Olga Kypriotou
- Christina Lekka - Miss International 1994
- Vasia Loi
- Katerina Manabi
- Kim Mantzouratou
- Katia Margaritoglou
- Maria Menounos
- Katerina Michalopoulou - Miss Europe 1991
- Anna Nanousi
- Nikos Papadakis - winner of Manhunt International 1994
- Evelina Papantoniou
- Lena Paparigopoulou
- Anastasia Perraki
- Chrissoula Rodi
- Dimitra Saltou
- Panayiotis Simopoulos
- Suzi Simpson
- Irene Skliva - Miss World 1996
- Maria Spiridaki
- Katerina Stikoudi
- Marina Tsintikidou - Miss Europe 1992
- Katia Zygouli - winner of Elite Model Look contest 1996
Filmmakers
- Theo Angelopoulos
- Elia Kazan
- Michael Cacoyannis
- John Cassavetes
- George P. Cosmatos
- Kostas Gavras
- Constantinos Hilas
- Peter Kambasis- Greek Canadian filmmaker
- Ana Kokkinos- Greek Australian filmmaker
- Nikos Koundouros
- Alexander Payne (aka Alexander Papadopoulos)
- George Stavrou
- James N. Sears aka "Dimitri The Lover"
- George Miller (producer), Greek-Australian director of Mad Max, Babe: Pig in the City, Happy Feet
- Dean Tavoularis
- Gregory Markopoulos
- Penelope Spheeris
- Andy Sidaris
- Milton Katselas
- Nick Cassavetes
- Alexandra Cassavetes
Military and political leaders
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) Macedonian king, and conqueror
- Antiochus IIIthe Great, (c241-187 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, 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, (d395)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, (c356-285) Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, founded a dynasty in Egypt
- Pyrrhus of Epirus, (c318-272)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
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
- John I Tzimisces (969–976), Byzantine Emperor, soldier
- 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)
- İbrahim Ethem Pasha, Greek-born Grand Vizier
- Khair ad Din (1475–1546), Greek-born Ottoman Turkish Admiral, also known as Barbarossa; (Greek mother)
- Pargalıd 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.
- Zaganos Pasha, prominent military commanders of Mehmet II
- Mimar Sinan, architect for Suleyman the Magnificent
- Kosem Sultan
Modern period
Greece
- Ioannis Capodistrias (1776–1831), first President of the free and unified Greek state, last President of the first Greek republic
- Georgios Hatzianestis (1863–1922), General
- Constantine Kanaris (c. 1794 – 1877), freedom fighter, politician, and later Prime Minister
- Constantine I (1868 - 1923), King of Greece
- Constantine II, (born 1940), King of Greece
- George II (1890 - 1947), King of Greece
- Paul (1901-1964), King of Greece
- Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907–1998), President of Greece and four-time Prime Minister
- Kostas Karamanlis (born 1956), current 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
- Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770–1843), Greek general in the Greek War of Independence against the rule of the Ottoman Empire
- Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855–1935), admiral, war hero and later President of Greece
- 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 (born 1929), current President of Greece (2005-)
- Kostas Simitis (born 1936), former Prime Minister of Greece (1996-2004)
- Kostis Stephanopoulos (born 1926), former President of Greece (1995-2005)
- Triandafyllidis.V , developer of military deep operations
- Aris Velouchiotis (August 27, 1905 – June 16, 1945) , born Athanasios (Thanasis) Klaras, leader of Ethnikos Laikos Apeleftherotikos Stratos (ELAS), the communist segment of Greek guerrilla resistance during World War II
- Eleftherios Venizelos (1864–1936), Prime Minister
- Nikos Zachariadis (1903-1973), former Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) (1931-1957)
Canada
- John Cannis
- Jim Karygiannis
- George Apostolou La Vie Entertainment
- Dimitrious Manalakos, Montreal Notary Philanthropist
- Philippos Balabanos, Filmaker,ΣAE Canada:Quebec, Montreal Delegate
Austria
- Maria Vassilakou, (MP) Greens
France
- Marietta Karamanli, (MP) Socialist Party
Romania
- Iannis Pharmakis (died 1821), revolutionary fighter
- Michael von Melas, field-marshal for Austrian Empire
- Cantacuzene governors of Bessarabia and Walachia (1678–1688)
Spain
- Queen Sofía of Spain (born 1938), wife of Spain's king Juan Carlos
United Kingdom
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921), husband of UK's queen Elizabeth II, born on the island of Corfu.
