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Macedonians (Greeks)
Macedonians are a regional population group of ethnic Greeks, inhabiting or originating from the region of Macedonia, in northern Greece. Today, most live in or around the regional capital city of Thessaloniki. Many have spread across the whole of Greece and in the diaspora.-Preface:Greek...
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- For the peopleAncient MacedoniansThe Macedonians originated from inhabitants of the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, in the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Axios...
of ancient MacedoniaMacedonMacedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south....
see List of ancient Macedonians. For other uses, see Lists of Macedonians.
RomanMacedonia (Roman province)The Roman province of Macedonia was officially established in 146 BC, after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus defeated Andriscus of Macedon, the last Ancient King of Macedon in 148 BC, and after the four client republics established by Rome in the region were dissolved...
Also see Macedonia (Roman province)#Citizens- SopaterSopaterSopater Sopater Sopater (so'-pa-ter, sop'-a-ter (gr Σωπατρoς; Sopatros, "saviour of his father", Easton's reads "The father who saves", Holman's reads “sound parentage”) was the son of Pyrhus, a man from the city of Berea...
, (VeriaVeriaVeria is a city built at the foot of Vermion Mountains in Greece. It is a commercial center of Macedonia, the capital of the prefecture of Imathia, the province of Imathia and the seat of a bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church...
1st c. BC), Saint, accompanied with PaulosPaul of TarsusPaul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament... - Antipater of ThessalonicaAntipater of ThessalonicaAntipater of Thessalonica was the author of over a hundred epigrams in the Greek Anthology. He is the most copious and perhaps the most interesting of the Augustan epigrammatists...
(late 1st c. BC), epigrammatic poet and governor of the city - Philippus of ThessalonicaPhilippus of ThessalonicaPhilippus of Thessalonica or Philippus Epigrammaticus was the compiler of an Anthology of Epigrammatists subsequent to Meleager of Gadara and is himself the author of 72 epigrams in the Greek Anthology...
(late 1st c. AD), epigrammatic poet and compiler of the Greek AnthologyGreek AnthologyThe Greek Anthology is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature... - Saint HermesSaint HermesSaint Hermes, born in Greece, died in Rome as a martyr in 120, is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. His name appears in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum as well as entries in the Depositio Martyrum . There was a large basilica over his tomb that was...
, (ThessalonikiThessalonikiThessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
120 AD) - Martyr TheodoraTheodora (Roman martyr)Theodora, was a Roman martyr. The little we know about her life is attributed to the Acta of Pope St. Alexander. She was the sister of St. Hermes, who she had given aid and care to during his difficult time in prison. She was martyred some time after her brother, in 120.-Notes:...
(ThessalonikiThessalonikiThessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
123 AD) - AthryilatusAthryilatusAthryilatus a Greek physician from Thasos, Macedonia .According to Plutarch's Symposiacs, Athryilatus considered the women warmer than men....
of Thasos (1–2nd c. AD) physician - Agape, Chionia, and IreneAgape, Chionia, and IreneSaints Agape, Chionia, and Irene were three virgin sisters who were martyred for their faith in 304. Their feast day is April 3....
(† 304) Saints - Saint Demetrius, early 4th c.
Rulers
- Basil IBasil IBasil I, called the Macedonian was a Byzantine emperor of probable Armenian descent who reigned from 867 to 886. Born a simple peasant in the Byzantine theme of Macedonia, he rose in the imperial court, and usurped the imperial throne from Emperor Michael III...
the Macedonian (811–886, ruled 867–886), founder of the Macedonian dynastyMacedonian dynastyThe Macedonian dynasty ruled the Byzantine Empire from 867 to 1056, following the Amorian dynasty. During this period, the Byzantine state reached its greatest expanse since the Muslim conquests, and the Macedonian Renaissance in letters and arts began. The dynasty was named after its founder,...
, born in Macedonia (theme). - Nikephoros Bryennios (1062–1137),general, statesman, historian.
- Michael and Andreas Palaiologos (1342–1350) Leaders of the Zealots' regime of ThessalonicaZealots, ThessalonicaThe Zealots were an anti-aristocratic political group with social demands that dominated political developments in Thessalonica from 1342 until 1350. The contemporary sources, notably anti-Zealot in sympathies, provide little information on the Zealots' government of Thessalonica. The Zealots...
- Andronikos Palaiologos, despot of Thessalonike(1408–1423).
Clerics
- Paul I of ConstantinoplePaul I of ConstantinoplePaul I or Paulus I or Saint Paul the Confessor , sixth bishop of Constantinople, elected AD 336 or 340. His feast day is on June 7.-Biography:...
Ecumenical Patriarch (337–339) - Demophilus of ConstantinopleDemophilus of ConstantinopleDemophilus was bishop of Berea and bishop of Constantinople from 370 until expelled in 380.-Biography:Born of good family in Thessalonica, he was elected by the Arians to the bishopric of Constantinople. The opinion of the populace, however, were much divided...
Ecumenical Patriarch (370–380) - Saint Methodius (826–885), main translator of the BibleBibleThe Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
into Old Church SlavonicOld Church SlavonicOld Church Slavonic or Old Church Slavic was the first literary Slavic language, first developed by the 9th century Byzantine Greek missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius who were credited with standardizing the language and using it for translating the Bible and other Ancient Greek...
. - Saint CyrilSaints Cyril and MethodiusSaints Cyril and Methodius were two Byzantine Greek brothers born in Thessaloniki in the 9th century. They became missionaries of Christianity among the Slavic peoples of Bulgaria, Great Moravia and Pannonia. Through their work they influenced the cultural development of all Slavs, for which they...
(827–869), creator of the Glagolithic alphabet, Christianized the Slavs. - Philotheus KokkinosPhilotheus KokkinosPhilotheos Kokkinos was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for three periods from November 1353 to 1354, 1354, and 1364 to 1376. He was appointed patriarch in 1353 by the emperor John VI Kantakouzenos, deposed by John V Palaiologos in 1354 and then restored by Patriarch Callistus I of...
(1300–1379) Ecumenical Patriarch - Matthew BlastaresMatthew BlastaresMatthew Blastares was a 14th-century Byzantine Greek monk in Thessalonica and early scholarly opponent of reconciliation with Rome. He was also the writer of the Syntagma Canonum.-External links:*...
(c.1290- 1360),monk, canonist - Nilus Cabasilas (1298–1363) theologian
- Nicholas CabasilasNicholas CabasilasNicholas Cabasilas was a Byzantine mystic and theological writer.Cabasilas is a saint within the Orthodox Church. His feast day is June 20.-Life:...
(ca.1319–1391) Mystic Theologian - Macarius Macres (1382–1431) theologian
- Isidore of KievIsidore of KievIsidore of Kiev, also known as Isidore of Thessalonica was a Greek Metropolitan of Kiev, cardinal, humanist, and theologian. He was one of the chief Eastern defenders of reunion at the time of the Council of Florence.-Early life:...
, ThessalonikiThessalonikiThessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, Metropolitan of Kiev (1433–1458), Ecumenical Patriarch (1450–1453)
Scholars
- StobaeusStobaeusJoannes Stobaeus , from Stobi in Macedonia, was the compiler of a valuable series of extracts from Greek authors. The work was originally divided into two volumes containing two books each...
(5th c. AD) Anthologist of Greek Authors. - Macedonius of Thessalonica (the Consul) (6th c.) Epigrammatist of Greek AnthologyGreek AnthologyThe Greek Anthology is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature...
- John KaminiatesJohn KaminiatesJohn Kaminiates was a Greek resident of Thessalonica when the city, then one of the largest in the Byzantine Empire, was besieged and sacked by a Saracen force led by Leo of Tripoli in 904...
(904) Historian on the sack of Thessalonica by the Saracens - Theodora of ArtaTheodora of ArtaTheodora Petraliphaina , canonized as Saint Theodora of Arta , was a consort of Epirus and an Orthodox Christian saint.- Life :Her life is known mostly from a short hagiography written by the monk Job, sometimes identified with the late-13th century cleric Job Iasites...
, (Servia 1210, ArtaArta, GreeceArta is a city with a rich history in northwestern Greece, capital of the peripheral unit of Arta, which is part of Epirus region. The city was known in ancient times as Ambracia . Arta is famous for its old bridge located over the Arachthos River, situated west of downtown...
1280) - Demetrius TricliniusDemetrius TricliniusIn palaeography, Demetrius Triclinius , a native of Thessalonica, was a Byzantine scholar who edited and analyzed the metrical structure of many texts from ancient Greece, particularly those of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. He is often compared favorably with two contemporary annotators of...
