List of Greeks

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Contents 1 Adventurers 2 Athletes 3 Clerics 4 Entrepreneurs 5 Explorers 5.1 Ancient period 5.2 Mediaeval period 5.3 Modern period 6 Fashion designers 7 Fashion models 8 Filmmakers 9 Military and political leaders 9.1 Ancient period 9.2 Medieval period 9.3 Ottoman Empire period 9.4 Modern period 9.4.1 Greece 9.4.2 Romania 9.4.3 Spain 9.4.4 United Kingdom 10 Musicians 10.1 Modern period 11 Painters 11.1 Ancient period 11.2 Renaissance 11.3 Modern period 12 Philosophers 12.1 Ancient period 12.2 Mediaeval Period 13 Scientists 13.1 Ancient period 13.2 Mediaeval period 13.3 Modern Period 14 Sculptors 14.1 Ancient period 14.2 Modern period 15 Singers 16 Tycoons 17 Writers 17.1 Ancient period 17.2 Mediaeval period 17.3 Modern period 18 Other 19 Other (academics) 20 Other (actors) 21 See also 21.1 External links

[edit] Adventurers

• Constantine Phaulkon (1648–1688), first counsellor of King Narai of Siam

[edit] Athletes

• Anastasios Andreou, competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens
• Marcos Baghdatis (b. 1985)(Half Lebanese, Half Greek-Cypriot), tennis player, finalist in Australian Open 2006
• Constantine II, former King of Greece, sailing (Gold Dragon Class) Gold, Rome Olympics, 1960.
• Peter Costa, (b. 1956), famous poker player
• Eleni Daniilidou, tennis player
• Pyrrhos Dimas (b. 1971), three-time weightlifting Olympic champion
• Nikos Galis (b. 1957), basketball player, MVP of Eurobasket 1987
• Panagiotis Giannakis, basketball player, captain of Greek European Championship winning team
• Stelios Giannakopoulos, football (soccer player)
• Herodotos Giorgallas, (b. 1977), gymnast, took gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
• Fani Halkia (b. 1979), Olympic champion in women's 400 metre hurdle
• Nikos Kalegoropoulos, tennis player
• Nikos Kaklamanakis, windsurfer
• Konstantinos Kenteris (b. 1973), Olympic, World and European Champion Sprinter
• Michalis Konstantinou, soccer player. Plays for Olympiacos
• Yannis 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
• Leonidas of Rhodes, ancient runner and Olympic victor
• Spiridon Louis (1873–1940), First modern Olympic Marathon winner
• Nick Markakis (Half Greek Half German) Baseball player, Baltimore Orioles
• Theodoros Papaloukas (b. 1977), basketball player, Euroleague Final Four MVP in 2006
• Yannis Panagiotis Professional Surfer Florida USA
• Voula Patoulidou (b. 29 March 1965) 100 metre hurdles in Barcelona in 1992.
• Pheidippides
• Georgios Samaras, soccer player
• Charalambos Xanthos, poker player
• Dimitrion Yordanidis, oldest person to complete a marathon at 98 years of age on 10 Oct, 1976
• Theodoros Zagorakis (b. 1971), footballer, captain of Greek European Championship winning team

[edit] Clerics

• Michael Cerularius (c. 1000–1059), Patriarch of Constantinople
• John Chrysostom (347–407), Christian bishop and orator
• 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 (705–709)

See also:

• List of Constantinople patriarchs
• List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Jerusalem
• List of Archbishops of Athens
• List of Archbishops of Cyprus

[edit] Entrepreneurs

• George Apostolopoulos
• Emanuel Apostolou
• Sam Benrubi
• John Boutaris
• Constantine Caesaris
• Yiannis Carras (d.1989), ship-owner, creator of Porto Carras Resort
• John D. Chandris and family, shipping industry, cruises
• Michael Dramytinos
• Yiannis Dritsas, Giannis inventor of Frappe
• Lorenzos Freris
• Basil Georgatos
• George Gerardos
• Pan Germanos
• Paul D. Giannacopoulos
• Stelios Haji-Ioannou (born 1967), entrepreneur (born to Cypriot parents)
• Kalopedis family, jewellers and artists
• Nicholas Kardasilaris
• Socrates Kokkalis (b. 27 May 1938), telecommunications magnate, owner of Olympiacos
• Demetrius Koutsolioutsos
• George Koutsolioutsos
• Catherine Kyriakopoulou
• George Livanos (1926–1997), shipping magnate
• John Latsis (1910–2003), shipping magnate
• Spiro Latsis (1947), banking and shipping magnate
• Constantine M. Los (1871–1962), shipping magnate
• Gina Mamidaki
• Stavros Michaliaras
• Stavros Niarchos (1908–1996), shipping magnate
• Aristotle Onassis (1906–1975), shipping magnate
• Christina Onassis (1950–1988), shipping magnate
• Pericles Panagopoulos
• Demetrios Paraskevopoulos
• George Petzetakis
• Paul Psomiadis
• Athina Onassis Roussel {b. 1985), grand-daughter of Aristotle Onassis
• Constantine Rodopoulos
• Anthony Stavrou
• Chris Toumanidis
• Apostolus Vakakis
• Theodore Vasilakis
• Gerasimus Vasilopoulos
• Constantine Veropoulos
• Basil Zaharoff (1849–1936), arms trader and financier

