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This is a list of Greek people. my paper Horse Evolution Paleontologists through many years of study have found that horses have definitely evolved from their small, “dog-like” ancestors (“Hunt”). The equine species, originally indigenous to Europe, have evolved to be able to help people in their everyday lives. ... This is a list of Greek artists from the antiquity to today. ... History (Timeline and Samples) Genres: Classical music -Folk - Hip hop - Jazz - Rock Regional styles Aegean Islands - Arcadia - Argos - Athens - Crete - Cyclades - Dodecanese Islands - Epirus - Ionian Islands - Lesbos - Macedonia - Peloponnesos - Thessaloniki - Thessaly - Thrace - Cyprus The musical legacy of Greece is as diverse as its history. ... This is a list of Greek language poets: Alcaeus Callimachus Odysseas Elytis Homer (???-???) Nikos Kazantzakis Pindar (522BC-443BC) Yannis Ritsos (1909-1990) Sappho Giorgos Seferis (1900-1971) Dimitris Varos (1949- ) Sotiris Kakisis (1954- ) External Links A Foro Ellenico newsletter presentation of contemporary Greek poets in Italian - PDF document Categories: Greek... This is a list of Greek scientists. ... Ionian writers Andreas Kalvos Andreas Laskaratos Lorenzo Mavilis Aristotelis Valaoritis Romanticist writers Alexandros Rizos Ragkavis Dimitrios Vikelas Alexandros Soutsos Emmanouil Roidis The New Athenaean writers Kostas Palamas Alexandros Papadiamantis Napoleon Lapathioti Angelos Sikelianos Kostas Ouranis Kostas Varnalis The 1930s Penelope Delta Theodoros Doros Kaisaros Emmanouil Nikos Kazantzakis Stratis Myrivilis I... This article or section should be merged with Hellenes Greeks in Ancient History In Latin literature, Græci (or Greeks, in English) is the name by which Hellenes are known. ...

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Actors/actresses

Ancient period

Metrobius (lived 1st century BC) was a Roman tragic actor of Greek birth, widely known in his time. ... Thespis of Icaria (6th century BCE) is claimed to be the first person ever to appear on stage as an actor in a play although the reality is undoubtedly more complex. ...

Modern period

Alekos Alexandrakis (born in Athens, 27 November 1928 - died 8 November 2005) was a famous Greek actor. ... Yannis Bezos is a Greek actor, best known from the television series Oi Aparadektoi. He is currently married to Natalia Tsaliki, his co star in Akros Oikogeneiakon. Categories: | | | | | ... Cybele (1887-26 May 1978, (Greek: ) was the stage name of the famous Greek actress Cybele Andrianou (Greek: ). She was born in 1887 to an unmarried couple. ... European actor Georges Corraface has an international career in film and television, after many years in French theater - notably as a member of the famed Peter Brook Company. ... Aristides Damalas (Greek: Aριστεíδης Δαμαλάς, alternative spellings Aristidis or Aristide), known in France by the stage name Jacques Damala, (15 January 1855 – 18 June 1889), was a Greek military officer-turned-actor, who is mostly remembered as being husband to Sarah Bernhardt for a number of years. ... Rika Diallina(Greek: Ρίκα Διαλυνά) also spelled Rika Dialina and Rika Dialyna, born in Heraklion, Crete, she won the Miss Star Hellas title, (Greek: Μις Σταρ Ελλάς) and went on to represent Greece at the Miss Universe 1954 pageant that was held in Long Beach, California. ... Lavrentis Dianellos (Greek: Λαυρέντης Διανέλλος, 1911 in Agios Lavrentios in Magnesia - 1978 in Seattle, Washington) is a Greek actor. ... Alberto Eskenazi, also spelled Alberto Eskenazi, is a Greek actor of Jewish descent. ... Mimis (Dimitris) Fotopoulos (April 1913 in Zatouna Gortynias in Arcadia - 1986 in Athens, Greek: Μίμης Φωτόπουλος). He studied at the Dramatic School of National Theatre (Δραματική Σχολή του Εθνικού Θεάτρου). He also studied math at the Philosophical School at the University of Athens until his second year in 1933. ... Kostas Gousgounis (Gr: Κώστας Γκουσγκούνης) (born 1931 in Larissa, Greece) is a legendary figure of 1970s and 1980s Greek pornography, although a few of his films were in the genre of hardcore pornography. ... Dimitris Horn in the movie We have only one life. Dimitris Horn - Δημήτρης Χορν (1921-1998) was a Greek theatrical and cimatographic performer. ... Giorgos Konstadinou with Sotiris Moustakas in Kalos ilthe to dollario Giorgos Konstadinou also known as Giorgos Konstantinou, (Greek: Γιώργος Κωνσταντίνου) born October 27, 1934 in Athens is a popular Greek actor and director. ... Lambros Konstantaras (Greek: Λάμπρος Κωνσταντάρας) was a Greek stage and screen actor. ... Nikos Kourkoulos as Dimitris Venieris in Ena gelasto apogevma Nikos Kourkoulos (Greek: Νίκος Κούρκουλος) born December 5, 1934 in Athens is a highly respected Greek actor, one of the most recognizable faces in Greek cinema. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Zoe Laskari on the cover of the album featuring music from her hit movie Koritsia ya filima Zoe Laskari (Greek: Ζωή Λάσκαρη, born 1942) is a Greek actress, one of the most famous film and theatre of Greece. ... Thanos Leivaditis, also Thanos Livaditis (Greek: Θάνος Λειβαδίτης, 1934 in Lamia - [September 2005|September 1, 2005]] in Athens) was a Greek actor and scenariographist. ... Stelios Mainas (born October 1, 1957 in Ermoupoli, Syros) is a Greek actor. ... Melina Mercouri (Μελίνα Μερκούρη, born Maria Amalia Mercouri) (Athens, Greece, October 18, 1920 – New York City, March 6, 1994) was a famous Greek actress, singer, and political activist. ... Panos Mihalopoulos in the 1981 comedy Garsoniera gia deka Panos Mihalopoulos (Greek: Πάνος Μιχαλόπουλος) born January 15, 1949 in Kalamata is a very popular Greek actor, who has appeared during the last three decades in many successful movies and television series. ... Alexis Minotakis, known as Alexis Minotis, was born 8 August 1898 or 1899 in Chania, Crete and died on 11 November 1990 in Athens, Greece. ... Christos Natsios is a Greek Character actor, retired from film in 2002. ... Sapfo Notara, Greek: , (1907, Crete – c. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Dimitris Papamichael (b. ... Image:Tatiana Papamoschou. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Irene Papas (Greek Ειρήνη Παππά, born September 3, 1926 in Corinth) is a Greek-born actress who has starred in over seventy films in a career spanning more than fifty years. ... Katina Paxinou (17 December 1900 - 22 February 1973) was an Academy Award-winning Greek film and theatre actress. ... Dimitris Poulikakos (born 17 March 1942 in Athens, Greece) is an greek actor an singer. ... Image:Kostas Sommer. ... Kiriaki Corinna Tsopei (born June 21, 1944) is the first Greek winner of Miss Universe. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Stratos Tzortzoglou (Greek: Στράτος Τζώρτζογλου) born 1965 in Athens is a Greek actor. ... Thanassis Veggos, also known as Thanassis Vengos, (born 1927)) is a Greek actor. ... Rena Vlahopoulou (Ρένα Βλαχοπούλου) (1923 - July 29, 2004) was a famous Greek actress and singer. ... Aliki Vougiouklaki (Greek: Αλίκη Βουγιουκλάκη, born Maroussi, Athens, Greece July 20, 1934 and died on July 23, 1996 of pancreatic cancer in Athens) was a Greek movie star and a singer who appeared in 42 mostly musical movies. ... Andréas Voutsinas is a French actor. ... Nikos Xanthopoulos (Nίκος Ξανθόπουλος) Nikos Xanthopoulos Actor from Greece, known for his roles in the sixties era Greek Drama Cinema. ... Voula Zouboulaki (b. ... Sotiris Moustakas (September 7, 1940 – June 4, 2007) was a Greek/Cypriot actor, famous for his comedy roles. ... Thanasis Veggos or Vengos , (born May 1927) is a Greek actor. ...

Adventurers

Constantine Phaulkon (born Κωνσταντίνος Γεράκης or Constantinos Gerakis; Gerakis is the Greek word for Phaulkon) (1647 - June 5, 1688) was a Greek adventurer, who became first counsellor to King Narai of Ayutthaya. ... For the country formerly called Siam see Thailand SIAM is an acronym for Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. ...

Athletes

Ancient period

Astylos of Croton was an athlete from ancient Greece that starred in the ancient Olympics of the 5th century BC. He was mentioned in records from General Pausanias that claim he excelled in three successive Olympic games from 488 to 480 BC, in the running events of stade and diaulos. ... Chionis of Sparta was an athlete of ancient Greece who was most notable for his jumping records in the ancient Olympics. ... Cynisca (Kyniska - meaning puppy) was a Spartan princess who was born around 440 BC. She was the sister of Spartan king Agesilaus II. She became the first woman in history to win at the ancient Olympic Games. ... Dioxippus was an Athenian and champion practitioner of pankration (martial art of classic Greece. ... Hydna of Scione (e. ... Kleitomachos (Greek: Κλειτόμαχος, variously also transliterated Cleitomachus or Clitomachus) was a Theban athlete considered a formidable boxer. ... Leonidas of Rhodes (in Greek: ; born 188 BCE) was one of the most famous Olympic runners of antiquity. ... Milo or Milon of Croton (late 6th century BC) was the most famous of Greek athletes in Antiquity. ... Troilus of Elis was a Greek athlete at the ancient Olympic Games. ...

