List of Macedonians (Greek)

Summary

The following is a list of Macedonians.

Ancient edit

See List of ancient Macedonians.

Roman edit

Also see Macedonia (Roman province)#Citizens

Byzantine edit

Rulers edit

Clerics edit

Scholars, religious authors edit

Artists edit

Early Modern edit

Scholars edit

  • Andronikos Kallistos (1400–1486), teacher of Greek literature in Bologna, Rome, Florence, Paris and London
  • Ioannis Kottounios (1572–1657), founder the Kottounian Hellinomouseio
  • Konstantinos Kallokratos (born 1589), teacher and poet
  • Kallinikos Manios (1624–1665), founder of the first school in Veroia
  • Georgios Parakeimenos, director of Kozani's school, physician and preacher
  • Sevastos Leontiadis (1690–1765), director of Kastoria's school
  • Michail Papageorgiou (1727–1796), taught in his birthplace, Selitsa (today Eratyra), Meleniko, Vienna and Budapest
  • Dimitrios Karakasis (1734–?), physician in Vienna, Larisa, Siatista, Kozani, Bucharest
  • Manassis Iliadis (early 18th century – 1785), born in Meleniko; taught philosophy and physics at the Bucharest Academy
  • Konstantinos Michail, philosopher, physician and linguist
  • Dimitrios Darvaris (1754–1823), born in Kleisoura, Kastoria, publisher of a Greek grammar
  • Charissios Megdanis (1768–1823), born in Kozani, priest, doctor, writer
  • Georgios Sakellarios (1765–1838), chief physician at the court of Ali Pasha
  • Michail Perdikaris (1766–1828), born in Kozani, physician and scholar
  • Athanasios Christopoulos (1772–1847), poet, scholar and "spokesman for foreign cases" in Wallachia
  • Efronios Raphael Papagiannoussi Popovits (1774–1853), born in Kozani, Scholar and Benefactor (among others: the Charta of Rigas)
  • Grigorios Zalykis (1777–1820), Thessaloniki, writer, founder of "Ellenoglosson Xenodochion"
  • Georgios Rousiadis (1783–1854), born in Kozani, teacher in the Greek community of Vienna and Pest; took part in the Greek War of Independence
  • Minas Minoidis, born in Edessa, taught Ancient Greek language and literature in Paris
  • Athanasios Stageiritis from Stagira, professor of Greek language at the Royal Academy in Vienna, publisher of the fortnightly literary journal "Kalliope" in Vienna from 1819 to 1821
  • Theodoros Manousis (1793–1858), historian, judge, benefactor and archaeologist from Siatista
  • Anastasios Michail, member of Berlin's Academy of Sciences
  • Georgios Lassanis (1793–1870), scholar and politician
  • Nicholaos Dragoumis (1809–1879), politician and writer from Kastoria regional unit
  • Ioannis Pantazidis from Krusevo (1821–1900), professor in University of Athens in Greek literature
  • Margaritis Dimitsas (1829–1903), writer from Achrida
  • Sophocles Garbolas (1833–1911), writer, journalist; he published in 1875 the first Greek newspapers in Thessalonica, Ermis (Hermes) and Pharos tis Makedonias (Lighthouse of Macedonia)
  • Theodoros Natsinas (1872–1949), scholar and director of school (Maraslion of Thessaloniki)

Benefactors edit

Explorers edit

Clerics edit

Revolutionaries edit

Greek War of Independence (1821 and before) edit

Northern Greece revolts (1854 and 1878) edit

Macedonian Struggle (1903 to 1908) edit

Other famous edit

Contemporary edit

Architects edit

Athletes edit

Greek-Macedonian-Australian * Mark Philippoussis – tennis player

Archery edit

Basketball edit

Chess edit

Cycling edit

  • Kleanthis Bargas (born 1978)[2]

Football edit

Handball edit

  • Dimitris Tzimourtos (born 1981)[4]

