List of Greeks

This article is part of the List of Greeks series

Actors

Artists

Clergymen

Diplomats

Entrepreneurs

Military

Music

Politicians

Scientistis

Sports

Writers

Poets

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

Table of contents

1 Actors 2 Athletes 3 Clerics 4 Entrepreneurs 5 Explorers 6 Filmmakers 7 Military and Political Leaders 7.1 Ancient Period 7.2 Medieval Period 7.3 Modern Period 8 Musicians 9 Painters 10 Philosophers 11 Sculptors 12 Scientists 13 Writers

Actors

• John Aniston,(1937-), tv actor & father of Jennifer
• Olympia Dukakis, film actress
• Gousgounis, erotic actor
• 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
• Aliki Vougiouklaki, (1934?-1996), film actress
• Billy Zane, 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
• Konstantinos Kenteris,(1973-), Olympic, World and European Champion Sprinter
• Spiros Louis,(1873-1940), First modern Olympic Marathon winner
• 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

• 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
• 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

• 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
• Konstantinos Karamanlis, (1907-1998), President of Greece and four time Prime Minister
• Andreas Papandreou, (1919-1996), Economist, Politician and two time Prime Minister

Musicians

• 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
• Dimitris Mitropoulos, conductor
• Nana Mouskouri
• Lefteris Pantazis
• Prodromos
• Demis Roussos
• Nikos Skalkottas, (1904-1949), composer
• Paschalis Terzis
• Mikis Theodorakis, (1925-), composer
• Marios Tokas
• Vangelis, musician
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Nicholas Negroponte, Computer Scientist
• Panos Zavos, Geneticist

• Aesop, Fables
• Aristophanes, (ca. 446 BC-385 BC), Ancient playwright
• Aeschylus, (525 BC-456 BC), dramatist.
• Dio Chrysostom, Orator and first Century historian of the romans
• Dionysios Solomos, Poet & Writer of the National Greek anthem
• Odysseas Elytis, (1911-1996), Nobel Prize Winner
• Euripides, (born 480 BC), playwright
• Hesiod, (born c. 700 BC)
• Herodotus, (485 BC?-c. 420 BC?), Historian
• Homer, poet
• Nikos Kazantzakis, (1883-1957), writer
• Kostas Karyotakis, (1896, 1928), poet
• Pindar
• Plutarch, (A.D. 46?-120?), author
• Polybius, (c. 203-120 BC), author
• Giorgos Seferis, Nobel Prize Winner
• Sappho, poet
• Sophocles, (496 BC-406 BC), Athenian dramatist
• Thucydides, (c. 460-400 BC), Historian & Athenian General
• Vassilis Vassilikos, (1933- ), author of about 120 books, including Z made into a movie by Kostas Gavras
• Xenophon, (431 BC-c. 360 BC), an Athenian knight and an associate of Socrates