Modern period

Nikolaos Aggelakis was a Greek football forward of the 1930s. ... Mehmood Ahmed (born January 1, 1978) is a Pakistani-born Greek cricketer. ... Aristidis Akratopoulos was a Greek tennis player. ... Konstantinos Akratopoulos was a Greek tennis player. ... Nikos Alefantos is a famous Greek football coach. ... Alexandros Alexiades was a star forward for Aris during the period 1963- 1975. ... Minás Alozídis (born July 7, 1984) is a Greek hurdler. ... Fragiskos Alvertis (Greek: ) (born June 11, 1974 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. ... Ioannis Amanatidis (Greek: ) (born 3 December 1981 in Kozani) is a Greek Football player. ... Yannis Anastasiou (b. ... Andreas Anastasopoulos (born April 2, 1976) is a Greek athlete in shot put. ... Nikos Anastopoulos was a Greek football player, one of the most feared strikers in Greece during the late 1970s and the 1980s. ... Georgios Anatolakis is a Greek football central defender, currently playing for Olympiacos. ... Anastasios Andreou was a Greek athlete from Cyprus. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. ... Athens is the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Joannis Andreou was a Greek swimmer. ... Nikolaos Andriakopoulos was a Greek gymnast. ... Eleni Andriola Greek: Ελίνα Ανδριόλα (born 9th November, 1986 in Athens, Greece) is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. ... Georgios Anninos was a Greek swimmer. ... Antelothanasis was a Greek shooter. ... Georgios Aspiotis was a Greek cyclist. ... Sotirios Athanasopoulos was a Greek gymnast. ... Theodoros Baev (May 31, 1977 in Nova Zagora, Bulgaria) is a Greek volleyball player, currently playing for Panathinaikos of Athens. ... Marcos Baghdatis (Greek: Μάρκος Παγδατής, pronounced ) born 17 June 1985, Limassol, Cyprus) is a Cypriot professional tennis player. ... Niki Bakoyianni (born June 9, 1968 in Lamia) is a former Greek high jumper. ... Georgios Balakakis was a Greece fencer. ... Hristos Banikas is a distinguished Greek chess player. ... Kostas Bantas (born July 19, 1976 in Karditsa, Greece) is a professional football sweeper and defender currently playing for Akratitos in Greeces top national division. ... Nikos Barlos (Greek: Νίκος Μπάρλος; born July 12, 1979 in Patras, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player who currently plays for Olympiacos BC. He was a member of the national team that won the silver medal in the 2005 Mediterranean Games Apollon Patras (Greece): 1999-2005. ... Angelos Basinas (born January 3, 1976) is a central midfielder who plays for the Greece national football team, and Panathinaikos FC. He has played for PAO since joining its youth academy as a teenager and has been a key figure in all of Panathinaikos domestic and European success; the influential... Spiridon Belokas was a Greek athlete. ... Thomas Bimis (born June 11, 1975 in Athens) is a Greek diver who competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Christos Bourbos (Greek: ) is a Greek football player . ... Yiannis Bourousis (Greek: Γιάννης Μπουρούσης; born November 17, 1983 in Karditsa, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. ... Nikos Boutzikos (Greek: Νίκος Μπουτζικος) (born September 6, 1989 in Athens) is a young Greek footballer, currently playing for Panathinaikos FC. On January 25, 2007, Boutzikos signed a 5 year professional contract with Panathinaikos FC. Categories: | | | | | ... Konstantinos Chalkias is a Greek Association Football (soccer) player, born May 30, 1974 in Larissa, Greece. ... Angelos Charisteas (Greek: ; IPA: ) (born February 9, 1980 in Strimoniko,Serres) is a Greek football striker who currently plays for Feyenoord Rotterdam. ... Spiridon P. Chasapis (1872 - ?) was a Greek swimmer. ... Dionisis Chiotis is a goalkeeper who has played for the football club AEK Athens for more than 10 years. ... Efstathios Chorophas (1871 - ?) was a Greek swimmer. ... Lampros (sometimes spelled Labros) Choutos (born December 7, 1979 in Athens) is a Greek football player. ... Fanis Christodoulou (Greek: ) is a veteran Greek basketball player. ... Anton Christoforidis (May 26, 1918- October 31, 1985) was a Greek light heavyweight boxer. ... Stephanos Christopoulos was a Greek wrestler. ... Constantine of Greece, formerly Constantine II, King of the Hellenes (born June 2, 1940) was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1974. ... Peter The Poet Costa (born January 17, 1956 in Cyprus) to Greek Cypriot parents is a British professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Ioannis Chrysafis (1873 - October 12, 1932) was a Greek gymnast. ... Nikos Dabizas (born 3 August 1973 in Ptolemaida, Greece) is a former Newcastle United, Leicester City and Olympiakos Greek footballer, who now plays for Larisa FC in Greece. ... Evangelos Damaskos was a Greek athlete. ... Country: Greece Residence: Thessaloniki, GRE Height: 511 1/2 (182 cm) Weight: 158 1/2 lbs. ... Filippos Darlas (Greek Φίλιππος Δάρλας) (born October 23, 1983 in Agrinio, Greece) is a Greek footballer. ... Dimitrios Deligiannis was a Greek athlete. ... Traianos Dellas (Τραϊανός Δέλλας) (born January 31, 1976 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek football player. ... Hrysopiyi Devetzi (born January 2, 1976) is a Greek athlete competing in triple jump and also long jump. ... Themistoklis Diakidis (born August 22, 1882) was a Greek High jump athlete. ... Dimitris Diamantidis (Greek: ) (born May 6, 1980 in Kastoria, Greece) is a Greek basketball player who is considered the best Greek talent of the 2000s. ... Georgios Diamantis was a Greek shooter. ... Dimosthenis Dikoudis (Greek: Δημοσθένης Ντικούδης) is a Greek basketball player. ... Pirro Dhima born (October 13, 1971) is an Albanian weightlifter and three-time Olympic champion. ... Stefanos Dimitrios (1887 - 1966) was a Greek athlete. ... Zoi Dimoschaki (b. ... The Generals photo against Olympiakos in 1971 match at Karaiskaki Mimis Domazos (born 22 January 1942) is a Greek footballer (central attacking midfielder) born in Abelokipi, Athens. ... Giorgos Donis playing with Blackburn Giorgos Donis (Greek: Γιώργος Δώνης) born October 29th, 1969 in Frankfurt, West Germany was the first ever Greek Footballer to play for the English Premiership. ... Dimitrios Drivas was a Greek swimmer. ... Midfielder, born July 18, 1950. ... Eleftheropoulos in Roma goalie kit Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos is a Greek Goalkeeper for AS Roma and the Greek National team. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: He does not play in first team squad If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... Panagiotis Fasoulas (Greek: Παναγιώτης Φασούλας; born May 12, 1963 in Thessaloniki, Greece) Nicknamed the spider (Greek:αράχνη) is a former Greek professional basketball player. ... Alexios Fetsios was a Greek shooter. ... Angelos Fetsis was a Greek athlete. ... Giorgos Foiros (born 1953) is a retired Greek footballer and manager. ... Antonis Fotsis (Greek: Αντώνης Φώτσης; born April 1, 1981 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player who was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2nd round (48th pick) of the 2001 NBA Draft. ... D. Frangopoulos was a Greek tennis player. ... Panagiotis Takis Fyssas (born 12 June 1973 in Athens) is a Greek left-back, currently playing for Heart of Midlothian and the Greek national football team, for whom he has been capped nearly 50 times. ... Nick Galis (born July 23, 1957 in New Jersey), known in Greece as Nikos Galis (Greek: Νίκος Γκάλης), is a retired Greek-American basketball player, regarded as one of Europes all-time greatests in the sport. ... The 1987 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1987, was the 25th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. ... ‎Konstadinos Gatsioudis (born 17 December 1973 in Didymotihou) is a Greek javelin thrower. ... Theofanis Gekas (Greek: Θεοφάνης Γκέκας, born May 23, 1980, Larissa, Greece) is a footballer who currently plays for German side Bayer 04 Leverkusen. ... Georgios Gennimatas was a Greek athlete. ... Nikolaos Georgantas (March 12, 1880 - January 23, 1958) was a Greek athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. ... Grigoris Georgatos (born October 31, 1973), also know as Trelos Karaflos, is a Greek footballer, who typically plays as a defensive or attacking winger for the Greek Championship club Olympiacos. ... Giorgios Georgiadis (born in Kavala, March 8, 1972) is a Greek footballer in midfielder role. ... Ioannis Georgiadis (April 24, 1876 - 1960) was a Greek fencer. ... Evangelos Gerakeris was a Greek athlete. ... Panagiotis Giannakis was the captain of the Greek national basketball team that won the 1987 European Championship and also the coach of the same team that won Eurobasket 2005. ... Stylianos Giannakopoulos (popularly known as Stelios) (born July 12, 1974 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek football player who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers F.C. as a midfielder. ... Kleopas Giannou (born May 4, 1982 in Peristeri, Athens) is Greek footballer, currently playing for Olympiacos as a goalkeeper. ... Herodotos Giorgallas is a Gymnast from Cyprus who took gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. ... Andreas Glyniadakis (Greek: Ανδρέας Γλυνιαδάκης; born August 21, 1981 in Hania, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player who currently plays for the Italian League Team Virtus Bologna. ... Spyros Gogolos is an expirienced defender playing for Aris Thessaloniki. ... Dimitrios Golemis was a Greek athlete. ... Georgios Gougoulias is a promising striker playing for Aris Thessaloniki. ... Yiannis Goumas was born in 24 May of 1975 in Larisa. ... Anastásios Goúsis (born July 7, 1979) is a Greek sprint athlete. ... Miltiades Gouskos (born 1877 or 1874) was a Greek athlete. ... Georgios Grigoriou was a Greek athlete. ... Efstratios Grivas (born 30 March 1966) is a Greek chess grandmaster and chess author. ... Fani Halkia (Greek: , born 2 February 1979 in Larissa) is a Greek hurdler. ... Vassilis Hatzipanagis (born October 26, 1954 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan) was a football (soccer) attacking midfield who played for Iraklis in Salonica, Greece. ... Periklis Iakovakis (Greek: , born 24 March 1979 in Patras) is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. ... Georgios Iatridis was a Greek fencer. ... Miltiades Iatrou was a Greek cyclist. ... Panagiotis Takis Ikonomopoulos, born October 19, 1943 was a football goalkeeper. ... Giannis Ioannidis (Greek Γιάννης Ιωαννίδης) is a Greek New Democracy (ND) politician and famous ex basketball coach. ... Leonidas Kabantais (born in March 8, 1982 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek football defender, currently playing for AEK Athens FC. // Kabantais began his professional career in Aris FC in 2002, appearing in 11 matches in Alpha Ethniki (from 2006 has been renamed to Super League), scoring 2 goals. ... Pantelis Kafes (born on June 24, 1978 in Veria, Greece) is a Greek football player who plays for AEK Athens FC. Being a talented defensive midfield player, Pantelis Kafes has won acclaim for his creative abilities and excellent passing skills. ... Ilias Kafetzis was a Greek athlete. ... Kakhi Kakhiashvili is one of the four weightlifters to have won three consecutive gold medals in Olympics. ... Mihalis Kakiouzis (Greek: Μιχάλης Κακιούζης; born November 29, 1976 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. ... Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (Greek: Νίκος Κακλαμανάκης, August 19, 1968, born in Athens) is the Greek Gold-medal winner who lit the Olympic torch in the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. ... Ioannis Kalitzakis (born 1966) is a retired Greek football defender. ... Georgios Kalogiannidis (born 21 November 1982) is an athlete from Greece. ... George Kalovelonis (born August 23, 1959 in Athens) is a former tennis player from Greece, who represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... Michalis Kapsis(born on October 18, 1973) is a Greek football player who currently plays for Olympiacos Piraeus and Greek national football team at the position of central defender. ... Alexandros Karageorgiou (born 3 June Greece. ... G. Karagiannopoulos was a Greek shooter. ... Giorgos Karagounis (Greek: Γιώργος Καραγκούνης; born March 6, 1977, in Pirgos, Greece) is a midfielder for SL Benfica and Greece. ... Telemachos Karakalos (1866 - 1951) was a Greek fencer. ... Karakatsanis was a Greek shooter. ... Konstantinos Karakatsanis was a Greek athlete. ... Pantelis Karasevdas (1877 – 1946) was a Greek shooter. ... Hristos Karipidis (born 2 December 1982 in Seres) is a Greek professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Hearts. ... Filippos Karvelas (1877 - ?) was a Greek gymnast. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Dionysios Kasdaglis (1880 - ?) was a Greek-Egyptian tennis player. ... Theofanis Katergiannakis (Θεοφάνης Κατεργιαννάκης) (born February 16, 1974) is a football (soccer) player in goalkeeper role. ... N. Kartavas was a Greek swimmer. ... Konstantinos „Kostas” Katsouranis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος „Κώστας“ Κατσουράνης; born June 26, 1979 in Patras, Greece) is a Greek football player currently playing for SL Benfica, having joined them from AEK Athens FC in June 2006. ... Anastasia Kelesidou (Greek: , born November 28, 1972 in Hamburg, Germany) is a retired Greek discus thrower best known for winning silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Konstantinos Kenteris, also spelt as Konstadinos Kederis (in Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κεντέρης; born July 11, 1973) is a Greek athlete. ... Alexandros Khalkokondilis was a Greek athlete. ... Khatzidakis One individual was a Greek shooter. ... Alexandros Khrisafos was a Greek swimmer. ... Dimitrios Khristopoulos was a Greek athlete. ... Vassilis Kikilias (Greek: Βασίλης Κικίλιας; born May 15, 1974 in Athens, Greece), is a former Greek professional basketball player. ... Dimitris Kitsanelis is a football player, currently playing for Eidilliakos FC. He also participates in the network expert team in Vodafone Greece that supports all the major Vodafone mobile services. ... Michalis Klokidis is the all-time scorer in the top four Divisions of Greek football. ... Ekaterini Koffa (born 10 April 1969) is a retired Greek sprinter who won the 200 metres at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. ... Savvas Kofidis is a retired Greek football midfielder. ... Dimitrios Kokotis (born 12 April 1972) is a retired Greek high jumper. ... Georgios Kolettis was a Greek cyclist. ... Georgios Koltsidas is a dynamic defender playing for Aris Thessaloniki. ... Giorgos Koltzos (born September 13, 1976) is a footballer, currently playing for Leeds United as a trialist. ... Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis was a Greek fencer. ... Aristidis Konstantinidis was a Greek cyclist. ... Vasilis Konstantinou was a Greek football goalkeeper whose career spanned three decades: the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. ... Konstantinos Konstantinou was a Greek cyclist. ... Michalis Konstantinou (born February 19, 1978 in Paralimni, Cyprus) is a Cypriot football striker who currently plays for Olympiacos in the Greek Championship. ... Olympiacos C.F.P. (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios) is the most popular Greek multisport club, and one of the greatest clubs in the world based in Piraeus, Athens. ... Dimitrious “Dimi” Konstantopolous (born 29 November 1978, in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a football goalkeeper, who plays for Hartlepool United F.C.. Dimi Konstantopolous was given a trail at Hartlepool by the then manager Neale Cooper after previously playing for Portuguese team Sporting Farense and Greece’s under 21 national team. ... Georgios Korakakis (born February 9, 1976) is a Greek footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atromitos. ... Prodromos Korkizoglou is Greeces most prominent decathlete. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Yiorgos Kostikos, is a former PAOK player. ... Athanasios Kostoulas (born March 24, 1976) is a Greek football player,currently playing for Olympiacos. ... International Grandmaster. ... Ilias Kotsios (Greek: Ηλίας Κώτσιος) (born April 25, 1977 in Larissa) is a Greek footballer currently playing for Panathinaikos FC Categories: | | | ... First choice Goalkeeper for Greek outfit AEL 1964 Category: ... Giorgos Koudas (Greek:Γιώργος Κούδας) is a retired attacking midfielder. ... Arguably the best player ever to wear the jersey of Aris Thessaloniki, Dinos Kouis was a football midfielder who starred at Kleanthis Vikelides Stadium between 1975 and 1991. ... Konstantinos Kostas Koukodimos (Greek: , born 14 September 1969 in Melbourne, Australia) is a retired Greek long jumper. ... Efthimios Kouloucheris is a dynamic defender playing for Aris Thessaloniki. ... Yiannis Kouros (born February 13, 1956 in Tripolis, Arcadia, Greece) is a Greek/Australian ultra marathon runner based in Melbourne. ... An ultramarathon is any running event longer than the traditional marathon length of 42. ... Categories: | ... Petros Kravaritis (Greek: Πέτρος Κραβαρίτης) (born August 31 1987 in Athens) is a Greek goalkeeper, currently playing for Panathinaikos FC He begun his career in the famous Panathinaikos FC Youth academy and played there until June 2006. ... Ioannis Kyrastas (Greek: ) (25 October 1952 - 1 April 2004) was a Greek footballer and football manager. ... Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Σωτήριος Κυργιάκος; born July 3, 1979 in Trikala, Greece) is a football (soccer) player. ... Anastasios Kyriakos is a capable midfielder playing for Aris Thessaloniki. ... Gregory Kytides was born in Chimerino in the early 1940s and was voted as the best soccer player of Hellenic Soccer Club of Cape Town, South Africa, in 1968 professional soccer league. ... Panagiotis Lagosis a Greek football player currently playing for Greek club AEK Athens FC. Lagos transferred from Iraklis. ... Vassilis Lakis (born September 9, 1976 in Thessalonika) is a Greek footballer. ... Leonidas Langakis was a Greek shooter. ... Ioannis Lavrentis was a Greek athlete. ... Sotiris Leontiou General Information Sotiris Leontiou was born in July 17th 1984 in Ioannina, Greece is a Greek Attacking Midfielder. ... Nikolaos Levidis (August 25, 1868 – ?) was a Greek shooter. ... Kostas Linoxilakis (born 1933) is a former Greek footballer. ... Spiros Livathinos is a former football player, coach and current head scout of Panathinaikos. ... Spiridon Spiros Louis (January 12, 1873 – March 26, 1940) was a Greek water-carrier who won the marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a national hero. ... Born in Paranesti, a village in the broader area of Drama in 1937, he played with AEK-Komotini and Doxa-Drama. ... Konstantinos Loumpoutis (born June 10, 1979) is a Greek footballer who plays for Cyprus giants Anorthosis Famagusta. ... Dimitrios Loundras was a Greek gymnast who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. ... Nikolaos Lyberopoulos is a Greek football player born on the 4th of September, 1975 in Filiatra, near Kalamata. ... Nikolaos Machlas (born 16 June 1973 in Heraklion, Greece) is a footballer who plays as a striker. ... Ioannis Malokinis (1880 - 1942) was a Greek swimmer. ... Mirela Manjani (Greek: , born December 21, 1976 in Durrës, Albania) is a Greek javelin thrower. ... Stelios Manolas Stelios Manolas (Greek: Στέλιος Μανωλάς) (born 13 July 1961) is a retired Greek football defender. ... Vlasios Maras (born March 31, 1983) is a Greek gymnast. ... Nicholas William Markakis (mar-KAY-kis) (born November 17, 1983 in Glen Cove, New York) is an outfielder who currently plays for the Baltimore Orioles and went to Young Harris College. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 5, 8, 20, 22, 33, 42 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. ... Dimitris Markos (born 31 January 1971) is a retired Greek football midfielder. ... Stamatios Masouris was a Greek athlete. ... Dimitris Mavrogenidis (born December 23, 1976) is a Greek footballer currently playing for Olympiacos. ... Loukas Mavrokefalidis (Greek: Λουκάς Μαυροκεφαλίδης; born July 25, 1984 in Geseni, Czechoslovakia) is a Greek professional basketball player who was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2nd round (57th overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft. ... Thomas Mavros Born on May 31, 1954, was one of the best strikers that ever played in Greece. ... Hristos Meletoglou (born 2 January 1972) is a Greek triple jumper. ... There are quite a few people who think that Angelos Messaris was the football player of the century, as far as Greece is concerned. ... Anastasios Metaxas (February 27, 1862 – January 28, 1937) was a Greek architect and shooter. ... Born on September 29, 1973, Athanasios Michalopoulos is an Olympic volleyball player from Greece. ... Nikolaos (Nik) Michopoulos was a Greek professional football player. ... Zenon Mikhailidis was a Greek shooter. ... Ioannis Mitropoulos was a Greek gymnast. ... Tasos (Anastassios) Mitropoulos (born August 23, 1957) is a Greek politician and retired football midfielder. ... Georgios Mitsibonas was a famous Greek football player during the decades of 80 and 90. ... Born in 1911, Antonis Miyiakis was a star forward for Greek football team Panathinaikos in the 1930s. ... Greek football player. ... Leonidas Morakis was a Greek shooter. ... Nikolaos Morakis, sometimes seen as Dorakis, was a Greek shooter. ... Andreas Mouratis was a legend for Olympiakos, Mouratis was nicknamed Mourat Aslan (Mouratis the Lion) by the Turks because being Greek he would play aggresively like a lion in front of thousands of Turk supporters in their home ground without any fear. ... Moustakopoulos was a Greek shooter. ... Apostolos Nanos (born 5 February Greece. ... Evangelois Nastos (born 13 September 1980 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek football defender. ... Konstantinos Nebegleras is a dynamic central midfielder playing for Aris Thessaloniki. ... Kostas Negrepontis Kostas Negrepontis (Greek: Κώστας Νεγρεπόντης) (1897- February 19, 1973) was a star Greek football forward of the 1920s and 1930s. ... Kostas Nestoridis Born in Athens of Pontian Greek heritage in 1930, Kostas Nestoridis is still widely regarded as one of the best forwards Greece has ever produced. ... Apostolos Nikolaidis (Greek: ) (1896 - 15 October 1980) marked Panathinaikos with his personality during the first years of the intervening period between the two world wars. ... Demis (Themistoklis) Nikolaidis (September 17, 1973, Gießen, West Germany) is considered one of the finest footballers Greece has ever produced. ... Alexandros Nikolopoulos (1875 – ?) was a Greek weightlifter. ... Stamatios Nikolopoulos was a Greek cyclist. ... Antonios Nikopolidis (given name also rendered as Andonis; Greek: Αντώνιος Νικοπολίδης, born 14 October 1971 in Arta) is a Greek football player, a goalkeeper for Olympiacos and the Greek national football team. ... Sotiris Ninis (Greek: Σωτήρης Νίνης) is a young Greek[3][4][5] footballer from the Greek minority in Himarë, Southern Albania currently playing for Panathinaikos FC in Greece. ... Nikolaos (Nikos) Nioplias or Nioblias, born on 17 January 1965 is a Greek footballer. ... Georgios Orphanidis (1859 – ?) was a Greek shooter. ... Alexandros Pagalis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παγάλης) (born February 4, 1988 in Athens is a young defender currently playing for Panathinaikos FC. He begun his career in the famous Panathinaikos FC Youth academy and played there until June 2006. ... Alketas (Alkis) Panagoulias (born 30 May 1934) was a Greek footballer and former Head Coach of the Greek National Football team and the U.S. National Soccer Team. ... Loukas Panourgias was born in Levadia in 1899. ... Pantazidis was a Greek shooter. ... /Anastasios “Tasos” Pantos is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Olympiacos Piraeus FC. He was born May 5, 1976 and plays for the team since 2003-2004 season. ... Alexandros Papadimitriou (born 18 June 1973) is a Greek hammer thrower. ... Avraam Papadopoulos (born in December 3, 1984 in Sydney, Australia) is a football player, currently playing for Aris Thessaloniki Avraam Papadopoulos is considered to be one of the most talented young players in Greece. ... Dimitrios Papadopoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Παπαδόπουλος; born 20 October 1981 in Kazakhstan) is a Greek footballer. ... Lazaros Papadopoulos (Greek: Λάζαρος Παπαδόπουλος; born June 3, 1980 in Krasnodar, U.S.S.R), is a Greek professional basketball player currently with MBC Dynamo Moscow in Russia. ... Antonios Papaigannou was a Greek gymnast. ... AEK legend Mimis Papaioannou Mimis (Dimitris) Papaioannou, was one of the star football players of AEK Athens FC. He was born in 1942 and began his career at Nea Genea in the town of Nea Nikomedia near Veria, Macedonia (Greece). ... Lambros Papakostas (Greek: , born 20 October 1969 in Karditsa) is a retired Greek high jumper who won two silver medals at the World Indoor Championships in 1995 and 1997. ... Theodoros Papaloukas (Greek: Θεόδωρος Παπαλουκάς; born 8 May 1977 in Athens) is a Greek international basketball player, playing point and shooting guard. ... Manolis Papamakarios (born 1982) is a Greek professional basketball player. ... Christos Papanikolaou (Greek: ) is a retired Greek pole vaulter. ... Georgios Papasideris was a Greek athlete. ... Eleitherios Papasimeon was a Greek athlete. ... Athina Papayianni (born 18 August 1980) is a Greek race walker. ... Charilaos is young player born in 1986 and he was transfered to Olympiacos in 2005. ... Georgios Paraskevopoulos was a Greek cyclist. ... Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos was a Greek athlete. ... Mikhail Paskalides (also Michail Paschalides) was a Greek athlete. ... Konstantinos Paspatis was a Greek tennis player. ... Petros Passalis is a capable defence midfielder playing at Aris FC. He started his career at Edessaikos and transfered as a great talent at Olympiakos in 1994 were he stared for some years before joining Aris FC in 2001. ... George Patis (born 16 April 1983) is a male badminton player from Greece. ... Paraskevi Voula Patoulidou was born on 29 March 1965, in Tripotamo, near Florina. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Christos Patsatzoglou (Greek: Χρήστος Πατσατζόγλου) (born March 19, 1979) is a Greek international football player. ... Patsouris was a Greek shooter. ... Pavlos Pavlidis (? – 1968) was a Greek shooter. ... Antonios Pepanos (1866 - ?) was a Greek swimmer. ... Ioannis Persakis was a Greek athlete. ... Petros Persakis (1879 - ?) was a Greek gymnast. ... Aristovoulos Petmezas was a Greek gymnast and shooter. ... Demetrios Petrokokkinos (1878 – ?) was a Greek tennis player. ... Ioannis Phrangoudis was a Greek shooter. ... Pierrakos was a co-player of Angelos Messaris and the first scorer for Panathinaikos in 1936, with 18 goals in 10 games. ... Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis was a Greek fencer. ... Stiliani Pilatou (born 28 March 1980) is a Greek long jumper. ... Platis was a Greek shooter. ... Hristos Polyhroniou (born 31 March 1972 in Athens) is a Greek hammer thrower. ... Ioannis Poulos was a Greek fencer. ... Evangelia Psarra (born 17 June 1974) is an athlete from Greece. ... Leonidas Pyrgos. ... Evangelos Rallis was a Greek tennis player. ... Flora Redoumi (born 11 September 1976) is a Greek hurdler. ... Dimítrios Régas (born September 17, 1986) is a Greek sprint athlete. ... Efthimios Rentzias (born January 11, 1976 in Trikala, Greece) is a professional basketball player most notably a former member of the NBAs Philadelphia 76ers. ... Elpida Romantzi (born 17 July 1981) is an athlete from Greece. ... Nicolas Rossolimo (February 28, 1910, Kiev - July 24, 1975, New York) was an American-French-Russian chess Grandmaster. ... Georgios Roubanis (in Greek: ) is a Greek athlete. ... Dusan Sakota (Greek: Ντούσαν Σάκοτα; born April 22, 1986 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia), is a Greek professional baskeball player who is currently playing for Panathinaikos in Greece. ... Dimitris Salpigidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Σαλπιγγίδης born 10 August 1981) is a Greek footballer of Panathinaikos. ... Georgios Samaras (Greek: Γιώργος Σαμαράς (IPA= /yeoryios samaras/); born February 21, 1985 in Heraklion) is a Greek footballer who currently plays as a striker for Manchester City. ... Sanidis was a Greek shooter. ... Miltiadis Sapanis (born 1976-01-28) is a Greek football player currently playing for Apoel FC. His previous teams include Panathinaikos FC and AEK Athens. ... Dimitris Saravakos (born 26 July 1961) is one of the best Greek soccer players ever. ... Arguably the best football goalkeeper Greece has ever produced, Nikos Sarganis was born on January 15, 1954, in Rafina, Attica. ... Georgios Saridakis (born 1885) was a Greek athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre walk. ... Sofoklis Schortsanitis (Greek: Σοφοκλής Σχορτσανίτης; born June 22, 1985 in Tiko, Cameroon) is a Greek professional basketball player who currently plays for Olympiacos BC in Greece. ... Georgios Giourkas Seitaridis (Greek: Γιούρκας Σειταρίδης) born June 4, 1981 in Athens), also known as Giourkas Seitaridis (Giourkas means George in Greek Pontic dialect) is his grandfathers name, which he uses in both national team and Atlético Madrid shirts), is a member of the national football team of his country... Giorgos Sideris is a retired Greek football striker and is considered one of the greatest forwards in Olympiacos and Greek soccer history. ... Nikolaos Siranidis (born February 26, 1976 in Athens) is a Greek diver who competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Athanasios Skaltsogiannis was a Greek athlete. ... Giannis Skopelitis is a Greek association football (soccer) player, born March 2, 1978. ... Georgios Skoutarides was a Greek athlete. ... Vasilios (or Vasilis) Spanoulis (Greek: ) (born August 7, 1982, in Larissa) is a Greek professional basketball player who was acquired via trade and then released by the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA. Spanoulis was originally selected by the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA in the 2nd round (50th overall... Konstantin Spetsiotis (born 1883) was a Greek athlete who competed mainly in the 1500 metre walk. ... Spiridon Stais was a Greek shooter. ... Andreas Stamatiadis born on August 16, 1935. ... Ieroklis Stoltidis (born February 2, 1975), also known as Iero, is a Greek footballer, who typically plays as a defensive midfielder. ... Aryiro Strataki (born 3 August 1975) is a Greek heptathlete. ... Dimosthenis Tampakos (Greek: Δημοσθένης Ταμπάκος) is a gymnast from Greece. ... Ioannis Taralidis (born 17/05/1981) is a football midfielder who currently plays for Olympiacos, Greece. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Efstathios Tavlaridis (born January 25, 1980), sometimes known as Stathis Tavlaridis, is a Greek footballer. ... Irini Terzoglou (born 2 February 1979) is a Greek shot putter. ... Ekaterini Thanou (Greek: Αικατερίνη Θάνου; born February 1, 1975) is a Greek sprinter. ... Stefanos Theodoridis Stefanos Theodoridis (Greek: Στέφανος Θεοδωρίδης) (1950 - ) was a Greek football defender of the 1970s era. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Ioannis Theodoropoulos was a Greek athlete. ... Alexandros Theofilakis was a Greek shooter. ... Ioannis Theofilakis (born 1879, date of death unknown) was a Greek shooter. ... Dimitrios Tomprof was a Greek athlete. ... Vasilis Torosidis (born 10 June 1985) is a football wingback who currently plays for Olympiacos, Greece. ... Nicolaos Trikupis was a Greek shooter. ... A. Tryfiatis-Tripiaris was a Greek cyclist. ... Iakovos Jake Tsakalidis (Greek: Ιάκωβος Τσακαλίδης; born June 10, 1979 in Rustavi, Georgia) is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. A 72, 290 lbs. ... Kostas Tsartsaris (born October 17, 1979 in Veria, Greece), is a Greek professional basketball player currently with Panathinaikos BC. A 611 power forward, Tsartsaris was first noticed by professional Greek clubs when he played for Grindavik in Iceland during the 1997-98 season, becoming of one of the best... Louis Tsatoumas (born 12 February 1982) is a Greek long jumper. ... Dimitrios Tsiamis (born 12 January 1982) is a Greek triple jumper. ... Paraskevi Tsiamita (born March 10, 1972) is a former athlete from Greece who competed in long jump and triple jump. ... Nikos (Nikolaos) Tsiantakis (born 20 October 1963) is a retired Greek football midfielder. ... Tsiartas: Vassilios Tsiartas has been labelled by many as perhaps one of the most naturally talented Greek footballers of his generation. ... Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (Κωνσταντίνος Τσικλητήρας in Greek, lived October 30, 1888 - February 10, 1913) was a Greek athlete and Olympic champion. ... Leonidas Tsiklitiras was a Greek gymnast. ... Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (born 10 May 1976) is a Greek javelin thrower. ... Syracuse Chris Tsiprailidis (born April 12 in Greece) is a professional poker player, based in Syracuse, New York. ... Georgios Tsitas (1872 – ?) was a Greek wrestler. ... Athanasia Tsoumeleka (Greek: ; born January 2, 1982) is a Greek race walker who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. ... Tryfon Tzanetis Tryfon Tzanetis (Greek: Τρύφων Τζανετής) was a Greek football player and coach. ... Alexandros Tziolis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Τζιώλης) (born February 13, 1985 in Katerini) is a Greek footballer. ... Stavros Tziortziopoulos born August 15, 1978 in Athens is a Greek football defender currently playing for AC Omonia Nicosia. ... Alexandros Tzorvas (born August 12, 1982 in Athens) is a Greek goalkeeper currently playing for Panathinaikos FC. Be begun his career in Panathinaikos FC Youth Academy and played mainly for not very known teams for about 4 years. ... Danai Varveri (Greek: ) is a Greek free diver, mostly known for her world record dive in 1999 to 40 meters (132 feet) without a mask, fins or suit, in the (later established) discipline of constant weight without fins, in 71 seconds. ... Olga Vasdeki (Greek: , born September 26, 1973 in Volos) is a Greek triple jumper. ... Spiridon Spyros Vasdekis (born 23 January 1970) is a retired Greek long jumper. ... Kharilaos Vasilakos was a Greek athlete. ... Panagiotis Vasilopoulos (born 1985, Athens) is a Greek professional basketball player. ... Kostas Vassiliadis (b. ... Fotini Vavatsi (born 16 March 1974) is an athlete from Greece. ... Vavis was a Greek shooter. ... Theodoros Velkos (born 20 November 1976) is a male badminton player from Greece. ... Stylianos Venetidis (born November 19, 1976) is a Greek football (soccer) player in defender role who currently played for Olympiakos. ... Tassos Venetis (born 24 March 1980 in Larissa) is a Greek footballer, playing in midfield for AEL 1964. ... Anna Verouli (born 13 November 1956 in Kavala) is a retired Greek javelin thrower. ... Sotirios Versis was a Greek athlete. ... Kleanthis Vikelidis was a star footballer for Aris Thessaloniki in the 1930s and 1940s. ... Ekaterini Voggoli (Greek: , born October 30, 1970 in Larissa) is a retired Greek discus thrower. ... Ioannis Vourakis was a Greek shooter. ... Athanasios Vouros was a Greece fencer. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Ioannis Vrettos was a Greek athlete. ... Zisis Vryzas (born November 9, 1973 in Kavala) is a striker fot the Greek national team and PAOK FC. Vryzas got his start at Greek sides Skoda Xanthi and PAOK before moving onto AC Perugia in Italy. ... Loukas Vyntra is a Greek soccer player currently playing for Panathinaikos FC. He is a defender who has also been capped 4 times for the Greece national team. ... Charalambos Bambos Xanthos is a Greek Cypriot hotel and restaurant owner based in London, England. ... Niki Xanthou (born 11 October 1973 in Rhodos) is a Greek long jumper. ... Thomas Xenakis was a Greek gymnast. ... Vasilios Xydas was a Greek athlete. ... Theodoros Zagorakis (Greek: ) (born October 27, 1971 in Kavala) is a retired Greek footballer. ... Andreas Vassilis Akis Zikos born June 1, 1974 is a Greek football player currently playing for AEK Athens FC. He started his professional career in 1993 with Skoda Xanthi and he spent there 4 seasons. ... Nikolaos Zisis (Greek: ) (born August 16, 1983 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek international basketball player, playing point and shooting guard. ... Khristos Zoumis was a Greek athlete. ...

