37.9838° N, 23.7277° E

ATHENS

Most Famous People Born in Athens, Greece

Notable people
2,033
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1957
Most distinctive
Polo 21.6×

Two cities under one name. Most of Athens's earliest notables are philosophers, dramatists, and statesmen of the 5th and 4th centuries BC; almost everyone else was born after 1900. The two thousand years between are nearly empty — a gap as dramatic as anything in the dataset, and one that makes the modern Athens of water polo players, basketball players, sculptors, and swimmers feel like an entirely different civilization wearing the same name.

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Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 248 notable births.

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Athens's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0901 ARMY

Stamatis Mercouris

1895 - 1967

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0902 ACTOR

Xenia Gratsos

1940 - 2018

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0903 AUTHOR

Yiorgos Veltsos

Born 1944

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0904 ATHLETIC

Kostas Georgakopoulos

Born 1963

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0905 ACTOR

Christos Vasilopoulos

Born 1978

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0906 BASKET

Kostas Papadimas

Born 1932

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0907 BASKET

Sofia Kligkopoulou

Born 1970

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0908 THEATRE

Nikos Psacharopoulos

1928 - 1989

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0909 FILMMAKER

Yorgos Avgeropoulos

Born 1971

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0910 FOOTBALL

Giannis Stathis

Born 1987

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0911 MILITAR

İsmail Hakkı Okday

1881 - 1977

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0912 BASKET

Antonis Mantzaris

Born 1986

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0913 POLITICIAN

Georgios Anastassopoulos

1935 - 2019

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0914 FOOTBALL

Ilias Poursanidis

Born 1972

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0915 BASKET

Fotios Zoumpos

Born 1993

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0916 ACTOR

Evelina Papoulia

Born 1971

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0917 ACTOR

Tatiani Katrantzi

Born 1974

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0918 POLITICIAN

Yannis Kapsis

1929 - 2017

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0919 ACTOR

Marika Krevata

1911 - 1994

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0920 ACTOR

Lydía Koniórdou

Born 1953

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0921 FOOTBALL

Stelios Kritikos

Born 1986

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0922 POLITICIAN

Giorgos Papanikolaou

Born 1977

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0923 ACTOR

Christoforos Nezer (d. 1996)

1903 - 1995

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0924 SINGER

Jakob Geis

1840 - 1908

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0925 POLITICIAN

Tina Birbili

Born 1969

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0926 MUSIC

Petros Tabouris

Born 1967

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0927 SINGER

Marianna Zorba

Born 1967

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0928 NOBILE

Eurydice of Athens

Died -306

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0929 ACADEMIC

Nicolas Moussiopoulos

Born 1956

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0930 BUSINESS

Pavlos Giannakopoulos

1929 - 2018

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0931 PAINTER

Sophia Laskaridou

1882 - 1965

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0932 POLITICIAN

George S. Mercouris

1886 - 1943

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0933 PHOTOGRAPHER

Yiorgos Depollas

Born 1947

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0934 FOOTBALL

Yiannis Tomaras

Born 1947

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0935 GYMNAST

Zacharoula Karyami

Born 1983

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0936 BASKET

Andronikos Gizogiannis

Born 1991

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0937 FENCER

Athanasios Vouros

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0938 BASKET

Leonidas Kaselakis

Born 1990

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0939 POLITICIAN

Vasiliki Katrivanou

Born 1967

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0940 POLITICIAN

Mégaclès (archonte en 632 av. J.-C.)

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0941 CONDUCTOR

Spiros Argiris

1948 - 1996

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0942 ACTOR

Maro Kontou

Born 1934

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0943 POLITICIAN

Nikos Toskas

Born 1952

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0944 ACTOR

Beata Asimakopoulou

1932 - 2009

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0945 ECONOMIST

Aristeidis Dosios

1844 - 1881

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0946 LITERARY

Yannis Varveris

1955 - 2011

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0947 POLITICIAN

Christos Spirtzis

Born 1969

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0948 PAINTER

Vlassis Caniaris

1928 - 2011

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0949 BASKET

Spyros Motsenigos

Born 1992

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0950 ACTOR

Betty Arvaniti

Born 1939

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0951 PHILOSOPHER

Evanghelos Moutsopoulos

Born 1930

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0952 DRAMA

Kleon Rangavis

1842 - 1917

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0953 WRITER

Argyris Chionis

1943 - 2011

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0954 ACTOR

Giannis Michalopoulos

1927 - 2016

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0955 BASKET

Panagiotis Manias

1933 - 2020

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0956 BASKET

Christos Myriounis

Born 1971

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0957 ACTOR

Marie Wilson (soap opera actress)

