List of Greeks Famous Greeks or Greek-speaking/writing people: In alphabetical order. Actors John Aniston (1937-), TV actor & father of Jennifer Olympia Dukakis (1931-), film actress Melina Kanakaredes (1967-), TV actress (Providence, CSI: New York) Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), film actress & political activist Irene Papas, film actress Katina Paxinou (1900-1973), film & theatre actress Telly Savalas (1924-1994), TV actor ("Kojak") Thanasis Vengos, film actor Nia Vardalos (1962-), film actress and screenwriter (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934?-1996), film actress Billy Zane (1966-), film actor Athletes Pyrros Dimas (1971-), Three-time Weightlifting Olympic champion Panagiotis Fasoulas, Basketball player Nikos Galis, Basketball player Panagiotis Giannakis, Basketball player, captain of Greek European Championship winning team Fani Halkia (1979-), Olympic champion in women's 400 m hurdles Konstantinos Kenteris (1973-), Olympic, World and European Champion Sprinter Spiros Louis (1873-1940), First modern Olympic Marathon winner Pete Sampras (1971-), tennis player Theodoros Zagorakis (1971-), Football player, captain of Greek European Championship winning team Clerics Michael Cerularius, (c. 1000-1059), Patriarch of Constantinople John Chrysostom, (347-407), Christian Bishop & Famous Orator Saint Photios, (820-891), Patriarch of Constantinople & Writer Pope Evaristus, (c. 98-105), fourth Pope Pope Stephen I, (254-257) Pope Agatho, (678-681) Pope John VI, (701-705) Pope John VII, (705-709) See also: List of Constantinople patriarchs List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Jerusalem List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria and all Africa List of Archbishops of Athens List of Archbishops of Cyprus Entrepreneurs Aristotle Onassis, (1906-1975), shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos, (1908-1996), shipping magnate John Latsis, (1910-2003), shipping magnate George Livanos, (1926-1997), shipping magnate Explorers Colaeus of Samos, (628 B.C.) Pytheas of Massilia. Fashion Designers Sophia Kokosalaki, Filmmakers Elia Kazan, (1909-2003), Greek-born US film director Spyros P. Skouras, president of 20th Century Fox Kostas Gavras, director Theo Angelopoulos, director John Cassavetes,director Military and Political Leaders Ancient Period Alcibiades, (450BC-404BC), Athenian General & Statesman Alexander the Great, (356BC -323BC), King of Macedonia Aristides, (530BC-468BC), Athenian Statesman Cimon, Athenian Leader & Statesman Demosthenes, (384BC-322BC), Politician & Famous Orator Leonidas, Spartan King Lycurgus, semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver Miltiades, Athenian Statesman & Admiral Pericles, (495BC-429 BC), Athenian Leader & Statesman Philip II of Macedon,(382BC -336BC), King of Macedonia Solon, (638BC-558BC), Athenian Law-maker Pyrrhus of Epirus, (318 BC - 272 BC)King of Epirus Medieval Period See also: List of Byzantine Emperors Modern Period Greece John Capodistria, (1776-1831), first President of the free and unified Greek state, last President of the first Greek republic. Constantine Kanaris, (1793 or 1795 - 1877), freedom fighter, politician and later Prime Minister Pavlos Melas, (1870-1904), hero of Greek Struggle for Macedonia. Eleftherios Venizelos, (1864-1936), Prime Minister, and most significant politician of modern Greece. Pavlos Kountouriotis, (1855-1935), Admiral, respected war hero and later President of Greece Ioannis Metaxas, (1871-1941), dictator of Greece before and during the first part of her participation in World War II Konstantinos Karamanlis, (1907-1998), President of Greece and four time Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou, (1919-1996), Economist, Politician and two time Prime Minister See also: List of Kings of Greece, List of Prime Ministers of Greece, List of Presidents of Greece United States Spiro Agnew, (1918-1996), Governor of Maryland and Vice President Michael Dukakis, (b. 1933), Governor of Massachusetts and Democratic nominee for President Paul Sarbanes (b. 1933), Democratic Senator from Maryland John Negroponte (b. 1939), Ambassador to Iraq Olympia Snowe (b. 1947), Republican Senator from Maine George Stephanopoulos, (b. 1961), Bill Clinton's Senior Advisor on Policy and Strategy George J. Tenet (b. 1953), former CIA Director Paul Tsongas (1941-1997), Democratic Senator from Massachusetts and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination 1992 Other Eleni Bakopanos, (b. 1954), Canadian politician Nick Bolkus, (b. 1950), Australian politician Prince Philip, (b. 1921), Duke of Edinburgh and husband of UK's Queen Elizabeth II Queen Sofía, (b. 1938), wife of Spain's