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{{Lists of Greeks}}

This is a '''list of [[Greek people]]'''.

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==Actors/actresses==
===Ancient period===
*[[Metrobius]]
*[[Thespis]]

===Modern period===
*Mina Adamaki
*[[Fanos Adamopoulos]]
*[[Giannis Aivazis]]
*Petros Aivazis
*Elina Akritidou
*[[Mary Akrivopoulou]]
*[[Socrates Alafousos]]
*[[Babis Alatzas]]
*[[Periklis Albanis]]
*Nikos Alevras
*[[Alekos Alexandrakis]]
*[[Theo Alexander]]
*[[Gina Alimonou]]
*[[Sofia Aliberti]]
*Maria Aliferi
*[[Philimon Amadis]]
*[[Anthi Andreopoulou]]
*[[Criss Angel]]
*Nick Angel
*Argyris Angelou
*[[Jennifer Aniston]]
*John Aniston
*[[Stella Antipa]]
*[[Eleni Angelaki]]
*[[Anthimos Ananiadis]]
*[[Menia Anagnostopoulou]]
*Ilias Anastasiou
*[[Andreas Andreopoulos]]
*Maria Androutsou
*Vassiliki Andritsou
*[[Dimitra Anggelopoulou]]
*[[Takis Anousis]]
*[[Mihalis Anthis]]
*[[Antonis Antoniou]]
*[[Alexandros Antonopoulos]]
*[[Nikos Apergis]]
*[[Stergios Apostolinas]]
*Eleni Apostolopoulou
*[[Georgia Apostolou]]
*[[Zeta Apostolou]]
*[[Iliana Aravi]]
*Dimitri Aronis
*[[Frini Arvaniti]]
*Epistimi Aretaki
*[[Yiogos Armadoros]]
*[[Nikos Assimakis]]
*[[Anatoli Athanasiadou]]
*[[Soula Athanasiou]]
*[[Theodoris Atheridis]]
*[[Orfeas (Orpheus) Augoustidis]]
*[[Ignatios Axis]]
*Vassiliki Ayannopoulou
*Giorgos Badadakis
*[[Katiana Balanika]]
*[[Yiolanta Balaoura]]
*Kornilios (Cornileus) Balopitos
*[[Irini Balta]]
*Deniz Baltsavia
*[[Giorgos Bartis]]
*[[Fotini Baxevani]]
*[[Memmos (Agammemnon) Begnis]]
*Yorgos Bellos
*[[Macarena Benites]]
*[[Yannis Bezos]]
*[[Spiros Bibilas]]
*[[Nikos Bilias]]
*Yannis Bostantzoglou
*[[Melina Boteli]]
*[[Jenny Botsi]]
*Sakis Boulas
*Nikos Bournias
*[[George Chakiris]] ("Westside Story", "Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend")
*[[Michael Chiklis]]
*[[Yiorgos Chraniotis]]
*[[Cybele (actress)|Cybele]]
*[[Georges Corraface]]
*Angeliki Daliani
*[[Jacques Damala]]
*[[Georgios Dambasis]]
*Korina Damoulianou
*[[Katia Danoulaki]]
*[[Despina Debedelli]]
*Sylvia Delikoura
*[[Nadia Deliyianni]]
*Mimi Denisi
*[[Rika Diallina]]
*[[Yolanda Diamandi]]
*[[Lavrentis Dianellos]]
*[[Katerina Didaskalou]]
*[[Toni Dimitriou]]
*[[Zeta Douka]]
*Olympia Dukakis
*[[Noni Dounia]]
*[[Deana Douvani]]
*[[Orestis Douvras]]
*[[Andreas Douzos]]
*[[Dimitri Drakopoulos]]
*[[Kostas Drakos]]
*[[Yiannis Dritsas]]
*[[Thanassis Efthimiadis]] , born Macedonia, Greece
*[[Artemis Efthimiadou]]
*[[Kelly Eleftheriou]]
*[[Alberto Eskenazy]]
*[[Kalliopi Evangelidi]]
*Yannis Evangelidis
*Joys Evidi
*[[Kostas Evripiotis]]
*Panagiotos Exarheas
*Lina Exarhou
*[[Kostas Falelakis]]
*[[Konstandinos Famis]]
*[[Eftihia Fanarioti]]
*[[Petros Filippidis]]
*Keti Finou
*Anastasia Florou
*[[Spiros Fokas]] (Romancing the Stone 2)
*[[Mimis Fotopoulos]]
*[[Antonis Fragakis]]
*[[Iro Fragioudaki]]
*[[Pavlos Frantzis]]
*Antoni Frountzas
*[[Maria Fyli]]
*[[Petros Fyssoun]]
*[[Nikos Galanos]]
*[[Vasilis Galeos]]
*[[Nikos Galiatsos]]
*[[Sara Ganoti]]
*Stamatis Gardelis
*[[Nikos Garrofallou]] (distant relation to Jeannine Garrofallo/Mark Ruffalo?)
*Katerina Gavala
*Nelli Gini
*[[Panos Gogos]]
*[[Fotini Georganta]]
*Maria Georgiadou
*[[Phaedon Georgitsis]]
*[[Rafaelo Georgitsis]] (son of Phaedon Georgitsis)
*[[Alexis Georgoulis]]
*Anthi Iakovidou
*[[Apostolos Gletsos]]
*[[Pinelopi Gounari]]
*Stelios Goutis
*[[Alexis Grammatikos]]
*kleon Gregoridis
*[[Dimitri Haikalis]]
*[[Vassilis Halakalevakis]]
*[[Yorgos Halepis]]
*Andriana Halkidi
*[[Renos Haralambidis]]
*[[Yorgos Haralambidis]]
*Hara Haralambidou
*[[Victoria Haralambidou]]
*[[Minas Hatzisavas]]
*[[Christos Hatzipanayiotis]]
*Anna Hatzisofia
*[[Katerina Helmy]]
*Mina Himona
*[[Nikos Hitas]]
*[[Dimitris Horn]]
*Parthena Horozidou
*Stelios Hristodoulidis
*Anestis Hrysafis (Chrysafis)
*[[Anthi Iakovidou]]
*Giouli (eng. Julie) Iliopoulou
*[[Eirini Inglesi]]
*[[Jenny Ioakimidou]]
*[[Niki Ioannidou]]
*[[Noni Ioannidou]]
*[[Anna Iris]]
*[[Dimitri Kaberidis]]
*[[Antonis Kafetsopoulos]]
*Alexandros Kakavas
*[[Stathis Kakavas]]
*Irini Kakavouli
*Ilias Kaklamanis
*[[Leonidas Kakouris]]
*Stelios Kalathas
*[[Dimitri Kalatzis]]
*[[Stelios Kalaitzis]]
*[[Leonidas Kalfagiannis]]