Clerics

Medieval period

See also: Michael Cerularius, (b. ... Map of Constantinople. ... John Chrysostom (349– ca. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Pope Evaristus was Pope from about 98 to 105 (99 to 108 in the Vaticans Annuario Pontificio of 2003). ... Stephen I, pope (about March 12, 254 to August 2, 257). ... Agatho (born 577?, died 10 January 681) was pope from 678 to 681. ... John VI, pope from 701 to 705, was a native of Greece, and succeeded to the papal chair two months after the death of Sergius I. He assisted the exarch Theophylact, who had been sent to Italy by the emperor Justinian II, and prevented him from using violence against the... John VII, pope from 705 to 707, successor of John VI, was also of Greek nationality. ... Alexander V (also Peter of Candia or Peter Philarges, c. ...

Bishops of Byzantium (until 325) St. ... Jerusalme Bishops Name & Dates Jacob (Greek bishop) 62 Simeon (Greek bishop) 106-107 Ioustos I until 111 Zakheos 111-134 Tobias 111-134 Beniamin I 111-134 John I (Greek bishop) 111-134 Matthew I 111-134 Fillip 111-134 Senekas 111-134 Ioustos II 111-134 Levis (Greek bishop... A List of Archbishops of Athens: Categories: Lists of office-holders ... This is a list of Archbishops of the Autocephalous Greek Cypriot Orthodox Church since its foundation with known dates of enthronement: St. ...

Entrepreneurs

  • Mr Paris Theodorou
  • Panayiotis Angelopoulos
  • George Apostolopoulos
  • Emanuel Apostolou
  • Sam Benrubi
  • John Boutaris
  • Constantine Caesaris
  • Yiannis Carras (d.1989), ship-owner, creator of Porto Carras Resort
  • John D. Chandris and family, shipping industry, cruises
  • Michael Dramytinos
  • Yiannis Dritsas, Giannis inventor of Frappe
  • Lorenzos Freris
  • Joseph Gani
  • Basil Georgatos
  • George Gerardos
  • Pan Germanos
  • Paul D. Giannacopoulos
  • Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou (born 1967), entrepreneur (born to Cypriot parents)
  • Theodorakis Karavoulias
  • Nicholas Kardasilaris
  • Socrates Kokkalis (b. 27 May 1938), telecommunications magnate, owner of Olympiacos
  • Demetrius Koutsolioutsos
  • George Koutsolioutsos
  • Sir Eddie Kulukundis, entrepreneur and arts patron
  • Catherine Kyriakopoulou
  • George Livanos (1926–1997), shipping magnate
  • John Latsis (1910–2003), shipping magnate
  • Spiro Latsis (1947), banking and shipping magnate
  • Constantine M. Los (1871–1962), shipping magnate
  • Gina Mamidaki
  • Stavros Michaliaras

Tom Nastos (1959-) CEO Endurance Sam Benrubi [Greek Σαμ Μπενρουμπή] is a Greek-Jewish business man born and raised in Salonica [Thessaloniki], Greece. ... ÁYiannis Carras (Greek: Γιάννης Καρράς), also known as John C.Carras, was a Greek shipping magnate. ... Porto Carras (Greek:Πόρτο Καρράς) is one of Greeces biggest and most famous holiday resorts and tourist places. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Greek frappé coffee. ... Frappe can refer to two drinks: Frappe, the New England name for a thin ice cream milkshake Greek frappé coffee, a foam-covered cold coffee drink Musical downbeat Category: ... Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, KBE (born 14 February 1967 in Athens) is a Greek-Cypriot born British entrepreneur and is best known for setting up easyJet, a low-cost airline. ... Socaris Kokkalis is a Greek businessman. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Olympiacos C.F.P. (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios) is the most popular Greek multisport club, and one of the greatest clubs in the world based in Piraeus, Athens. ... Sir Eddie Kulukundis OBE (born 1932 in London) is a member of the Greek shipping family, whos professional career has spanned shipping and the theatre. ... Georges Livanos was born in 1926 in New Orleans. ... Yiannis Latsis (14th September, 1910-17th September, 2003), also known as John S. Latsis, was a Greek shipping tycoon notable for his great wealth, influential friends, and charitable activities. ... Spiro Latsis is a Greek businessman and one of the worlds richest people, in 2006 ranked 51st by Forbes on the Worlds Billionaires list at US$9. ... Constantine M. Los was born on the Ottoman-controlled Greek island of Chios, in 1871. ...