[edit] Explorers

[edit] Ancient period

• Colaeus
• Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484?–420? BCE)
• Nearchus (360?–312 BCE)
• Pytheas (c. 325 BCE)
• Scylax
• Xenophon (435?–355? BCE)

[edit] Mediaeval period

• Cosmas Indicopleustes

[edit] Modern period

• Juan de Fuca (Apostolos Valerianos)

[edit] Fashion designers

• Sophia Kokosalaki, haute couture, women, designer for the 2004 Summer Olympics
• John Varvatos, haute couture - men

[edit] Fashion models

• Jennifer Aniston (Anastassakis), Greek-American actress and model
• Evi Adam, model
• Isavella Dara, winner of Elite Model Look contest 1995
• Mara Darmousli, winner of Elite Model Look contest 1998
• Vicky Kaya, model
• Vaso Kolida, model
• Nikos Papadakis, winner of Manhunt International 1994
• Irene Skliva, model, Miss World 1996
• Corinna Tsopei, Miss World (1964)
• Katia Zygouli, winner of Elite Model Look contest 1996

[edit] Filmmakers

• Theo Angelopoulos
• Michael Cacoyannis
• George P. Cosmatos
• Kostas Gavras
• Ana Kokkinos- Greek Australian filmmaker
• Nikos Koundouros
• Alexander Payne (aka Alexander Papadopoulos)

[edit] Military and political leaders

[edit] Ancient period

• Alcibiades (450–404 BCE), Athenian general and statesman
• Alexander the Great, Macedonian king and conqueror
• Antiochus III,Seleucid Monarch
• Aristides (530–468 BCE), Athenian statesman
• Cimon, Athenian leader and statesman
• 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, Spartan king
• Lycurgus, semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver
• Memnon of Rhodes, 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, Macedonian king and father of Alexander the Great
• Polycrates, Rhodian 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

[edit] 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, (969-76), Byzantine Emperor, soldier
• Johannes Bessarion, Bishop and Cardinal
• Manuel Chrysoloras, one of the pioneers in introducing Greek literature to western Europe.
• Manuel I Comnenus (1143-80),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 (963-9),Byzantine Emperor and general
• Romanus IV (1068-71), lost the fateful battle of Manzikert
• Saint Cyril (827–869), Byzantine monk, developed the Glagolitic alphabet
• Theodora, wife of Justinian I, actress, courtesan, Empress.

[edit] 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)
• Pargalı İbrahim Pasha, Suleyman the Magnificent's first appointed Grand Vizier, who left an important landmark on his reign.
• Zaganos Pasha, prominent military commanders of Mehmet II
• Mimar Sinan, architect for Suleyman the Magnificent

[edit] Modern period

[edit] Greece

• John Capodistria (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 (1793 or 1795–1877), freedom fighter, politician, and later Prime Minister
• Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907–1998), President of Greece and four-time Prime Minister
• 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
• Eleftherios Venizelos (1864–1936), Prime Minister
• Prince Nikolaos Georgios Papadopoulos III (1990--), youngest living Greek royal

[edit] Romania

• Iannis Pharmakis (d. 1821), revolutionary fighter.

[edit] Spain

• Queen Sofía of Spain (b. 1938), wife of Spain's king Juan Carlos

[edit] United Kingdom

• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b. 1921), husband of UK's queen Elizabeth IIborn on the island of corfu.