Born 1974

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0958 SINGER

Kostas Bigalis

Born 1953

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0959 SKATEBOARD

Andy Kessler (skateboarder)

1961 - 2009

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0960 PHILOSOPHER

Dardanus of Athens

-160 - -85

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0961 SOCIOLOGIST

Stathis Damianakos

1937 - 2003

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0962 FOOTBALL

Dimitris Sialmas

Born 1986

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0963 SCULPTOR

Costa Coulentianos

1918 - 1995

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0964 POLO

Nikolaos Deligiannis (water polo)

Born 1976

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0965 WRITER

Eleni Ourani

1896 - 1971

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0966 BASKET

Christos Christodoulou

Born 1961

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0967 MODEL

Isavella Dara

Born 1978

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0968 POLITICIAN

Valerius (consul 432)

421 - 455

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0969 FOOTBALL

Eleftherios Sakellariou

Born 1987

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0970 KRITIKER

Giorgos K. Katsimbalis

1899 - 1978

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0971 POLITICIAN

Yannis Papathanasiou

Born 1954

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0972 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Michael Cosmopoulos

Born 1963

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0973 ECONOMIST

Stavros Mavroudeas

Born 1961

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0974 SKATER

Panagiotis Markouizos

Born 1980

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0975 POLO

Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou

Born 1978

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0976 ACTOR

Martha Karagianni

Born 1939

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0977 COMEDIAN

Smaragda Karydi

Born 1969

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0978 BASKET

Aikaterini Deli

Born 1975

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0979 POLITICIAN

Phrynichos (général)

Died -411

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0980 POLITICIAN

Mégaclès (fils d'Hippocrate)

-

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0981 ACTOR

Nikos Poursanidis

Born 1982

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0982 PAINTER

Iakovos Rizos

1849 - 1926

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0983 FILM

Angeliki Antoniou

Born 1956

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0984 SINGER

Giorgos Zographos

1936 - 2005

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0985 ATHLETIC

Afroditi Skafida

Born 1982

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0986 ACTOR

Antinoos Albanis

Born 1983

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0987 ARTIST

Athanasios Argianas

Born 1976

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0988 SCULPTOR

Yiannis Melanitis

Born 1967

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0989 SINGER

Bessy Argyraki

Born 1957

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0990 JOURNALIST

Ted Stanger

Born 1944

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0991 SINGER

Katerina Fotinaki

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0992 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Spyros Iakovidis