(ca.1300) philologist, astronomer - Thomas MagisterThomas MagisterThomas, surnamed Magister , also known as a monk by the name Theodulos Monachos, a native of Thessalonica, Byzantine scholar and grammarian and confidential adviser of Andronicus II Palaeologus ....
ca. 1275—1325 philologist - Gregory AcindynusGregory AcindynusGregory Akindynos was a Byzantine Greek theologian. A native of Prilep, he moved from Pelagonia to Thessaloniki and studied under Thomas Magistros and Gregory Bryennios...
1300–1348) Theologian - Demetrius CydonesDemetrius CydonesDemetrios Kydones, latinized as Demetrius Cydones or Demetrius Cydonius , was a Byzantine theologian, translator, writer and influential statesman, who served an unprecedented three terms as Mesazon of the Byzantine Empire under three successive emperors: John VI Kantakouzenos, John V Palaiologos...
(1324–1397) Scholastic theologian - Prochorus CydonesProchorus CydonesProchorus Cydones, also spelled Prochoros Kydones or Prochorus Cydonius was an Eastern Orthodox monk, theologian, and linguist...
(1330–1369) Scholastic theologian - Nikephoros ChoumnosNikephoros ChoumnosNikephoros Choumnos was a Byzantine scholar and official of the early Palaiologan period, one of the most important figures in the flowering of arts and letters of the so-called "Palaiologan Renaissance"...
(ca. 1250–1327) official, scholar and physicist - Konstantinos ArmenopoulosKonstantinos ArmenopoulosConstantine Harmenopoulos was a Byzantine jurist from Greece who held the post of katholikos kritēs of Thessalonica, one of the highest judicial offices in the Byzantine Empire....
(1320 – ca.1385) Jurist - John AnagnostesJohn AnagnostesJohn, called Anagnostes was a Greek historian of the fifteenth century. He was an eyewitness to the Ottoman sack of Thessalonica on March 29, 1430; an event he described in detail in his "Account of the Last Capture of Thessalonica" , which he wrote with an accompanying monodia lamenting the...
(1430) Historian on the capture of Thessalonica by the Ottomans - Theodorus GazaTheodorus GazaTheodorus Gaza or Theodore Gazis also called by the epithet Thessalonicensis and Thessalonikeus was a Greek humanist and translator of Aristotle, one of the Greek scholars who were the leaders of the...
(c. 1400–1475) Renaissance humanist and translator of Aristotle - MazarisMazarisMazaris was a late Byzantine Greek writer. He is only known as the author of a satirical text, Mazaris' Journey to Hades. His identity and first name are unknown...
, (15th century), writer from ThessalonikiThessalonikiThessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace... - Georgios KontarisGeorgios KontarisGeorgios Kontaris , was born in Servia, Greece and was a 17th century Scholar and a monk; he studied Latin and Italian in Venice , becoming a master of philosophy. He was a School principal in Kozani , later teacher in Servia. Elected Metropolitan of Servia and Kozani , Metropolitan of Athens and...
(17th century), philosopher and historian from Servia
Artists
- Manuel Panselinos, painter, iconographer of Macedonian RenaissanceMacedonian RenaissanceMacedonian Renaissance is a label sometimes used to describe the period of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire , especially the 10th century, which some scholars have seen as a time of increased interest in classical scholarship and the assimilation of classical motifs into Christian...
- George Kallierges, painter
- Michael Astrapas and EutychiosMichael Astrapas and EutychiosMichael Astrapas and Eutychios were Greek painters from Thessaloniki. They were invited by Serbian rulers to work in their dominions...
,iconograhers - John Staurakios, hagiographer
Scholars
- Andronikos KallistosAndronikos KallistosAndronikos Kallistos was a teacher of Greek literature in Bologna, Rome, Florence, Paris and London.He was born in Thessaloniki on 1400. He lived and studied in Constantinople. After the fall of Constantinople in 1456, Kallistos went to Italy where he joined Basilios Bessarion. He taught in...
(1400–1486)Teacher of Greek literature in Bologna, Rome, Florence, Paris and London. - Ioannis KottouniosIoannis KottouniosIoannis Kottounios, was an eminent Greek scholar who studied Philosophy, Theology and Medicine, taught Greek from 1617 and Philosophy from 1630 in Bologna, Italy becoming professor of philosophy in 1632 he also founded a college for unwealthy Greeks at Padua in 1653.- Biography :Ioannis...
(1572–1657)Founder the Kottounian Hellinomouseio - Konstantinos KallokratosKonstantinos KallokratosKonstantinos Kallokratos was a teacher and a poet.He was born in Veroia in 1589. He was a student at the Greek College of Ayios Athanasios in Rome between 1600 and 1610. There, he studied philosophy and theology. Later he taught at a school in Calabria for Greek-speaking Albanians. His bosom...
Born(1589) Teacher and poet - Kallinikos ManiosKallinikos ManiosKallinikos Manios was founder of the first school in Veroia.He was born in Veroia on 1624. In the year 1642, he went to Rome and attended as a student the Greek college of Ayios Athanasios. He stayed there until 1647 and later he went to the Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide. Later he returned to...
(1624–1665)Founder of the first school in Veroia. - Georgios ParakeimenosGeorgios ParakeimenosGeorgios Parakeimenos was a Physician and preacher. He was born in Kozani and later he went and studied medicine and philosophy at Padua. He was director of the Kozani school from 1694 to 1707.*List of Macedonians - External links :*...
Director of Kozani's school, Physician and Preacher. - Sevastos LeontiadisSevastos LeontiadisSevastos Leontiadis was most known as the director of the Kastoria school between 1726 and 1728.He was born in Kastoria on 1690. He was student of Methodios Anthrakites in Siatista, Kastoria and Ioannina. He spent some time in Italy for studies. He was the director of the Kastoria school and...
(1690–1765) Director of Kastoria's school. - Michail PapageorgiouMichail PapageorgiouMichail Papageorgiou was a Greek philosopher.He was born in Siatista in 1727. He studied philosophy in the Maroutsaia School of Ioannina under Eugenios Voulgaris. Later he visited Germany where he studied philosophy and medicine. He taught in his birthplace Siatista, and also in Selitsa, Meleniko,...
(1727–1796)He taught in his birthplace, Selitsa (today Eratyra), Meleniko, Vienna and Budapest. - Dimitrios KarakasisDimitrios KarakasisDimitrios Karakasis was a Greek physician.He was born in Siatista on 1734. He went to Halle, in Saxony, where he studied medicine, philosophy and mathematics. He took a Degree in medicine on 1760...
Born (1734) Physician in Vienna, Larisa, Siatista, Kozani, Bucharest. - Manassis Iliadis (early 18th century – 1785)born in MelenikoMelnik, BulgariaMelnik is a town in Blagoevgrad Province, southwestern Bulgaria, in the southwestern Pirin Mountains, about 440 m above sea level. The town is an architectural reserve and 96 of its buildings are cultural monuments...
.He taught philosophy and physics at the Bucharest Academy. - Konstantinos MichailKonstantinos MichailKonstantinos Michail was a philosopher, physician and linguist.He was born in Kastoria. He spoke Greek, Latin, French and German and was a student of Michail Papageorgiou. He left all his books to the schools of Kastoria.*List of Macedonians...
Philosopher, Physician and Linguist. - Dimitrios Darvaris (1754–1823) born in Kleisoura,Kastoria, publisher of a Greek grammar
- Charissios Megdanis (1768–1823), born in KozaniKozaniKozani is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani regional unit and of West Macedonia region. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley...
, priest, doctor, writer - Georgios SakellariosGeorgios SakellariosGeorgios Sakellarios was a chief physician at the court of Ali Pasha.He was born in Kozani and studied German and French and also Philosophy in Hungary. In addition to his post at the court, he was an associate of Rigas Ferraios and Perraivos....
(1765–1838)He was chief physician at the court of Ali Pasha. - Michail Perdikaris (1766–1828),born in KozaniKozaniKozani is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani regional unit and of West Macedonia region. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley...
.Physician and Scholar. - Athanasios ChristopoulosAthanasios ChristopoulosAthanasios Christopoulos , Greek poet, was born at Kastoria in Macedonia.He studied at Buda and Padua, and became tutor to the children of Alexander Mourousis, Prince of Wallachia...
(1772–1847) Poet, Scholar and "Spokesman for foreign cases" in WallachiaWallachiaWallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
. - Efronios Raphael Papagiannoussi Popovits (1774–1853), born in KozaniKozaniKozani is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani regional unit and of West Macedonia region. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley...
, Scholar and Benefactor (among others: the Charta of Rigas) - Grigorios ZalykisGrigorios ZalykisGrigorios Zalykis was a Greek scholar, writer and diplomat. He was born in Thessaloniki in 1785 and died in Paris at 4 of October, 1827...
(1777–1820), Thessaloniki, writer, founder of "Ellenoglosson Xenodochion" - Georgios Rousiadis (1783–1854),born in KozaniKozaniKozani is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani regional unit and of West Macedonia region. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley...