[edit] Musicians

[edit] Modern period

• Louis Demetrius Alvanis (b. 1960), pianist
• Theodore Antoniou composer, conductor*Gina Bachauer (1913–1976), pianist
• Arion semi-legendary figure
• Agnes Baltsa (b. 1944), mezzo-soprano
• Grigoris Bithikotsis (d. 2005), popular singer
• Maria Callas (1923–1977), soprano
• George Dalaras (b. 1949), singer
• Keti Garbi
• Manos Hadjidakis (1925–1994)
• Alexandros Kalogeras composer
• Manolis Kalomiris (1883–1962), composer
• Alex Kapranos, frontman of the pop group Franz Ferdinand
• Herbert von Karajan (Herbert Karajannis) (1908–1989) (Austrian of Greek origin)
• Leonidas Kavakos (b. 1967), violinist
• Stelios Kazantzidis (d. 2001), popular singer considered by many as the greatest of greek popular music.
• Stavros Koujioumtzis (1932–2005), composer and lyricist
• Tim Lambesis
• Vicky Leandros
• Manos Loizos (1937–1982), composer
• Nikolaos Chalikiopoulos Mantzaros (1795–1872)
• Marinella (b. 1935), singer
• George Michael (Georgios Panayiotou) (Greek-British)
• Thanos Mikroutsikos (b. 1947), composer
• Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor
• Nana Mouskouri
• Georges Moustaki (Greek-French)
• Terran Pantelis, New-Age pianist
• Elena Paparizou singer
• Apostolos Paraskevas composer and classical guitarist
• Yorgos Petridis classical composer
• Giannis Poulopoulos, popular singer
• Demis Roussos
• Sakis Rouvas (b. 1972), popular singer and showman
• Dimitris Sgouros (b. 1969), pianist
• Nikos Skalkottas (1904–1949), composer
• Camille Stamaty Greek-French composer-pianist
• Mikis Theodorakis (b. 1925), composer
• Marios Tokas, composer of Cypriot origin
• Vassilis Tsitsanis (d. 1984), popular composer
• Markos Vamvakaris (d. 1973, popular composer of rebetiko
• Despina Vandi
• Vangelis (b. 1943), New Age-musician and composer
• Anna Vissi (b. 1957), singer
• Stavros Xarhakos, composer and MEP
• Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001), composer
• Yanni (b. 1954) – Composer, pianist, keyboardist

[edit] Painters

[edit] Ancient period

• Apelles
• Aetion (4th century BCE)
• Berlin Painter
• Euphronius
• Exekias
• Parrhasius
• Pig Painter
• Polygnotus
• Zeuxis

[edit] Renaissance

• El Greco (1541–1614), born Domenicos Theotokopoulos

[edit] Modern period

• Constantine Andreou (20th century)
• Nikos Engonopoulos (20th century)
• Demetrios Farmakopoulos
• Demetrios Galanis (19th century)
• Nicholaos Gysis (19th century)
• Nikiphoros Lytras (19th century)
• Yiannis Moralis (20th century)
• Dimitris Mytaras (20th century)
• Yannis Tsarouchis 20th century)

[edit] Philosophers

[edit] Ancient period

• Anaximander, (c.610–c.546 BCE)
• Anaximenes of Miletus
• Aristotle (384–322 BCE)
• Athenagoras of Athens, (c. 133–190), early Christian apologist
• Democritus (b. 460 BCE)
• Diogenes (114–129), patriarch of Constantinople
• Empedocles (490–430 BCE)
• Epictetus, (55–c.135)
• Epicurus, (341–270 BCE)
• Epimenides
• Gregory of Nazianzus
• Gregory of Nyssa
• Heraclitus
• Hypatia of Alexandria (d. 415)
• Irenaeus
• Kelsus
• Leucippus
• Parmenides
• 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)
• Theophrastus
• Xenophanes
• Zeno of Citium (333–264 BCE)
• Zeno of Elea (c.495–c.430 BC)

[edit] Mediaeval Period

• Leo VI the Wise
• Michael Psellos

[edit] Scientists

[edit] Ancient period

• Archimedes
• Aristarchus of Samos
• Aristotle
• Ctesibius
• Eratosthenes
• Euclid
• Galen
• Heron of Alexandria
• Hipparchus
• Hippocrates
• Pytheas
• Strabo
• Theopompus

[edit] Mediaeval 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

[edit] Modern Period

• George Papanikolaou (pap smear inventor)

(See Academics).

