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Famous Personalities
Actors
John Aniston (1937-), Greek-American TV actor & father of Jennifer
John Cassavetes Greek-American actor and Director, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the Dirty Dozen.
George Chakiris Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in West Side Story; (Greek-American).
Olympia Dukakis (1931-), Greek-American film actress
Melina Kanakaredes (1967-), Greek-American TV actress (Providence, CSI: New York)
Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), film actress & political activist
Irene Papas, film actress
Katina Paxinou (1900-1973), film & theatre actress
Telly Savalas (1924-1994), Greek-American TV actor ("Kojak")
Thanasis Vengos, film actor
Nia Vardalos (1962-), Greek-Canadian film actress and screenwriter (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934?-1996), film actress
Billy Zane (1966-),Greek-American film actor
John Stamos, Actor (Full House)
Athletes
Jim Arvanitis, Martial Arts Grandmaster, World-Renowned Father of Modern Pankration
Constantine II, former King of Greece, Sailing (Gold Dragon Class) Gold, Rome Olympics, 1960.
Eleni Daniilidou, tennis player
Pyrros Dimas (1971-), Three-time Weightlifting Olympic champion
Panagiotis Fasoulas, Basketball player
Nikos Galis, Basketball player {http://www.geocities.com/nikosgalisfuns/}
Panagiotis Giannakis, Basketball player, captain of Greek European Championship winning team
Fani Halkia (1979-), Olympic champion in women's 400 m hurdles
Ilias Iliadis (10.11.1986) Gold Medal 2004 Athens Olympics, 81 Kg
Nikos Kaklamanakis, windsurfing; three-time Mistral world champion and a gold medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Kahi Kahiasvili (13.7.1969) Weight-lifiting two time Gold Olympics 2000 and 1996.
Konstantinos Kenteris (1973-), Olympic, World and European Champion Sprinter
Jim Londos (Christopher Theophelus) (1897 ? Argos Greece -19.8.1975), World Heavyweight champion for 16 years
Spiros Louis (1873-1940), First modern Olympic Marathon winner
Ioannis Melissanidis (1977) 1996 Olympics Gold Medal Floor
Voula Patoulidou (29.3.1965) 100m Hurdles in Barcelona in 1992.
Pete Sampras (1971-), tennis player
Trish Stratus (Patricia Stratigias) WWE wrestler
Theodoros Zagorakis (1971-), Football player, captain of Greek European Championship winning team
Choreographers
Dimitris Papaioannou,the artistic director of the 2004 Olympics opening and closing ceremonies
Clerics
Michael Cerularius, (c. 1000-1059), Patriarch of Constantinople
John Chrysostom, (347-407), Christian Bishop & Famous Orator
Saint Photios, (820-891), Patriarch of Constantinople & Writer
Pope Evaristus, (c. 98-105), fourth Pope
Pope Stephen I, (254-257)
Pope Agatho, (678-681)
Pope John VI, (701-705)
Pope John VII, (705-709)
Entrepreneurs
John D Chandris & family, Shipping industry, Cruises
Basil Goulandris, (1913-1994), shipping magnate
John Goulandris, UK shipping industry, wealth £250, UK rich list number 177
Stelios Haji-Ioannou , (born in 1967) ,entrepreneur (Born to Cypriot parents)
Socrates Kokkalis,(27.5.1938), telecommunications magnate
John Latsis, (1910-2003), shipping magnate
George Livanos, (1926-1997), shipping magnate
Stavros Niarchos, (1908-1996), shipping magnate
Aristotle Onassis, (1906-1975), shipping magnate
Athina Onassis Roussel grand-daughter of Aristotle Onassis
Georgios Tsaoussis. (1929-1985), engineer, businessman
Basil Zaharoff, (1849-1936), arms trader and financier
Explorers
Ancient Period
Colaeus of Samos (628 B.C.)
Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484?-420? BC)
Nearchus (360?-312 BC)
Pytheas of Massilia (ca. 325 BC)
Scylax
Xenophon (435?-355?)
Modern Period
Constantine Phaulkon (17th C AD)
Fashion Designers
Sophia Kokosalaki, haute couture - women
John Varvatos, haute couture - men
Ilias Lalaounis, jewellery, Member of the Academie des Beaux Arts
Filmmakers
Theo Angelopoulos
Mihalis Kakoyannis
Nikos Koundouros
Nikos Panayotopoulos
Lucia Rikaki
John Cassavetes(Greek-American)
Kostas Gavras (Greek-American)
Elia Kazan, (1909-2003) (Greek-American)
Spyros P. Skouras, (Greek-American), president of 20th Century Fox
Robert Zemeckis (Greek-American)
Military and Political Leaders
Ancient Period
Alcibiades, (450BC-404BC), Athenian General & Statesman
Alexander the Great, (356BC -323BC), King of Macedonia
Aristides, (530BC-468BC), Athenian Statesman
Cimon, Athenian Leader & Statesman
Demosthenes, (384BC-322BC), Politician & Famous Orator
Leonidas, Spartan King
Lycurgus, semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver
Miltiades, Athenian Statesman & General
Pericles, (495BC-429 BC), Athenian Leader & Statesman
Philip II of Macedon,(382BC -336BC), King of Macedonia
Pyrrhus of Epirus, (318 BC - 272 BC) King of Epirus
Solon, (638BC-558BC), Athenian Law-maker
Themistocles, Athenian Statesman & Admiral
Medieval Period
Julian the Apostate, (331 - 363), Byzantine Emperor and Hellenist
Alexius I Comnenus, (1048 – 1118), Byzantine Emperor
Constantine XI, (1405-1453), Last Byzantine Emperor
Modern Period
Greece
John Capodistria, (1776-1831), first President of the free and unified Greek state, last President of the first Greek republic.