. Teacher in the Greek community of ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and Pest. He took part in the Greek War of IndependenceGreek War of IndependenceThe Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
. - Minas Minoidis, born in EdessaEdessa, GreeceEdessa , is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name.-Name:...
. He taught Ancient Greek language and literature in Paris. - Athanasios Stageiritis from StagiraStagiraStagira is a Greek village lying on a picturesque plateau on the Chalcidice peninsula, and standing at the foot of the Argirolofos hill. The village stands approximately 8 kilometers south southwest of the ancient Stageira, the birthplace of Aristotle, and a statue of him stands in it. In Byzantine...
. Professor of Greek language at the Royal Academy in Vienna. Publisher of the fortnightly literary journal "Kalliope" in Vienna from 1819 to 1821 - Anastasios MichailAnastasios MichailAnastasios Michail was a member of Berlin's Academy of Sciences.He was born in Naousa. He had his general studies in Ioannina with Georgios Sougdouris as his teacher of rhetoric and philosophy. In 1702 he had the chance to meet with distinguished German theologians in Constantinople. Later he went...
Member of Berlin's Academy of Sciences - Georgios LassanisGeorgios LassanisGeorgios Lassanis was a scholar and politician from Kozani, Greece.He studied literature and philosophy in Leipzig, then, in 1818, moved to Odessa, where he taught at the Greek community's business school. In Russia he became a member of Filiki Eteria, a secret Greek organisation. In 1820, he...
(1793–1870) scholar and politician - Nicholaos Dragoumis (1809–1879) politician and writer from KastoriaKastoria PrefectureKastoria is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Kastoria.-Geography:...
- Markides Pouliou, brothers from SiatistaSiatistaSiatista is a town and a former municipality in Kozani peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Voio, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It lies 28 km southwest of the city Kozani. It was built on the austral...
,published the first Greek newspaper Ephemeris in Vienna in 1791 - Ioannis Pantazidis from KrusevoKruševoKruševo also spelled Krushevo, is a town in the Republic of Macedonia. It is the highest town in Macedonia, situated at an altitude of over 4,000 feet above sea level. The town of Kruševo is the seat of Kruševo Municipality.-History:...
(1821–1900), Professor in University of Athens in Greek literature - Margaritis Dimitsas (1829–1903), writer from Achrida
- Sophocles Garbolas(1833–1911)writer, journalist. He published in 1875 the first Greek newspapers in Thessalonica,Ermis(Hermes) and Pharos tis Makedonias(Lighthouse of Macedonia).
- Theodoros NatsinasTheodoros NatsinasTheodoros Natsinas was a Greek Scholar. He was born in Siatista , then part of the Ottoman Empire, now in Greece....
(1872) scholar and director of school (Maraslion of Thessaloniki).
Benefactors
- Georg Johannes Karajanis(~1750)born in KozaniKozaniKozani is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani regional unit and of West Macedonia region. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley...
,merchant, great-great-grandfather of Herbert von KarajanHerbert von KarajanHerbert von Karajan was an Austrian orchestra and opera conductor. To the wider world he was perhaps most famously associated with the Berlin Philharmonic, of which he was principal conductor for 35 years... - Stergios Doumpas (1794–1870), born in VlastiVlastiVlasti is a former community in Kozani peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Eordaia, of which it is a municipal unit. Vlasti is about 24 km from Ptolemaida...
,merchant, patron of arts - Nikolaos Doumpas (1830–1900), from Vlasti, patron of arts, politician, founder of the first interteaching Greek school in Vienna
- Demetrius VikelasDemetrius VikelasDemetrios Vikelas, or Bikelas was a Greek businessman and writer; he was the first president of the International Olympic Committee , from 1894 to 1896....
(1835–1908) the first president of the International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC) - Calliope TattiCalliope TattiCalliope Tatti was born in Thessaloniki, Ottoman Empire in 1894. Great-granddaughter of Constantine Tattis who was member of the secret Greek society Filiki Eteria which in early 19th century organized the successful Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. Spouse of the Cretan...
(1894–1978) philanthropist - Ioannis PapafisIoannis PapafisIoannis Papafis was a Greek Macedonian merchant and entrepreneur, considered a national benefactor of Greece.Papafis, after venturing shortly in Smyrna and Alexandria, established his fortuitous enterprise working as a broker in Malta, a place he later considered his second home...
, (1792–1886), ThessalonikiThessalonikiThessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, funded the Greek War of IndependenceGreek War of IndependenceThe Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between... - Ioannis Trampatzis, (1813–1890), SiatistaSiatistaSiatista is a town and a former municipality in Kozani peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Voio, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It lies 28 km southwest of the city Kozani. It was built on the austral...
, merchant
Clerics
- Patriarch Isidore I of ConstantinoplePatriarch Isidore I of ConstantinopleIsodore I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1347 to 1350. Isidore Buchiras was a disciple of Gregory Palamas.-Early life:Little is known of his early life. Isidore was born in Thessaloniki during the latter part of the 1290s where he became a teacher and spiritual...
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1347–1349) - Patriarch Philotheus I of Constantinople Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1354–1376)
- Patriarch Nephon I of ConstantinoplePatriarch Nephon I of ConstantinopleNephon I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1310 to 1314. From Veria, Greece, he was a lover of luxury and ill-suited for the position. During his time as patriarch the Arsenite schism was healed within the Byzantine Church. Nephon abdicated the throne after four years....
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1311–1315) - Damaskinos (Stouditis) Died (1577)Patriarchal exarch of AetoliaAetoliaAetolia is a mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania.-Geography:...
. - Mitrofanis Kritopoulos (1589–1639)Patriarch of Alexandria.
- Chrysanthos (1768–1834), born in EdessaEdessa, GreeceEdessa , is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name.-Name:...
, metropolitan bishop of SerresSerresSerres is a city in Greece, seat of the Serres prefecture.Serres may also refer to:Places:* Serres, Germany, a part of Wiernsheim in Baden-WürttembergIn France:* Serres, Aude in the Aude département...
, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople - Patriarch Joachim III of ConstantinoplePatriarch Joachim III of ConstantinopleJoachim III the Magnificent was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1878 to 1884 and from 1901 to 1912.He was born in Constantinople in 1834, with origin from Kruševo. He was educated in Vienna....
(1834–1912) - Patriarch Callinicus of AlexandriaPatriarch Callinicus of AlexandriaCallinicus served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1858 and 1861. He was a Greek cleric from the Historical family of "Kyparissis" from Macedonia. His name was Konstantinos Kyparissis. Born in Skotina, Pieria, in 1800 and died in Mytilini 1889....
, Konstantinos Kyparissis, (Skotina, Pieria 1800 – Mytilini 1889) - Patriarch Neophytus VIII of ConstantinoplePatriarch Neophytus VIII of ConstantinopleNeophytus VIII was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1891 to 1894.-See also:*List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople...
Ecumenical Patriarch (1891–1894)
Greek War of Independence (1821 and before)
- Dionyssios SkylosophosDionysius the PhilosopherDionysius the Philosopher was a Greek monk who led two farmer revolts against the Ottoman Turks.-Life and career:Dionysius was born in c. 1560 AD in Paramythia, Thesprotia. He was of Greek descent, from Macedonia with Epirotian parentage...
Ekonomikos, (1540–1611) with origin from Avdella, GrevenaGrevena PrefectureGrevena is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Grevena.-Geography:Grevena borders the regional units of Ioannina to the west, Kastoria to the northwest, Kozani to the north and east, Larissa to the southeast and Trikala to...
, Bishop, revolutionary in 1611 - Zisis KaradimosZisis KarademosZisis Karademos was a Greek armatolos that led an uprising in Naousa in western Macedonia in 1705.In 1705, a commissar of the Ottoman Sultan named Ahmet Çelebi came to Naousa to select fifty male children for the devşirme conscription, to be raised as Janissaries. His arrival sparked a revolt in...
(died 1705) - Panagiotis Zidros (1630–1750), from GrevenaGrevenaGrevena is a town and municipality in Greece, capital of the Grevena peripheral unit. The town's current population is 10,447 citizens; it lies about 400 km from Athens and about 180 km from Thessaloniki. The municipality's population is 30,564...
- Georgios Papazolis (1725–1775), born in SiatistaSiatistaSiatista is a town and a former municipality in Kozani peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Voio, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It lies 28 km southwest of the city Kozani. It was built on the austral...
,leader of Orlov RevoltOrlov RevoltThe Orlov Revolt was a precursor to the Greek War of Independence , which saw a Greek uprising in the Peloponnese at the instigation of Count Orlov, commander of the Russian Naval Forces of the Russo-Turkish War...
in 1770,officer of Russian army - Apostolos "Tolios" Lazos (Milia, Pieria 1770 – ?), son of Gero-Lazos
- Nikolaos Tsaras (Nikotsaras), (OlymposOlymposOlympos is an ancient city which is located in a valley at the south coast of Turkey, 90 km southwest of Antalya city near the Town of Kumluca....