- Norman St.John-Stevas, British politician
- Lord Adonis, British politician
Australia
- John Hatzistergos - Attorney General, NSW
- Jenny Mikakos - politician, VIC
- Sophie Mirabella - federal politician
- Maria Vamvakinou - politician
- Arthur Sinodinos - Prime Minister's Chief of Staff
- Petro Georgiou - Federal Politician
- Peter Tsoukalas- Civil Engineer
- Maria Panagiotidis- Magistrate
- Chris Kourakis- South Australian Supreme Court Judge
United States
- Michael Dukakis, Democrat presidential candidate
- John Podesta, White House Chief of Staff for Bill Clinton, head of Obama transition
- George Argyros, Republican US ambassador to Spain
- George Stephanopoulos, Democrat and journalist
- Tom C. Korologos, Republican organiser and US ambassador
- Paul Tsongas, Democrat presidential candidate
- George Christopher
- Mike Bilirakis, US House of Representatives (FL)
- Phil Angelides California State Treasurer's Office
- George Gekas, US House of Representatives (PA)
- Olympia Snowe
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes
- Maria Pappas
- Jenny Mikakos
- Maria Vamvakinou
- Sophie Panopoulos
- Andrew Manatos
- Daphnae Karavantos
- Spiro Agnew, thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States
Musicians
Ancient period
Modern period
- Rita Abatzi musician
- Maurice Abravanel conductor
- Louis Demetrius Alvanis (born 1960), pianist
- Ioannis Anastassakis guitarist
- Costas Andreou composer and musician
- Theodore Antoniou composer, conductor
- Grigoris Asikis singer and lyricist
- Nikolas Asimos singer and composer
- Gina Bachauer (1913–1976), pianist
- Arion semi-legendary figure
- Yiorgos Batis musician
- Grigoris Bithikotsis (died 2005), popular singer and lyricist
- Miltiades Caridis conductor
- Pavlos Carrer composer
- Petros Christo guitarist
- Nikos Christodoulou composer and conductor
- Giannis Christou composer
- Christos Dantis singer and musician
- Dionysios Demetis composer
- Odysseas Dimitriadis (1908–2005), conductor
- Dimitris Dragatakis composer
- Antiochos Evangelatos composer and conductor
- Kostas Exarhakis musician
- Eva Fampas guitarist
- Yorgos Foudoulis (born 1964) guitarist and composer
- Gus G. guitarist
- Katy Garbi singer
- Michalis Genitsaris singer and composer
- Christos Govetas musician
- Kostas Grigoreas guitarist and composer
- Manos Hadjidakis (1925–1994) composer
- Alkinoos Ioannidis singer and composer
- Sotiris Kakisis poet
- Anastassios Kalkandis musician
- Kalliopi singer and lyricist
- George Kallis composer
- Alexandros Kalogeras composer
- Manolis Kalomiris (1883–1962), composer
- Iakovos Kambanelis poet and lyricist
- Alex Kapranos, frontman of the pop group Franz Ferdinand
- Eleni Karaindrou composer
- Herbert von Karajan (Herbert Karajannis) (1908–1989) (Austrian of Greek origin)
- Paraskevas Karasoulos poet and lyricist
- Nikos Karvelas composer
- Georgios Kasassoglou musician
- Antonios Katinaris musician
- Bob Katsionis musician
- Leonidas Kavakos (born 1967), violinist
- Stelios Kazantzidis singer
- Areti Ketime musician
- Panayiotis Kokoras musician and composerlos
- Iakovos Kolanian guitarist
- Stavros Koujioumtzis (1932–2005), composer and lyricist
- Rena Kyriakou pianist
- Andreas Lagios guitarist
- Alexandre Lagoya guitarist
- Tim Lambesis singer
- Leo Leandros musician and composer
- Manos Loizos (1937–1982), composer
- Sokratis Malamas singer and musician
- Nikolaos Mantzaros composer
- Giannis Markopoulos composer
- Kostas Martakis - Greek representative for Eurovision 2008
- Thanos Mikroutsikos (born 1947), composer
- Dimitris Mitropoulos, conductor
- Kostas Mountakis musician
- Georges Moustaki (Greek-French) singer and lyricist