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Aristotelis Sokratis (also Ari) Onassis (in Greek, Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης) (January 15 or 20, 1906 – March 15, 1975) was the most famous shipping magnate of the 20th century. ... Christina Onassis (Χριστίνα Ωνάση) (December 11, 1950 – November 19, 1988) was the daughter of the billionaire Aristotle Onassis and Athina Livanos. ... Athina Helene de Miranda[1] [2] (née Athina Roussel, born January 29, 1985) is a competitive show jumper who is the only surviving descendant of the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. ... Aristotelis Sokratis (also Ari) Onassis (in Greek, Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης) (January 15 or 20, 1906 – March 15, 1975) was the most famous shipping magnate of the 20th century. ... Sir Basil Zaharoff, originally Zacharias Basileios, (1849, Muğla, Turkey - 1936, Monte Carlo, Monaco) was a Greek arms trader and financier, the director and chairman of the Vickers munitions firm during World War I. // Basil was from a Greek family in Constantinople. ...

Explorers

Ancient period

Colaeus (Greek: Κωλαίος) was an ancient explorer, who according to Herodotus (Hdt. ... Herodotus was an ancient historian who lived in the 5th century BC (484 BC - c. ... Nearchus (or Nearchos) was one of the officers in the army of Alexander the Great. ... Pytheas (Πυθέας(Pitheas), ca. ... Scylax Of Caryanda, Carian explorer. ... Xenophon, Greek historian Xenophon (In Greek , ca. ...

Medieval period

Cosmas Indicopleustes (literally Mr. ...

Modern period

  • Juan de Fuca aka Apostolos Valerianos, born Ioannis (John) Phocas

Juan de Fuca (born 1536 as Ioannis Phokas in Kefalonia/Greece; † 1602 in Zákynthos/Greece, often reported as Apostolos Valerianos), was a Greek captain employed by Spain to sail northward from Mexico and look for a northern passage from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. ...

Fashion designers

Sophia Kokosalaki (born 1972) is a well-known Greek fashion designer of haute couture, with her own label based in London. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... Panagiotis Papadopoulos (known popularly as Panos) is a Greek, Swedish-based fashion designer and head of Panos Emporio AB, a swimwear company in Mölndal, Sweden. ... Panos Emporio is a Swedish swimwear company and the current owner of the Fröken Sverige (Miss Sweden) pageant. ... Image:TN JohnVarvatos2004. ... Peter Speliopoulos, born in 1961 in Greece and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, is an American fashion designer. ... BULGARI logo Italian jeweler and luxury goods retailer Bulgari (usually written BVLGARI) is named for its founder, Italian Greek emigrant Sotirios Bulgari (Σωτήριος Βούλγαρης). The company was founded in 1884 in Rome, Italy. ... James Galanos ([gulAn´Os]) 1925–, was an American fashion designer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Patricia Field (born c. ... Nick Verreos (born St. ... Erotokritos (Greek Ερωτόκριτος) is a romantic epic composed by Vitsentzos Kornaros in early 17th century Crete. ... Jean Desses Jean Desses (August 6, 1904 – August 2, 1970), was a world leading fashion designer in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. ...

Fashion models

Evi Adam Evi Adam, in Greek: Εύη Αδάμ, is one of Greeces top fashion model. ... Julia Alexandratou (Greek: Τζούλια Αλεξανδράτου), is a Greek model. ... Axia Andreadaki, (Greek: Άξια Ανδρεαδάκη) is a top fashion model in Greece. ... Evagelia Aravani also spelled Evangelia Aravani, (Greek: Ευαγγελία Αραβανή) born 1986 in Athens, is one of Greeces top fashion models. ... Elena Asimakopoulou (Greek: Έλενα Ασημακοπούλου) is a model and beauty contestant, in April 2006 she was 1st runner-up to Miss Star Hellas (Greek: Μις Ελλάς) pageant, winning the B Miss Hellas (Greek: Β Μις Ελλάς) title and the chance to represent Greece in the Miss Europe 2006 pageant in France. ... Paraskevas Boubourakas (Greek: Παρασκευάς Μπουμπουράκας) born in Tyrnavos, (Greek: Τύρναβο, Tirnavos), Larissa, is one of Greeces top male fashion models who has recently booked the campaign for Dolce & Gabbana, shooting by Steven Meisel in New York with the beautiful Gisele Buendchen. ... Marietta Chrousala also spelled Marieta Chrousala, Marieta Hrousala, (Greek: Μαριέττα Χρουσαλά) born 1983 in Athens, is one of Greeces top fashion models and television presenters. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Chrysanthi Dafla, (Greek: Χρυσάνθη Ντάφλα ) is a top fashion model in Greece who has also appeared in numerous international fashion events. ... IsabellaDara01a. ... Marina Tsintikidou, Miss Europe 1992. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Elite Model Management Corporation is a modelling agency founded in Paris in 1972 by Gerald Marie, John Casablancas and Alain Kittler. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Mara Darmousli, in Greek: Μάρα Δαρμουσλή, is a Greek fashion model. ... The Elite Model Management Corporation is a modelling agency founded in Paris in 1972 by Gerald Marie, John Casablancas and Alain Kittler. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Valentini Daskaloudi, (Greek: Βαλεντίνη Δασκαλούδη) born 1979 in Athens, is one of Greeces top fashion models. ... Aliki Diplarakou, in Greek: Αλίκη Διπλαράκου, (August 28, 1912 - October 30, 1993) grandmother of Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg, and the first Greek contestant to win the Miss Europe title. ... Marina Tsintikidou, Miss Europe 1992. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Daniela Eleftheraki , (Greek: Ντανιελα Ελευθεράκη), once known as the Lolita of the Greek fashion world, is a top Greek fashion model represented by Ace Models Agency. ... Kleopatra Farri(Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Φαρρη) is one of Greeces newest fashion models. ... Katerina Georgiadou (Greek: Κατερίνα Γεωργιάδου) is a Greek fashion model who has appeared in numerous fashion magazines and international events. ... Jennifer Hiloudaki was born February 21, 1968 in Sitia on the Greek island of Crete. ... Olympia Hopsonidou(Greek: Ολυμπία Χοψονίδου) is a model and beauty contestant. ... Valia Kakouti, (Greek: Βάλια Κακούτη) born 1981 in Athens, won the Miss Star Hellas 2004 title and was chosen to represent Greece at the Miss Universe 2004 pageant held in Quito, Ecador. ... Periklis Kalogeropoulos (Greek: Περικλής Καλογερόπουλος) is one of Greeces male fashion models. ... Katerina Kanonidou (Greek:Κατερίνα Κανονίδου ) is one of Greeces top fashion models. ... Irini Karra (Greek: Ειρήνη Καρρά) is a Greek model who took part in the Miss Star Hellas pageant in on April 2006, and represented her country in the Miss World 2006 pageant, held in Warsaw, Poland. ... Alex Kavadias (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Καββαδίας ) is one of Greeces new faces in the fashion world. ... Vicky Kaya (Greek: Βίκυ Καγιά) born 1978 in Athens, is a Greek supermodel and actress who is well known in the international fashion world and has appeared on the covers of numerous international fashion magazines such asVogue, Esquire,Madame, Marie Claire, and Elle. ... Vaso Kolida, in Greek: Βάσω Κόλλιδα, is a Greek fashion model. ... Anastassia Kourkoulos, (Greek: Αναστασία Κούρκουλου) is a Greek fashion model who is currently being represented by East West Models. ... Dimitris Koutsavlakis, (Demetres Coutsavlakis ) was born in Athens in 1977. ... Olga Kypriotou (Greek: Όλγα Κυπριώτου) is a model and beauty pageant contestant. ... Christina Lekka, (Greek: Χριστίνα Λέκκα) a model from Greece, she won the B Miss Hellas 1994 title, (Greek: Β Σταρ Ελλάς), at the Miss Star Hellas pageant. ... Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) is the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Marios Lekkas (Greek:Μάριος Λέκκας) is one of Greeces top male fashion models. ... Vasia Loi (Greek:Βάσια Λόη) born April 9, 1977 in Germany, is a Greek top fashion model, journalist and television presenter. ... Katerina Manabi (Greek:Κατερίνα Μανάβη), is a fashion model in Greece, her face appearing on the covers of numerious fashion magazines and fashion events. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Katia Marie Margaritoglou, in Greek: Κάτια Μαργαρίτογλου, is a Greek fashion model and beauty contestant. ... Miss Europe 1991, Silvia Maria Jato Núñez - Spain (2nd), Susanne Petry - Germany (original winner) & Katerina Michalopoulou - Greece (1st) Katerina Michalopoulou, in Greek: Κατερίνα Μιχαλοπούλου, was the winner of the B Miss Hellas (Greek: Β Μις Ελλάς) in the Miss Star Hellas Pageant in 1991. ... Marina Tsintikidou, Miss Europe 1992. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Anna Nanousi (Greek:Αννά Νανούση) is one of Greeces fashion models and television hosts. ... Nikos(or Nickolaos) Papadakis(Greek:Νίκος Παπαδάκης) is a greek top model. ... Manhunt International is an international beauty pageant for men which began in 1993, though the roots of the pageant go back a few years more to when one single national preliminary was held in Singapore. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Evelina Papantoniou, (Greek: Εβελίνα Παπαντωνίου) born 1979 in Athens, is one of Greeces top professional fashion models and actress. ... Lena Paparigopoulou, also Lena Paparrigopoulou, in (Greek: Λένα Παπαρηγοπούλου, Λένα Παπαρρηγοπούλου), is one of Greeces top fashion models who has appeared in various magazine and fashion events. ... Anastasia Perraki, also spelled Anastasia Peraki, (Greek: Αναστασία Περράκη) born 1985 in Athens, is one of Greeces new fashion models. ... Chrissoula Rodi, (Greek: Χρυσούλα Ρόδι), she won the Miss Star Hellas title in 1931 and went on to represent Greece at the Miss Europe beauty pageant in Paris, France. ... Dimitra Saltou (Greek: Δήμητρα Σάλτου) is a fashion model appearing in numerous Greek fashion magazines and events. ... Panayotis Simopoulos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Σιμόπουλος) is one of Greeces top male fashion models. ... Susan Athena Simpson Suzi Simpson is an American model, actress and aspiring screenwriter. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the pageant. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Maria Spiridaki (Greek: Μαρία Σπυριδάκη), born and raised on the island of Crete, is a Greek fashion model, actress and television presenter. ... Katerina Stikoudi also spelled Aikaterini Stikoudi, (Greek: Κατερίνα Στικούδη) born 1986 in Komotini, in 2005 she won the title Miss Hellas (Greek:Miss Ελλάς) and the chance to represented Greece at the Miss World pageant. ... Marina Tsintikidou Marina Tsintikidou, in Greek: Μαρίνα Τσιντικίδου, is a Greek fashion model/presenter, who has appeared on the covers of numerious Greek fashion magazines such MAX. She won the title of B Miss Hellas (Greek: Β Μις Ελλάς) in the Miss Star Hellas Pageant in 1992. ... Marina Tsintikidou, Miss Europe 1992. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Katia Zygouli (Greek: Κάτια Ζυγούλη ), Playmate 1997, born July 4, is a Greek super model who is well known in the International Model scene. ... The Elite Model Management Corporation is a modelling agency founded in Paris in 1972 by Gerald Marie, John Casablancas and Alain Kittler. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Filmmakers

Photo of Angelopoulos Theodoros Angelopoulos (Θόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος in Greek) (born April 27, 1936) is a noted Greek film director. ... Elia Kazan, (Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν, IPA: ), (September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was a Greek-American film and theatre director, film and theatrical producer, screenwriter, novelist and cofounder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947. ... Michael Cacoyannis (born June 11, 1922 in Limassol, Cyprus, under the name Mikhalis Kakogiannis) is a filmmaker. ... John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929–February 3, 1989) was a Greek American actor, screenwriter, and director. ... George Pan Cosmatos (January 4, 1941 in Florence, Italy – April 19, 2005 in Victoria, Canada) was a Greek film director. ... Constantinos Gavras (born February 12, 1933, Loutra-Iraias, Greece), better known as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek-French filmmaker best known for films with overt political themes. ... Ana Kokkinos (born 3 August 1958) is an Australian film director. ... Nikos Koundouros (Greek: Νίκος Κούνδουρος), is a Greek film director. ... Constantine Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an Academy Award winning American film director and screenwriter. ... George (Miliotis) Miller (born March 3, 1945), is an Academy-Award winning Australian film and television screenwriter, director and producer. ... Mad Max is an Australian apocalyptic science fiction action film from 1979 directed by George Miller and written by Miller and Byron Kennedy. ... BaBe was a Japanese Pop duo. ... Happy Feet is an Academy Award-winning Australian-produced 2006 computer-animated comedy-drama film, directed and co-written by George Miller. ... Dean Tavoularis Dean Tavoularis (born January 1, 1932) is an American motion picture production designer whos work appeared in numerious box office hits such as The Godfather movies, Apocalypse Now, The Brinks Job, One from the Heart and Bonnie and Clyde. ... Gregory Markopoulos (March 12, 1928 - November 12, 1992) was an American experimental filmmaker. ... Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Andy & Arlene Sidaris Andy Sidaris (born February 20, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. ... Milton Katselas Milton Katselas (born December 22, 1933) in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, is an American director and famed Hollywood acting teacher at The Beverly Hills Playhouse, who has taught such stars as Jenna Elfman, George Clooney, Alec Baldwin, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Selleck, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ted Danson, Tony Danza, Jeffrey Tambor... Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes (born May 21, 1959) is an American actor and director. ... Alexandra Cassavetes (born September 21, 1965), nickname Xan, is an American actress and director. ...