1774 – LitochoroLitochoroLitochoro is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of the Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dio-Olympos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is located at the base of Mount Olympus, on the western shore...
1807) - Theoharis Tourountzias (1776–1798) born in Siatista, co-martyr of Rigas FeraiosRigas FeraiosRigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis was a Greek writer and revolutionary of Aromanian origin, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment, remembered as a Greek national hero, a victim of Balkan uprising against the Ottoman Empire and a forerunner of the Greek War of Independence.-Early...
- Ioannis Emmanouel (1774–1798) born in KastoriaKastoriaKastoria is a city in northern Greece in the periphery of West Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria peripheral unit. It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada, in a valley surrounded by limestone mountains...
, co-martyr of Rigas FeraiosRigas FeraiosRigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis was a Greek writer and revolutionary of Aromanian origin, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment, remembered as a Greek national hero, a victim of Balkan uprising against the Ottoman Empire and a forerunner of the Greek War of Independence.-Early... - Ioannis PharmakisYiannis PharmakisYiannis Pharmakis or Ioannis Farmakis , born in Vlasti, Macedonia , was a Greek revolutionary leader of the Greek War of Independence, active in Wallachia and Moldavia....
(1772–1821) Greek War of IndependenceGreek War of IndependenceThe Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between... - Ioannis Ziakas, GrevenaGrevenaGrevena is a town and municipality in Greece, capital of the Grevena peripheral unit. The town's current population is 10,447 citizens; it lies about 400 km from Athens and about 180 km from Thessaloniki. The municipality's population is 30,564...
(1795–1826), son of Gero-Ziakas - Anastassios Chimeftos, (Kassandra – died 1821)
- Capetan Kotas, (FlorinaFlorinaFlorina is a town and municipality in mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'. It is also the Metropolitan seat for the region. It lies in the central part of Florina peripheral unit, of which it is the capital. Florina belongs to the periphery of West...
– PsaraPsaraPsara is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Together with the small uninhabited island of Antipsara it forms the municipality of Psara. It is part of the Chios peripheral unit, which is part of the North Aegean Periphery. The only town of the island and seat of the municipality is also called...
1824), Greek War of IndependenceGreek War of IndependenceThe Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between... - Giorgakis OlympiosGiorgakis OlympiosGiorgakis Olympios was a Greek armatolos and military commander during the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. Noted for his activities with the Filiki Eteria in the Danubian Principalities, he is considered to be a leading figure of the Greek Revolution.-Early activities:He was...
, (1772–1821) - Vassilios RomfeisVassilios RomfeisVassilios Romfeis was a Greek klepht. He was born in Naousa, Imathia in 1773. He became the main klepht in mount Vermio. In 1795, Ali Pasha, who had established an autonomous pashalik in Ioannina, tried to seize Naousa. That led kapetan Romfeis and his lieutenant Anastasios Karatasos to defend the...
(1773-?), Naousa, ImathiaNaousa, ImathiaNaousa or Naoussa is a city in the Imathia peripheral unit of Macedonia, Greece. Population 34,441.It is famous for its parks and for its ski resorts...
, Greek War of IndependenceGreek War of IndependenceThe Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between... - Stamatios Kapsas (Capetan Chapsas), (Kryopigi Kassandras – VasilikaVasilikaVasilika is a town and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Thermi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 9,303 ....
1821) - Zafeirakis TheodosiouZafeirakis TheodosiouZafeirakis Theodosiou was a Greek prokritos , meaning political leader of Greeks during Ottoman rule, of Naousa, Imathia and an important figure of the Greek War of Independence in the region of Macedonia.-Life:...
, (died 1822) - Diamantis Nikolaou, Fteri, Pieria (1790-1856), Greek War of IndependenceGreek War of IndependenceThe Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
- Vassilios Athanassiou, (Riza, Chalkidiki – died 1828)
- Anastasios KaratasosAnastasios KaratasosAnastasios Karatasos was a Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence was born in the village of Dovras, Imathia Prefecture and is considered to be the most important revolutionary from Macedonia....
(1764–1830) - Aggelis GatsosAggelis GatsosAggelis Gatsos was a Slavophone Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence. He was born in the village of Sarakinovo, today known as Sarakini , in the Moglena region....
(1771–1839) - Georgios Asteriou, (Varvara, Chalkidiki – AtalantiAtalantiAtalanti is a town and a former municipality in southeastern Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lokroi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Atalanti is a known market town, and it was the capital of the former Locris Province....
1847) - Emmanouel PappasEmmanouel PappasEmmanouel Pappas , prominent member of Filiki Etaireia and leader of the Greek War of Independence in Macedonia was one of the most heroic figures of the Struggle....
(1772–1821) - Nikolaos Tsamis, EdessaEdessa, GreeceEdessa , is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name.-Name:...
, Greek War of IndependenceGreek War of IndependenceThe Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
, creator of the first official Greek flag - Mavroudis Papageorgakis (PolygyrosPolygyrosPolygyros is a town and municipality in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is the capital of Chalkidiki.-Geography:Polygyros town is built in the shape of an amphitheatre on a plateau on the south west side of the mountain Cholomontas. It is south of Greek National Road 16...
– AtalantiAtalantiAtalanti is a town and a former municipality in southeastern Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lokroi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Atalanti is a known market town, and it was the capital of the former Locris Province....
1847) - Markos Dragoumis (1770–1854) born in Vogatsiko, KastoriaKastoria PrefectureKastoria is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Kastoria.-Geography:...
- Konstantinos Doumpiotis, (Doumpia, Chalkidiki 1793 – Chalkida 1865)
- Nikolaos Kasomoulis (1795–1872) born in SiatistaSiatistaSiatista is a town and a former municipality in Kozani peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Voio, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It lies 28 km southwest of the city Kozani. It was built on the austral...
,member of Filiki EteriaFiliki Eteriathumb|right|200px|The flag of the Filiki Eteria.Filiki Eteria or Society of Friends was a secret 19th century organization, whose purpose was to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece and to establish an independent Greek state. Society members were mainly young Phanariot Greeks from Russia and local... - Andronikos Paikos (ThessalonikiThessalonikiThessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
1796 – Athina 1879)
Northern Greece revolts (1854 and 1878)
- Anastasios Picheon (1836–1913), born in Achrida
- Dimitrios KaratasosDimitrios KaratasosDimitrios Tsamis Karatasos , was a Greek armatolos, the son of Anastasios Karatasos who had proclaimed the Greek Revolution in the Naoussa area in 1821....
(1798–1861) - Athanassios Asteriou, (LivadiLivadiLivadi is a town and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Elassona, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,187 . It borders the Pieria regional unit to the northeast, and the Kozani...
, OlymposOlympos, LarissaOlympos is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Elassona, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,588 . The seat of the municipality was in Kallithea. The municipality was named after the...
1850 – ?), Revolution of 1878 - Theodoros ZiakasTheodoros ZiakasTheodoros Ziakas was a chieftain in northern Greece that was active in the Grevena region uprising against the Turks in 1854.Theodoros Ziakas took the western Pindus, using it as a base from which to raid the Grevena area...
, GrevenaGrevenaGrevena is a town and municipality in Greece, capital of the Grevena peripheral unit. The town's current population is 10,447 citizens; it lies about 400 km from Athens and about 180 km from Thessaloniki. The municipality's population is 30,564...
(1798–1882), brother of Ioannis Ziakas, Revolution of 1854 and 1878 - Kosmas Doumpiotis, from Nikiti, Chalkidiki, (1826–1922), Revolution of 1878
Macedonian Struggle (1903 to 1908)
- Lady captain Peristera (1878), born in Siatista, Macedonian StruggleMacedonian StruggleThe Macedonian Struggle was a series of social, political, cultural and military conflicts between Greeks and Bulgarians in the region of Ottoman Macedonia between 1904 and 1908...
- Philolaos Picheon (Captain Philotas) (1875–1947), born in Achrida
- Stephanos DragoumisStephanos DragoumisStephanos Dragoumis was a judge, writer and Prime Minister of Greece in January-October 1910. He was the father of Ion Dragoumis.-Early years:...
(1842–1923), founder of Macedonian Committee in 1904 - Athanasios Lazos (1885–1907) was killed in the struggle in Flambouro,Florina
- Ion DragoumisIon DragoumisIon Dragoumis was a Greek diplomat, writer and revolutionary.Born in Athens, Dragoumis was the son of Stephanos Dragoumis who was foreign minister under Charilaos Trikoupis. The family originated in Vogatsiko in Kastoria...