- Terran Pantelis, New-Age pianist
- Tzimis Panousis, musician
- Lefteris Papadimitriou, compoer and performer
- Lefteris Papadopoulos poet and lyricist
- Thanassis Papakonstantinou singer and lyricist
- Apostolos Paraskevas composer and classical guitarist
- Stelios Perpiniadis musician
- Yorgos Petridis classical composer
- Yiorgos Pitsakis musician
- Phivos lyricist
- James Raphael pianist
- Sadahzinia musician
- Sakis Rouvas singer and guitarrist
- Spyros Samaras composer
- Dionysis Savvopoulos singer, composer and lyricist
- Kyriakos Sfetsas composer
- Dimitris Sgouros (born 1969), pianist
- Pavlos Sidiropoulos musician
- Sifu VERSUS musician
- Nikolaos Skalkottas (1904–1949), composer
- Kostas Skarvelis composer
- Camille-Marie Stamaty Greek-French composer-pianist
- Mikis Theodorakis (born 1925), composer
- Giorgos Theofanous composer
- Marios Tokas, composer of Cypriot origin
- Sakis Tolis musician
- Michalis Travlos composer
- Iovan Tsaous musician and composer
- Vassilis Tsitsanis (died 1984), popular composer
- Markos Vamvakaris (died 1973), popular composer of rebetiko
- Despina Vandi singer
- Vangelis (born 1943), New Age-musician and composer
- Marios Varvoglis composer
- Anna Vissi singer
- Kostas Vretos guitarrist
- Christos Papadopolous Worsley progressive bassist and lyricist
- 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
- Maria Yiakoulis
- Yanni (born 1954) – Composer, pianist, keyboardist
- Savvas Ysatis musician
- Tommy Lee musician, drummer for Mötley Crüe
- George Karaspyros Jazz/Rock Fusion Guitarist
- Elena Paparizou singer, winner of the Eurovison Song Contest 2005
- [[NikiVee - Nick Varnalis] Composer, keyboard, electronic musician
Painters
Ancient period
- Apelles
- Aetion (4th century BCE)
- Berlin Painter
- Euphronius
- Exekias
- Parrhasius
- Polygnotus
- Zeuxis
Renaissance
- El Greco (1541–1614), born Domenicos Theotokopoulos
- Antonio Vassilacchi
Modern period
- Theophilos Hatzimihail (19th century)
- Demetrios Galanis (19th century)
- Nicholaos Gysis (19th century)
- Nikiphoros Lytras (19th century)
- Constantine Andreou (20th century and first few years of 21st century)
- Nikos Engonopoulos (20th century)
- Demetrios Farmakopoulos (20th century)
- Yiannis Moralis (20th century)
- Dimitris Mytaras (20th century)
- Marie Spartali (19th century)
- Yannis Tsarouchis (20th century)
- Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (20th century)
- Nikos Nikolaou (20th century)
- Konstantinos Parthenis (20th century)
- Christos Kapralos
- Vassilis Karakatsanis (20th and 21st century)
- Aris Kalaizis (21st century)
Philosophers
Ancient period
- Anaxarchus of Abdera
- Anaximander (c. 610 – c. 546 BCE)
- Anaximenes of Miletus
- Archimedes
- Aristotle (384–322 BCE)
- Athenagoras of Athens (c. 133 – 190), early Christian apologist
- Celsus
- Democritus (born 460 BCE)
- Diogenes of Sinope (412–323 BCE)
- Empedocles (490–430 BCE)
- Epictetus (55 – c. 135)
- Epicurus (341–270 BCE)
- Epimenides
- Eratosthenes
- Gregory of Nazianzus
- Gregory of Nyssa
- Hecataeus
- Heraclitus
- Hypatia of Alexandria (died 415)
- Irenaeus
- Leucippus
- Parmenides
- Pherecydes
- Plato (c. 427 – c. 347 BCE)
- Plethon,(c. 1355 – 1452)
- Plotinus
- Protagoras
- Pythagoras (582–496 BCE)
- Socrates (470–399 BCE)
- Thales of Miletus (c. 624 – 547 BCE)
- Theagenes
- Theophrastus
- Xenophanes
- Zeno of Citium (333–264 BCE)
- Zeno of Elea (c. 495 – c. 430 BC)
Medieval period
Modern period
- Adamantios Korais
- Anthimos Gazis
- Nikos Kazantzakis
- Costas Axelos
- Cornelius Castoriadis
- Michail Papageorgiou
- Nicos Poulantzas
- Ioannis Theodorakopoulos
- Christos Yannaras
