Famous People

Mimis Plessas

Greek musician, composer, pianist and conductor (1924–2024)

1924 — 2024

Thrasivoulos Georgiades

Greek musicologist, pianist, civil engineer and pedagogue (1907–1977)

1907 — 1977

Serapion of Alexandria

ancient Greek physician

-300 — -200

Moisis Elisaf

Greek physician, academic, and politician

1954 — 2023

Eftyhia Karagianni

Greek water polo player

1973 — present

Romanos the Melodist

Greek hymnographer

490 — 556

Anthimos Kapsis

Greek footballer

1954 — present

Anna-Maria Alexandri

Greek and Austrian synchronized swimmer

1997 — present

Anna-Maria Botsari

Greek chess player

1972 — present

Lais of Hyccara

ancient Greek heteira

-400 — -360

Lais of Corinth

ancient Greek courtesan

-500 — -360

Cosmas of Aetolia

saint in the Greek Orthodox Church

1714 — 1779

Eliano Tacticus

2nd-century Greek military writer

100 — 200

Panayotis Fyssas

Greek footballer

1973 — present

Kyros Vassaras

Greek football referee

1966 — present

Josaphat Kotsylovsky

Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop and martyr (1876–1947)

1876 — 1947

Silia Kapsis

Greek-Cypriot-Australian singer

2006 — present

Zaccaria Kostopoulos

Greek LGBT activist

1985 — 2018

Mikail Žgank

Slovenian--Greek-Turkish judoka

1994 — present

Theofilos Kairis

Greek priest and revolutionary (1784-1853)

1784 — 1853

Theofilos Hatzimihail

Greek artist (c.1870-1934)

1870 — 1934

Chryssa Kouveliotou

Greek astrophysicist and astronomer

1956 — present

Ekaterini Koffa

Greek sprinter

1969 — present

Ekaterini Voggoli

Greek discus thrower

1970 — present

Ekaterini Stefanidi

Greek pole vaulter

1990 — present

Mariza Koch

Greek singer, composer and music educator

1944 — present

Jersey Mitrou-Long

Canadian-Greek professional basketball player

1993 — present

Xenophon Kasdaglis

Greek Egyptiote tennis player with British citizenship (1880–1943)

1880 — 1943

Hermes Hermes

2nd-century Greek saint

100 — 120

Aristeo the Elder

Greek mathematician

-369 — -299

Simplicio of Cilicia

6th-century Greek pagan philosopher

480 — 560

Kyra Vassiliki

ethnic Greek woman

1789 — 1834

Ioan Bălan

Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop (1880-1959)

1880 — 1959

Socrates Onassis

Greek businessman, son of Aristotle Onassis (1948–1973)

1948 — 1973

Socrates Onassis

Greek shipping magnate (1906–1975)

1906 — 1975

Dionisio Paulo Lachovicz

Brazilian-born Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop

1946 — present

Arsenio the Cappadocian

Greek monk

1840 — 1924

Arsenio Paisios of Mount Athos

Greek Eastern Orthodox monk and Saint (1924-1994)

1924 — 1994

Marinus of Tyre

Greek cartographer and mathematician (c.70–130)

100 — 130

Dimitris Giannoulis

Greek association football player

1995 — present

Kostas Filippidis

Greek pole vaulter

1986 — present

Marianna Zorba

Greek singer

1967 — present

Maria Meneghini Callas

American-Greek operatic soprano (1923–1977)

Paraskeva Tsiamita

Greek track and field athlete

Vasil Hopko

Slovak Greek catholic bishop (1904–1976)

Ignaty of Mariupol

Greek bishop (1716–1786)

Foma Mavros

Greek footballer

Foma Xenakis

Greek gymnast (1875–1942)