(1878–1920) - Ioannis Argyropoulos (1852–1920), born in Vogatsiko, KastoriaKastoria PrefectureKastoria is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Kastoria.-Geography:...
- Konstantinos ChristouKonstantinos ChristouKonstantinos or "Kottas" Christou was an insurgent leader associated first with the pro-Bulgarian Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization and later with pro-Greek irregular fighters during the Greek struggle for Macedonia. He was born in the village of Rulja in Florina Prefecture in 1863...
, Kapetan Kottas, (1863–1905) - Evangelos NatsisEvangelos NatsisEvangelos Natsis Georgiou born 1876 in Srempeno or Srebreno , Ottoman Empire, now Asprogia, Florina prefecture; died May 12, 1904. He is also known as Strempeniotis or Capetan Vangelis....
(1876–1904), born in Asprogia, FlorinaFlorina PrefectureFlorina is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Florina.-Geography:Florina borders the regional units of Pella to the east, Kozani to the south and Kastoriá to the southwest... - Antonios Zois (?-1946), born in Monastiri
- Michael SionidisMichael SionidisMichael Sionidis was a prominent Greek leader in the Macedonian Struggle.He was born in the village of Grciste, Ottoman Empire in 1870...
(1870–1935), born in Grčište, now in the FYROM - Georgios Karamanlis(1880–1932), born in Proti, SerresProti, SerresProti is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amfipoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,999 .- Notable people :...
, father of Constantine KaramanlisConstantine KaramanlisKonstantínos G. Karamanlís , commonly anglicised to Constantine Karamanlis or Caramanlis, was a four-time Prime Minister, the 3rd and 5th President of the Third Hellenic Republic and a towering figure of Greek politics whose political career spanned much of the latter half of the 20th century.-... - Georgios GiotasGonos GiotasGeorgios or Gonos Giotas was a Greek Macedonian fighter in the Macedonian Struggle from Giannitsa. He was active in the area of Giannitsa, beginning his action in October 1904, initially as a guide in the lake of Giannitsa. He helped 6 villages to abjure the Bulgarian Exarchate and return to the...
(1880–1911) born in GiannitsaGiannitsaGiannitsa is the largest town and a former municipality in Pella regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pella, of which it is a municipal unit... - Armen KouptsiosArmen KouptsiosArmen Kouptsios was born in Volakas , in 1885.He met the Greek Macedonian fighter Capetan Dais, when Dais, as a teacher in Prosotsani, was organizing, in secret the Macedonian Struggle in Drama region...
(1880–1905) born in Volakas, DramaDrama PrefectureDrama is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its capital is the town of Drama. The regional unit is the northernmost within the geographical region of Macedonia and the westernmost in the administrative region of East Macedonia and Thrace... - Loukas Kokkinos born in Rodia, GrevenaGrevena PrefectureGrevena is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Grevena.-Geography:Grevena borders the regional units of Ioannina to the west, Kastoria to the northwest, Kozani to the north and east, Larissa to the southeast and Trikala to...
- Dimitrios Dalipis, Kastoria prefectureKastoria PrefectureKastoria is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Kastoria.-Geography:...
- Nikolaos Doumpiotis, "Capetan Amyntas", from Doumpia, ThessalonikiThessaloniki PrefectureThessaloniki is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia. Its capital is the city of Thessaloniki. It is the second most populous regional unit in Greece, behind Central Athens.-Geography:...
, (1866–1951) - Lazaros Dogiamas (died 1912), Kastaneri, Kilkis
- Ioannis Vilioglou "Kapetan Ramnalis" (1885–1923) born in Issoma, Kilkis
- Georgios Modis (1887–1975) born in Monastiri
Other famous
- George ZorbasGeorge ZorbasGeorge Zorbas was the character upon whom Nikos Kazantzakis based his fictional Alexis Zorbas, the protagonist of his novel Zorba the Greek....
(Katafygion KolindrouKolindrosKolindros is a town and a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a municipal unit. Based on a 2001 census, the municipal unit contained 5,223 inhabitants.-External links:**...
, Pieria 1867 – SkopjeSkopjeSkopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
1942), Zorba the GreekZorba the GreekZorba the Greek is a 1964 film based on the novel Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis. The film was directed by Cypriot Michael Cacoyannis and the title character was played by Anthony Quinn...
, protagonist (fictionalized) of the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis
Architects
- Stamatis Kleanthes (1802–1862)
- Lysandros Kaftantzoglou (1811–1885)
- Aristotelis Zachos (1871–1939)
- Alexander Dragoumis (1891–1977)
Archery
- Evangelia PsarraEvangelia PsarraEvangelia Psarra is an archer from Greece. She represented Greece at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
(b.1974) - Fotini VavatsiFotini VavatsiFotini Vavatsi is an archer from Greece. She represented Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics.She placed 51st in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 609. In the first round of elimination, she faced 15th-ranked Tetyana Berezhna of Ukraine...
(b.1974) - Elpida RomantziElpida RomantziElpida Romantzi is an archer from Greece.She placed 34th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 624 at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the first round of elimination, she faced 11th-ranked Bérengère Schuh of France. Romantzi defeated Schuh, winning 151-143 in the 18-arrow...
(b.1981)
Basketball
- Giannis IoannidisGiannis IoannidisGiannis Ioannidis is a Greek New Democracy politician and a famous ex basketball coach. Ioannidis was born in Thessaloniki, and studied Agriculture in the Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki...
(b.1945) (coach also) - Nikos Filippou (b.1962)
- Panagiotis FasoulasPanagiotis FasoulasPanagiotis Fasoulas is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player...
(b.1963) - Eleftherios Kakiousis (b.1968)http://www.olympionikes.gr/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=168&Itemid=31
- Nikos Oikonomou (b.1973)
- Nikos HatzivrettasNikos HatzivrettasNikolaos "Nikos" Hatzivrettas is a Greek professional basketball player. Hatzivrettas is 1.97 m tall. He plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions...
(b.1977) - Kostas TsartsarisKostas TsartsarisKonstantinos "Kostas" Tsartsaris , is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 10 ¾ in tall 115.4 kg power forward, who can also play at the center position if needed...
(b.1979) - Dimitris DiamantidisDimitris DiamantidisDimitris Diamantidis is a Greek professional basketball player. Standing at 1.98 m , Diamantidis mainly plays at the point guard position, but he also has the ability to play as a shooting guard, as well as to assume the small forward position, being utilized as a point forward...
(b. 1980) - Nikos ZisisNikos ZisisNikolaos "Nikos" Zisis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is currently with the pro club Montepaschi Siena.-Player profile:...
(b.1983) - Sofoklis SchortsanitisSofoklis SchortsanitisSofoklis Schortsanitis is a Greek professional basketball player. He was born in Tiko, Cameroon, to a Greek father and a Cameroonian mother.He is listed at and...
(b. 1985)
Cycling
- Kleanthis Bargas (b.1978)http://www.olympionikes.gr/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=192&Itemid=31
Football
- Nikolaos AggelakisNikolaos AggelakisNikolaos Aggelakis was a Greek football forward of the 1930s.-Career:Aggelakis played for Aris Thessaloniki and was a member of the 1932 side that won the Greek championship...
(b.1906) - Kleanthis Vikelides (b.1916)
- Giannis Kanakis (b.1927)http://wiki.phantis.com/index.php/Yiannis_Kanakis
- Alketas Panagoulias (b.1934) (coach also)
- Giorgos KoudasGiorgos KoudasGiorgos Koudas is a retired attacking football midfielder. Nicknamed Μεγαλέξανδρος of Greek football, he is considered one of the best Greeks ever to play the game, and the last of a marvelous generation, including Mimis Domazos, Thomas Mavros and others.Koudas was a virtuoso of the ball, but...
(b.1946) - Georgios ParaschosGeorgios ParaschosGeorgios Paraschos is a Greek football manager and former player.-Playing career:As a football player, he began his career from the youth academy of P.A.O.K in 1967. He became a professional player in 1971 and played with the Kastoria team until 1985, making appearances for the club in the Alpha...
(b.1952) (coach also) - Giorgos FoirosGiorgos FoirosGiorgos Foiros is a retired Greek footballer and manager. He played center-back or sweeper. He was one of the very few players that was consistent in every game played. He played for the team of Aris Thessaloniki for many years and finished his career with Iraklis Thessaloniki. He made a total of...
(b.1953) (coach also) - Dinos KouisDinos KouisDinos Kouis was a Greek footballer who some say, was the best player ever to wear the jersey of Aris Thessaloniki. Kouis was a football midfielder who starred at Harilaou Stadium between 1975 and 1991....
(b.1955) - Yiorgos Kostikos (b.1958)
- Nikos KarageorgiouNikos KarageorgiouNikos Karageorgiou is the manager of Greek sports club Ergotelis.As a football player he was a member of Eratino Kavala , AO Kavala , PAOK , Panathinaikos and Skoda Xanthi...