Military and political leaders

Ancient period

Alcibiades Cleiniou Scambonides (Greek: ; English /ælsɪbaɪədi:z/; 450 BC–404 BC), also transliterated as Alkibiades, was a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general. ... For the film of the same name, see Alexander the Great (1956 film). ... Silver coin of Antiochus III Antiochus III the Great, (ruled 223 - 187 BC), younger son of Seleucus II Callinicus, became ruler of the Seleucid kingdom as a youth of about eighteen in 223 BC. (His traditional designation, the Great, stems from a misconception of Megas Basileus (Great king), the traditional... Aristides (530 BC–468 BC) was an Athenian statesman, nicknamed the Just. He was the son of Lysimachus, and a member of a family of moderate fortune. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cleopatra (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; January 69 BC–November 30, 30 BC) was a Hellenistic co-ruler of Egypt with her father (Ptolemy XII Auletes) and later with her brothers/husbands Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. She later became the supreme ruler of Egypt, consummated a liaison with Gaius Julius Caesar, that solidified... Demosthenes (384–322 BC, Greek: Δημοσθένης, DÄ“mosthénÄ“s) was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. ... For information about the modern board game of the same name, see Epaminondas (game). ... King Eucratides (171-145 BC) Obv: Bust of Eucratides. ... Leonidas (Greek: - Lions son, Lion-like) was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line, one of the sons of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed to be a descendant of Heracles. ... // Lycurgus Lycurgus (Greek: , Lukoûrgos; 700 BC?–630 BC) was the legendary lawgiver of Sparta, who established the military-oriented reformation of Spartan society in accordance with the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi. ... Lysander (d. ... For the earlier war beginning in 460 BC, see First Peloponnesian War. ... Memnon of Rhodes (380 – 333 BC) was the commander of the Greek mercenaries working for the Persian king Darius III when Alexander the Great of Macedonia invaded Persia in 334 BC and won the Battle of the Granicus River. ... Miltiades Miltiades (c. ... Nearchus (or Nearchos) was one of the officers in the army of Alexander the Great. ... Peisistratos or Peisistratus (Greek: )[1] (ca. ... Pericles or Perikles (ca. ... Philip II of Macedon: victory medal (niketerion) struck in Tarsus, 2nd c. ... For the bishop, see Polycrates of Ephesus. ... For the unrelated astronomer, see Ptolemy Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC–283 BC), ruler of Egypt (reigned 323 BC - 283 BC) and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. ... Pyrrhus of Epirus Pyrrhus (318-272 BC) (Greek: Πύρρος), king of the Molossians (from ca. ... Seleucus I (surnamed for later generations Nicator, in Greek:Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ) (c. ... For other uses, see Solon (disambiguation). ... This article cites its sources but does not provide page references. ... Xenophon, Greek historian Xenophon (In Greek , ca. ...

Medieval period

Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus Alexius I (1048–August 15, 1118), Byzantine emperor (1081–1118), was the third son of John Comnenus, the nephew of Isaac I Comnenus (emperor 1057–1059). ... Painting of Basil II, from an 11th century manuscript. ... Constantine Lascaris (d. ... Satellite view of the Peninsula in spring The Italian Peninsula or Apennine Peninsula (Italian: Penisola italiana or Penisola appenninica) is one of the greatest peninsulas of Europe, spanning 1,000 km from the Alps in the north to the central Mediterranean Sea in the south. ... Constantine and his mother Zoë. Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos or Porphyrogenitus, the Purple-born (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Ζ΄ Πορφυρογέννητος, Kōnstantinos VII PorphyrogennÄ“tos), (Constantinople, September 905 – November 9, 959 in Constantinople) was the son of the Byzantine emperor Leo VI and his fourth wife Zoe Karbonopsina. ... Constantine XI: The last Byzantine emperor is considered a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... Georgius Gemistos (or Plethon, Pletho), (c. ... The borders of Western Europe were largely defined by the Cold War. ... Look up Helena in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up Irene in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ioannes, protected by God and the Virgin Mary. ... Johannes Bessarion, or Basilius (c. ... The coat of arms of a Cardinal are indicated by a red galero (wide-brimmed hat) with 15 tassels on each side (the motto and escutcheon are proper to the individual Cardinal). ... Manuel (or Emmanuel) Chrysoloras (c. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Manuel I Comnenus (Greek: Μανουήλ Α ο Κομνηνός; November 28, 1118 – September 24, 1180), was a Byzantine Emperor of the 12th century who reigned over a crucial turning point in the history of Byzantium and the Mediterranean. ... The Byzantine Empire in 1265 (William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1911) Michael VIII (1225 – December 11, 1282) was the founder of the Palaeologos dynasty that would rule the Byzantine Empire to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. ... Marcus Musurus (Μάρκος Μουσούρος) (c. ... Greek ( IPA: or simply IPA: — Hellenic) has a documented history of 3,500 years, the longest of any single language in the Indo-European language family. ... Gymnasivm Patavinum: The Universitys main Bo palace shown in a 1654 woodcut The University of Padua (Italian Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) located in Padua, Italy was founded in 1222. ... Emperor Nicephoros Phocas Nicephorus II Phocas was one of the most brilliant generals in the history of Byzantium who rose to become a mediocre emperor from 963 until his assassination in 969. ... Romanus IV Romanus IV (Diogenes), Byzantine emperor from 1068 to 1071, was a member of a distinguished Cappadocian family, and had risen to distinction in the army, until he was convicted of treason against the sons of Constantine X. While waiting for his execution he was summoned into the presence... Manzikert (in Turkish Malazgirt) is a town in MuÅŸ in eastern Turkey, with a population of 23 697 (year 2000) (??of 68 990). ... Saint Cyril (Greek: Κύριλλος , Church Slavonic: Кирилъ) (827 - February 14, 869) was a Byzantine Greek monk, scholar, theologian, and linguist. ... The Glagolitic alphabet or Glagolitsa is the oldest known Slavic alphabet. ... Theodora can refer to any of the following: Flavia Maximiana Theodora, daughter of the Roman Emperor Maximian and second wife of the Emperor Constantius I Chlorus. ... Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des...

Ottoman Empire period

Sinan-i Atik also known as Azadli Sinan and Atik Sinan (Old Sinan to distinguish him from Koca Mimar Sinan Agha), born in Byzance (Byzantine) was an Ottoman architect for Mehmed II and Mustafa III during the 15th Century. ... Mehmed II (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثانى , Turkish: ), (also known as el-Fatih (الفاتح), the Conqueror, in Ottoman Turkish, or, in modern Turkish, Fatih Sultan Mehmet) (March 30, 1432 – May 3, 1481) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to 1446, and later from 1451 to 1481. ... Sultan Mustafa III Mustafa III (January 28, 1717 – January 21, 1774) was the sultan of the Ottoman empire from 1757 to 1774. ... Baba Aruj Aruj, turkish Oruç (c. ... A privateer was a private ship (or its captain) authorized by a countrys government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping. ... Khair ad Din A statue in Barbaros Park near the ferry stop in BeÅŸiktaÅŸ Khair ad Din (circa 1475-1546) was an Ottoman-Turkish admiral and privateer who served in the Ottoman Empire and in the Barbary Coast. ... İbrahim Ethem Pasha (source&permission: Chamber of Mining Engineers of Turkey) İbrahim Ethem Pasha (also spelled Edhem) is an Ottoman statesman who held the office of Grand Vizier in the beginning of Abdulhamid IIs reign between 5 February 1877 - 11 January 1878. ... A Vizier (وزير, sometimes also spelled Wazir) is an Arabic term for a high-ranking religious and political advisor, often to a king or sultan. ... Khair ad Din A statue in Barbaros Park near the ferry stop in BeÅŸiktaÅŸ Khair ad Din (circa 1475-1546) was an Ottoman-Turkish admiral and privateer who served in the Ottoman Empire and in the Barbary Coast. ... İbrahim Pasha Palace to the west of Sultanahmet Square, facing former Hippodrome, in İstanbul, today Turkish-Islamic Art Museum - www. ... Suleiman the Magnificent Suleiman I (November 6, 1494 – September 5/6, 1566); in Turkish Süleyman , (nicknamed the Magnificent in Europe and the Lawgiver in the Islamic World, in Turkish Kanuni) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566 and successor to Selim I. He was... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... ZaÄŸanos Pasha was one of the prominent military commanders of Mehmet II (Mehmet the Conqueror) and a lala, at once an advisor, mentor, tutor, councilors, protector, for the sultan. ... Mehmed II Mehmed II (March 30, 1432 – May 3, 1481; nicknamed el-Fatih, the Conqueror) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to 1446, and later from 1451 to 1481. ... Sinan should no be confused with Sinan Pasha. ... Suleiman the Magnificent Suleiman I (November 6, 1494 – September 5/6, 1566); in Turkish Süleyman , (nicknamed the Magnificent in Europe and the Lawgiver in the Islamic World, in Turkish Kanuni) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566 and successor to Selim I. He was... Kösem Sultan (c. ...

Modern period

Greece

Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776-1831). ... Georgios Hatzianestis (Greek: Γεώργιος Χατζανέστης) Greek General. ... Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris (or Canaris, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης) (1793 or 1795 – September 2, 1877) was a Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician. ... The Prime Minister of Greece (Πρωθυπουργός in Greek) is the head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of the Greek cabinet. ... Constantine Karamanlis Constantine (Konstantinos) Karamanlis (Κωνσταντίνος Καραμανλής) (March 8, 1907 - April 23, 1998) is a towering figure of modern Greek politics and history. ... This is a list of presidents of Greece. ... Konstantínos Alexandrou Karamanlís (Κωνσταντίνος Αλεξάνδρου Καραμανλής, in Greek; generally known as Costas Caramanlis, Costas Karamanlis, or Kóstas Karamanlís, born September 14, 1956) became Prime Minister of Greece on March 10, 2004 following his partys victory in the March 7 parliamentary elections. ... Note on Greek names: There is no firm convention for the rendering of Greek personal names into English. ... Dimitris Koliopoulos Plapoutas was a Greek General who fought during the Greek War of Independence against the rule of the Ottoman Empire. ... Combatants Greek revolutionaries United Kingdom France Russian Empire  Ottoman Empire Egyptian Khedivate Commanders Theodoros Kolokotronis Alexander Ypsilanti Georgios Karaiskakis Omer Vryonis Mahmud Dramali Pasha ReÅŸid Mehmed Pasha Ibrahim Pasha. ... For other uses, see Ottoman (disambiguation). ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Monument of Theodoros Kolokotronis in Athens. ... Combatants Greek revolutionaries United Kingdom France Russian Empire  Ottoman Empire Egyptian Khedivate Commanders Theodoros Kolokotronis Alexander Ypsilanti Georgios Karaiskakis Omer Vryonis Mahmud Dramali Pasha ReÅŸid Mehmed Pasha Ibrahim Pasha. ... For other uses, see Ottoman (disambiguation). ... Admiral Kountouriotis Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855-1935) (Greek: Παύλος Κουντουριώτης) was an acclaimed Greek military man, and twice the President of Greece. ... This is a list of presidents of Greece. ... Alexander Mavrocordato (cca. ... Pavlos Melas in a portrait of Georgios Iakovidis. ... The Greek Struggle for Macedonia 1904-1908 (in Greek language: Μακεδονικός Αγῶν, Macedonian Struggle) is how the Greeks describe their military conflicts against the Bulgarians (VMRO) and the Turkish forces in Ottoman occupied Macedonia during the first decade of the 20th century. ... Ioannis Metaxas (Greek Ιωάννης Μεταξάς, April 12, 1871 – January 29, 1941) was a Greek General and the Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Andreas Georgiou Papandreou, Ανδρέας Γ. Παπανδρέου (5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a towering figure in Greek politics. ... For George Papandreous grandfather, also called George Papandreou, see George Papandreou, senior. ... Karolos Papoulias Karolos Papoulias (Greek: Κάρολος Παπούλιας) is the President of the Hellenic Republic, former minister and member of the Hellenic parliament. ... Costas Simitis Constantinos Georgiou Simitis (born June 23, 1936), usually known as Costas Simitis, was Prime Minister of Greece and leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) from 1996 to 2004. ... Konstantinos Dimitriou Stephanopoulos (Born August 15, 1926) is the current President of the Hellenic Republic (Greece). ... Eleftherios Venizelos (1864-1936), Greek statesman and diplomat. ...

Canada

John Cannis (born November 4, 1951) is a member of the House of Commons in Canada. ... The Honourable Jim Karygiannis, PC , MP (born May 2, 1955, in a refugee settlement in Athens, Greece) is a Canadian Liberal politician. ...

Austria

  • Maria Vassilakou, (MP) Greens

France

  • Marietta Karamanli, (MP) Socialist Party

Romania

Yiannis Pharmakis (Greek: Ιάννης Φαρμακης; Romanian: Ioan Farmache), d. ... The sarcophagus of Princess Bălaşa Cantacuzino, kept in the National Museum of Romanian History The Cantacuzino (Cantacuzène) family is an old boyar family of Wallachia that claims to have its roots in the Byzantine Greek emperor John VI Kantakouzenos. ...

Spain

Sofía, Queen of Spain (Spanish:Su Majestad la Reina Sofía de España, Greek: ; born Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark on November 2, 1938; full name Sophía Margaríta Viktoría Frederíki), is the Queen Consort of King Juan Carlos I of Spain. ... King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón), styled HM The King (born January 5, 1938), is the reigning King of Spain. ...

United Kingdom

“Prince Philip” redirects here. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Norman Anthony Francis St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, PC (born May 18, 1929), is a British Conservative politician, author and barrister. ... Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis (born c. ...

Australia

John Hatzistergos is an Australian politician. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... Jenny Mikakos Jenny Mikakos (born January 25, 1969) is an Australian politician representing the Legislative Council province of Jika Jika in the State of Victoria for the Australian Labor Party. ... Sophie Mirabella Sophie Mirabella (née Panopoulos) (born 27 October 1968), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2001, representing the Division of Indi, Victoria. ... Maria Vamvakinou Maria Vamvakinou (born 4 April 1959), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Calwell, Victoria. ...

United States

Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician, former Governor of Massachusetts, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. ... John Podesta John David Podesta (b. ... George Leon Argyros (born 1937 in Detroit, Michigan) is the former ambassador to Spain for the United States of America. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tom C Korologos Thomas Christopher Korologos, (born April 16, 1933) in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a well-connected Republican lobbyist in Washington. ... Paul Efthemios Tsongas Paul Efthemios Tsongas (February 14, 1941 – January 18, 1997) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the United States Democratic Party. ... George Christopher - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Michael Bikirakis (born July 16, 1930), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 9th District of Florida. ... California State Treasurer Phil Angelides Philip Nicholas Phil Angelides (IPA: æn. ... George Gekas is a Republican politician from Pennsylvania. ... Olympia Jean Bouchles Snowe (born February 21, 1947 in Augusta, Maine) is a Republican politician and the senior United States Senator from Maine. ... Paul Spyros Sarbanes (Greek: Παύλος Σπύρος Σαρμπάνης) (born February 3, 1933), a Democrat, is a former United States Senator who represented the state of Maryland. ... Jenny Mikakos Jenny Mikakos (born January 25, 1969) is an Australian politician representing the Legislative Council province of Jika Jika in the State of Victoria for the Australian Labor Party. ... Maria Vamvakinou Maria Vamvakinou (born 4 April 1959), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Calwell, Victoria. ... Sophie Panopoulos Sophie Panopoulos (born 27 October 1968), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2001, representing the Division of Indi, Victoria. ... Andrew Manatos (born 1947) was a former Assistant Secretary of Commerce in the administration of President Jimmy Carter. ... Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States serving under President Richard M. Nixon, and the fifty-fifth Governor of Maryland. ...

Musicians

Ancient period

Alypius of Alexandria was a Greek writer on music who flourished c. ... Terpander, of Antissa in Lesbos, was a Greek poet and citharode who lived about the first half of the 7th century BC. About the time of the Second Messenian War, he settled in Sparta, whither, according to some accounts, he had been summoned by command of the Delphian oracle, to...