Track and field edit

Volleyball edit

  • Kostas Christofidelis (born 1977)[5]

Weightlifting edit

Wrestling edit

  • Apostolos Taskoudis (born 1985)[7]

Presidents of Greece edit

Prime Ministers of Greece edit

Presidents of Greek parliament edit

Politicians edit

First Ladies edit

Journalists edit

  • Ioannis Vellidis, founder of Makedonia (newspaper) in 1911
  • Nikolaos Mertzos (born 1936), founder of the magazine Makedoniki Zoi (Macedonian Life) in 1966
  • Kostas Bliatkas (born 1957)
  • Vicky Hadjivassiliou
  • Rania Thraskia

Writers edit

  • Zoi Karelli (1901–1998)
  • Georgios Vafopoulos (1903–1996), born in Gevgeli, now in the Republic of Macedonia[12]
  • Dimitrios St. Dimou (1904–1990)[13]
  • Pavlos Papasiopis (1906–1977)[14]
  • Nikos Gabriel Pentzikis (1908–1993)[15]
  • Anthoula Stathopoulou (1909–1935)
  • George Stogiannidis (1912–1994)
  • Anthos Philitas (1920–1997)
  • Kleitos Kyrou (1921–2006)[16]
  • Panos Thasitis (born 1923)
  • Yorgos Ioannou (1927–1985)
  • Nikos Bakolas (1927–1999)[17][18]
  • Dinos Christianopoulos (born 1931)[19]
  • Nikos Alexis Aslanoglou (1931–1996)[20]
  • Markos Meskos (born 1935)
  • Vassilis Vassilikos (born 1934)
  • Giorgos Chimonas (1936 or 1939–2000)
  • Anestis Evangelou (1937–1994)
  • Kostas Zouraris (born 1940)
  • Demetris Th. Gotsis (born 1945)
  • Nasos Vagenas (born 1945)

Actors edit

Filmmakers edit

  • Maria Plyta (1915–2006) el:Μαρία Πλυτά, first Greek woman film-maker
  • Nikos Vezyrgiannis (born 1964)
  • Zahos Samoladas (born 1967)[23]
  • Patrick Tatopoulos, Greek-American movie production designer

Scientists edit

  • Achilles Papapetrou (1907–1997), theoretical physicist
  • Antonis Volanis (born 1948), industrial designer
  • Dr. Kostas Kosmatopoulos (born 1950)[24] bio-researcher
  • Markos Papageorgiou (born 1953)[25] electrical engineer
  • Maria Spiropulu (born 1970), experimental physicist at CERN
  • Sotiris Malassiotis (born 1971)[26] researcher in informatics & telematics
  • John Hadjidemetriou (born 1937)[27] astrophysicist
  • Kostas E. Psannis (born 1974)[28] computer engineer
  • Panagiotis Spyrou, heart surgeon
  • Dimitrios Maronitis,[29] classical scholar
  • Evangelos Kofos, historian
  • A.Phivos Christidis (1946–2004)[30] linguist

Entrepreneurs edit

  • Ioannis Boutaris (politician also)

Singers edit

  • Stella Haskil (1918–1954)[31]
  • Marinella (born 1935)
  • Stratos Dionysiou, (1935–1990)[32]
  • Manolis Mitsias (born 1946)
  • Paschalis Terzis (born 1949)
  • Kostas Makedonas (born 1967)
  • Lizeta Kalimeri (born 1969)[33]
  • Despina Vandi (born July 22, 1969)
  • Melina Kana[34]
  • Dionysia-Niovi Klavdianou, soprano
  • Konstantinos Katsaras, (opera singer, born 1975)
  • Petros Gaitanos, tr:Petros Gaitanos
  • Kalliopi Vetta[35]
  • Eleni Peta[36]
  • Eleana Papaioannou (born 1983)
  • Vassy, origin from Florina

Musicians edit

Models edit

References edit

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