Constantine Kanaris, (1793 or 1795 - 1877), freedom fighter, politician and later Prime Minister
Pavlos Melas, (1870-1904), hero of Greek Struggle for Macedonia.
Eleftherios Venizelos, (1864-1936), Prime Minister, and most significant politician of modern Greece.
Pavlos Kountouriotis, (1855-1935), Admiral, respected war hero and later President of Greece
Ioannis Metaxas, (1871-1941), dictator of Greece before and during the first part of her participation in World War II
Konstantinos Karamanlis, (1907-1998), President of Greece and four time Prime Minister
Andreas Papandreou, (1919-1996), Economist, Politician and two time Prime Minister
Spain
Queen Sofía, (b. 1938), wife of Spain's King Juan Carlos
United Kingdom
Prince Philip, (b. 1921), Duke of Edinburgh and husband of UK's Queen Elizabeth II
United States
Spiro Agnew, (1918-1996), Governor of Maryland and Vice President
Michael Dukakis, (b. 1933), Governor of Massachusetts and Democratic nominee for President
Paul Sarbanes (b. 1933), Democratic Senator from Maryland
John Negroponte (b. 1939), Ambassador to Iraq; Head of new National Joint Intelligence Committee.
Olympia Snowe (b. 1947), Republican Senator from Maine
George Stephanopoulos, (b. 1961), Bill Clinton's Senior Advisor on Policy and Strategy
George J. Tenet (b. 1953), former CIA Director
Paul Tsongas (1941-1997), Democratic Senator from Massachusetts and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination 1992
Other
Eleni Bakopanos, (b. 1954), Canadian politician
Nick Bolkus, (b. 1950), Australian politician
Marie Bountrogianni, (b. 1956), Canadian politician
Musicians
Medieval Period
Ioannis Koukouzelis c. 1280 - c.1360, Byzantine secular music composer
Master Lambadarios (CHRYSAFIS,
Franghiskos Leontaritis Born 1518, composer
Modern Period
Konstantinos Agathaphron Nikopoulos (1786-1841)
Nikolaos Chalikiopoulos Mantzaros (Νικόλαος Χαλικιόπουλος Μάντζαρος) (26.10.1795 Corfu – 1872)
Maria Callas (1923-1977), Operatic soprano
George Dalaras
Manos Hadjidakis, (1925-1994)
Manolis Hiotis
Grigoris Bithikotsis
Stelios Kazantzidis
Manolis Kalomiris),(14 or 26).12.1883 Smyrna–(3 or 4).4.1962, Composer
Vicky Leandros
George Michael (Greek-British)
Thanos Mikroutsikos, (1947-), composer
Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor
Nana Mouskouri
Georges Moustaki (Greek-French)
Helena Paparizou Singer, winner of the Eurovision 2005 Song Contest
Demis Roussos
Nikos Skalkottas, (1904-1949), composer
Mikis Theodorakis, (1925-), composer
Vangelis, musician
Anna Vissi, (1957-), singer
Yanni
Yannis Xenakis, (1922-2001), composer
Herbert von Karajan (5.4.1908 Salzburg – 16.7.1989 Salzburg) (Austrian of Greek Origin)
Agnes Baltsa (Aγνή Mπάλτσα) (19.11.1944 Lefkas), Operatic Mezzo Soprano
Gina Bachauer (Τζίνα Μπαχάουερ) (21.5.1913 Athens – 22.8.1976 Athens), Pianist
Dimitris Sgouros (Δημήτρης Σγουρός) (30.8.1969 Athens), Pianist
Leonidas Kavakos (1967 Athens) a virtuoso violinist
Frank Zappa (Greek-American)
Painters
Ancient Period
Polygnotus
Apelles
Aetion, (4th century BC)
Medieval Period
El Greco, (1541-1614), born Domenicos Theotokopoulos
Panagiotis Doxaras (Παναγιώτης Δοξαράς) (1662-1729)
Modern Period
Nikiforos Lytras,19c
Nikolaos Gyzis,19c
Constantinos Volanakis,19c
Yannis Tsarouhis,20c
Yannis Moralis,20c
Nikos Hatzikiriakos-Ghikas,20c
Konstantinos Andreou, 20c Awarded with the Légion d'honneur
Philosophers
Ancient Period
Anaximander, (609 BC/610 BC-c. 547 BC), philosopher
Anaximenes of Miletus, philosopher
Aristotle, (384 BC-322 BC), Ancient writer and philosopher
Athenagoras of Athens, (c. 133-190), early Christian apologist
Democritus, (born 460 BC), philosopher
Diogenes, (114-129), patriarch of Constantinople
Empedocles, (490 BC-430 BC), philosopher
Epictetus, (AD 55-circa 135), philosopher
Epicurus, (341 BC-270 BC), philosopher
Epimenides
Hypatia of Alexandria, (died 415), euclidean geometry
Leucippus, philosopher
Parmenides, philosopher
Plato, (c. 427 BC-c. 347 BC), Ancient philosopher
Plethon,(c.1355-1452AD), Philosopher & scholar, one of the principal influences of Renaissance.