*Thanos Kalioras
*[[Eleni Kallia]]
*Spyros Kalogyrou
*[[John Kapelos]]
*Vicky Kapetani
*[[Stefania Kapetanidi]]
*Yannis Kapetanios
*Tania Kapsali
*[[Koralia Karanti]]
*[[Dimitri Kargis]]
*[[Angeliki Karistinou]]
*[[Giannis Kastanidi]]
*Kostas Karafotis (eng. Karaphotis) - singer/actor
*[[Giorgos Karamihos]]
*Diamantis Karanastasis
*[[Rea Karayanida]]
*[[Nikos Karapanos]]
*[[Yiannis Karatzogiannis]]
*[[Tzeni Karezi]]
*[[Matina Karra]]
*Nikoleta Karra
*[[Smaragda Karydi]]
*[[Dinos Karydis]]
*[[Dimitri Katalifos]]
*[[Fanis Katehos]]
*[[Zafiris Katramadas]]
*[[Krateros Katsoulis]]
*[[Tassos Kavadia]]
*Maria Kavoyianni
*[[Vicki Kaya]]
*Kosta Kazakos
*Konstandinos Kazakos - son of Kostas Kazakos and actress Tzeni Karezi
*[[Elia Kazan]]
*Tonia Kaziani
*[[Elena Keramida]]
*Christopher Alexlander King
*[[Stefanos Kiriakidis]]
*[[Vladimiros Kiriakidis]]
*Marianthi Kiriou
*Babis Klaliotis
*[[Kostas Koklas]]
*[[Victor Kolasis]]
*Christina Koletsa - actor/singer
*[[Alexandros Koliopoulos]]
*[[Marina Kologirou]]
*[[Lakis Komninos]]
*Pavlos Kontoyannidis
*[[Yorgos Kotanidis]]
*[[Elias Koteas]]
*[[Sarantis Kotsiopoulos]]
*[[Mari Konstadatou]]
*[[Ariel Konstandinidou]]
*[[Stella Konstandinidou]]
*[[Giorgos Konstadinou]]
*[[Mandis Konstandakis]]
*[[Andreas Konstandinidis]]
*Kelly Konstandinou
*[[Lambros Konstantaras]]
*[[Maria Konstandarou]]
*Meni Konstantinidou
*[[Adamantia Kontogiorgi]]
*[[Maria Korinthiou]]
*[[Anneta Kortaridou]]
*[[Melpo Kosti]]
*Eva Kotanidi
*[[Yorgos (en. Giorgio/George) Kotanidis]]
*Theodosis Kotsis
*[[Natasa Kotsovou]]
*Martha Koubarou
*[[Annita Kouli]]
*Anna Kouri
*[[Eleni Kourkoula]]
*Vasilis Koukouras
*[[Valeria Kouroupi]]
*[[Mihalis Koutelos]]
*[[Paris Koutsafis]]
*Anastasia Koutsikou
*Spyros Kouvadas
*[[Kostas Krommidas]]
*[[Antonis Krompas]]
*Vera Krouska
*[[Konstandinos Lagos]]
*[[Ellie Lambeti]]
*[[Angeliki Lambri]]
*[[Dafni (en. Daphne) Lambroyanni]]
*[[Marilita Lambropoulou]]
*[[Vaso Laskari]]
*[[Zoe Laskari]]
*[[Evripidis Laskaridis]]
*[[Lakis (eng. Lucky) Lazopoulos]]
*[[Yiorgos Lefas]]
*[[Thanos Leivaditis]]
*[[Maria Lekaki]]
*[[Eva-Maria Leonardou]]
*[[Alexander Leonaritis]]
*[[Markos Lezes]]
*[[Dimitri Liakopoulos]]
*[[Vangelis Liodakis]]
*Betty Livanou
*[[Lambis Livieratos]]
*[[Stavroula Logothettis]]
*Renia Louizidou
*Anny Loulou
*[[Constantina Lyras]]
*Betty Maggira
*[[Mathilde Maggira]]
*[[Nomiki Maili]]
*[[Stelios Mainas]]
*Kostas Makedonas, singer/actor, born Macedonia, Greece
*[[Zeta Makrypoulia]]
*[[Christos Makris]]
*[[Ahilleas (Achilles) Mandis]]
*Natassa Manisalli
*[[Aias Manthopoulos]]
*[[Katerina Mantziou]]
*[[Iosif (Josif) Marinakis]]
*[[Mihalis (Michael) Marino]]
*Lina Markaki
*[[Konstandinos Markoulakis]]
*[[Thaleia Matika]]
*[[Dimitra Matsouka]]
*[[Maro Mavri]]
*[[Manolis (Manuel) Mavromatakis]]
*Nikos Mavroudis
*[[Elpida Mazaraki]]
*[[Georgia Mavrogiorgi]]
*[[Iro Mane]]
*[[Lina Markaki]]
*[[Dimitris Makalias]]
*[[Yoyo Mastrokosta]]
*[[Giorgios Matarangas]]
*[[Athina Maximou]]
*[[Dimitis Menounos]]
*[[Nena Menti]]
*[[Melina Mercouri]]
*[[Kostas Mesaris]]
*[[Othonos Metaxas]]
*Ieroklis Michaelidis
*Peri(eng. Perry) Michailids
*[[Konstandina Mihail]]
*[[Dina Mihailidou]]
*[[Panos Mihalopoulos]]
*[[Stergia Mihailou]]
*Aspasia Miliaraki
*Dimos Milonas
*[[Alexis Minotis]]
*Spiros Misthos
*Dimitris Moraitis
*Periklis (eng. Pericles) Mosholidakis
*[[Evanggelia Moumouri]]
*[[Fanis Mouratidis]]
*[[Vangelis Mourikis]]
*[[Eva Moustaka]]
*[[Sotiris Moustakas]]
*[[Sofia Moutidou]]
*Alexandros Mylonas
*[[Zoe Nalbandi]]
*[[Sotiris Nanos]]
*[[Giannis Nappas]]
*[[Dimitri Nasioulas]]
*[[Elenas Nathanail]]
*[[Andreas Natsios]]
*[[Christos Natsios]]
*Sofia Netertou
*Yannis (Gianni) Niarros
*[[Vasiliki Nikiforidou]]
*[[Stavros Nikolaidis]]
*[[Nikos Nikolaou]]
*[[Elektra Nikolouzou]]
*[[Sapfo Notara]]
*Athina Oikonomakou
*Sofia Olympiou
*Nefelli Orfanou
*Grigoris Orfanoudakis
*[[Nikos Orphanos]]
*Kleio-Danai Othonaiou
*Alexandra Ousta
*[[Hristos (Christos) Pagalias]]
*Thanasis Pagonas
*[[Alexandra Palaiologou]]
*Tassos Palatzidis
*[[Kostas Palios]]
*[[Vasia Panayopoulou]]
*Iris Pantazara
*[[Regina Panteli]]
*[[Loukia Papadaki]]
*[[Dimitra Papadima]]
*[[Konstantinos Papadimitriou]]
*[[Nikos Papadopoulos]]
