List of Greeks Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Famous Greeks or Greek-speaking/writing people: In alphabetical order.

Actors

• John Aniston (1937-), TV actor & father of Jennifer
• Olympia Dukakis (1931-), film actress
• Gousgounis, erotic actor
• Melina Kanakaredes (1967-), TV actress (Providence, )
• Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), film actress & political activist
• Irene Papas, film actress
• Katina Paxinou (1900-1973), film & theatre actress
• Telly Savalas (1924-1994), TV actor ("Kojak")
• Thanasis Vengos, film actor
• Nia Vardalos (1962-), film actress and screenwriter (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
• Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934?-1996), film actress
• Billy Zane (1966-), film actor

• Pyrros Dimas (1971-), Three-time Weightlifting Olympic champion
• Panagiotis Fasoulas, Basketball player
• Nikos Galis, Basketball player
• Panagiotis Giannakis, Basketball player, captain of Greek European Championship winning team
• Fani Halkia (1979-), Olympic champion in women's 400 m hurdles
• Konstantinos Kenteris (1973-), Olympic, World and European Champion Sprinter
• Spiros Louis (1873-1940), First modern Olympic Marathon winner
• Pete Sampras (1971-), tennis player
• Theodoros Zagorakis (1971-), Football player, captain of Greek European Championship winning team

• Michael Cerularius, (c. 1000-1059), Patriarch of Constantinople
• John Chrysostom, (347-407), Christian Bishop & Famous Orator
• Saint Photios, (820-891), Patriarch of Constantinople & Writer
• Pope Evaristus, (c. 98-105), fourth Pope
• Pope Stephen I, (254-257)
• Pope Agatho, (678-681)
• Pope John VI, (701-705)
• Pope John VII, (705-709)

• List of Constantinople patriarchs
• List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Jerusalem
• List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria and all Africa
• List of Archbishops of Athens
• List of Archbishops of Cyprus

• Aristotle Onassis, (1906-1975), shipping magnate
• Stavros Niarchos, (1908-1996), shipping magnate
• John Latsis, (1910-2003), shipping magnate
• George Livanos, (1926-1997), shipping magnate

• Colaeus of Samos, (628 B.C.)
• Pytheas of Massilia.

• Elia Kazan, (1909-2003), Greek-born US film director
• Spyros P. Skouras, president of 20th Century Fox
• Kostas Gavras, director
• Theo Angelopoulos, director
• John Cassavetes,director

• Alcibiades, (450BC-404BC), Athenian General & Statesman
• Alexander the Great, (356BC -323BC), King of Macedonia
• Aristides, (530BC-468BC), Athenian Statesman
• Cimon, Athenian Leader & Statesman
• Demosthenes, (384BC-322BC), Politician & Famous Orator
• Leonidas, Spartan King
• Lycurgus, semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver
• Miltiades, Athenian Statesman & Admiral
• Pericles, (495BC-429 BC), Athenian Leader & Statesman
• Philip II of Macedon,(382BC -336BC), King of Macedonia
• Solon, (638BC-558BC), Athenian Law-maker

See also: List of Byzantine Emperors

Modern Period

Greece

• John Capodistria, (1776-1831), first President of the free and unified Greek state, last President of the first Greek republic.
• Constantine Kanaris, (1793 or 1795 - 1877), freedom fighter, politician and later Prime Minister
• Eleftherios Venizelos, (1864-1936), Prime Minister, and most significant politician of modern Greece.
• Pavlos Kountouriotis, (1855-1935), Admiral, respected war hero and later President of Greece
• Ioannis Metaxas, (1871-1941), dictator of Greece before and during the first part of her participation in World War II
• Konstantinos Karamanlis, (1907-1998), President of Greece and four time Prime Minister
• Andreas Papandreou, (1919-1996), Economist, Politician and two time Prime Minister

United States

• Spiro Agnew, (1918-1996), Governor of Maryland and Vice President
• Michael Dukakis, (b. 1933), Governor of Massachusetts and Democratic nominee for President
• Paul Sarbanes (b. 1933), Democratic Senator from Maryland
• John Negroponte (b. 1939), Ambassador to Iraq
• Olympia Snowe (b. 1947), Republican Senator from Maine
• George Stephanopoulos, (b. 1961), Bill Clinton's Senior Advisor on Policy and Strategy
• George J. Tenet (b. 1953), former CIA Director
• Paul Tsongas (1941-1997), Democratic Senator from Massachusetts and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination 1992

• Eleni Bakopanos, (b. 1954), Canadian politician
• Nick Bolkus, (b. 1950), Australian politician
• Prince Philip, (b. 1921), Duke of Edinburgh and husband of UK's Queen Elizabeth II
• Queen Sofía, (b. 1938), wife of Spain's King Juan Carlos