Protagoras, Sophist and first major Humanist
Pythagoras, (582 BC-496 BC), euclidean geometry
Socrates, (470 BC-399 BC), Ancient philosopher
Thales of Miletus, (circa BC624-BC547), euclidean geometry
Zeno of Citium, (333 BC-264 BC), philosopher
Zeno of Elea, (circa 495 BC-circa 430 BC), philosopher
Modern period
Cornelius Castoriadis, (1922-1997), philosopher of the social imagination, co-founder of the legendary group and journal Socialisme ou Barbarie
Nikos Poulantzas, (1936-1979), Marxist philosopherTemplate:Http://www.eppnp.gr/
Sculptors
Ancient period
Agasias,
Pheidias
Praxiteles,
Modern Period
Yannoulis Halepas (Γιαννούλης Χαλεπάς) (1851-1938),
Scientists
Ancient Period
Archimedes (circa 287 BC-212 BC), Mathematician, Natural philosopher
Eratosthenes (276 BC-194 BC), Mathematician, Geographer & Astronomer
Euclides (circa 365 BC-275 BC), Mathematician (Euclidean geometry)
Eudoxus of Cnidus (circa 408 BC-circa 347 BC), Astronomer, Mathematician
Heron of Alexandria (10AC-70AC) Engineer
Hippocrates (c. 460 BC-377 BC), Ancient physician
Pythagoras (582 BC-496 BC), Philosopher, Mathematician
Galen (131 BC-201 BC), Physician & Anatomist
Modern Period
Phaedon Avouris (1945- ), Nanotechnology
Constantinos Karatheodori (1873-1950), Mathematician
Nicholas Negroponte, Computer Scientist
Christos Papadimitriou, Computer Scientist
Georgios Papanikolaou (1883-1962), Inventor of the Pap smear
Demetri Terzopoulos, Computer Scientist
Panos Zavos, Geneticist
Argyrios Theofilopoulos (b.11.23.42), Immunologist
Writers
Ancient Period
Aeschylus, (525-456 BC), dramatist.
Aesop, (c. 620-560 BC), writer of Fables
Antimachus, (c. 400 BC), poet
Aristophanes, (c. 446-385 BC), Ancient playwright
Dio Chrysostom, (c. 40-120 AD), Orator and first Century historian of the romans
Euripides, (c. 480-406 BC), playwright
Herodotus, (c. 485-420 BC), Historian
Hesiod, (born c. 700 BC), poet
Homer, (unknown), poet
Pindar, (522-443 BC), lyric poet
Plutarch, (c. 46-120 AD), author
Polybius, (c. 203-120 BC), author
Sappho, (born c. 620 BC), poet
Simonides of Amorgos, (7th century BC), iambic poet
Simonides of Ceos (c. 556-469 BC), lyric poet
Sophocles, (496-406 BC), Athenian dramatist
Thucydides, (c. 460-400 BC), Historian & Athenian General
Xenophon, (431-c. 360 BC), an Athenian knight and an associate of Socrates
Modern Period
Constantine P. Cavafy, (1863-1933), poet
Bob Costas, (b. 1952), Greek-American author of books on baseball; better known as a sportscaster
Savitri Devi, (1905-1982), Graeco-Indian author of books on Esoteric Hitlerism
Odysseas Elytis, (1911-1996), Nobel Prize Winner
Arianna Huffington, (1950- ), American author, journalist & political activist
Kostas Karyotakis, (1896-1928), poet
Nikos Kavvadias, (1910-1975), poet
Nikos Kazantzakis, (1883-1957), writer
Emmanuel Roidis, writer
David Sedaris, (b.1956), Greek-American essayist
Giorgos Seferis, (1900-1971), Nobel Prize Winner
Dionysios Solomos, (1798-1857), poet & writer of the National Greek anthem
Taki, Greek-born British journalist, political commentator
Vassilis Vassilikos, (1933- ), author of about 120 books, including Z made into a movie by Kostas Gavras
Other
Yianna Angelopoulou-Daskalaki, President of organising Commitee Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
Lela Carayannis, WW II Resistance fighter
Makarios III, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus
Patriarch Athenagoras, the Patriarch of Constantinople
Polyvios Kossivas, a.k.a. "the Greek angel", bystander who became famous in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games for helping the Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima when he was attacked by a crazed former priest.
Moisis Michail Bourlas, member of the WW II resistance
Manolis Glezos, WW II veteran, grassroots democracy activist and politician
Eleni Konsolaki, archaeologist who researched Methana and the Troezen area in 1990.
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