*[[Despoina Papagianni]]
*[[Olympia Papagianni]]
*Natalia Papaioannou
*[[Manos Papayiannis]] - born in Macedonia, Greece
*[[Anna-Maria Papaharalambous]]
*Hristophoros (eng. Christophoros/Christopher) Papakaliatis
*Maria Papalambrou
*[[Dimitris Papamichael]]
*[[Tatiana Papamoschou]]
*[[Keti Papanika]]
*[[Irene Papas]]
*[[Theofania Papathoma]]
*[[Giannis Papavasilopoulos]]
*[[Ioannis Papazisis]]
*[[Angeliki (Angela) Papoulia]]
*[[Evelina Papoulia]]
*Jessy Papoutsi
*Christina Pappa
*[[Stavros Paravas]]
*[[Alexandros Parthenis]]
*Yorgos Partsalakis
*[[Socratis (Socrates) Patsikas]]
*[[Alexandra Pavlidou]]
*[[Sofia Pavlidou]]
*[[Gerasimos Pavlou]]
*[[Katina Paxinou]]
*[[Patricia Peristeri]]
*[[Katerina Petoussi]]
*Stelios Petrakis
*Maria Philipakopoulou
*Eleni Philippa
*[[Efi Pikoula]]
*Myrto (eng. Myrtle) Pispini
*[[Notis Pitsilos]]
*Christos Plainis
*[[Mariana Polihronidi]] (Polychronidi)
*[[Christos Politis]]
*[[Olga Politou]]
*Iosif Polyzoidis
*[[Nikos Poriotis]]
*[[Dimitris Poulikakos]]
*[[Elpida Pramas]]
*[[Kostas Prekkas]]
*[[Athinodoros Prousalis]]
*[[Marian Psalti]]
*Stathis Psaltis
*[[Nikos Psarras]]
*Manos Psistakis
*[[Kostas Psyllakis]]
*Grigoris Pyrpassopoulos
*[[Antonis Rabaounis]]
*[[Michael Rady]]
*Alexandra Rama
*Eleni Rantou
*Nikolas Raptis
*[[Augoustinos Remondos]]
*Efi Revmata
*[[Makis Revmatas]]
*Alexandros Rigas
*[[Vassilis Risvas]]
*[[Antonis Rizos]]
*[[Nikos Rizos]]
*[[Zaharias Rohas]]
*[[Haris Romas]]
*[[Theodoros Romanidis]]
*[[Karmen Rouggeri]]
*[[Eleni Roussinou]]
*Sakis Rouvas - singer/actor
*[[Lina Sakka]]
*[[Akis Sakellariou]]
*[[Theodora Samsona]]
*[[Evi Saoulidou]]
*[[Hristos (Christos) Sapoutzis]]
*[[Kalomoira Sarantis]]
*[[Olga Sarrikosta]]
*[[Marina Satti]]
*[[Katerina Savrani]]
*[[Teta Savvati]]
*[[Sofia Seirli]]
*[[Yorgos Seitaridis]]
*[[Aris Semetalis]]
*[[Niki Sereti]]
*[[Nikos Sergianopoulos]] born Drama, Macedonia, Greece
*[[Theodora Siarkou]]
*Serafim Silas
*[[Hristos (Christos) Simardanis]]
*[[Kostas Simenos]]
*[[Christos Skordas]]
*[[Phillipos Sofianos]]
*[[Maria Solomou]]
*[[Kostas Sommer]]
*[[Yorgos Souxes]]
*[[Yiannis Spaliaras]]
*Christos Spanos
*Fani Spanou
*[[Spiros Spantidas]]
*[[Angeliki Spiliopoulou]]
*Takis Stagos
*Ifigenia (eng. Ephigenia) Staikou
*[[John Stamos]]
*[[Yannis Stankoglou]]
*Dimitri Starovas born Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
*Peggy Stathakopoulou
*Erianna Stathi
*Mary Stavrakeli
*Gianna Stavraki
*[[Yiorgios Stavropoulos]]
*[[Christos Stergioglou]]
*Katerina Stikoudi - model/actor
*[[Eirini Stratigopoulou]]
*Mania Tehritzoglou
*[[Kostas Terzakis]]
*[[Angelos Theodoropoulos]]
*[[Christina Theodoropoulou]]
*[[Minos Theoharis]]
*Prodromos Tosounidis
*[[Apostolis Totsikas]]
*[[George Touliatos]]
*Rea Toutountzi
*[[Lina Triantafillou]]
*Hristos (eng. Christos)Tripodis
*[[Christina Tsafou]]
*[[Natasha Tsakarisianou]]
*[[Vilma Tsakiri]]
*[[Natalia Tsaliki]]
*[[Paschalis Tsarouhas]]
*Ioanna Tsekezidou
*[[Lili Tsesmatzoglou]]
*Galini Tseva
*[[Yiannis Tsimitselis]]
*Maria Tsombanaki
*[[Corinna Tsopei]] - Miss Universe 1964
*[[Anna Tsoukala]]
*[[Elena Tzavalia]]
*Stamatis Tzelepis
*Aspasia Tzitzikaki
*[[Stratos Tzortzoglou]]
*[[Dimitris Tzoumakis]]
*Sotiris Vagias
*Manos Vakousis
*[[Maria Vala]]
*Antonia Valianatou
*[[Gregoris Valtinos]]
*[[Theofilos Vandoros]]
*[[Nia Vardalos]] - "My BigFat Greek Wedding"
*Margarita Varlamou
*[[Tissa Vasilaki]]
*[[Christos Vasilopoulos]]
*Yorgos Vassiliou (eng. Bassiliou)
*[[Thanassis Veggos]]
*Irini Velmahiti
*[[Nikos Verlekis]]
*Nikos Verykios
*Eleftheria Vidaki
*Mary Vidali
*[[Rena Vlahopoulou]]
*[[Mary Vlouti]]
*[[Giannis Vogiatzis]]
*[[Vagelis Voulgaridis]]
*[[Aliki Vougiouklaki]]
*[[Yiorgos (Giorgios) Voultsatis]]
*[[Yiannis Volgis]]
*Giannis Vouros
*[[Martha Vourtsi]]
*[[Andréas Voutsinas]]
*[[Sofia Voyatzaki]]
*[[Argyris Xafis]]
*[[Nikos Xanthopoulosv]]
*[[Dionysis Xanthos]]
*[[Nadine Xintara]]
*[[Manos Zaharakos]]
*[[Dimitris Yallos]]
*[[Antonia Yannouli]]
*[[Christos Yiannaris]]
*[[Fay Zafirakou]]
*Areti Zahariadou
*Maria Zahari
*[[Irini Zakakou]]
*[[Stavros Zalmas]]
*[[Boba Zavoriannou]]
*[[Elias Zervas]]
*[[Thanassis Zervas]]
Ilias Zervos
*[[Georgia Zoi]]
*Alex Zorbas
*[[Athina Zotou]]
*[[Yannis Zouganelis]]