Modern period

Despina Vandi (born Despina Malea, 22 July 1969, near Stuttgart-Tübingen, Southern Germany) is a Greek singer famous mainly in Greece and Cyprus with some international success too. ... Anna Vissi (Greek: Άννα Βίσση; born December 20, 1957) is a Cypriot-Greek singer, famous mainly in Greece, and her home country Cyprus, with success in the United States as well. ... Anna Vissi with Nikos Karvelas. ... Rita Abatzi (Greek: Ρίτα Αμπατζή) (born 1914 in Smyrna, Asia Minor, now İzmir, Turkey - died June 17, 1969 in Egaleo (Athens), Greece) was a Greek rebetiko musician who began her career in the first part of the 1930s. ... Maurice Abravanel, (January 6, 1903 – September 22, 1993), was a Greek-born Swiss conductor. ... A Pianist of great versatility and virtuosic technique Louis Demetrius Alvanis (born 21st December, 1960) performs the full range of Keyboard repertoire from the Baroque masters right through to contemporary serious music. ... Ioannis Anastassakis Ioannis Anastassakis is one of the most recognizable greek guitarists internationally, with rich artistic, compositional, educational, and written work. ... Costas Andreou is an independent musician and composer from Athens, Greece. ... Grigoris Asikis (Greek:Γρηγόρης Ασίκης) (Constantinople 1890 - Athens 7 October 1966) was a Greek singer and songwriter of urban Greek music, Rembetiko. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Gina Bachauer (May 21, 1913 - August 22, 1976) was a Greek classical pianist, who toured extensively in the United States and Europe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Yiorgos Batis (Greek: Γιώργος Μπάτης, also Giorgos Batis) (1885 in Methana - March 10, 1967) was one of the first and infulential in rebetiko music and was known in Piraeus. ... Grigoris Bithikotsis (Γρηγόρης Μπιθικώτσης) (December 11, 1922 - April 7, 2005) was a popular Greek folk singer, one of the greatest in his country. ... Miltiades Caridis (born Danzig, today GdaÅ„sk, in 1923, died 1997 in Athens) was a German-Greek conductor. ... Pavlos Carrer or Paolo Carrer (Zakynthos, 12 May 1829 - Zakynthos, 7 June 1896) was a Greek composer. ... Petros Christo, born in Greece on March 4, 1975, is the current bass player of the Power Metal band Firewind. ... Nikos Christodoulou (born 1959) is a Greek conductor and composer. ... Jani Christou, in Greek: Γιαννης Χρηστου, (January 9, 1926 - January 9, 1970), was a Greek composer. ... Christos Dantis (born Christos Vlahakos, 26 September 1966), is a popular Greek singer and musician. ... Dionysios Demetis (Greek: Διονύσιος Δεμέτης) is a Greek composer, born in the year 1979 in Athens. ... Odysseas Dimitriadis (1908 - 2005) was a Greek and at the same time Soviet classical music conductor. ... Dimitris Dragatakis (22 January 1914 – 18 December 2001) was a Greek composer of classical music. ... Antiochos Evangelatos (Greek: Αντίοχος Ευαγγελάτος) (1903 – 1981) was a Greek composer and conductor. ... Kostas Konstantine Exarhakis is a Greek Heavy Metal musician. ... Eva Fampas Guitarist – Professor Eva Fampas, born in Athens, Greece in June 4th 1964 is regarded as one of the world’s most gifted guitarists, with performances noted for coupling deep musicality, passion and an exceptional virtuosity. ... Yorgos Foudoulis (born 1964) is a Greek classical guitarist and composer. ... Kostas Karamitroudis (Greek: Κώστας Καραμητρούδης) aka Gus G., born September 12 1980 in Thessaloniki, Greece is an acclaimed heavy metal guitarist currently with Firewind. ... Michalis Genitsaris (b. ... Christos Govetas was born in the village of Proti (Florina), Greece in the province of Serres in Greek Macedonia. ... Kostas Grigoréas (born in Athens in 1957) is a Greek classical guitarist and composer. ... Manos Hadjidakis (Μάνος Χατζιδάκις) (October 23, 1925–June 15, 1994) was a Greek music composer. ... Alkinoos Ioannides, is a Greek Cypriot composer and singer born in Nicosia on 19 September 1969. ... Sotiris Kakisis Sotiris Kakisis (b. ... Anastassios Kalkandis is a greek musician and engineer, most notable for his successful dual career in two completely separate fields. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... George Kallis was born in Cyprus and is a highly regarded new composer who has just finished the score for the feature film Highlander: The Source (2006) for director Brett Leonard (Virtuosity, The Lawnmower Man). ... Manolis Kalomiris, Μανώλης Καλομοίρης (1883–1962), was a Greek composer. ... Iakovos Kambanelis (born 1922) is a Greek poet, playwright, lyricist and novelist. ... Alex Kapranos is a British Greek musician who is currently the guitarist and singer of the Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. ... The Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou was born in Teichio. ... Herbert von Karajan (April 5, 1908 – July 16, 1989) was an Austrian conductor. ... Karasoulos Paraskevas (Καρασούλος Παρασκευάς). Greek poet and lyricist, was born in Athens, Greece 15 August 1962. ... Anna Vissi with Nikos Karvelas. ... Georgios Kasassoglou (December 1, 1908-June 2, 1984) was a Greek classical musician. ... Antonios Katinaris was given birth in Chania Crete, first son of a refugee’s family from Asia Minor . ... Bob playing keyboard and guitar onstage with Firewind Babis Bob Katsionis, born February 17, 1977 in Athens, Greece, is the keyboard player for the heavy metal band Firewind. ... Leonidas Kavakos (*1967 Athens/ Greece) is a greek violinist. ... Stelios Kazantzidis (August 29, 1931–September 14, 2001) (Greek: Στέλιος Καζαντζίδης) was a prominent Greek singer. ... Areti Ketime on the cover of her first CD album. ... Panayiotis Kokoras, Rethymno, Crete 2004 Panayiotis Kokoras (born 1974) is a Greek composer, musician and teacher in music. ... Iakovos Kolanian is a Greek classical guitarist born in Piraeus, Greece and is best known for his performances and transcriptions of ethnic folk music for the classical guitar. ... Stavros Koujioumtzis (Greek:Σταύρος Κουγιουμτζής) is one of the most significant greek music composers of the 20th century. ... Rena Kyriakou (February 25, 1918 - August, 1994) was a pianist born in Herakleion, Greece. ... Andreas Lagios was born on the 11th of November 1972 in Athens, Greece. ... Alexandre Lagoya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Tim Lambesis Tim Lambesis is a founding member and the lead vocalist of the band As I Lay Dying. ... As I Lay Dying is a novel written by the American author William Faulkner. ... Destroy the Runner is a Christian Metalcore band from Encinitas, CA. They are currently signed to Solid State Records on which their debut album Saints was released on September 12, 2006 to mixed reviews. ... Leo Leandros, born Leandros Papathanasiou, was born in 1926 in Astakos, Greece. ... Manos Loïzos (Μάνος Λοΐζος, also transliterated as Loizos and Loisos, October 22, 1937 in Alexandria, Egypt – September 17, 1982 in Moscow, Soviet Union) was one of the most important Greek music composers, yet nearly unknown outside Greece. ... Sokratis Malamas (Greek: Σωκράτης Μάλαμας) (b. ... Nikolaos Halikiopoulos Mantzaros (Greek: or Niccolo Calichiopulo Manzaro, (26 October 1795 - 12 April 1872) was a Greek composer born in Corfu and the major representative of the so called Ionian Islands school of music. ... Giannis Markopoulos (born 1939) is a Greek composer. ... Thanos Mikroutsikos (Greek: Θάνος Μικρούτσικος) (1947- ) was born in Patras, Greece and is one of the leading composers of popular and classical music in his home country. ... Dimitris Mitropoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος) (March 1, 1896 – November 2, 1960) was a Greek conductor, pianist, and composer who spent most of his career in the United States. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Georges Moustaki album cover Yussef Mustacchi, known as Georges Moustaki, (born in Alexandria, Egypt May 3, 1934) is a singer and songwriter from France of Greek Sephardic origin, best known for his poetic rhythm, eloquent simplicity and his hundreds of romantic songs. ... Tzimis Panousis (also spelled Jimis, Greek: Τζίμης Πανούσης) is a Greek musician and stand-up comedian born in Athens (1954), where he has spent most of his life. ... Lefteris Papadimitriou is a Greek composer and performer. ... Lefteris Papadopoulos (Greek: Λευτέρης Παπαδόπουλος) is a greek lyricist,poet and journalist. ... Thanasis Papakonstantinou (Θανάσης Παπακωνσταντίνου) (born April 26, 1959, in Tyrnavos) is a Greek singer-songwriter. ... Apostolos Paraskevas is Grammy-nominated composer and guitarist. ... Stelios Perpiniadis (Greek: Στέλιος Περπινιάδης, 1899 - September 4, 1977), better known as Stellakis (Greek: Στελλάκης), was a Greek folk musician who wrote, sang, and played organ in the rebetiko style. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sadahzinia (born Yolanda Tsiampokalou; Greek: Γιολάντα Τσιαμπόκαλου, in 1977) is a Greek rapper, regarded by many as the first woman that entered the hip-hop scene in Greece. ... Spyros Samaras (1861-1917) was a Greek composer. ... Dionysis Savvopoulos (Greek: Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος) is a Greek music composer, lyricist and singer. ... Kyriakos Sfetsas (born September 29, 1945) is a Greek composer. ... Dimitris Sgouros (born August 30, 1969) is a pianist. ... Pavlos Sidiropoulos (Greek: Παύλος Σιδηρόπουλος) (Athens, August 27, 1948 – Athens, 6 December 1990) was a Rock musician, noted for supporting the use of Greek Lyrics in Rock music, at a time when most Greek Rock groups where using English lyrics. ... Born Nikolaos Domvros (Νικόλαος Δόμβρος) in Thessaloniki, Greece (January 29th, 1980), Sifu VERSUS is one of the better known names in Greek hip hop, both in and out of the country. ... Nikolaos Skalkottas Nikolaos (Nikos) Skalkottas (Greek: Νικόλαος Σκαλκώτας) (born 1901 in Chalcis, died 1949 in Athens) was a Greek composer of 20th-century music. ... Kostas Skarvelis (Greek: Κώστας Σκαρβέλης) (Constantinople, Ottoman Empire 1880 - Athens, Greece April 08, 1942) was a Greek composer of popular music, οf the genre of rembetiko (ρεμπέτικο) in particular. ... Mikis Theodorakis Mikis Theodorakis (Greek: Μίκης Θεοδωράκης) (b. ... Giorgos Theofanous is a composer born in Larnaca, Cyprus in 1968. ... Marios Tokas is a Cypriot (born in Limassol) composer of traditional music. ... Sakis Tolis is Greek musician. ... Michalis Travlos was born in 1950 in Piraeus, Greece. ... Iovan Tsaous (1893 - 1942, Greek: Γιοβάν Τσαούς) was a Greek musician and composer of rebetiko music. ... Vassilis Tsitsanis (Βασίλης Τσιτσάνης January 18, 1915 - January 18, 1984) was a Greek singer and songwriter. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Rebetiko, plural rebetika, (Greek ρεμπέτικο and ρεμπέτικα respectively) is the name for a type of urban Greek music. ... Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου IPA: ) is a world-renowned Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical music and musical performer, under the artist name Vangelis Papathanassiou (Βαγγέλης Παπαθανασίου) or just Vangelis (a diminutive of Evangelos) [IPA: or ]. He is best known for his Academy Award winning score for the film Chariots... Marios Varvoglis (Greek: Μάριος Βάρβογλης) (1885 – 1967) was a Greek composer of the Modern Era. ... Haris Xanthoudakis (born 1950) is a Greek composer. ... Greek Music composer, famous for this work on the movie Rembetiko the movie and many more sonatas and compositions Categories: People stubs ... Iannis Xenakis Iannis Xenakis (Ιάννης Ξενάκης) (May 29, 1922 Brăila – February 4, 2001 Paris) was a Greek composer and architect who spent much of his life in Paris. ... Nikos Xylouris (Greek Νίκος Ξυλούρης, 7 July 1936 - 8 February 1980) was a Greek composer and singer from the village of Anoghia in Crete and also the older brother of another great musician of Cretan music, Antonis Xilouris or Psarantonis. ... Nikos Xydakis is a Greek pianist and singer. ... Spyridon Xyndas Spyridon Xyndas (Σπυρίδων Ξύνδας) (1812-1896) was a Greek composer and guitarist; his last name has also been transliterated as Xinta, Xinda, Xindas, and Xyntas. His opera O ypopsifios vouleftis (The Parliamentary Candidate) is said to have been the first opera written on a Greek libretto. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Maria Yiakoulis (Μαρία Γιακούλη) August, 1974 Born in Sydney Australia, Marias musical influences are many; but none stronger than the music of her parents homeland. ... Yanni (born Yiannis Chrysomallis, Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, on November 14, 1954) is a Greek keyboardist and composer. ... Savvas Ysatis (born July 1, 1968) is a Greek electronic musician, most notable for his collaboration with Taylor Deupree in various bands, including SETI and Futique. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mötley Crüe (IPA pronunciation: ) is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. ...

Painters

Ancient period

Another Apelles was the founder of a Gnostic sect in the 2nd century; Apelles (gnostic). ... Aetion, was a Greek painter of the 4th century BC. He was the painter of Alexander and Roxannas wedding (around 327 BC), in which for the first time flying Cupids were drawn. ... The Berlin Painter (working c. ... The tone of this article is inappropriate for an encyclopedia article. ... Exekias or Execias was one of the most famous ancient Greek potters, who worked between approximately 550 BC - 525 BC. He was renowned for his works of black-figure pottery, acting as both potter and painter. ... Parrhasius, of Ephesus, one of the greatest painters of Greece. ... Polygnotus was a Greek painter in the middle of the 5th century BC, son of Aglaophon. ... Zeuxis and Parrhasius, painters of Ephesus in the 5th century BC, are reported in the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder to have staged a contest to determine which of the two was the greater artist. ...

Renaissance

El Greco (The Greek, 1541 – April 7, 1614) was a painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. ... Antonio Vassilacchi, called Il Aliense (Αντώνιος Βασιλάκης) (1556-1629), was a Greek painter, who worked mostly in Venice and the Veneto. ...

Modern period

There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Demetrios Galanis was an early twentieth century greek artist and contemporary of Picasso. ... Nicholaos Gysis is considered one of Greeces most important nineteenth century painters and and is most famous for his work Eros and the Painter: his first genre painting, recently auctioned at Bonhams in London and last exhibited in Greece in 1928. ... Nikiphoros Lytras (1832-1904) was a nineteenth century Greek painter born in Tinos, and trained in Athens at the School of Arts. ... Constantine Andreou (Constantine Andréou, Κωνσταντίνος Ανδρέου), (b. ... Nikos Engonopoulos (October 21, 1907 – October 31, 1985) was a modern Greek painter and poet. ... Demetrios Farmakopoulos, (Δημήτριος Φαρμακόπουλος),(1919-1996), also known as Mimis Farmakopoulos. ... Yiannis Moralis was a Greek visual artist born at the beginning of the twentieth century, most concerned with realiistic depiction of the human form. ... Dimitris Mytaras is a Greek artist born in 1934. ... Marie Spartali Stillman photographed by Julia Margaret Cameron Marie Euphrosyne Spartali, later Stillman, (born 1844-03-10, died 1927-03-06) was a London-born Pre-Raphaelite painter of Greek descent. ... Yannis Tsarouchis (1910-1989) was a Greek painter. ... Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (in Greek Νίκος Χατζηκυριάκος – Γκίκας ) (February 26, 1906 – September 3, 1994) was a leading Greek painter, sculptor, engraver, iconographer, writer and academic. ... Nikos Nikolaou (Greek:Νίκος Νικολάου) (1909 - 1986) was a major figure in Greek art during the 20th century. ... Konstantinos Parthenis(1878-1967) was a distinguished Greek painter. ... Christos Kapralos (Greek: Χρήστος Καπράλος, 1909 - 1993) was a Greek artist of the 20th century. ...

