40.6403° N, 22.9356° E
THESSALONIKI
Most Famous People Born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- Notable people
- 649
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1962
- Most distinctive
- Polo 15.0×
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
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What Thessaloniki Is Known For
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Football is Thessaloniki's biggest profession — 22% of all notables (142).
Thessaloniki over-indexes on polo — 15.0× the global rate.
Thessaloniki under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Thessaloniki's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Music
- Film & TV
- Science
- Other
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1881 - 1938
Nâzım Hikmet
1902 - 1963
Galla Placidia
388 - 450
Gus G
Born 1980
Dimitris Salpingidis
Born 1981
Evangelos Venizelos
Born 1957
Louis Dumont
1911 - 1998
Apostolos Vellios
Born 1992
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
Born 1986
Cahit Arf
1910 - 1997
Theodorus Gaza
1398 - 1475
Nikos Zisis
Born 1983
Nicholas Kabasilas
1322 - 1391
Manolis Anagnostakis
1925 - 2005
Shlomo Venezia
1923 - 2012
Maurice Abravanel
1903 - 1993
Marinella
Born 1938
Demetrius of Thessaloniki
270 - 306
Yvonne Sanson
1925 - 2003
Kostas Sloukas
Born 1990
Traianos Dellas
Born 1976
Giorgos Katidis
Born 1993
Method von Saloniki
815 - 885
Demetrios Kydones
1324 - 1398
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
1505 - 1584
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
Born 1978
Kostas Vasileiadis
Born 1984
Peter the Patrician
500 - 565
Gianna Terzi
Born 1980
Philotheus I of Constantinople
1300 - 1379
Vassilios Skouris
Born 1948
Kostas Stafylidis
Born 1993
Yiannis Papadopoulos
Born 1989
Porphyry of Gaza
347 - 420
Natassa Theodoridou
Born 1970
Theoni V. Aldredge
1922 - 2011
Raoul Aslan
1886 - 1958
Atanas Dalchev
1904 - 1978
Costas Lapavitsas
Born 1961
Fanis Katergiannakis
Born 1974
Daniel Carasso
1905 - 2009
Giannis Dalianidis
1923 - 2010
Ioannis Tamouridis
Born 1980
Pavle Savić
1909 - 1994
Panagiotis Lagos
Born 1985
Zübeyde Hanım
1857 - 1923
Nikephoros Choumnos
1250 - 1327
Eusebia (empress)
Died 360
Nikolas Asimos
1949 - 1988
Stelios Kitsiou
Born 1993
Nikos Papazoglou
1948 - 2011
Raphaël Salem
1898 - 1963
Dimosthenis Tampakos
Born 1976
Vassilis Lakis
Born 1976
Mehmet Cavit Bey
1875 - 1926
Salamo Arouch
1923 - 2009
Angelos Anastasiadis
Born 1953
John Kaminiates
-
Sokratis Dioudis
Born 1993
Thanasis Papazoglou
Born 1988
Giorgos Katsikas
Born 1990
Hasan Tahsin
1888 - 1919
Doktor Nâzım
1870 - 1926
Alexandros Nikolaidis
Born 1979
Matthew Blastares
1290 - 1360
Archbishop Demetrios of America
Born 1928
Kóstas Takhtsís
1927 - 1988
Vasilis Dimitriadis
Born 1966
Dionysis Savvopoulos
Born 1944
Nikos Chatzivrettas
Born 1977
Hasan Tahsin Uzer
1877 - 1939
Ioannis Gounaris
Born 1952
Haris Kastanidis
Born 1956
Eva Kaili
Born 1978
Ahmet Emin Yalman
1888 - 1972
Vasilis Papageorgopoulos
Born 1947
Sedat Alp
1913 - 2006
Emmanuel Carasso
1862 - 1934
Zoe Laskari
1944 - 2017
Ioannis Potouridis
Born 1992
Giorgos Foiros
Born 1953
Paul I of Constantinople