==Adventurers==
*[[Constantine Phaulkon]] (1648–1688), first counsellor of King Narai of [[Thailand|Siam]]

==Athletes==
===Ancient period===
*Antigonos (Antigonus) of Macedonia, ran and won at the 122nd Olympics in 288 B.C.E
* Alexander I of Macedon (ruler of Macedon from 498-454B.C.E. He was the son of Amyntas I of Macedon) - ran in the 80th Olympics in 460 B.C.E and came second
*King Arhelaos Perdicas of Macedonia competed in the 93rd Olympics in 408 B.C.E. and won
*[[Astylos of Croton]]
*[[Chionis of Sparta]]
*[[Cynisca]]
*Damasias from Amphipolis, Macedonia, ran and won in the 115th Olympics in 320 B.C.E.
*[[Diagoras of Rhodes]]
*[[Dioxippus]] pankration
*[[Hydna]] swimmer and diver
*[[Kleitomachos (athlete)|Kleitomachos]] pankration
*Kliton of Macedonia won in the 113rd Olympics in 320 B.C.E.
*Lampou of Philippi, Macedonia, won at the 119th Olympics in 304 B.C.E.
*[[Leonidas of Rhodes]] ancient runner and Olympic winner
*[[Milo of Croton]] pankration
*Philip of Macedon - Olympic winner three times: in 106th Olympics in in 356 B.C.E.,in the 107th Olympics in 352 B.C.E. and in the 108th Olympics in 348 B.C.E. His horses won the Olympic chariot race the moment his son Alexander III of Macedon was born.
*[[Troilus of Elis]]
*Seleukos (Seleucus) of Macedonia, ran and won at the 128th Olympics in 268 B.C.E.