Philosophers

Ancient period

Anaximander Possibly what Anaximanders map looked like Anaximander (Greek: Αναξίμανδρος)(c. ... Anaximenes (in Greek: Άναξιμένης) of Miletus (585 BC - 525 BC) was a Greek philosopher from the latter half of the 6th century, probably a younger contemporary of Anaximander, whose pupil or friend he is said to have been. ... Aristotle (Greek: AristotélÄ“s) (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. ... Athenagoras (circa 133-190) was a Christian apologist of the second half of the 2nd century of whom little is known for certain, besides that he was Athenian (though possibly not originally from Athens), a philosopher, and a convert to Christianity. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      A Christian () is a person who... ‎ Democritus (Greek: ) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher (born at Abdera in Thrace around 460 BC). ... Diogenes by John William Waterhouse, depicting his lamp, tub and diet of onions. ... Empedocles (Greek: , ca. ... Epictetus (Greek: Επίκτητος; ca. ... Epicurus (Greek ) (341 BC, Samos – 270 BC, Athens) was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of Epicureanism, a popular school of thought in Hellenistic Philosophy that spanned about 600 years. ... Epimenides of Knossos Epimenides of Knossos (Crete) (Greek: Επιμενίδης) was a semi-mythical 6th century BC Greek seer and philosopher-poet, who is said to have fallen asleep for fifty-seven years in a Cretian cave sacred to Zeus, after which he reportedly awoke with the gift of prophecy. ... Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (329 - January 25, 389), also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen was a 4th century Christian bishop of Constantinople. ... Gregory of Nyssa ( 335 – after 394) was a Christian bishop and saint. ... Heraclitus of Ephesus (Ancient Greek - Herákleitos ho Ephésios (Herakleitos the Ephesian)) (about 535 - 475 BC), known as The Obscure (Ancient Greek - ho Skoteinós), was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, a native of Ephesus on the coast of Asia Minor. ... An imagined portrait of Hypatia of Alexandria Hypatia of Alexandria (Greek: Υπατία; born between 350 and 370 AD – 415 AD) was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, the first notable woman in mathematics, and also taught in the fields of astronomy and astrology. ... Irenaeus (Greek: Εἰρηναῖος), (b. ... Celsus (Greek: ) was a 2nd century Greek philosopher and opponent of Christianity. ... This article is about the philosopher. ... Parmenides of Elea (Greek: , early 5th century BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea, a Hellenic city on the southern coast of Italy. ... PLATO was one of the first generalized Computer assisted instruction systems, originally built by the University of Illinois (U of I) and later taken over by Control Data Corporation (CDC), who provided the machines it ran on. ... Georgius Gemistos Plethon (or Pletho), (c. ... Plotinus Plotinus (ancient Greek: ) (ca. ... Protagoras (in Greek Πρωταγόρας) was born around 481 BC in Abdera, Thrace in Ancient Greece. ... Pythagoras of Samos (Greek: ; between 580 and 572 BC–between 500 and 490 BC) was an Ionian (Greek) philosopher[1] and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. ... This page is about the ancient Greek philosopher. ... Thales of Miletos (, ca. ... Theophrastus (Greek Θεόφραστος, 370 — about 285 BC), a native of Eressos in Lesbos, was the successor of Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. ... Xenophanes of Colophon (Greek: Ξενοφάνης, 570 BC-480 BC) was a Greek philosopher, poet, and social and religious critic. ... Zeno of Citium Zeno of Citium (The Stoic) (sometime called Zeno Apathea) (333 BC-264 BC) was a Hellenistic philosopher from Citium, Cyprus. ... Zeno of Elea (IPA:zÉ›noÊŠ, É›lɛɑː)(circa 490 BC? – circa 430 BC?) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of southern Italy and a member of the Eleatic School founded by Parmenides. ...

Medieval period

This follis by Leo VI bears the Byzantine Emperors official title, BASILEVS ROMEON, Emperor of the Romans; translation of text: Leo, by the grace of God, King of Romans Leo VI the Wise or the Philosopher (Greek: Λέων ΣΤ΄, Leōn VI, Armenian: [1]), (September 19, 866 – May 11, 912) was Byzantine... Michael Psellos or Psellus (Greek: Μιχαήλ Ψελλός, Mikhaēl Psellos) was a Byzantine writer, philosopher, politician, and historian. ...

Modern period

Adamantios Korais (April 27, 1748 - April 6, 1833) was a graduate of the University of Montpellier in 1788 and he spent most of his life as an expatriate in Paris. ... Anthimos Gazis was a scholar and philosopher during the Greek Enlightenment. ... Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης) (February 18, 1883, Heraklion, Crete, Greece - October 26, 1957, Freiburg, Germany), author of poems, novels, essays, plays, and travel books, was arguably the most important and most translated Greek writer and philosopher of the 20th century. ... Costas Axelos (also spelled Kostas Axelos) was born on the 26th of June 1924, and attended high school at the French Institute and the German School of Athens, Greece. ... Cornelius Castoriadis[1] (Greek: Κορνήλιος Καστοριάδης) (March 11, 1922-December 26, 1997) was a Greek-French philosopher, economist and psychoanalyst. ... Michail Papageorgiou (Greek: Μιχαήλ Παπαγεωργίου) was a Greek philosopher. ... Nicos Poulantzas (1936-1979) was a Greco-French Marxist political sociologist. ... Ioannis Theorakopoulos was a Greek philosopher, born in Vassaras, Lakonia, Greece in 1900 and died in 1981 in Athens. ... Christos Yannaras an important Greek philosopher and writer of more than 40 books, he has been translated in many European languages. ...

Scientists

Ancient period

Archimedes of Syracuse (Greek: c. ... Statue of Aristarchus at Aristotle University in Thessalonica, Greece Aristarchus (Greek: Ἀρίσταρχος; 310 BC - ca. ... Aristotle (Greek: Aristotélēs) (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. ... Ctesibius or Ktesibios or Tesibius (Greek Κτησίβιος) (flourished 285–222 BC) was a Greek[1] inventor and mathematician in Alexandria. ... Eratosthenes (Greek ; 276 BC - 194 BC) was a Greek mathematician, geographer and astronomer. ... Euclid (Greek: ), also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician of the Hellenistic period who flourished in Alexandria, Egypt, almost certainly during the reign of Ptolemy I (323 BC-283 BC). ... Galen. ... Heros aeolipile Hero (or Heron) of Alexandria (c. ... For the Athenian tyrant, see Hipparchus (son of Pisistratus). ... Hippocrates of Cos II or Hippokrates of Kos (ca. ... Pytheas (Πυθέας(Pitheas), ca. ... The Greek geographer Strabo in a 16th century engraving. ... Theopompus, a Greek historian and rhetorician, was born at Chios about 380 BC. In early youth he seems to have spent some time at Athens, along with his father, who had been exiled on account of his Laconian sympathies. ...

Mediaeval period

  • Anthemius of Tralles, was involved in the construction of the Haghia Sophia
  • Isidore of Miletus, 6th century polymath, principally in charge of design and construction of the Haghia Sophia
  • Leon the Mathematician, 9th cent. geometer, subject of a bidding war between the Emperor and Caliph al-Mamun

Anthemius of Tralles (c. ... Isidore of Miletus was the architect who together with Anthemius of Tralles designed Hagia Sophia in modern day Istanbul The Emperor Justinian I decided to rebuild the 4th century basilica in Constantinople which was destroyed during the Nika riots of 532. ... Abu Jafar al-Mamun ibn Harun (786 - 833) (المأمون) was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 813 until his death in 833. ...

Modern Period

(See Academics). George Papanikolaou on a Greek 10,000 Drachma note. ... The pap smear as we know it is an invention of Dr. Georgios Papanikolaou (1883-1962), an American of Greek birth, the father of cytopathology. ... John Hadji Argyris (Greek: Ιωάννης Αργύρης; * 19. ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... Mathematically, the finite element method (FEM) is used for finding approximate solution of partial differential equations (PDE) as well as of integral equations such as the heat transport equation. ... Professor Dimitri Nanopoulos (born 1948) is a Greek physicist. ... Athanassios S. Fokas is a Greek mathematician, well known in the field of integrable nonlinear partial differential equations. ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... In mathematics, certain systems of partial differential equations are usefully formulated, from the point of view of their underlying geometric and algebraic structure, in terms of a system of differential forms. ... To do: 20th century mathematics chaos theory, fractals Lyapunov stability and non-linear control systems non-linear video editing See also: Aleksandr Mikhailovich Lyapunov Dynamical system External links http://www. ... In mathematics, and in particular analysis, a partial differential equation (PDE) is an equation involving partial derivatives of an unknown function. ... The late Michael L Dertouzos Michael L Dertouzos (1936 - 2001) was a Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the M.I.T. Laboratory for Computer Science (LCS) from 1974 to 2001. ... Project MAC, later the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science (LCS), was a research laboratory at MIT. Project MAC would become famous for groundbreaking research in operating systems, artificial intelligence, and the theory of computation. ... Nicholas Negroponte Nicholas Negroponte (born 1943) is an architect and computer scientist best known as the founder and Chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Media Lab. ... A Greek American is a citizen of the United States of Greek heritage or descent. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private, coeducational research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... The building interior near the entrance The MIT Media Lab in the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology engages in education and research in the digital technology used for expression and communication. ... John Iliopoulos, a Greek physicist born in 1940, was the first person to present the Standard Model of particle physics in a single report. ... Not to be confused with physician, a person who practices medicine. ... Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ...


Sculptors

Ancient period

Agasias was the name of two different Greek sculptors. ... Kallikrates was one of the two architects of the Parthenon, active mid-5th century BC. He was responsible for the Temple of Athena Nike, also on the Acropolis. ... Lysippos was a Greek sculptor of the fourth century BC. Among the works attributed to him are Eros Stringing the Bow (various copies exist; the best is in the British Museum); Agias (known from a marble copy found and preserved in Delphi); Weary Hercules (originally placed in the Baths of... Minotaur, from a fountain in Athens, reflecting Myrons lost group of Theseus and the Minotaur (National Archeological Museum, Athens) Myron of Eleutherae (Greek Μύρων) working 480-444 BCE, was an Athenian sculptor from the mid-fifth century BCE.[1] He was born in Eleutherae on the borders of Boeotia and... PLATO was one of the first generalized Computer assisted instruction systems, originally built by the University of Illinois (U of I) and later taken over by Control Data Corporation (CDC), who provided the machines it ran on. ... Polykleitos Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer), an early example of classical contrapposto. ... Saint Polyeuctus (Polyeuctes, Polyeuktos) of Melitene (d. ... Phidias, (or Pheidias), son of Charmides, (circa 490 BC - circa 430 BC) was an ancient Greek sculptor, universally regarded as the greatest of Greek sculptors. ... Praxiteles of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus, was the greatest of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC, who has left an imperishable mark on the history of art. ... Scopas (Σκόπας) (c. ...

Modern period

Constantine Andreou (Constantine Andréou, Κωνσταντίνος Ανδρέου), (b. ... Jannis Kounellis was born in 1936 in Piraeus, Greece. ... Memos Makris (Μέμος Μακρής in Greek) (Patras April 1, 1913 – Athens May 26, 1993) was a prominent Greek sculptor. ... Thodoros Papadimitriou (Greek: Θεόδωρος Παπαδημητρίου, b. ... Nikolaos Pavlopoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος Παυλόπουλος, Agios Georgios Nileias, 1909 - Athens, October 10, 1990) was a Greek sculptor and writer. ... // Vassilakis Takis (b. ... Lydia Venieri is a major Greek artist, and a descendant of the Mykinian branch of the Venieri family. ... Constantin Xenakis (Κωνσταντίνος Ξενάκης) was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 28 December 1931. ...

Singers

Chronis Aidonidis (Greek:Χρόνης Αηδονίδης) is a Greek singer. ... Haris Alexiou (Greek: ) is a Greek singer. ... Giorgos Alkaios is a greek pop musicien, born 24th Dec. ... André on stage Peter André (born 27 February 1973) is a pop singer-songwriter and television personality. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is God Save the Queen. See also Proposed English National Anthems. ... Lisa Andreas, an English-Cypriot singer from Kent. ... The term Eurovision has several meanings: technically, the Eurovision Network created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). ... Marlen Angelidou Marlen Angelidou (Μαρλέν Αγγελίδου in Greek characters; born September 6, 1978 Maria Eleni Madalena (Μαρία Ελένη Μανταλένα in Greek characters) in Cyprus) is a singer, Thespian, and former member of girl band Hi-5. ... Hi-5 Hi-5 was a Greek girl pop group consisting of five females created by the Greek version of the popular show Popstars in 2003. ... Lindsay Armaou as pictured on her official site in 2005 Lindsay Gael Christian Armaou, (born 18 December 1978 in Athens, Greece), to a Greek father and Irish mother, she is best known for her time as one quarter of girl band B*Witched. ... B*Witched were an Irish girl group who enjoyed success in both the European and, to a lesser degree, the North American music scene throughout the late 1990s. ... Annette Artani Annette Artani (Αννέτ Αρτάνι in Greek), is an American singer/song writer and she will be representing Cyprus in the Eurovision 2006 contest in Athens, Greece this May. ... Eleftheria Arvanitaki is a Greek singer of Icarian descent, born in Piraeus. ... Image:Maria Athanasiadou1. ... Agnes Baltsa (Aγνή Mπάλτσα) (born 19th November 1944 on Lefkada) is a leading Greek mezzo-soprano. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Maria Callas in a casual moment, 1960s Maria Callas (Greek: Μαρία Κάλλας) (December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American born, Greek dramatic coloratura soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. ... Aris Christofellis Coloratura Sopranista Aris Christofellis is a male soprano (sopranista) who was born in Athens on 5 February 1960. ... Constantinos Christoforou Constantinos Christoforou, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Χριστοφόρου (b. ... The term Eurovision has several meanings: technically, the Eurovision Network created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). ... Cleopatra Cleopatra, Kleopátra, (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα), is a Greek singer with a strong, emotional performance. ... George Dalaras (Greek: Γιώργος Νταλάρας), also possibly spelled as Yorgos or Giorgos Ntalaras is regarded as the best contemporary Greek singer. ... Loukas Daralas is considered one of the rembets who was never acknowledged for his ability or contribution, few photographs are said to be known of him. ... George Dalaras (Greek: Γιώργος Νταλάρας), also possibly spelled as Yorgos or Giorgos Ntalaras is regarded as the best contemporary Greek singer. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Giorgos Perris // Born in Athens in 1983 by a Greek father and French mother, writer Joelle Lopinot, he grew up in a both French and Greek cultural environment. ... Mariana Efstratiou is a Greek singer, connected on several occasions with the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Elpida is a two-times entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Evridiki Theokleous (Greek: , born 25 February 1968), known professionally as simply Evridiki, is a Cypriot rock, pop, and modern laika singer. ... Maria Farantouri (Greek: Μαρία Φαραντούρη), born in Athens on 14th January 1947 is a Greek singer. ... This January 2007 does not cite its references or sources. ... Keti Garbi aka Kaiti Garbi or Katy Garbi (Greek: ) (born June 8, 1963, in Egaleo, Athens) is a popular Greek singer in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey. ... Sevas Hanum (d. ... Thanos Kalliris (Greek Θάνος Καλλίρης, b. ... Nektaria Karantzi is a Byzantine and traditional singer from Greece. ... Vasilis Karras Vasilis Karras (Greek: Βασίλης Καρράς) (born November 12, 1953) is a Greek folk singer specializing in Greek folk songs about lost love. ... Prodromos Kathiniotis is a Greek singer, who became famous after his participation in the reality show Big Brother but his career was shortlived. ... Stelios Kazantzidis (August 29, 1931–September 14, 2001) (Greek: Στέλιος Καζαντζίδης) was a prominent Greek singer. ... Elli Kokkinou(Greek:Ελλη Κοκκίνου) was born in Athens, Greece. ... Stelios Konstantas is a well known singer in Cyprus. ... Stavros Konstantinou. ... Dimitris Koutsavlakis, (Demetres Coutsavlakis ) was born in Athens in 1977. ... Tim Lambesis Tim Lambesis is a founding member and the lead vocalist of the band As I Lay Dying. ... Vicky Leandros (born August 23, 1949),[1] daughter of singer, musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou (known as Leo Leandros - composer pseudonym Mario Panas) is a Greek singer with a long international career. ... Labis Livieratos (Greek: Λάμπης Λιβιεράτος) was born in Athens, is a popular Greek singer. ... Manto or Mando (Μαντώ in Greek), was born Adamantia Stamatopoulou (Αδαμαντία Σταματοπουλου in Greek), is a popular Greek singer. ... Giorgos Mazonakis (Greek:Γιώργος Μαζωνάκης) (born in 1972 in Nikaia, Greece) is a popular Greek singer. ... Irini Merkouri (Ειρήνη Μερκούρη in Greek; born in Ilion, Athens, on May 26, 1981) is a Greek pop singer. ... This article is about the singer/songwriter and former Wham! member. ... George Missikos George Missikos (Greek: Γιώργος Μισσίκος) (born December 25, 1946) is a Greek singer, most famous for his talent and his remarkable voice. ... Vicky Moscholiou (Greek: Βίκυ Μοσχολιού, 17 May 1943 – 16 August 2005); born in Metaxourgio, Athens, she was a popular Greek singer. ... Nana Mouskouri (in Greek, Nανά Μούσκουρη)(born Ioanna Mouskouri on October 13, 1934, in Chania, Crete, Greece) is a singer of Greek origin who over four decades has forged a highly successful international career. ... Argyris Nastopoulos, was born in Germany in 1979 but he grew up in Athens. ... Apostolos Nikolaidis (Greek: Απόστολος Νικολαΐδης) (30 June 1938 - 22 April 1999) was a Greek singer whose career spanned four decades. ... Marika Ninou (Greek: Μαρίκα Νίνου) was a Greek rembetiko and laiko singer, born Evangelia Nikolaidou (Greek: Ευαγγελία Νικολαΐδου) in the Caucasus, 1918. ... Froso Papaharalambous (born 4th July 1981 in Nicosia) is a Greek Cypriot singer in Greece, and ex-member of popular and successful girl group Hi-5. ... Hi-5 Hi-5 was a Greek girl pop group consisting of five females created by the Greek version of the popular show Popstars in 2003. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline for Music. ... Giannis Poulopoulos (aka John Poulopoulos) is a Greek singer of the 1970s and 1980s who had many prominent hits in the Greek music world. ... Elena Paparizou (Greek: ; born January 31, 1982) is a Greek singer, born and raised in Sweden. ... The term Eurovision has several meanings: technically, the Eurovision Network created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). ... Apollo Papathanasio is a Greek-Swedish Heavy Metal vocalist, currently with the bands Firewind[1] and Evil Masquerade. ... Irini Psyhrami (born Eirini Psixrami in Athens, 17 July 1983) is a Greek rock singer and former member of girl band Hi-5. ... Hi-5 Hi-5 was a Greek girl pop group consisting of five females created by the Greek version of the popular show Popstars in 2003. ... Michalis Rakintzis is one of the most famous male singers in Greece. ... Antonis Remos (Greek: Αντώνης Ρέμος) (born 19 June 1970) is a popular Greek homosexual singer. ... Kostas Roukounas (Greek: Κώστας Ρούκουνας) (Samos 1903 - Athens, Greece March 11, 1984) was a greek singer. ... // Artemios (Demis) Ventouris Roussos (born June 15, 1946) is a Greek singer. ... Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου IPA: ) is a world-renowned Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical music and musical performer, under the artist name Vangelis Papathanassiou (Βαγγέλης Παπαθανασίου) or just Vangelis (a diminutive of Evangelos) [IPA: or ]. He is best known for his Academy Award winning score for the film Chariots... Aphrodites Child was a Greek rock band formed around the time of the student riots in 1968, by Vangelis Papathanassiou (keyboards and vocals); Demis Roussos (bass guitar and vocals); and Loukas Sideras (drums and vocals). ... Anastasios Sakis Rouvas (Greek: ) (born January 5, 1972 in the island of Corfu) is a very popular gay Greek singer and athlete, as well as an actor, and a model, who has sold over 200,000 records in Greece. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... Sabrina Sabrina (Greek: Σαμπρίνα) is a Greek pop singer born in Zimbabwe to Greek immigrant parents. ... Eirini Sevastou Eirini Sevastou (Ειρήνη Σεβαστού in Greek) (b. ... Elena Souliotis (sometimes spelled Suliotis) (28 May 1943 - 4 December 2004) was a soprano initially hailed as the next Callas. Her opera recordings were best sellers. ... Nansy Stergiopoulou also known as Nansy, was born on July 14, 1984 in Athens. ... Hi-5 Hi-5 was a Greek girl pop group consisting of five females created by the Greek version of the popular show Popstars in 2003. ... Paschalis Terzis (Greek: Πασχάλης Τερζής) is a Greek singer who sings popular songs. ... Natassa Theodoridou (Νατάσα Θεοδωρίδου, Natása Theodōrídou), born October 24 in Thessaloniki, is a well known Greek singer in Greece. ... Marios Tokas is a Cypriot (born in Limassol) composer of traditional music. ... Panos Tserpes is a Greek singer who was born in Athens in 1980. ... Despina Vandi (born Despina Malea, 22 July 1969, near Stuttgart-Tübingen, Southern Germany) is a Greek singer famous mainly in Greece and Cyprus with some international success too. ... Anna Vissi (Greek: Άννα Βίσση; born December 20, 1957) is a Cypriot-Greek singer, famous mainly in Greece, and her home country Cyprus, with success in the United States as well. ... Lia Vissi (born 1955 in Larnaca, Cyprus) is a Cypriot singer and older sister of the popstar Anna Vissi. ... Tolis Voskopoulos Tolis Voskopoulos is one of the legends of modern Greek music. ... Peggy Zina Kalliopi (Πέγκυ Ζήνα Καλλιόπη, more commonly known as simply Peggy Zina) born in Athens, Greece on 1975-03-08. ... Marianna Zorba is a Greek singer and a music teacher. ... George Dalaras (Greek: Γιώργος Νταλάρας), also possibly spelled as Yorgos or Giorgos Ntalaras is regarded as the best contemporary Greek singer. ...