- Emmanuel Clapsis professor of dogmatic theology at HCHC
Scientists and Engineers
Ancient period
- Anaximander
- Apollonius of Perga
- Archimedes
- Archytas
- Aristarchos of Samos
- Aristotle
- Autolycus of Pitane
- Ctesibius
- Diophantus
- Eratosthenes
- Euclid
- Eudoxus of Cnidus
- Eupalinos
- Galen
- Heron of Alexandria
- Hipparchos
- Hippocrates
- Hypatia of Alexandria
- Meton of Athens
- Parmenides
- Posidonios
- Ptolemy (possibly)
- Pythagoras of Samos
- Sostratus of Cnidus
- Strabo
- Thales of Miletus
- Theon
- Theopompus
Medieval period
- Anthemius of Tralles, was involved in the construction of the Haghia Sophia
- Isidore of Miletus, 6th century polymath, principally in charge of design and construction of the Haghia Sophia
- Leon the Mathematician, 9th cent. geometer, subject of a bidding war between the Emperor and Caliph al-Mamun
- Callinicus of Heliopolis, engineer, inventor of Greek fire
Modern Period
- Georgios Papanikolaou (Doctor, Pap smear inventor)
- Constantin Carathéodory, mathematician
- Ioannis Argyris (Mathematician, Finite Element Method)
- Dimitrios Nanopoulos, astrophysicist
- Fotis Kafatos, biologist, current director of the European Research Council
- Christos Papadimitriou, computer scientist
- Manolis Andronikos, archaeologist
- Spyridon Marinatos, archaeologist
- Prof. Christodoulos Stefanadis (Cardiologist,Emory University,Vice president of Athens medical School,Researcher,Inventor)
- Dimitrios Trihopoulos (Epidimiologist, former Dean of Medicine, Harvard University)
- Stylianos Danielopoulos, Professor of computer science in North Carolina University at Raleigh
- 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.
- Stan Gronthos, Stem Cell Researcher
- Alexandros Papadopoulos, inventor and radar scientist
- Panayiotis Zavos, geneticist
- Joseph Sifakis, computer scientist
- Peter Tsoukalas, Civil Engineer
(See Academics).
Sculptors
Ancient period
- Agesandros, Athanadoros and Polidoros,composed the Laocoon group
- Agasias
- Callicrates, relief artist, worked on the Parthenon under the direction of Pheidias
- Lysippus
- Myron
- Phidias, sculptor of the colossal statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World
- Plato (philosopher)
- Polyclitus
- Polyeuctes
- Pheidias
- Praxiteles
- Scopas
Modern period
- Constantine Andreou (20th century)
- Jannis Kounellis
- Memos Makris
- Thodoros Papadimitriou
- Nikolaos Pavlopoulos
- Panayiotis Vassilakis
- Lydia Venieri
- Constantin Xenakis
Singers
- Dimitrios Mitropanos, one of Greece's Best Singers
- Chronis Aidonidis, singer
- Haris Alexiou, one of Greece's most acclaimed singers
- Giorgos Alkaios, singer
- 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
- Lindsay Armaou, singer, was part of the girl band B*Witched (half Greek half Irish)
- Annette Artani, singer
- Eleftheria Arvanitaki, singer
- Maria Athanasiadou, singer
- Agnes Baltsa (born 1944), mezzo-soprano
- Tasos Bougas, singer
- Maria Callas (1923–1977), soprano
- Aris Christofellis, sopranist
- Constantinos Christoforou, represented Cyprus in the Eurovision
- Cleopatra, singer
- George Dalaras, renowned contemporary Greek singer
- Loukas Daralas, famous singer of rebetiko and father of George Dalaras
- Angela Dimitriou, singer
- Stratos Dionisiou, singer
- Giorgos Perris, singer
- Mariana Efstratiou, singer
- Elpida, singer
- Evridiki, singer
- Maria Farantouri, singer
- Mario Frangoulis, tenor
- Keti Garbi, famous singer
- Sevas Hanum, singer
- Thanos Kalliris, singer
- Nektaria Karantzi, singer
- Vasilis Karras, singer
- Prodromos Kathiniotis, singer
- Stelios Kazantzidis (died 2001), popular singer considered by many as the greatest of Greek popular music.