===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
*Sofia Bekatorou - sailing bronze 2008 Olympics
*[[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 of Greece|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 (born Alexandroupolis, Macedonia, Greece
*[[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
*[[Nick Galis|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]]
*Cleopatra Markopoulou - marathon runner
*[[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
*Dimitri Mougios - silver 2008 Olympics for rowing
*[[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 (athlete)|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
*Sofia Papadopoulou - sailing bronze 2008 Olympics
*[[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<ref>www.athensrugby.com (Player Profile in Players section)</ref>
*[[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
*Basilis Polymerou - silver medal winner 2008 Olympics rowing
*[[Ioannis Poulos]] fencer
*[[Evangelia Psarra]] archer
*[[Leonidas Pyrgos]] fencer
*[[Evangelos Rallis]] tennis player
*[[Flora Redoumi]] hardler
*[[Dimitrios Regas]] sprinter
*[[Efthimios Rentzias]] basketball player
*[[Elpida Romantzi]] archer
*[[Nicolas Rossolimo]] chess player
*[[Georgios Roubanis]] pole vaulter
*[[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
*[[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]]

==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|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]] (706–709)
*[[Pope Alexander V]] (1409–1410), Catholic Pope/Antipope

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]]
*[[Stelios Haji-Ioannou|Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou]] (born 1967), entrepreneur (born to Cypriot parents)
*[[Socrates Kokkalis]] (born 1938), telecommunications magnate, owner of [[Olympiacos]]
*[[Eddie Kulukundis|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 Roussel|Athina Onassis Roussel]] {b. 1985), granddaughter of [[Aristotle Onassis]]
*[[Basil Zaharoff]] (1849–1936), arms trader and financier

==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===
*[[Cosmas Indicopleustes]]