1923 - 2013

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0993 SONS

Menexenus

-

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0994 SCULPTOR

Georgios Vroutos

1843 - 1909

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0995 BASKET

George Dikeoulakos

Born 1969

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0996 WRESTLER

Spiros Arion

Born 1940

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0997 ATHLETE

Autolycus of Athens

Born -435

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0998 SKIPPER

Panagiotis Mantis

Born 1981

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0999 PLAYER

Sotirios Pantaleon

Born 1980

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1000 DIPLOMAT

Pavlos Apostolidis

Born 1942

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1001 NAVY

Ioannis Demestichas

1882 - 1960

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1002 SON

Cleinias, brother of Alcibiades

-

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1003 POET

Yiannis Patilis

Born 1947

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1004 POLITICIAN

Panagiotis Karkatsoulis

Born 1958

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1005 GYMNAST

Eleftherios Kosmidis

Born 1991

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1006 PRODUCER

Georg Buschor

1923 - 2005

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1007 DRIVER

Lambros Athanassoulas

Born 1976

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1008 FOOTBALL

Ilias Ioannou

Born 1979

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1009 HISTORIAN

Ekaterini Koumarianou

1919 - 2012

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1010 ACTOR

Stavros Paravas

1935 - 2008

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1011 FOOTBALL

James Efmorfidis

Born 1996

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1012 BASKET

Georgios Bartzokas

Born 1965

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1013 PARLIAMENT

George Demeter

1896 - 1983

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1014 SOCIALITE

Paris Latsis

Born 1979

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1015 POLITICIAN

Michalis Liapis

Born 1951

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1016 MODEL

Zeta Makripoulia

Born 1978

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1017 RUNNER

Panagiotis Papoulias

Born 1969

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1018 PHOTOGRAPHER

Yannis Behrakis

1960 - 2019

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1019 WRITER

Telecleides

-

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1020 POLO

Alexandra Asimaki

Born 1988

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1021 POLITICIAN

Callixenus

-

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1022 PHYSICIST

Leonidas Resvanis

Born 1944

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1023 SINGER

Yannis Apostolou

1860 - 1905

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1024 MUSIC

Themis Tolis

Born 1974

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1025 FOOTBALL

Demetris Daskalakis

Born 1977

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1026 PLAYER

Andréas Frágkos

Born 1989

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1027 ACTOR

Konstantinos Markoulakis

Born 1971

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1028 SOCIOLOGIST

Maria N. Antonopoulou

Born 1946

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1029 FOOTBALL

Panagiotis Katsouris

1976 - 1998

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1030 POLITICIAN

Agnonides

Died -317

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1031 FOOTBALL

Simos Krassas

Born 1982

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1032 POLITICIAN

Dimitra Arapoglou

Born 1958

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1033 PAINTER

Constantin Papachristopoulos

1906 - 2004

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1034 DRIVER

Stamatis Katsimis

Born 1982

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1035 PAINTER

Costas Tsoclis

Born 1930

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1036 PHYSICIAN

Eryximachus

Born -448

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1037 WRITER

Euphrosyne Doxiadis

Born 1946

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1038 FILM

Minos Volanakis

1925 - 1999

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1039 FOOTBALL

Theodoros Tripotseris

Born 1986

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1040 SCULPTOR

Apollodorus (sculptor)

-

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1041 SCULPTOR

Nicolas Vlavianos

Born 1929

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1042 POLITICIAN

Lambros Koromilas

1856 - 1923

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1043 ROWER

Spyridon Giannaros

Born 1992

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1044 WRITER

Angelos Vlachos (1838–1920)

1838 - 1920

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1045 POLITICIAN

Georgios Epitidios

Born 1953

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1046 OLYMPIC

Phrynon

Died -605

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1047 MILITAR

Antiochus (admiral)

-

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1048 POLITICIAN

Philinus of Athens

-

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1049 ECONOMIST

Sophia N. Antonopoulou

Born 1947

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1050 ACTOR

Christos Loulis

Born 1976

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1051 ARCHITECT

Panagis Kalkos

1818 - 1878

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1052 POLITICIAN

Grigoris Psarianos

Born 1954

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1053 ARCHITECT

Dimitris Potiropoulos

Born 1953

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1054 POLITICIAN

Konstantinos Papadakis (politician)

Born 1975

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1055 FOOTBALL

Vassilios Apostolopoulos

Born 1988

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1056 COMPOSER

Athanasía Tzánou

Born 1971

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1057 LAWYER

Milena Apostolaki

Born 1965

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1058 DESIGNER

Sotiris Kovos

Born 1965

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1059 ACTOR

Alekos Livaditis

1914 - 1980

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1060 POLITICIAN

Ioánnis Vroútsis

Born 1963

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1061 WRITER

Moschion (tragic poet)

Born -400

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1062 ACTOR

Stélla Gréka

Born 1922

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1063 DIPLOMAT

Anatolij Nekljudov

1856 - 1943

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1064 SINGER

Tzeni Vanou

1939 - 2014

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1065 HISTORIAN

Antonios Miliarakis

1841 - 1905

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1066 BASKET

Tatiana Kavvadia

Born 1976

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1067 PLAYER

Stella Christodoulou

Born 1991

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1068 BASKET

Giorgos Gasparis

Born 1965

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1069 ACTOR

Tatiana Papamoschou

Born 1964

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1070 BASKET

Kostas Mourouzis

1934 - 2014

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1071 SINGER

Sarah P.