King Juan Carlos Musicians Haris Alexiou Maria Callas, (1923-1977), Operatic soprano George Dalaras Manos Hadjidakis, (1925-1994) Manolis Hiotis Vasilis Karras Stelios Kazantzidis Vicky Leandros Thanos Mikroutsikos, (1947-), composer Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor Nana Mouskouri Lefteris Pantazis Prodromos Demis Roussos Nikos Skalkottas, (1904-1949), composer Paschalis Terzis Mikis Theodorakis, (1925-), composer Marios Tokas Vangelis, musician Anna Vissi, (1957-), singer Yanni Yannis Xenakis, (1922-2001), composer Painters Polygnotus Apelles Aetion, (4th century BC) Konstantinos Andreou, 20c Awarded with the Légion d'honneur El Greco, (1541-1614), born Domenicos Theotokopoulos Nikiforos Lytras,19c Nikolaos Gyzis,19c Constantinos Volanakis,19c Yannis Tsarouhis,20c Yannis Moralis,20c Nikos Hatzikiriakos-Ghikas,20c Philosophers Anaximander, (609 BC/610 BC-c. 547 BC), philosopher Anaximenes of Miletus, philosopher Aristotle, (384 BC-322 BC), Ancient writer and philosopher Athenagoras of Athens, (c. 133-190), early Christian apologist Democritus, (born 460 BC), philosopher Diogenes, (114-129), patriarch of Constantinople Empedocles, (490 BC-430 BC), philosopher Epictetus, (AD 55-circa 135), philosopher Epicurus, (341 BC-270 BC), philosopher Epimenides Hypatia of Alexandria, (died 415), euclidean geometry Leucippus, philosopher Parmenides, philosopher Plato, (c. 427 BC-c. 347 BC), Ancient philosopher Plethon,(c.1355-1452AD), Philosopher & scholar, one of the principal influences of Renaissance. Protagoras, Sophist and first major Humanist Pythagoras, (582 BC-496 BC), euclidean geometry Socrates, (470 BC-399 BC), Ancient philosopher Thales of Miletus, (circa BC624-BC547), euclidean geometry Zeno of Citium, (333 BC-264 BC), philosopher Zeno of Elea, (circa 495 BC-circa 430 BC), philosopher Sculptors Agasias, sculptor Pheidias Praxiteles, sculptor Scientists Archimedes (circa 287 BC-212 BC), Mathematician, Natural philosopher Phaedon Avouris (1933- ), IBM Fellow and Manager, Nanometer Scale Science and Technology. IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Irving Langmuir Prize of the American Physical Society, Medard W. Welch Award of the American Vacuum Society, Nobel Prize Candidate, Physics 2003 Eratosthenes (276 BC-194 BC), Mathematician, Geographer & Astronomer Euclides (circa 365 BC-275 BC), Mathematician (Euclidean geometry) Eudoxus of Cnidus (circa 408 BC-circa 347 BC), Astronomer, Mathematician Heron of Alexandria (10AC-70AC) Engineer Hippocrates (c. 460 BC-377 BC), Ancient physician Pythagoras (582 BC-496 BC), Philosopher, Mathematician Galen (131 BC-201 BC), Physician & Anatomist Georgios Papanikolaou (1883-1962), Inventor of the Papanikolaou's test, also known as the Pap smear Constantinos Karatheodori (1873-1950), Mathematician Nicholas Negroponte, Computer Scientist Panos Zavos, Geneticist Writers Ancient Period Aeschylus, (525-456 BC), dramatist. Aesop, (c. 620-560 BC), writer of Fables Antimachus, (c. 400 BC), poet Aristophanes, (c. 446-385 BC), Ancient playwright Dio Chrysostom, (c. 40-120 AD), Orator and first Century historian of the romans Euripides, (c. 480-406 BC), playwright Herodotus, (c. 485-420 BC), Historian Hesiod, (born c. 700 BC), poet Homer, (unknown), poet Pindar, (522-443 BC), lyric poet Plutarch, (c. 46-120 AD), author Polybius, (c. 203-120 BC), author Sappho, (born c. 620 BC), poet Simonides of Amorgos, (7th century BC), iambic poet Simonides of Ceos (c. 556-469 BC), lyric poet Sophocles, (496-406 BC), Athenian dramatist Thucydides, (c. 460-400 BC), Historian & Athenian General Xenophon, (431-c. 360 BC), an Athenian knight and an associate of Socrates Modern Period Constantine P. Cavafy, (1863-1933), poet Bob Costas, (b. 1952), American author of books on baseball; better known as a sportscaster Savitri Devi, (1905-1982), Graeco-Indian author of books on Esoteric Hitlerism Odysseas Elytis, (1911-1996), Nobel Prize Winner Arianna Huffington, (1950- ), American author, journalist & political activist Kostas Karyotakis, (1896-1928), poet Nikos Kavvadias, (1910-1975), poet Nikos Kazantzakis, (1883-1957), writer Giorgos Seferis, (1900-1971), Nobel Prize Winner Dionysios Solomos, (1798-1857), poet & writer of the National Greek anthem Vassilis Vassilikos, (1933- ), author of about 120 books, including Z made into a movie by Kostas Gavras Other Lela Carayannis, WW II Resistance fighter Polyvios Kossivas, a.k.a. "the Greek angel", bystander who became famous in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games for helping the Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima when he was attacked by a crazed former priest. 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