===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==
*[[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]]
*[[Marios Lekkas]]
*[[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]] - model/actor
*[[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]]
*[[Costa-Gavras|Kostas Gavras]]
*[[Ana Kokkinos]]- Greek Australian filmmaker
*[[Nikos Koundouros]]
*[[Alexander Payne]] (aka Alexander Papadopoulos)
*[[George Stavrou]]
*[[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===
*[[Alcibiades]] (450–404 BCE), Athenian general and statesman
*Alexander I ruler of Macedon from 498-454 B.C.E. He was the son of Amyntas I of Macedon, succeeded by his son Periccas II.
*[[Alexander the Great]], Macedonian king and conqueror
*[[Antiochus III]], Seleucid Monarch
*[[Aristides]] (530–468 BCE), Athenian statesman
*[[Cimon]], Athenian leader and statesman
*[[Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator]], Queen of Egypt, from the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Dynasty
*[[Demosthenes]] (384–322 BCE), politician and orator
*[[Dionysius I]], ruler of the Syracusan empire
*[[Epaminondas]], Theban general and statesman
*[[Eucratides]], ruler of the Bactrian Greeks
*[[Leonidas I|Leonidas]], Spartan king
*[[Lycurgus (Sparta)|Lycurgus]], semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver
*[[Lysander]], Spartan general and hero during the [[Peloponnesian War]]
*[[Memnon of Rhodes]], Greek mercenary general in Persian army under Darius III
*[[Miltiades]], Athenian statesman and general
*[[Nearchus]], Alexander's naval commander
*[[Peisistratos (Athens)|Peisistratus]], Athenian tyrant
*[[Pericles]] (495–429 BCE), Athenian leader and statesman
*[[Philip II of Macedon]], Macedonian king and father of Alexander the Great
*[[Polycrates]], Samian ruler
*[[Ptolemy I]], Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, founded a dynasty in Egypt
*[[Pyrrhus of Epirus]], invaded Italy, became known for victories of dubious value (Pyrrhic)
*[[Seleucus I]], Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, founded dynasty in Persia
*[[Solon]], Athenian lawmaker and archon
*[[Themistocles]], Athenian statesman and admiral
*[[Xenophon]], mercenary general, led and accounted 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 of Constantinople|Helena]], Christian mother of Constantine I
*[[Irene of Athens]], Byzantine Empress, instrumental in the restoration of icons, later sanctified
*[[John I Tzimisces]] (969–976), Byzantine Emperor, soldier
*[[Johannes Bessarion]], Bishop and [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]]
*[[Manuel Chrysoloras]], one of the pioneers in introducing [[Greek language|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]]
*[[Aruj|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]]
*[[Murad I]], Ottoman Sultan (1359-1389); (Greek Mother, Byzantine princess Helen)
*[[Bayezid I]], (Greek: Vagiazit) Ottoman Sultan (1389-1402); (Greek Mother, Maria)
*[[Mehmed II]], (Fatih the Conqueror) Ottoman Sultan (1432-1481) (Greek Mother, Marya Despina)
*[[Sultan Ahmed I]] (1590-1617) (Greek Mother)
*[[Murad IV]] Ottoman Sultan (1623-1640) - (Greek Mother, Kosem Sultan)
*[[Sultan Mehmed III]] Ottoman Sultan (1566-1603) (Greek Mother, Handan Sultan; Born as Helena (Eleni) a native Greek.
*[[Osman II]] (1618-1622) Ottoman Sultan (Greek Mother)
*[[Selim I]] (1465-1520) Ottoman Sultan (Pontus Greek Mother) (Aysha Khatun)
*[[Mustafa II]] (1664 – 1703) Ottoman Sultan (Cretan Greek Mother, Eugenia) "Emetullah Sultan"
*[[Mahmut I]] (1696 – 1754) Ottoman Sultan (Cretan Greek Mother, Eugenia) "Emetullah Sultan"
*[[Izzeddin Keykavus II]] (1258 – 1264) Seljuk Sultan of Rum (Greek Mother, a daughter to a Greek priest)

===Modern period===
====Greece====
*[[John Capodistria|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 [[List of Prime Ministers of Greece|Prime Minister]]
*[[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 people|Greek]] General in the [[Greek War of Independence]] against the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]] and later a [[Politician]]
*[[Theodoros Kolokotronis]] (1770–1843), [[Greek people|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)
*[[Aris Velouchiotis]] (August 27, 1905 – June 16, 1945) Whose real name was Athanasios (Thanasis) Klaras. He was a prominent 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 Notary Philanthropist Montreal

====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 of Spain|Juan Carlos]]

====United Kingdom====
*[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] (born 1921), husband of UK's queen [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]], born on the island of Corfu.
*[[Norman St.John-Stevas]], British politician
*[[Andrew Adonis|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

====United States====
*[[Michael Dukakis]], Democrat presidential candidate
*[[John Podesta]], White House Chief of Staff under Bill Clinton
*[[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===
*[[Alypius (music writer)|Alypius]] composer
*[[Terpander]] poet and kitharode

===Modern period===
*[[Katy Garbi]] singer
*[[Kosta Vreto]] guitarist
*[[Despina Vandi]] singer
*[[Anna Vissi]] singer
*[[Nikos Karvelas]] composer
*[[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
*[[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 composer
*[[Iakovos Kolanian]] guitarist
*[[Stavros Koujioumtzis]] (1932–2005), composer and lyricist
*[[Rena Kyriakou]] pianist
*[[Andreas Lagios]] guitarist
*[[Alexandre Lagoya]] guitarist
*[[Tim Lambesis]] lead singer of [[As I Lay Dying]], band manager for [[Destroy the Runner]]
*[[Leo Leandros]] musician and composer
*[[Manos Loizos]] (1937–1982), composer
*Kostas Makedonas, born Macedonia, Greece
*[[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 (songwriter)|Phivos]] lyricist
*[[James Raphael]] pianist
*[[Sadahzinia]] musician
*[[Spyridon 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 [[Cyprus|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]]
*[[Vangelis]] (born 1943), New Age-musician and composer
*[[Marios Varvoglis]] somposer
*[[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){{ndash}} Composer, pianist, keyboardist
*[[Savvas Ysatis]] musician
*[[Tommy Lee]] musician, drummer for [[Mötley Crüe]]
*[[George Karaspyros]] Jazz/Rock Fusion Guitarist

==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 Stillman|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)