Born 1989

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1072 ACADEMIC

Dimitris Bertsimas

Born 1962

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1073 RESISTANCE

Iro Konstantopoulou

1927 - 1944

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1074 BASKET

Olga Chatzinikolaou

Born 1981

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1075 PHYSICIAN

Tasos Neroutsos

1826 - 1892

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1076 BASKET

Stavros Schizas

Born 1989

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1077 SCREENWRITER

Alexi Kaye Campbell

Born 1966

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1078 LAWYER

Konstantin von Hößlin

1844 - 1920

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1079 ARCHITECT

Nicos Zographos

Born 1931

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1080 ARTIST

Spiros Xenos

1881 - 1963

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1081 SCULPTOR

Diogenes of Athens (sculptor)

-

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1082 COMEDIAN

Petros Filipidis

Born 1962

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1083 MUSIC

Konstantinos Argyros

Born 1986

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1084 PSYCHIATRIST

Athanasios Kafkalides

1919 - 1989

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1085 PRODUCER

Takis Vougiouklakis

-

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1086 LAWYER

Katerina Savvaidou

Born 1972

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1087 SCIENTIST

Alexander Christakis

Born 1937

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1088 TRANSLATOR

Yánnis Kiourtsákis

Born 1941

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1089 BASKET

Nikos Pettas

Born 1981

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1090 PLAYER

Theodoros Angelinos

Born 1984

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1091 SINGER

Christos Tsiamoulis

Born 1961

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1092 ROWER

Chrysi Biskitzi

Born 1974

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1093 ACTOR

Dimitris Kallivokas

Born 1930

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1094 SINGER

Sophia Arvaniti

Born 1968

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1095 POLO

Evangelia Moraitidou

Born 1975

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1096 MILITAR

Autocles

-

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1097 PROFESSOR

Evangelia Micheli-Tzanakou

1942 - 2012

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1098 PAINTER

Péris Ieremiádis

1939 - 2007

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1099 JOURNALIST

Michalis Fakinos

Born 1940

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1100 DIPLOMAT

Hippolyte de Bray-Steinburg

1842 - 1913

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1101 POLITICIAN

Ilektra Apostolou

1912 - 1944

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1102 MILITAR

Lysicles (4th century BC)

Died -338

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1103 POLITICIAN

Símos V. Kedíkoglou

Born 1963

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1104 ARCHITECT

Souzána Antonakáki

1935 - 2020

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1105 ACADEMIC

Georges Oikonomos

1883 - 1951

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1106 FOOTBALL

Stavros Tziortziopoulos

Born 1978

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1107 FILM

Daphne Matziaraki

-

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1108 SWIMMER

Evangelia Platanioti

Born 1994

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1109 POLO

Spyros Capralos

Born 1955

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1110 SINGER

Litsa Diamanti

Born 1949

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1111 POLO

Angeliki Karapataki

Born 1975

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1112 GYMNAST

Stefani Bismpikou

Born 1988

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1113 PLAYER

Pavlos Beligratis

Born 1977

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1114 BUSINESS

Dimitrios Giannakopoulos

Born 1974

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1115 WRITER

Leukon (Komödiendichter)

-

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1116 BASKET

Kostas Papadakis (basketball)

Born 1998

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1117 COMPOSER

Kostas Kapnisis

1920 - 2007

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1118 PAINTER

Ioannis Zacharias

1845 - 1873

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1119 BASKET

Sotiris Manolopoulos

Born 1970

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1120 POLITICIAN

Leptines

Born 2

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1121 BOTANIST

Spyridon Miliarakis

1852 - 1919

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1122 MUSIC

George Leotsakos

Born 1935

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1123 FOOTBALL

Nikos Pantidos

Born 1991

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1124 NEUROLOGIST

Stavros Mentzos

1930 - 2015

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1125 POLITICIAN

Christiana Kalogirou

Born 1964

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1126 ACADEMIC

Chrys C. Caragounis

Born 1940

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1127 WRESTLER

Stavroula Zygouri

Born 1968

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1128 ARCHITECT

Aristomenis Provelengios (Architekt)

1914 - 1999

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1129 BUSINESS

Andreas Vgenopoulos

1953 - 2016

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1130 POLITICIAN

María-Eléni Koppá

Born 1963

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1131 SKIER

Sophia Papamichalopoulou

Born 1990

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1132 ATHLETE

Areti Athanasopoulou

Born 1977

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1133 FOOTBALL

Theodoros Mingos

Born 1998

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1134 ACTOR

Giorgos Velentzas

1927 - 2015

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1135 SCREENWRITER

Mirella Papaeconomou

-

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1136 SINGER

Zachos Terzakis

Born 1950

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1137 ACTOR

Anna Mantzourani

1935 - 1993

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1138 INVENTOR

Perilaos (Künstler)