Tycoons

Socratis Kokkalis (born May 27, 1939) is a Greek businessman. ... Yiannis Latsis (September 14, 1910–April 17, 2003) also known as John S. Latsis, was a Greek shipping tycoon notable for his great wealth, influential friends, and charitable activities. ... Georges Livanos was born in 1926 in New Orleans. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Aristotelis Sokratis (also Ari) Onassis (in Greek, Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης) (January 15 or 20, 1906 – March 15, 1975) was the most famous shipping magnate of the 20th century. ... Paris Latsis (born Paris Kasidokostas on 8 August 1979) is a Greek shipping heir, the son of Grigoris Kasidokostas, the Mayor of the seaside Athens suburb of Vouliagmeni, and Marianna Latsis, and grandson of Yiannis John S. Latsis. ...

Writers

Ancient period

This article is about the ancient Greek playwright. ... Alcaeus may refer to several ancient Greek figures: in mythology, Alcaeus was the son of Perseus and the father of Amphitryon. ... Alcman (also Alkman, Greek ) (7th century BC) was an Ancient Greek choral lyric poet from Sparta. ... Anacreon roman copy , Rome in Palazzo dei Conservatori Anacreon (also Anakreon) (born ca. ... Apollodorus was a common name in ancient Greece. ... Apollonius of Rhodes (Apollonius Rhodius), librarian at Alexandria, was a poet, the author of Argonautica, a literary epic retelling of ancient material concerning Jason and the Argonauts quest for the Golden Fleece in the mythic land of Colchis. ... Sketch of Aristophanes Aristophanes (Greek: , ca. ... Callimachus (Greek: ; ca. ... Cassius Dio Cocceianus (ca. ... A statue of Euripides. ... Eusebius of Caesarea Eusebius of Caesarea (c. ... Hecataeus (c. ... Hecataeus of Abdera (or of Teos), Greek historian and Sceptic philosopher, flourished in the 4th century BC. He accompanied Ptolemy I Soter in an expedition to Syria, and sailed up the Nile with him as far as Thebes (Diogenes Laertius ix. ... Roman bronze bust, the so-called Pseudo-Seneca, now identified by some as possibly Hesiod Hesiod (Hesiodos, ) was an early Greek poet and rhapsode, who presumably lived around 700 BC. Hesiod and Homer, with whom Hesiod is often paired, have been considered the earliest Greek poets whose work has survived... Homer (Greek: ) is the name given to the supposed unitary author of the early Greek poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. ... Daphnis and Chloe by Jean-Pierre Cortot Longus (Greek: Λόγγος) was a Greek novelist and romancer, and author of Daphnis and Chloe. ... Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (November 3, AD 39-April 30, 65), better known in English as Lucan, was a Roman poet, and is one of the outstanding figures of the Silver Latin period. ... Bust of Menander Menander (342–291 BC) (Greek ), Greek dramatist, the chief representative of the New Comedy, was born in Athens. ... Pausanias (Greek: ) was a Greek traveller and geographer of the 2nd century A.D., who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. ... Pindar (or Pindarus) (probably born 522 BC in Cynoscephalae, a village in Boeotia; died 443 BC in Argos), was perhaps the greatest of the nine lyric poets of ancient Greece. ... For other uses, see Polycarp (disambiguation). ... Ancient Greek bust. ... Sophocles (ancient Greek: ; 495 BC - 406 BC) was the second of three great ancient Greek tragedians. ... Theocritus (Greek Θεόκριτος), the creator of Ancient Greek bucolic poetry, flourished in the 3rd century BC. Little is known of him beyond what can be inferred from his writings. ...

Mediaeval period

Anna Comnena or better Komnene (Greek: Άννα Κομνηνή, Anna Komnēnē) (December 1, 1083 – 1153). ... Constantine and his mother Zoë. Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos (the Purple-born) (905 – November 9, 959) was the son of Byzantine emperor Leo VI and nephew of Alexander III. He earned his nickname as the legitimate (or more accurately legitimized) son of Leo, as opposed to the others who claimed the... Isaac of Nineveh (d. ... John of Damascus (Greek: Ιωάννης Δαμασκήνος/Ioannês Damaskinos; Arabic: Yaḥyā ibn Manṣūr; Latin: Iohannes Damascenus or Johannes Damascenus also known as John Damascene, Χρυσορρόας/Chrysorrhoas, streaming with gold—i. ... Michael Psellos or Psellus (Greek: Μιχαήλ Ψελλός, Mikhaēl Psellos) was a Byzantine writer, philosopher, politician, and historian. ... Procopius of Caesarea (in Greek Προκόπιος, c. ... Zosimus ( 490s-510s) was a Byzantine historian, who lived in Constantinople during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I (491-518). ...

Modern period

Andreas Kalvos (Greek: Ἀνδρέας Κάλβος; 1792 - November 3, 1869) was a contemporary of Dionysios Solomos and one of the greatest Greek writers of the 19th century. ... Aris Alexandrou (Greek Άρης Αλεξάνδρου) (1922 - 2 July 1978) was a Greek novelist, poet and translator. ... Manolis Anagnostakis (b. ... Iason Athanasiadis is a British-Greek writer, photographer, political analyst, and television producer who has contributed to a range of media, including the BBC, al-Jazeera, Channel 4[1], and specializes in the Middle East. ... Constantine P. Cavafy, also known as Konstantin or Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis, or Kavaphes (Greek Κωνσταντίνος Π. Καβάφης) (April 29, 1863 – April 29, 1933) was a major Alexandrine poet who worked as a journalist and civil servant. ... Athanasios Christopoulos (1772-1847), Greek poet, was born at Castoria in Macedonia. ... Odysseus Elytis Odysseas Elytis was the pseudonym of Odysseas Alepoudelis (November 2, 1911–March 18, 1996), a Greek poet. ... Andreas Embirikos (Greek: Ανδρέας Εμπειρίκος) (Braila, 1901– Athens, 1975) was a Greek surrealist poet. ... Nikos Engonopoulos (October 21, 1907 – October 31, 1985) was a modern Greek painter and poet. ... Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis (Greek: Ρήγας Βελεστινλής-Φεραίος, born Αντώνιος Κυριαζής, Antonios Kyriazis; also known as Κωνσταντίνος Ρήγας, Konstantinos or Constantine Rhigas; Serbian: Рига од Фере, Riga od Fere; 1757—June 13, 1798) was a Greek revolutionary and poet, remembered as a Greek national hero, the forerunner and first victim of the uprising against the Ottoman Empire... Nikos Gatsos (Νίκος Γκάτσος) (8 December 1911–12 May 1992) was a Greek writer and poet. ... Demetris Th. ... Sotiris Kakisis Sotiris Kakisis (b. ... Andreas Kalvos (Greek: Ἀνδρέας Κάλβος; 1792 - November 3, 1869) was a contemporary of Dionysios Solomos and one of the greatest Greek writers of the 19th century. ... Iakovos Kambanelis (born 1922) is a Greek poet, playwright, lyricist and novelist. ... M. Karagatsis (1908-1960) was the philological alias of the important modern Greek novelist, jurnalist, critic and playwriter Dimitris Rodopoulos. ... Karasoulos Paraskevas (Καρασούλος Παρασκευάς). Greek poet and lyricist, was born in Athens, Greece 15 August 1962. ... Nikos Karouzos was a Greek modern poet. ... Kostas Karyotakis (Greek: Κώστας Καρυωτάκης) (October 30, 1896, Tripoli, Greece – July 20, 1928, Preveza, Greece) was a Greek poet considered one of the most representative Greek poets of the 1920s and one of the first... Nikos Kavvadias (Greek: Νίκος Καββαδίας) (1910 – February 10, 1975) was a Greek poet and writer; currently one of the most popular poets in Greece. ... Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης) (February 18, 1883, Heraklion, Crete, Greece - October 26, 1957, Freiburg, Germany), author of poems, novels, essays, plays, and travel books, was arguably the most important and most translated Greek writer and philosopher of the 20th century. ... Antigone Kefala is an Australian poet of Greek-Romanian origin. ... Menis Koumantareas was born in Athens in 1931. ... Dimitris P. Kraniotis (Greek Δημήτρης Π. Κρανιώτης) is a contemporary Greek poet. ... Napoleon (Napoleo) Lapathiotis (31 October 1888 - 1944) was a Greek poet. ... Dimitris Lyacos (Δημήτρης Λυάκος) (1966) is a contemporary Greek poet and playwright. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Alexandros Panagoulis (Greek Αλέξανδρος Παναγούλης) (2 July 1939 – 1 May 1976) was a Greek politician and poet. ... Alexandros Papadiamantis (Greek: ) (March 3, 1851 - 3 January 1911) was a famous Greek writer. ... Map showing Pyrgos in Greece George Pavlopoulos (Γιώργης Παυλόπουλος) (born 22 June 1924) is a Greek poet, relatively unknown outside Greece, but admired within his own country by fellow poets such as George Seferis. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Ioannis (or Yannis) Psycharis (Greek Ιωάννης (Γιάννης) Ψυχάρης, French Jean Psychari, 1854-1929) was a philologist, author and promoter of Demotic Greek. ... Yannis Ritsos (May 1, 1909 - November 11, 1990) was a Greek poet. ... Miltos Sachtouris or Miltos Sahtouris (Greek: Μίλτος Σαχτούρης) (July 19, 1919 in Athens – March 29, 2005 in Athens) was a Greek poet. ... Cover of Complete Poems of Seferis Giorgos Seferis (Γιώργος Σεφέρης) (February 19, 1900 – September 20, 1971) was one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century, and a Nobel laureate. ... Angelos Sikelianos [sEkelEA´nOs] (1884–1951), Greek poet and playwright. ... Takis Sinopoulos (1917-1981) was a Greek poet and a leading figure among the so-called first postwar generation of Greek poets. ... Giannis Skarimpas Giannis Skarimpas, Giannis Skarimbas or Yiannis Skarimbas (Γιάννης Σκαρίμπας) (September 28, 1893 in Agia Efthymia near Amfissa - January 21, 1984) was a Greek writer, theatricist and a poet. ... Dionysios Solomos (1798-1857) was a Greek poet from Zakynthos. ... Alexandros Soutsos (1803–1863) was a Greek poet from a prominent Phanariote family. ... Alexis Stamatis is a well known Greek author, poet and composer. ... Theodore Stephanides was a Greek poet, author, doctor and naturalist. ... Nanos Valaoritis is one of the most distinguished writers in Greece today. ... Kostas Varnalis Kostas Varnalis (Burgas 1884 - Athens 1974) was a Greek poet. ... Vassilis Vassilikos (Βασίλης Βασιλικός) (born November 18, 1934) is a prolific Greek writer and diplomat. ... Haris Vlavianos is a contemporary Greek poet. ...

General

Manolis Andronikos (23 October 1919 – 30 March 1992) was a Greek archaeologist. ... Location of Aigéai/Vergina in Greece. ... Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (born Gianna Daskalaki on December 12, 1955 in Heraklion, Crete) is a Greek politician and business woman. ... ... Patriarch Athenagoras I (left) met Pope Paul VI in 1964 Patriarch Athenagoras I (born Aristokles Spyrou) (March 25, 1886 - July 6/7, 1972) was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972. ... Patriarch Bartholomew I His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is the 270th successor to the Apostle Andrew and spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide. ... George Bizos born 1928 in Greece, is a distinguished human rights advocate who defended against apartheid in South Africa. ... Moisis Michail Bourlas (Greek: Μωυσής Μιχαήλ Μπουρλάς) is a Greek Jewish member of the World War II resistance. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Maria Callas in a casual moment, 1960s Maria Callas (Greek: Μαρία Κάλλας) (December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American born, Greek dramatic coloratura soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. ... Cornelius Castoriadis[1] (Greek: Κορνήλιος Καστοριάδης) (March 11, 1922-December 26, 1997) was a Greek-French philosopher, economist and psychoanalyst. ... Cruz is President and director of Morgan Stanley. ... Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is an investment bank and retail broker provider headquartered in New York City. ... 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