==Philosophers==
===Ancient period===
*[[Anaximander]] (c. 610 – c. 546 BCE)
*[[Anaximenes of Miletus]]
*[[Archimedes]]
*[[Aristotle]] (384–322 BCE)
*[[Athenagoras of Athens]] (c. 133 – 190), early [[Christian]] apologist
*[[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]]
*[[Celsus]]
*[[Leucippus]]
*[[Parmenides]]
*[[Pherecydes]]
*[[Plato]] (c. 427 – c. 347 BCE)
*[[Plethon]],(c. 1355 – 1452)
*[[Plotinus]]
*[[Protagoras]]
*[[Pythagoras]] (582–496 BCE)
*[[Socrates]] (470–399 BCE)
*[[Thales|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===
*[[Leo VI the Wise]]
*[[Michael Psellos]]

===Modern period===
*[[Adamantios Korais]]
*[[Anthimos Gazis]]
*[[Nikos Kazantzakis]]
*[[Costas Axelos]]
*[[Cornelius Castoriadis]]
*[[Michail Papageorgiou]]
*[[Nicos Poulantzas]]
*[[Ioannis Theodorakopoulos]]
*[[Christos Yannaras]]

==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]])
*[[Dimitri Nanopoulos|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,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]], [[integrability conditions for differential systems|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 [[MIT Media Lab|Media Lab]].
*[[John Iliopoulos]], [[Physicist]].
*[[Stan Gronthos]], [[Stem Cell]] Researcher
*[[Alexandros Papadopoulos]], inventor and radar scientist
*[[Panayiotis Zavos]], geneticist

(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]]
*[[Plato]] (philosopher)
*[[Polyclitus (sculptor)|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==
*[[Chronis Aidonidis]], singer
*Alexandra
*Artemis Alexandratou
*Julia Alexandratou - model/singer
*Eleni Alexandri
*Dinos Alexandris
*Alexandros
*Alexia
*Nancy Alexiadi
*Georgos Alexiou
*[[Haris Alexiou]], one of Greece's most acclaimed singers
*Tzina Alexopoulou
*[[Giorgos Alkaios]], singer
*Amaryllis - singer
*Anastasia
*Dimos Anastasiadis
*Theodoros Anastasiou
*[[Peter André]], [[England|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)|Hi-5]]
*[[Lindsay Armaou]], singer, was part of the girl band [[B*Witched]] (half [[Greeks|Greek]] half [[Irish people|Irish]])
*[[Annette Artani]], singer
*[[Eleftheria Arvanitaki]], singer
*[[Maria Athanasiadou]], singer
*[[Agnes Baltsa]] (born 1944), mezzo-soprano
*Dimitri Basis - born Macedonia, Greece
*[[Tasos Bougas]], singer
*[[Maria Callas]] (1923–1977), soprano
*Ralia Christidou
*[[Aris Christofellis]], sopranist
*[[Constantinos Christoforou]], represented Cyprus in the [[Eurovision]]
*Giorgos Christou
*[[Cleopatra (Greek band)|Cleopatra]], singer
*[[George Dalaras]], renowned contemporary Greek singer
*[[Loukas Dalaras]], famous singer of rebetiko and father of [[George Dalaras]]
*Christos Dantis
*Giorgos Dimitriadis
*Mihalis Dimitriadis
*[[Angela Dimitriou]], singer
*[[Giorgos Perris]], singer
*[[Mariana Efstratiou]], singer
*[[Elpida]], singer
*[[Evridiki]], singer
*[[Maria Farantouri]], singer
*[[Mario Frangoulis]], tenor
*Petros Gaitanos - Byzantine hymn, folk, and pop singer, born in Drama, Macedonia, Greece
*[[Keti Garbi]], singer
*Panos Gavalas
*Georgos Giannias
*Lakis Halkiopoulos
*[[Sevas Hanum]], singer
*Mihalis (eng. Michael) Hatzigiannis
*Hrispa (Chrispa)
*Maria Iakovou
*Iro
*[[Thanos Kalliris]], singer
*Kostas Karafotis - singer/actor
*[[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
*[[Elli Kokkinou]], singer
*Christina Koletsa - singer/actor
*[[Stelios Konstantas]], singer
*[[Stavros Konstantinou]], winning Super Idol, the Greek version of [[Pop Idol]]
*Giannis Kostsiras
*[[Demetres Koutsavlakis]], singer
*Giannis Kritikos
*Giorgos Lembesis
*[[Tim Lambesis]], singer
*[[Vicky Leandros]], singer
*Girgos Lianos - singer, born Ipirus, Greece
*[[Labis Livieratos]], singer
*Maro Lytra - born Montreal, Canada, USA
*Kostas Makedonas, singer/actor, born Macedonia, Greece
*[[Manto (singer)|Manto]], singer
*[[Kostas Martakis]], finalist in Greek Eurovision choice of 2008
*Stelios Maximos
*[[Giorgos Mazonakis]], singer
*[[Irini Merkouri]], singer
*[[George Michael]] (Georgios Panayiotou), Greek-British singer
*[[Sarbel|Sarbel Michael]], singer, represented Greece in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007]]
*Nikos Mihas
*[[George Missikos]], singer
*[[Vicky Moscholiou]], singer
*[[Nana Mouskouri]], singer
*Dimitris Mitropanos
*[[Argyris Nastopoulos]], singer
*[[Apostolos Nikolaidis (singer)|Apostolos Nikolaidis]] singer
*Nino
*[[Marika Ninou]], singer
*Despina Olympiou
*Onirama
*[[Froso Papaharalambous]], pop singer, was with Greek pop group [[Hi-5 (Greek band)|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 in the Eurovision Song Contest|Greece]]
*[[Apollo Papathanasio]], singer
*Thanos Petrelis
*Marianta Pieridi
*[[Giannis Ploutarhos]], singer
*Prodromos
*[[Alkistis Protopsalti]], singer
*[[Irini Psyhrami]], pop singer, was with Greek pop group [[Hi-5 (Greek band)|Hi-5]]
*[[Michalis Rakintzis]], singer
*[[Antonis Remos]], singer
*Stelios Rokkos
*Pantelis Romaios
*Georgos Romanos
*Nikos Romanos
*[[Kostas Roukounas]], singer
*Diamandis Roumeliotis
*[[Demis Roussos]], pop singer, formerly with [[Vangelis]] in [[Aphrodite's Child]]
*[[Sakis Rouvas]], pop singer, actor and gymnast, performed during Closing Ceremony at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] and the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004]], co-hosted the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2006| 2006 contest]] in [[Athens]] *[[Sabrina (Greek singer)|Sabrina]], singer
*[[Kalomoira|Kalomoira Saranti]], [[Greek American]] singer, represented Greece in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2008]]
*[[Eirini Sevastou]], singer
*Notis Sfakianakis
*[[Elena Souliotis]], soprano
*Andreas Stamos
*[[Nansy Stergiopoulou]], pop singer, was with Greek pop group [[Hi-5 (Greek band)|Hi-5]]
*[[Paschalis Terzis]], singer, born in Pylaia, a suburb of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
*[[Natassa Theodoridou]], singer
*[[Marios Tokas]], composer
*[[Panos Tserpes]], singer
*Valantis
*[[Despina Vandi]], successful pop singer and the first Greek artist with a #1 in Billboard (USA) and a World Music Award 2002, born in Germany, family originates from Kavala, Macedonia, Greece
*Vangelis
*[[Alex Varkatzas]], Lead singer of Metalcore band, Atreyu
*Dimitris Vellios (Bellios)
*Nikos Vertis
*Giorgos Videlis
*Mihalis Violaris
*[[Anna Vissi]], successful singer, best selling female Greek artist, voted best female vocalist in 2000
*[[Lia Vissi]], singer
*[[Tolis Voskopoulos]], singer
*Dilemma Zante
*[[Peggy Zina]] singer
*Apostolia Zoi
*[[Marianna Zorba]] singer
*[[Melina Kana]] 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.