(b.1962) (coach also) - Nikos NiopliasNikos NiopliasNikolaos "Nikos" Nioplias , born on 17 January 1965 is a Greek football manager and former international footballer. He currently manages the Cyprus national football team.-Club career:...
(b.1965) (coach also) - Dimitris MarkosDimitris MarkosDimitris Markos is a retired Greek football midfielder. He now works as a scout for AEK Athens.-Career:Markos was born in Kilkis. He started his football career in Naoussa F.C., where he played three and a half season before joining the large Panathinaikos team...
(b.1971) - Theodoros ZagorakisTheodoros Zagorakis-Kavala:Zagorakis was a defensive midfielder who usually operated on the right hand side of midfield. He started his career with Kavala, the club that also produced Zisis Vryzas, with whom he became close friends...
(b.1971),captain of the 2004 Greece national football teamGreece national football teamThe Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
and president of PAOK FCPAOK FCP.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club... - Vassilios Tsiartas (b.1972),member of the 2004 Greece national football teamGreece national football teamThe Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
- Alexis AlexoudisAlexis AlexoudisAlexandros "Alexis" Alexoudis is a former Greek football player.Alexoudis played most of his career for OFI Crete and Panathinaikos FC....
(b.1972) - Zisis VryzasZisis VryzasZisis Vryzas is a former football player, and had been the vice president of PAOK FC for the past 3 years. He was born 9 November 1973 in Kavala, city of northern Greece, located in the region of Macedonia . He played as a striker for various teams in Greece and abroad, as well as the Greek...
(b.1973), member of the 2004 Greece national football teamGreece national football teamThe Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos... - Nikos DabizasNikos DabizasNikolaos "Nikos" Dabizas is a retired Greek professional footballer and former Newcastle United, Leicester City, Olympiacos and Larissa defender . He was also in Greece's 2004 European Football Championship winning squad....
(b. 1973) - Georgios AnatolakisGeorgios AnatolakisGeorgios Anatolakis was a Greek football central defender, who last played for Atromitos in the Greek Super League. He is well known in Greece for his strength, passion and persistence. A strong aerial challenger, he also advances on set pieces to find himself scoring on several occasions...
(b. 1974) - Petros PassalisPetros PassalisPetros Passalis is a former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He started his career at Edessaikos and transferred as a great talent at Olympiakos in 1994 were he starred for some years before joining Aris FC in 2001. He retired in 2007....
(b.1974) - Traianos DellasTraianos DellasTraianos Dellas is a Greek international footballer currently playing as a centre back for AEK Athens in the Greek Super League...
(b. January 31, 1976), he scored the only goal of the semi-final game in UEFA Euro 2004 - Vassilis LakisVassilis LakisVasilis Lakis is a Greek footballer and he was named "Turbo" for his speed on the attacking wing and making great cross in the area for the strikers.-FAS Naussa:...
(b.1976) - Pantelis KafesPantelis KafesPantelis Kafes is a Greek footballer currently playing as a deep-lying playmaker for AEK Athens in the Greek Super League...
(b.1978) - Angelos CharisteasAngelos CharisteasAngelos Charisteas was born on 9 February 1980 in Strymoniko, Serres, but originates from Mani. He is a Greek football player who currently plays as a striker for Panetolikos F.C....
(b. February 9, 1980), he scored the only goal of the final game of the UEFA Euro 2004 - Charilaos PappasCharilaos PappasCharilaos Pappas, is a Greek footballer currently playing for Panetolikos.-Club career:He began his career in Panserraikos, Greece. In January 2003, he moved to Thessaloniki signed for Apollon Kalamarias FC. In 2003/04, Pappas' ten goals were a major factor in Kalamaria's winning promotion to the...
(b.1983) - Panagiotis LagosPanagiotis LagosPanagiotis Lagos is a Greek football player currently playing as a left wingback for AEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.-Iraklis Thessaloniki:Lagos started his professional football career with Iraklis in 2002...
(b.1985)
Handball
- Dimitris Tzimourtos (b.1981)http://www.olympionikes.gr/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=212&Itemid=31
Track and field
- Georgios RoubanisGeorgios RoubanisGeorgios Roubanis is a Greek athlete. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, he won a bronze medal in thepole vault, as he scored 4.50m .In order to attend the Melbourne event, Roubanis lost a semester...
(b.1929)Pole vault, Bronze Olympic Medalist Melbourne 1956 - Vassilios PapageorgopoulosVassilios PapageorgopoulosVasilis Papageorgopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter, former mayor of Thessaloniki. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1971 European Championships in Athletics....
(b.1947) sprinter and mayor of Thessaloniki - Anna Verouli (b.1957) javelin thrower, Golden Medalist, European Championship 1982
- Konstantinos KoukodimosKonstantinos KoukodimosKonstadinos "Kostas" Koukodimos with origin from Pieria, Makedonia is a retired Greek long jumper. He was born in Melbourne, Australia.-As athlete:Koukodimos is best known for his bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships...
(b.1969) long jumper, politician, MP
Volleyball
- Kostas Christofidelis (b.1977)http://www.olympionikes.gr/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=229&Itemid=31
Weightlifting
- Giannis Tsintsaris (b.1962)http://www.olympionikes.gr/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=103&Itemid=31
Wrestling
- Apostolos Taskoudis (b.1985)http://www.olympionikes.gr/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=257&Itemid=31
Presidents of GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
- Constantine KaramanlisConstantine KaramanlisKonstantínos G. Karamanlís , commonly anglicised to Constantine Karamanlis or Caramanlis, was a four-time Prime Minister, the 3rd and 5th President of the Third Hellenic Republic and a towering figure of Greek politics whose political career spanned much of the latter half of the 20th century.-...
(March 8, 1907 – April 23, 1998), former President and Prime Minister of Greece. - Christos SartzetakisChristos SartzetakisChristos Sartzetakis is a Greek jurist and former supreme justice of the Court of Cassation , who served as the fourth President of the Third Hellenic Republic from 1985 to 1990. He was born in Neapoli, Thessaloniki in 1929...
(b. in ThessalonikiThessalonikiThessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, April 6, 1929), origin from Sklithro, Florina.
Prime Ministers of GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
- Stephanos DragoumisStephanos DragoumisStephanos Dragoumis was a judge, writer and Prime Minister of Greece in January-October 1910. He was the father of Ion Dragoumis.-Early years:...
(1842-1923), Prime minister of Greece (January 10, 1910 – October 6, 1910) - Evripidis Bakirtzis (1895–1947),first president of Political Committee of National LiberationPolitical Committee of National LiberationThe Political Committee of National Liberation , commonly known as the "Mountain Government" was a communist-dominated government established in Greece in 1944 in opposition to both the collaborationist German-controlled government at Athens and to the royal government-in-exile in Cairo...
,during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... - Alexandros SvolosAlexandros SvolosAlexandros Svolos was a prominent Greek legal expert, who also served as president of the Political Committee of National Liberation, a Resistance-based government during the Axis Occupation of Greece.- Early life :...
(1892–1956),second president of the Political Committee of National LiberationPolitical Committee of National LiberationThe Political Committee of National Liberation , commonly known as the "Mountain Government" was a communist-dominated government established in Greece in 1944 in opposition to both the collaborationist German-controlled government at Athens and to the royal government-in-exile in Cairo...
,during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... - Constantine KaramanlisConstantine KaramanlisKonstantínos G. Karamanlís , commonly anglicised to Constantine Karamanlis or Caramanlis, was a four-time Prime Minister, the 3rd and 5th President of the Third Hellenic Republic and a towering figure of Greek politics whose political career spanned much of the latter half of the 20th century.-...
(March 8, 1907 – April 23, 1998), former President and Prime Minister of Greece. - Kostas Karamanlis (b. September 14, 1956), (nephew of Constantine) former Prime Minister of Greece.
Presidents of Greek parliament
- Constantine Ractivand (1865 - 1935), from VeriaVeriaVeria is a city built at the foot of Vermion Mountains in Greece. It is a commercial center of Macedonia, the capital of the prefecture of Imathia, the province of Imathia and the seat of a bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church...
- Philippos PetsalnikosPhilippos PetsalnikosFilippos Petsalnikos is a Greek politician who has served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament since 2009....
(b. 1950), from MavrochoriMavrochoriMavrochori is a village in Greece near Kastoria on the shores of Kastoria lake which was in existence at least from 1380 and is denoted, under the name Mavrobo, in the British Baldwin & Craddock Map of Greece which was published on 1 January 1830 .The name Mavros, together with the name Krepeni,...
, KastoriaKastoria PrefectureKastoria is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Kastoria.-Geography:...