• Haris Alexiou
• Maria Callas, (1923-1977), Operatic soprano
• George Dalaras
• Manos Hadjidakis, (1925-1994)
• Manolis Hiotis
• Vasilis Karras
• Stelios Kazantzidis
• Vicky Leandros
• Thanos Mikroutsikos, (1947-), composer
• Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor
• Nana Mouskouri
• Lefteris Pantazis
• Prodromos
• Demis Roussos
• Nikos Skalkottas, (1904-1949), composer
• Paschalis Terzis
• Mikis Theodorakis, (1925-), composer
• Marios Tokas
• Vangelis, musician
• Anna Vissi, (1957-), singer
• Yanni
• Yannis Xenakis, (1922-2001), composer

• Aetion, (4th century BC)
• El Greco, (1541-1614), painter

• Anaximander, (609 BC/610 BC-c. 547 BC), philosopher
• Anaximenes of Miletus, philosopher
• Aristotle, (384 BC-322 BC), Ancient writer and philosopher
• Athenagoras of Athens, (c. 133-190), early Christian apologist
• Democritus, (born 460 BC), philosopher
• Diogenes, (114-129), patriarch of Constantinople
• Empedocles, (490 BC-430 BC), philosopher
• Epictetus, (AD 55-circa 135), philosopher
• Epicurus, (341 BC-270 BC), philosopher
• Epimenides
• Hypatia of Alexandria, (died 415), euclidean geometry
• Leucippus, philosopher
• Parmenides, philosopher
• Plato, (c. 427 BC-c. 347 BC), Ancient philosopher
• Plethon,(c.1355-1452AD), Philosopher & scholar, one of the principal influences of Renaissance.
• Protagoras, Sophist and first major Humanist
• Pythagoras, (582 BC-496 BC), euclidean geometry
• Socrates, (470 BC-399 BC), Ancient philosopher
• Thales of Miletus, (circa BC624-BC547), euclidean geometry
• Zeno of Citium, (333 BC-264 BC), philosopher
• Zeno of Elea, (circa 495 BC-circa 430 BC), philosopher

• Agasias, sculptor
• Pheidias
• Praxiteles, sculptor

• Archimedes, (circa 287 BC-212 BC BC), euclidean geometry
• Phaedon Avouris, (1933- ), IBM Fellow and Manager, Nanometer Scale Science and Technology. IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Irving Langmuir Prize of the American Physical Society, Medard W. Welch Award of the American Vacuum Society, Nobel Prize Candidate, Physics 2003
• Eratosthenes, (276 BC-194 BC), Mathematician (euclidean geometry), Geographer & Astronomer
• Euclides, (circa 365 BC-275 BC), Geographer
• Eudoxus of Cnidus, (circa 408 BC-circa 347 BC), Astronomer, Mathematician
• Heron of Alexandria,(10AC-70AC) Engineer
• Hippocrates, (c. 460 BC-377 BC), Ancient physician
• Pythagoras, (582 BC-496 BC), euclidean geometry
• Galen, (131 BC-201 BC), Physician & Anatomist
• Georgios Papanikolaou, (1883-1962), Inventor of the Papanikolaou's test, also known as the Pap smear
• Constantinos Karatheodori (1873-1950), Mathematician
• Nicholas Negroponte, Computer Scientist
• Panos Zavos, Geneticist

• Aeschylus, (525-456 BC), dramatist.
• Aesop, (c. 620-560 BC), writer of Fables
• Antimachus, (c. 400 BC), poet
• Aristophanes, (c. 446-385 BC), Ancient playwright
• Dio Chrysostom, (c. 40-120 AD), Orator and first Century historian of the romans
• Euripides, (c. 480-406 BC), playwright
• Herodotus, (c. 485-420 BC), Historian
• Hesiod, (born c. 700 BC), poet
• Homer, (unknown), poet
• Pindar, (522-443 BC), lyric poet
• Plutarch, (c. 46-120 AD), author
• Polybius, (c. 203-120 BC), author
• Sappho, (born c. 620 BC), poet
• Simonides of Amorgos, (7th century BC), iambic poet
• Simonides of Ceos (c. 556-469 BC), lyric poet
• Sophocles, (496-406 BC), Athenian dramatist
• Thucydides, (c. 460-400 BC), Historian & Athenian General
• Xenophon, (431-c. 360 BC), an Athenian knight and an associate of Socrates

• Constantine P. Cavafy, (1863-1933), poet
• Bob Costas, (b. 1952), American author of books on baseball; better known as a sportscaster
• Savitri Devi, (1905-1982), Graeco-Indian author of books on Esoteric Hitlerism
• Odysseas Elytis, (1911-1996), Nobel Prize Winner
• Arianna Huffington, (1950- ), American author, journalist & political activist
• Kostas Karyotakis, (1896-1928), poet
• Nikos Kavvadias, (1910-1975), poet
• Nikos Kazantzakis, (1883-1957), writer
• Giorgos Seferis, (1900-1971), Nobel Prize Winner
• Dionysios Solomos, (1798-1857), poet & writer of the National Greek anthem
• Vassilis Vassilikos, (1933- ), author of about 120 books, including Z made into a movie by Kostas Gavras

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