==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 (geographer)|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]]
*[[Kiki Dimoula]]
*[[Maro Douka]]
*[[Odysseus Elytis]] Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 1979
*[[Andreas Embirikos]]
*[[Nikos Engonopoulos]]
* Jeffry Eugenides
*[[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 [[Macedon]]ian 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 Poulantzas|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 Huffington|Arianna Stassinopoulos]], campaigner and journalist
*[[Iannis Xenakis]], modernist composer
*[[Panayiotis Zavos]], geneticist

==Academics==
*[[Constantin Caratheodory]], mathematician (1920s)
*[[Chris Argyris]], organisational theorist
*[[Costas Axelos|Konstantinos Axelos]], 1960s [[Situationist International|Situationist]]
*[[Apostolos Athanassakis]], classicist
*[[Phaedon Avouris]], nanotechnologist
*[[Demetrios Christodoulou]], mathematical physicist
*[[Dimitrios Galanos]], [[Sanskrit]] translator and [[Indology|Indologist]]
*[[Fotis Kafatos]], biologist
*[[Jannis Kallinikos]], organisational theorist
*[[Dimitri Kitsikis]], historian, poet
*[[Dimitri Nanopoulos]], quantum physicist
*[[Nicholas Negroponte]], author, IT evangelist and head of MIT Media Lab
*[[Artemis Pantelides]], Greek-American Engineer
*[[Irena Papadopoulos]], author, professor of transcultural nursing
*[[Christos Papakyriakopoulos]], mathematician
*[[Christos Papadimitriou]], Computer Scientist
*[[George Papanicolaou]], biologist
*[[John S. Paraskevopoulos]], astronomer
*[[Haridimos Tsoukas]], organisational theorist
*[[Nicholaos Varopoulos]], mathematician
*[[George Vithoulkas]], teacher of [[Homeopathic]] medicine
*[[Xenophon Zolotas]], economist
*[[Ioannis Karatzas]], Mathematician
*[[George Constantinides]], economist
*[[Shelby Spain]], influential school administrator

==See also==
*[[List of ancient Greeks]]
*[[List of Greek Americans]]
*[[Greek Australian|List of Greek Australians]]
*[[Greek Canadians|List of Greek Canadians]]
*[[List of South-East European Jews|List of Greek Jews]]
*[[List of people by nationality]]

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==References==
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[[Category:Lists of Greeks| ]]
[[Category:Greek people|Greek people| ]]
[[Category:Greece-related lists|Greeks, List of]]

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[[scn:Greci cèlibbri]]
[[tr:Yunanlar listesi]]

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