- Panos Kiamos, singer
- Elli Kokkinou, singer
- Stelios Konstantas, singer
- Stavros Konstantinou, winning Super Idol, the Greek version of Pop Idol
- Demetres Koutsavlakis, singer
- Tim Lambesis, singer
- Vicky Leandros, singer
- Labis Livieratos, singer
- Mando, singer
- Kostas Martakis, finalist in Greek Eurovision choice of 2008
- Giorgos Mazonakis, singer
- Irini Merkouri, singer
- George Michael (Georgios Panayiotou), Greek-British singer
- Sarbel Michael, singer, represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
- George Missikos, singer
- Vicky Moscholiou, singer
- Nana Mouskouri, singer
- Argyris Nastopoulos, singer
- Apostolos Nikolaidis singer
- Marika Ninou, singer
- Froso Papaharalambous, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5
- Vasilis Papakonstantinou, singer
- Giannis Poulopoulos, popular singer
- Elena Paparizou (also known as Helena Paparizou), singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 on behalf of Greece
- Apollo Papathanasio, singer
- Giannis Ploutarxos, singer
- Alkistis Protopsalti, singer
- Irini Psyhrami, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5
- Michalis Rakintzis, singer
- Antonis Remos, singer
- Kostas Roukounas, singer
- Demis Roussos, pop singer, formerly with Vangelis in Aphrodite's Child
- Sakis Rouvas, successful World Music Award-winning pop/rock singer, multi-instrumentalist, actor and former gymnast, performed during Closing Ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, co-hosted the 2006 contest in Athens and will be the Greek representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.
- Sabrina, singer
- Kalomoira Saranti, Greek American singer, represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
- Eirini Sevastou, singer
- Elena Souliotis, soprano
- Nansy Stergiopoulou, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5
- Paschalis Terzis, singer
- Natassa Theodoridou, singer
- Marios Tokas, composer
- Panos Tserpes, singer
- Despina Vandi, successful singer and the first Greek artist with a #1 in Billboard (Dance charts-USA) and a World Music Award 2002
- Alex Varkatzas, Lead singer of Metalcore band, Atreyu
- Anna Vissi, successful singer, best selling female Greek artist, voted best female vocalist in 2000
- Lia Vissi, singer
- Tolis Voskopoulos, singer
- Peggy Zina singer
- Marianna Zorba singer
- Melina Kana singer
- George Dalaras singer
Tycoons
- Socratis Kokkalis Telecommunications.
- Yiannis Latsis Shipping.
- George Livanos Shipping.
- Stavros Niarchos Shipping.
- Aristotle Onassis Shipping.
- Paris Latsis Shipping.
- John A. Catsimatidis Energy. Retail. Real Estate. Transportation.
- John Paul Papanicolaou Shipping.
- Constantino Papadopoulos Shipping. Energy. Retail. Real Estate. Transportation. Telecommunications.