Politicians
- Anastasios PolyzoidisAnastasios PolyzoidisAnastasios Polyzoidis was a Greek politician and judicial official.He was born in Melnik, Ottoman empire , where he graduated local Greek school. From 1818 he was studying law, history and social studies in Vienna, Göttingen and Berlin. At the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence, he...
, MelenikoMelnik, BulgariaMelnik is a town in Blagoevgrad Province, southwestern Bulgaria, in the southwestern Pirin Mountains, about 440 m above sea level. The town is an architectural reserve and 96 of its buildings are cultural monuments...
(1802–1873) - Philip Dragoumis (1890–1980)
- Alexandros Zannas (1892–1968)
- Markos E. Bolaris (b.1958), http://www.bolaris.gr ex-Assistant Minister of National Economy, member of the Greek Parliament (PASOK), representing SerresSerresSerres is a city in Greece, seat of the Serres prefecture.Serres may also refer to:Places:* Serres, Germany, a part of Wiernsheim in Baden-WürttembergIn France:* Serres, Aude in the Aude département...
. - Theofylaktos PapakonstantinouTheofylaktos PapakonstantinouTheofylaktos F. Papakonstantinou was a Greek columnist, political and social analyst and historian. His nickname was "Petros Monastiriotis"...
, (1905–1991, Monastiri), journalist, minister of Education and Religious AffairsMinister for National Education and Religious Affairs (Greece)The Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs , formerly the Ministry for National Education and Religious Affairs , is a government department of Greece... - Nikolaos MartisNikolaos MartisNicolas K. Martis is a former Greek politician. He was born in the village of Moustheni in Kavala Prefecture.He studied Law at the University of Thessaloniki and has been a practising lawyer in Kavala and since 1961 in Athens....
(b.1915) - Traianos Nallis,(b.1874Monastiri), member of the first Ottoman Parliament Second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire)Second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire)The Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire began shortly after Sultan Abdülhamid II restored the constitutional monarchy after the 1908 Young Turk Revolution. The period established many political groups...
1908 http://coursesa.matrix.msu.edu/~fisher/hst373/Meclis-iMubasan1912.htm - Dr.Stavros Nallis, first president of Makedoniki Amina established in Monastiri (1903)
- Markos NatsinasMarkos NatsinasMarkos Natsinas is a former Greek politician.Born in Siatista, he grew up in Kozani, Greece. He studied law at the University of Thessaloniki and practised until he was elected as an MP for PASOK in 1977. He was elected overall three times up to 1989. He served as a vice president of the Greek...
(b.1925) - Stefanos NatsinasStefanos NatsinasStefanos Natsinas was a former Greek politician.Born in Constantinople, he grew up in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was the son of Theodoros Natsinas , Inspector General of Middle Education in Greece....
(b.1910) - Stelios PapathemelisStelios PapathemelisStelios Papathemelis is a Greek politician and lawyer.-Early life:He was born in Thessaloniki on January, 1938. He studied law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.This man is Macedonian from village of Ossa, Langada, Thessaloniki, Macedonia .-Political career :He was elected for the first...
(b.1938) - Georgios Lianis (b.1942) ex-Minister of Sports and journalist
- Giannis IoannidisGiannis IoannidisGiannis Ioannidis is a Greek New Democracy politician and a famous ex basketball coach. Ioannidis was born in Thessaloniki, and studied Agriculture in the Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki...
(b.1945) basketball-player, coach, politician and minister of sports - Vassilios PapageorgopoulosVassilios PapageorgopoulosVasilis Papageorgopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter, former mayor of Thessaloniki. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1971 European Championships in Athletics....
(b.1947) sprinter and mayor of ThessalonikiThessalonikiThessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace... - Georgios OrfanosGeorgios OrfanosGeorgios Orfanos is a Greek politician with the New Democracy party, a former minister and member of the Greek Parliament since 1996.He was born in Thessaloniki on 11 June 1953, and graduated from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was elected in the first district of Thessaloniki for...
(b.1953) ex-Minister of Sports and ex-football-player - Georgios PapastamkosGeorgios PapastamkosGeorgios Papastamkos is a Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament for New Democracy; part of the European People's Party.-References:...
(b.1955) - Evangelos VenizelosEvangelos VenizelosEvangelos Venizelos is a Greek politician, currently Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Greece since 17 June 2011...
(b.1957) - Panagiotis FasoulasPanagiotis FasoulasPanagiotis Fasoulas is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player...
(b.1963)basketball-player, politician, mayor of PiraeusPiraeusPiraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
. - Eva KailiEva KailiEva Kaili , in Thessaloniki), is a member of the Hellenic Parliament and former television news presenter.-Career:In 1998, still an undergraduate student of the faculty of architecture of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, M.P. Eva Kaili participated in the local elections for the...
(b.1976) and news broadcaster - Elena Rapti http://www.elenarapti.gr/active.aspx
- Liana Gouta http://www.lianagouta.gr/ chemical engineer, politician and first driver of bio-carBiodieselBiodiesel refers to a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids with an alcohol....
in Greece - Ioannis GklavakisIoannis GklavakisIoannis Gklavakis is a Greek politician andMember of the European Parliament with the New Democracy,part of the European People's Party and sits on...
, member of the European Parliament
First Ladies
- Dimitra LianiDimitra LianiDimitra Liani , born is 30 April 1955, is the widow and former third wife of the former Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou.Liani was born in Florina, Greece. She worked as an air hostess with Olympic Airways...
(b.1955),wife of Andreas PapandreouAndreas PapandreouAndreas G. Papandreou ; 5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. The son of Georgios Papandreou, Andreas was a Harvard-trained academic... - Natasa PazaïtiNatasa PazaïtiAnastasia Pazaiti-Karamanli , is the wife of Kostas Karamanlis, former Prime Minister of Greece. She is a resident general surgeon.-Background, studies, career:She was born in Epanomi, Thessaloníki Prefecture, Greece in 1966...
(b.1966),wife of Kostas Karamanlis
Journalists
- Ioannis Vellidis, founder of Makedonia (newspaper)Makedonia (newspaper)Makedonia is a Greek daily newspaper published in Thessaloniki. Being one of the oldest newspapers in Greece, it was first published in 1911 by Konstantinos Vellidis. The present owner is the company Makedoniki Ekdotiki Ektipotiki AE. Currently, director of the newspaper is Dimitrios Gousidis, the...
in 1911 - Nikolaos Mertzos (b.1936) founder of the magazine Makedoniki Zoi (Macedonian Life) in 1966
- Kostas Bliatkas (b.1957)
- Vicky HadjivassiliouVicky HadjivassiliouEvridiki Hadjivassiliou , also spelling as Hadjivasiliou or Hadjivasileiou, is a Greek author, television presenter and local politician who stood for PASOK in Thessaloniki, Greece. She was born and raised in Kilkis....
- Rania Thraskia
Writers
- Zoi Karelli (1901–1998)
- George Vafopoulos (1903–1996), born in Gevgeli, now in the FYROM http://www.macedonia.org.uk/events/vafop_bio.htm
- Dimitrios St. Dimou(1904–1990),http://www.ntng.gr/default.asp?siteID=1&pageid=53&tablepageid=34&langid=2&entryid=62&periodID=27
- Pavlos Papasiopis (1906–1977),http://www.ntng.gr/default.asp?siteID=1&pageid=53&tablepageid=34&langid=2&entryid=97&periodID=27
- Nikos Gabriel Pentzikis (1908–1993),http://www.agra.gr/english/37.html
- Anthoula Stathopoulou (1909–1935)
- George Stogiannidis (1912–1994)
- Anthos Philitas (1920–1997)
- Kleitos Kyrou (1921–2006),http://www.ithacaonline.gr/092007/cv05.htm
- Panos Thasitis (b.1923)
- Yorgos Ioannou (1927–1985)
- Nikos Bakolas (1927–1999), http://www.macedonia.org.uk/bakolas/index.htm, http://www.bakolas.gr/index.htm
- Dinos Christianopoulos(b.1931),http://www.documenda.gr/site.php?&PHPSESSID=edffdb19c5f39b982bf415635b477ca4&file=interview_view.xml&id=3
- Nikos Alexis Aslanoglou (1931–1996),http://www.ntng.gr/default.asp?siteID=1&pageid=53&tablepageid=34&langid=2&entryid=60&periodID=27
- Markos Meskos (b.1935)
- Vassilis VassilikosVassilis Vassilikos-Biography:A native of the northern Greek island of Thasos, Vassilikos grew up in Thessaloniki, graduating from law school there before moving to Athens to work as a journalist....
(b.1934) - Giorgos Chimonas (1936 or 1939–2000)
- Anestis Evangelou (1937–1994)
- Kostas ZourarisKostas ZourarisKostas Zouraris is a Macedonian Greek political scientist and writer.He studied law in Thessaloniki and political science in Paris, where he was involved in the May 1968 movement. He has taught political science at Vincennes-Paris university since 1969...