[edit] Sculptors

[edit] 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 (sculptor)
• Polyclitus
• Polyeuctes
• Pheidias
• Praxiteles
• Scopas

[edit] Modern period

• Constantine Andreou (20th century)

[edit] Singers

• Haroula Alexiou, one of Greece's largest singer-songwriters
• 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)
• Constantinos Christoforou, represented Cyprus in the Eurovision
• George Dalaras, renowned contemporary Greek singer
• Loukas Daralas, famous singer of rebetiko and father of George Dalaras
• Mario Frangoulis, successful tenor
• Keti Garbi, famous singer
• Alkinoos Ioannidis, musician and singer
• Stelios Konstantas, singer
• Stavros Konstantinou, winning Super Idol, the Greek version of Pop Idol
• Nana Mouskouri, singer
• Manto, singer
• Froso Papaharalambous, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5
• Giannis Poulopoulos, popular singer and songwriter
• Elena Paparizou, winner of Greece's first ever Eurovision victory
• Irini Psyhrami, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5
• Demis Roussos, pop singer, formerly with Vangelis in Aphrodite's Child
• Sakis Rouvas, pop singer and gymnast, performed during Closing Ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Shaya, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5 (of Danish and Guyanese descent)
• Nansy Stergiopoulou, pop singer, was with Greek pop group Hi-5
• Marios Tokas, composer
• Despina Vandi, successful pop star
• Anna Vissi, famous singer

[edit] Tycoons

• Socratis Kokkalis Telecommunications.
• Yiannis Latsis Shipping.
• George Livanos Shipping.
• Stavros Niarchos Shipping.
• Aristotle Onassis Shipping.

[edit] Writers

[edit] Ancient period

• Aeschylus
• Alcaeus
• Alcman
• Anacreon
• Apollodorus
• Apollonius Rhodius
• Aristophanes
• Callimachus
• Cassius Dio
• Euripides
• Eusebius of Caesarea
• Hecataeus
• Hesiod
• Homer
• Longus
• Lucan
• Menander
• Pausanias
• Pindar
• Polycarp
• Sappho
• Sophocles
• Theocritus

[edit] Mediaeval period

• Anna Comnena
• Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
• Isaac of Nineveh
• John of Damascus
• Michael Psellos
• Procopius
• Zozimus

[edit] Modern period

• Constantine P. Cavafy
• Nikos Kazantzakis
• Odysseus Elytis
• Giorgos Seferis
• Kiki Dimoula
• Vassilis Vassilikos
• Yannis Ritsos
• Alexandros Papadiamantis

[edit] Other

• Manolis Andronikos (d. 1992), archaeologist, discovered the Macedonian tombs in Vergina
• 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 (1991 to present)
• George Bizos, Greek-South African human rights advocate
• Moisis Michail Bourlas, member of World War II Greek resistance
• 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 (b.1962), television news anchor, journalist
• Iakovos, Archbishop of America (d. 2005), late primate of the Greek-Orthodox Archdiocese of America
• Ictinus collaborated with Pheidias in the design of the Parthenon
• 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
• Melina Mercouri, actress, singer and politician
• Dimitri Nanopoulos, quantum physicist
• Lefteris Papadopoulos (b.1935), lyricist and journalist
• Dimitris Papaioannou, director and choreographer  ; creator of the 2004 Summer Olympics ceremonies
• Irene Papas, actress
• Karasoulos Paraskevas, singer
• Saint Philomena, Patron saint of the Children of Mary. Catholic Saint. Martyr
• Nicos Poulantsas, political theorist
• George Sava, entertainment lawyer
• Giorgos Seferis, poet and Nobel prizewinner
• Angelos Sikelianos, poet
• Spyros Skouras, Greek-American movie mogul, president of 20th Century Fox
• Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, journalist and campaigner
• Panayiotis Zavos, geneticist

[edit] Other (academics)

• Constantin Caratheodory, mathematician (1920's)
• Chris Argyris, organisational theorist
• Konstantinos Axelos, 1960s situationist
• Apostolos Athanassakis, classicist
• Phaedon Avouris, nanotechnologist
• Demetrios Christodoulou, mathematical physicist
• Dimitrios Galanos, Sanskrit translator and Indologist
• Fotis Kafatos, biologist
• Jannis Kallinikos, organisational theorist
• Emanuel Kamalakis, Greek, traveler, father, American
• John Maniatis, musuem professional
• Dimitri Nanopoulos, quantum physicist
• Nicholas Negroponte, author, IT evangelist and head of MIT Media Lab
• Christos Papakyriakopoulos, mathematician
• Christos Papadimitriou, Computer Scientist
• George Papanicolaou, biologist
• John S. Paraskevopoulos, astronomer
• Haridimos Tsoukas, organisational theorist
• Nicholaos Varopoulos, mathematician
• George Vithoulkas, physician
• Xenophon Zolotas, economist

[edit] Other (actors)

• Alex Dimitriades, Greek-Australian actor
• Thaao Penghlis, Greek-Australian actor
• Telly Savalas, Greek-American actor
• Pamphylia Tanailidi, Greek-Azerbaijani actress

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• Greek People