Died 350
Athanassios Prittas
Born 1979
Neilos Kabasilas
1298 - 1363
Konstantinos Economidis
Born 1977
Thomas Magister
1270 - 1325
Christos Karipidis
Born 1982
Takis Nikoloudis
Born 1951
Antipater of Thessalonica
Died 4
Konstantinos Iosifidis
Born 1952
Dimitri B. Papadimitriou
Born 1946
Paul Ély
1897 - 1975
Kostas Tsimikas
Born 1996
Moses ben Joseph di Trani
1505 - 1585
Takis Kanellopoulos
1933 - 1990
Auguste Corteau
Born 1979
Munejjim-bashi Ahmed Dede
1631 - 1702
Constantin Floros
Born 1930
Demetrius of Montferrat
1205 - 1227
Dimitrios Kolovetsios
Born 1991
Estrongo Nachama
1918 - 2000
Thanasis Kolitsidakis
Born 1966
Giannis Aggelakas
Born 1959
Richard James Wilkinson
1867 - 1941
Hristos Banikas
Born 1978
Abundius
403 - 469
Artemi Gavezou
Born 1994
Lefteris Bochoridis
Born 1994
Guy Lévis Mano
1904 - 1980
Georgios Anatolakis
Born 1974
Paschalis Terzis
Born 1949
Dinos Kouis
Born 1955
Dimitrios Pandermalis
Born 1940
Dimitrios Katsivelis
Born 1991
Alecos Papadatos
Born 1959
Aristarchus of Thessalonica
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Christos Tapoutos
Born 1982
Emilios Riadis
1885 - 1935
Giannis Mystakidis
Born 1994
Makbule Atadan
1885 - 1956
Prochoros Kydones
1330 - 1369
Sabiha Sertel
1895 - 1968
Halil Rifat Pasha
1827 - 1901
Christos Karkamanis
Born 1969
Fanis Tzandaris
Born 1993
Salih Bozok
1881 - 1941
Dimitrios Verginis
Born 1987
Isaac Carasso
1874 - 1939
Isidore I of Constantinople
Died 1350
Anastasia Zampounidis
Born 1968
Walter Wottitz
1912 - 1986
Aristeidis Grigoriadis
Born 1985
Tasos Kourakis
Born 1948
Kostas Zouraris
Born 1940
Faidon Matthaiou
1924 - 2011
Christos Kostis
Born 1972
Theodora of Arta
1210 - 1280
Ulvi Yenal
1908 - 1993
Charalambos Xanthopoulos
Born 1956
Nuri Conker
1881 - 1937
Miltiadis Sapanis
Born 1976
Aka Gündüz
1885 - 1958
Syllas Tzoumerkas
Born 1978
Michalis Tsairelis
Born 1988
Adonios Mastoras
Born 1991
Notis Marias
Born 1957
Damaskinos Stouditis
Died 1577
Antonis Manitakis
Born 1944
Marios Iliopoulos
Born 1969
Elizabeth Zachariadou
1932 - 2018
Zoi Dimitrakou
Born 1987
Angelos Vlachopoulos
Born 1991
Moses Almosnino
1510 - 1580
Dora Sakayan
Born 1931
Terence Quick
Born 1947
Koulis Apostolidis
Born 1946
Maria Petrou
1953 - 2012
Philippus of Thessalonica
-
George Hourmouziadis
1932 - 2013
Kostas Louboutis
Born 1979
Kostas Hatzichristos
1921 - 2001
Giannis Ioannidis
Born 1945
Dimítris Dimitriádis (auteur)
Born 1944
Vaggelis Nastos
Born 1980
Styliani Kaltsidou
Born 1983
Lefteris Kakiousis
Born 1968
Kleanthis Vikelidis
1916 - 1988
Dimitrios Mastrovasilis
Born 1983
Georgios Apostolidis
Born 1984
Katia Zygouli
Born 1978
Dimitris Chatziisaias
Born 1992
Philippe Gigantès
1923 - 2004
Stelios Iliadis
Born 1986
Georgios Kyriazis
Born 1980
Manuel Panselinos
-
Giorgos Hatzinasios
Born 1942
Isaak Benrubi
1876 - 1943
Dinos Mitoglou
Born 1996
Despina Pajanou
Born 1958
Loula Anagnostaki
1928 - 2017
Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball)
Born 1966
Evangelia Psarra
Born 1974
Dimo Todorovski
1910 - 1983
Marcel Nadjari
1917 - 1971
Alketas Panagoulias
1934 - 2012
Christos Intzidis
Born 1993
Ali Rıza Efendi
1839 - 1888
Stavros Tsoukalas
Born 1988