Writers
Ancient period
- Aeschylus
- Alcaeus
- Alcman
- Anacreon
- Apollodorus
- Apollonius Rhodius
- Aristophanes
- Callimachus
- Cassius Dio
- Euripides
- Eusebius of Caesarea
- Hecataeus of Miletus
- Hecataeus of Abdera
- Hesiod
- Homer
- Longus
- Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, frequently called Lucan
- Menander
- Pausanias
- Pindar
- Polycarp
- Sappho
- Sophocles
- Theocritus
Medieval period
- Anna Comnena
- Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
- Isaac of Nineveh
- John of Damascus
- Michael Psellos
- Procopius
- Zozimus
Modern period
- Andreas Kalvos
- Aris Alexandrou
- Manolis Anagnostakis
- Iason Athanasiadis
- Constantine P. Cavafy
- Athanasios Christopoulos
- Constance Constant
- Kiki Dimoula
- Maro Douka
- Odysseus Elytis Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 1979
- Andreas Embirikos
- Nikos Engonopoulos
- Rigas Feraios
- Nikos Gatsos
- Kostis Gimossoulis
- Demetris Th. Gotsis
- Sotiris Kakisis
- Andreas Kalvos
- Iakovos Kambanelis
- M. Karagatsis
- Paraskevas Karasoulos
- Nikos Karouzos
- Kostas Karyotakis
- Nikos Kavvadias
- Nikos Kazantzakis
- Antigone Kefala
- Yannis Kondos
- Menis Koumantareas
- Dimitris P. Kraniotis
- Kleitos Kyrou
- Napoleon Lapathiotis
- Christoforos Liontakis
- Dimitris Lyacos
- Jenny Mastoraki
- Lorentzos Mavilis
- Stratis Myrivilis
- Kostis Palamas
- Alexandros Panagoulis
- Alexandros Papadiamantis
- Demetris P. Papaditsas
- George Pavlopoulos
- Maria Polydouri
- Lefteris Poulios
- Ioannis Psycharis
- Yannis Ritsos
- Miltos Sachtouris
- Giorgos Seferis
- Angelos Sikelianos
- Takis Sinopoulos
- Giannis Skarimpas
- Dionysios Solomos
- Alexandros Soutsos
- Alexis Stamatis
- Theodore Stephanides
- Vassilis Steriadis
- Nanos Valaoritis
- Kostas Varnalis
- Takis Varvitsiotis
- Vassilis Vassilikos
- Haris Vlavianos
General
- Manolis Andronikos (1919–1992), archaeologist, discovered the Macedonian tombs in Vergina
- Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece (1998-2008)
- Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, President of organising committee, Athens 2004 Olympic Games
- 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
- Nikos Dimou, writer and philosopher
- Olympia Dukakis, Greek-American actress
- Odysseas Elytis, poet and Nobel prizewinner
- Mario Frangoulis, opera singer
- 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
- Sir Alec Issigonis, British-Greek creator of the Mini car
- 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
- Spyridon Marinatos, archaeologist
- Melina Mercouri, actress, singer and politician
- Dimitri Nanopoulos, quantum physicist
- Lefteris Papadopoulos (born 1935), lyricist and journalist
- Dimitris Papaioannou, director and choreographer ; creator of the 2004 Summer Olympics ceremonies
- Irene Papas, actress
- Paraskevas Karasoulos, singer
- Saint Philomena, Patron saint of the Children of Mary and Catholic Saint & Martyr
- Nicos Poulantsas, political theorist
- Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, world known magician and illusionist that created Mindfreak; also known as Criss Angel
- George Sava, entertainment lawyer
- Giorgos Seferis, poet and Nobel prizewinner
- Angelos Sikelianos, poet
- Spyros Skouras, Greek-American movie mogul, president of 20th Century Fox
- Alex Spanos, Greek-American magnate
- Arianna Stassinopoulos, campaigner and journalist
- Iannis Xenakis, modernist composer
- Panayiotis Zavos, geneticist
- Adamantios Vassilakis, diplomat
Academics
- Constantin Caratheodory, mathematician (1920s)
- Chris Argyris, organisational theorist
- Konstantinos Axelos, 1960s Situationist
- Apostolos Athanassakis, classicist
- Phaedon Avouris, nanotechnologist
- Demetrios Christodoulou, mathematical physicist
- George Constantinides, economist
- Dimitrios Galanos, Sanskrit translator and Indologist
- Fotis Kafatos, biologist
- Jannis Kallinikos, organisational theorist
- Ioannis Karatzas, Mathematician
- Dimitri Kitsikis, historian, poet
- 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
- Shelby Spain, influential school administrator
- Vladimir Triandafillov (Triantafyllidis), Military strategist
- Haridimos Tsoukas, organisational theorist
- Nicholaos Varopoulos, mathematician
- George Vithoulkas, teacher of Homeopathic medicine
- Xenophon Zolotas, economist
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
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