(b.1940) - Demetris Th. GotsisDemetris Th. GotsisDemetris Th. Gotsis is a Greek poet and author residing in Cyprus. He was born on October 26, 1945 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He studied Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and received musical education since his parents were trained opera singers.-Background:He specialized in...
(b.1945) - Nasos VagenasNasos VagenasNasos Vagenas, also transliterated Vayenas , was born in 1945 in Drama, Greece.Vagenas studied philology at the University of Athens...
(b.1945)
Actors
- Kostas VoutsasKostas VoutsasKostas Voutsas is a famous Greek actor, director and writer.-Biography:Voutsas was born in Thessaloniki, in 1931. He studied drama at the Drama School of the Macedonian Conservatory of Thessaloniki and made his stage and screen debut in 1953...
(b.1931) - Zoe LaskariZoe LaskariZoe Laskari , is a Greek film and theatre actress, one of the most popular in Greece.-Life:Zoe Laskari was born Zoe Kouroukli in Thessaloniki, from a middle class family which had a long tradition of service to the Hellenic Army. At an early age she lost both her parents and was raised by her...
(b.1942) - Katia DandoulakiKatia DandoulakiEkaterini "Katia" Dandoulaki is a theatre, television and film actress, former fashion model and recording artist. She is best known for her role as protagonist Virna Drako on the Greek television series Lampsi in the 1990s.-Biography:...
(b.1948) - Dimitris Starovas (b.1963)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0823445/
- Antonis Kanakis(b.1965)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0437062/, comedian
- Alekos Sissovitis (b.1965)
- Mary AkrivopoulouMary AkrivopoulouMary Akrivopoulou is a Greek actress. She is best known for her role on Ton Ilio Tou Aiyaiou, and currently stars on Erotas...
(b.1975)
Filmmakers
- Maria Plyta (1915–2006):el:Μαρία Πλυτά,the first Greek woman film-maker
- Nikos Vezyrgiannis (b.1964)
- Zahos Samoladas (b.1967)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2666787/bio
- Patrick TatopoulosPatrick TatopoulosPatrick Tatopoulos is a French-Greek production designer, who lives and works in the United States. His designs have appeared in numerous motion pictures, including Pitch Black, Underworld, I, Robot, The Chronicles of Riddick, Independence Day, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Stargate, Spawn, Godzilla,...
Greek-American movie production designer
Scientists
- Antonis VolanisAntonis VolanisAntonis Volanis is a Greek industrial designer, born in Thessaloniki in 1948. He has mainly worked in France , where he cooperated with Peugeot, Matra , Renault , Citroën , Aérospatiale,...
(b.1948),industrial designer - Dr. Kostas Kosmatopoulos (b.1950)http://www.vaxon-biotech.com/, Bio-researcher
- Markos Papageorgiou (b.1953)http://www.dssl.tuc.gr/en/members/papageorgiou.htm, Electrical Engineer
- Maria SpiropuluMaria SpiropuluMaria Spiropulu , born in 1970 in Kastoria, a mountain town in West Macedonia, is an experimental physicist at Caltech and CERN, the European high-energy physics laboratory outside Geneva, and is working on experiments for the Large Hadron Collider...
(b.1970)experimental physicist at CERNCERNThe European Organization for Nuclear Research , known as CERN , is an international organization whose purpose is to operate the world's largest particle physics laboratory, which is situated in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border... - Sotiris Malassiotis (b.1971)http://www.iti.gr/db.php/en/people/Sotiris_Malassiotis.html, researcher in informatics & telematics
- John Hadjidemetriou (b.1937)http://users.auth.gr/~hadjidem/profile.html ,astrophysicist
- Kostas E. Psannis (b.1974), computer engineer http://eos.uom.gr/~kpsannis/
- Panagiotis Spyrou,Ηeart surgeon
- Dimitrios Maronitis http://www.greeklanguage.gr/eng/maronitis.html, classical scholar
- Evangelos KofosEvangelos KofosEvangelos Kofos, a native of Edessa, Macedonia, Greece, has been involved with the history and politics of the Balkans and Macedonia in particular, since his graduate studies in the late 1950s....
,historian - A.Phivos Christidis (1946–2004)http://www.greeklanguage.gr/eng/christidis.html, Linguist
Singers
- Stella Haskil (1918–1954)http://www.violetta.demon.co.uk/stella.html
- MarinellaMarinellaMarinella is one of the most popular Greek singers whose career has spanned several decades. She has sung professionally since 1957. Since the beginning of her career, she has released 66 personal albums and has been featured in albums of other musicians.-Early life:She was born Kyriaki...
(b. May 20, 1935), - Stratos Dionysiou, (1935–1990)http://wiki.phantis.com/index.php/Stratos_Dionysiou
- Manolis Mitsias(b.1946)
- Paschalis TerzisPaschalis TerzisPaschalis Terzis is a popular Greek singer.-Biography:Terzis was born in Pylaia, a suburb of Thessaloniki in the region of Northern Greece. In his early teens he began to sing with friends, some of whom helped him in his career...
(b.1949) - Kostas Makedonas,(b.1967)
- Lizeta Kalimeri (b.1969)http://www.libramusic.gr/kalimeri_en.html
- Despina VandiDespina VandiDespina Malea , known by her stage name Despina Vandi , is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, West Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old and she later enrolled at the University of Thessaloniki, but eventually dropped out to begin a career in...
(b. July 22, 1969) - Melina Kana http://www.libramusic.gr/kana_en.html
- Dionysia-Niovi Klavdianou, soprano
- Petros Gaitanos, :tr:Petros Gaitanos
- Kalliopi Vetta http://www.kalliopivetta.gr/
- Eleni Peta http://www.elenipeta.gr/
- Eleana Papaioannou (b.1983)
Musicians
- Dimitrios Lalas (1844–1911) born in Megarovo, now in the FYROM, pianist, composer
- Emilios Riadis(1880–1935)pianist, composer
- Dimitris Semsis (1883–1950),alias Salonikios, born in StromnitsaStrumicaStrumica is the largest city in eastern Macedonia, near the Novo Selo-Petrich border crossing with Bulgaria. About 100,000 people live in the region surrounding the city. The city is named after the Strumica River which runs through it...
http://wiki.phantis.com/index.php/Dimitris_Semsis - Dionysis SavvopoulosDionysis SavvopoulosDionysis Savvopoulos is a Greek music composer, lyricist and singer.He was born in Thessaloniki. In 1963 he moved to Athens, terminating his law studies in favour of his career in music...
(b. December 2, 1944), composer, lyricist and singer. - Argyris Bakirtzis(b.1947)
- Nikolas AsimosNikolas AsimosNikolas Asimos was a Greek composer and singer. His real surname was Asimopoulos . Asimos was a very special case of a counter-culture artist, mostly because of his choice of lifestyle. His behaviour and songs were often received as provocatory by the general public. He was a person with strong...
(1949–1988)counter-culture rock artist - Nikos Ziogalas (b.1953)
- Sokratis MalamasSokratis MalamasSokratis Malamas is a Greek singer and songwriter.One of the great songwriters of his generation with a very personal and identifiable musical style in his narrative songs....
(b.1957) - Giannis Aggelakas, (b.1959)singer and leader of rock band TrypesTrypesTrypes , which translates in English as "Holes" are an acclaimed greek rock band. Members come from Thessaloniki.-History:Trypes was created in 1983 when Giorgos Karras and Giannis Aggelakas wrote their first, post-punk influenced lyrics....
- Marianthi and Sophie, founders of synthopop band MarsheauxMarsheauxMarsheaux is a Greek synthpop duo formed in Athens in 2003. The group is composed of vocalists, songwriters and keyboardists Marianthi Melitsi and Sophie Sarigiannidou. The name Marsheaux is derived from the first syllable of each band member's name. Both members sing almost exclusively in English...
- Zak Stefanou (b.1984)
Models
- Katia ZygouliKatia ZygouliEkaterini Zygouli , born July 4, 1978, is a Greek fashion model and occasional actress.-Career:Zygouli is considered as one of the highest-paid Greek models...
(b.1978) - Mara DarmousliMara DarmousliMara Darmousli, in Greek: Μάρα Δαρμουσλή, is a Greek fashion model.She has appeared in many international fashion events and magazines, her face appearing on the covers of such magazines as Vogue, Marie Claire and Bazaar...
(b.1981) - Marietta ChrousalaMarietta ChrousalaMarietta Chrousala also spelled Marieta Chrousala, Marieta Hrousala, born 1983 in Rizari, Edessa, is a Greek fashion model and television presenter.-Career:...
(b.1983) - Elina Kantza
- Nick Meskos