Andreas Makris
1930 - 2005
Richard Baldus
1885 - 1945
Yiannis Boutaris
Born 1942
Kostas Charalampidis
Born 1976
Mercouri Kanatzidis
Born 1957
Vasso Devetzi
1927 - 1987
Stavros Kouyioumtzis
1932 - 2005
Vangelis Pavlidis
Born 1998
Hasan Rami Pasha
1842 - 1923
Saul Amarel
1928 - 2002
Stavros Labriakos
Born 1975
Harris Mylonas
Born 1978
Georgios Kousas
Born 1982
David Conforte
1618 - 1685
Kostas Panagiotoudis
Born 1994
Dimitris Stamou
Born 1991
Katerina Stikoudi
Born 1985
Apostolos Liolidis
Born 1977
Panagiotis Katsiaros
Born 1978
Paola Foka
Born 1982
Stelios Papathemelis
Born 1938
Giannis Kalatzis
1943 - 2017
Moshe Ha-Elion
Born 1925
Themis Bazaka
Born 1957
Petros Kanakoudis
Born 1984
Georgios Orfanos
Born 1953
Demophilus of Constantinople
Died 386
Nikos Gabriel Pentzikis
1908 - 1993
Melina Kana
Born 1966
Panagiotis Deligiannidis
Born 1996
Nikos Melissas
Born 1993
Thomas Nazlidis
Born 1987
Petros Vassiliadis
Born 1945
Rene Ben Sussan
1895 - 1988
Theodoros Zaras
Born 1987
Zoí Kareli
1901 - 1998
Georgios Tzioumakas
Born 1995
Lysandros Kaftantzoglou
1811 - 1885
Thanasis Triaridis
Born 1970
Esat Sagay
1874 - 1938
Polymnia Saregkou
Born 1972
Michalis Romanidis
Born 1966
Kleitos Kyrou
1921 - 2006
Marina Tsintikidou
Born 1971
Maria Tsiartsiani
Born 1980
Margaritis Schinas
Born 1962
Juana Mordó
1899 - 1984
Saint Mitre
433 - 466
Sotirios Manolopoulos
Born 1987
Ioannis Kouzeloglou
Born 1995
Salih Omurtak
1889 - 1954
Kosmas Tsilianidis
Born 1994
Rena Molho
Born 1946
Kriton Arsenis
Born 1977
Fotis Koutzavasilis
Born 1989
Maria Plyta
1915 - 2006
Theodosios Pavlidis
Born 1934
Alexandros Zannas
1892 - 1963
Kalliopi Ouzouni
Born 1973
Chrysoúla Saatsóglou-Paliadéli
Born 1947
Akis Sakellariou
-
Vasilis Papageorgiou
Born 1955
Matrona of Barcelona
Died 300
Anysia of Salonika
285 - 304
Thodoris Atheridis
Born 1965
Vasilis Tsivilikas
1942 - 2012
Seyyan Hanım
1913 - 1989
Vaso Laskaraki
Born 1979
Charis Papageorgiou
Born 1953
Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Born 1978
Aristotelis Karasalidis
Born 1991
Natan Shalem
1897 - 1959
Achilleas Aslanidis
Born 1950
Marios Matalon
Born 1989
Georges Dimou
1931 - 2019
Dimitrios Taliadoros
1925 - 2011
Fotios Zaharoglou
Born 1963
Ioannis Papafis
1792 - 1886
David Benvenisti
1897 - 1993
Charis Markopoulos
Born 1982
Lazaros Voreadis
Born 1960
Anastasios Dimitriadis
Born 1997
Ioannis Tsoukalas
Born 1941
Byron Fidetzis
Born 1945
Antonis Kapnidis
Born 1992
Pavlos Kagialis
Born 1984
Petros Themelis
Born 1936
Michalis Giannakidis
Born 1988
George Patis
Born 1983
Hypatius (consul 359)
-
Ahmet Zeki Soydemir
1883 - 1954
Floros Floridis
Born 1952
Alkis Pierrakos
1920 - 2017
Katia Dandoulaki
Born 1948
Eleni Kiosi
Born 1985
Ahmet Derviş
1881 - 1932
Ioannis Sfairopoulos
Born 1967
Grigorios Zalykis
1785 - 1827
Angelos Eleftheriadis
Born 1991
Grigoris Valtinos
Born 1955
Muazzez Tahsin Berkand
1900 - 1984
Dimitris Starovas
Born 1963
Antonios Trakatellis
Born 1931
Mazaris
-
Antonis Volanis
Born 1948
Jean Tatlian
Born 1943
Cavit Cav
1905 - 1982
Eusebius (consul 347)
347 - 350
Takis Varvitsiotis
1916 - 2011
Artemios Matthaiopoulos
Born 1984
Vassilis Krommidas
Born 1970
Stelios Halkias
Born 1980