-

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1139 POLO

Georgia Lara

Born 1980

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1140 WRITER

Nicochares

Born -388

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1141 PLAYER

Athanasios Michalopoulos

Born 1973

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1142 ACADEMIC

Katerina Harvati

Born 1970

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1143 HANDBALL

Spyros Balomenos

Born 1979

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1144 POLO

Kyriaki Liosi

Born 1979

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1145 BASKET

Michalis Perrakis

Born 1984

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1146 MATHEMATICIAN

Spyros Magliveras

Born 1938

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1147 ATHLETIC

Konstantinos Poulios

Born 1977

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1148 NOVELIST

Alexis Lykiard

Born 1940

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1149 BOXER

Aurelios Zopyros

-

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1150 WRITER

Metagenes (Komödiendichter)

Born -500

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1151 HISTORIAN

Alexander Polycleitos Cawadias

1884 - 1971

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1152 PAINTER

Giorgos Ioannou

1926 - 2017

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1153 POLO

Georgia Ellinaki

Born 1974

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1154 POLITICIAN

Dimitris Papangelopoulos

Born 1952

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1155 FOOTBALL

Giorgos Barkoglou

Born 1978

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1156 BASKET

Georgios Tsiakos

Born 1982

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1157 WRITER

Theognis (tyrant)

-

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1158 COMPOSER

Annita Pania

Born 1970

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1159 WRITER

Dimitri T. Analis

1938 - 2012

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1160 BASKET

Christoforos Stefanidis

Born 1980

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1161 MINISTER

Parthenius of Jerusalem

Died 1770

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1162 COMPOSER

Giorgos Sisilianos

1920 - 2005

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1163 BASKET

Tasos Antonakis

Born 1992

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1164 SINGER

Nikos Ganos

Born 1985

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1165 POLO

Antonia Moraiti

Born 1977

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1166 POLITICIAN

Jim Karygiannis

Born 1955

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1167 PIANIST

Dimitri Vassilakis

Born 1967

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1168 ACTOR

Katerina Didaskalou

Born 1960

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1169 POLO

Stavroula Kozompoli

Born 1974

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1170 BASKET

Vassilis Symtsak

Born 1981

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1171 SKIER

AJ Ginnis

Born 1994

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1172 PHOTOGRAPHER

Takis Diamantopoulos

Born 1949

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1173 POLITICIAN

Giannis Tsironis

Born 1958

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1174 MISSING

Andreas Dracopoulos

-

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1175 PHILOSOPHER

Dimitris Dimitrakos

Born 1936

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1176 POLO

Antiopi Melidoni

Born 1977

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1177 POLITICIAN

Olympiodoros von Athen

-

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1178 POLITICIAN

Christos Sirros

Born 1948

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1179 LINGUIST

Panagiotis Agapitos

Born 1959

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1180 MILITAR

Leosthenes (admiral)

Died -361

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1181 ART HISTORIAN

Christos M. Joachimides

1932 - 2017

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1182 ARTIST

Konstantin Kakanias

Born 1961

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1183 ACTOR

Jannis Spengler

Born 1972

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1184 POLITICIAN

Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou

Born 1975

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1185 CHEMIST

M. Christina White

-

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1186 ACTOR

Irene Koumarianou

1931 - 2013

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1187 COMPOSER

Konstantia Gourzi

Born 1962

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1188 BOTANIST

Panagiotis Gennadius

1848 - 1917

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1189 ATHLETIC

Georgios Banikas

1888 - 1956

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1190 SPORT

Cimon Coalemos

-585 - -528

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1191 POLITICIAN

Mary Deros

Born 1951

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1192 POLITICIAN

Spyros Kouvelis

Born 1964

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1193 FOOTBALL

Andreas Stamatiadis

Born 1935

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1194 PLAYER

Konstantinos Stivachtis

Born 1980

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1195 JOURNALIST

Elli Stai

Born 1954

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1196 BUSINESS

Nikos Pateras

Born 1963

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1197 COMPOSER

Stélios Vlavianós

Born 1947

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1198 PLAYER

Vasileios Kournetas

Born 1976

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1199 SINGER

Panos Gavalas

1926 - 1988

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1200 BOTANIST

Georg Lakon

1882 - 1959

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