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THESSALONIKI

Most Famous People Born in Thessaloniki, Greece

Notable people
649
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1962
Most distinctive
Polo 15.0×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Thessaloniki during each.

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.

  1. Football142
  2. Basket67
  3. Politician44
  4. Singer24
  5. Actor23
  6. Writer20
  7. Sport14
  8. Poet11
  1. Polo815.0×
  2. Rabbi68.3×
  3. Basket678.2×
  4. Football1422.0×
  5. Singer241.8×
  6. Poet111.6×
  1. Politician440.6×
  2. Actor230.7×

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.

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0055 POLITICIAN

Mehmet Cavit Bey

1875 - 1926

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0063 POLITICIAN

Doktor Nâzım

1870 - 1926

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0071 POLITICIAN

Hasan Tahsin Uzer

1877 - 1939

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0128 ENTREPRENEUR

Isaac Carasso

1874 - 1939

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0177 PHILOLOGIST

Isaak Benrubi

1876 - 1943

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0228 POLITICIAN

Esat Sagay

1874 - 1938

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0312 POLITICIAN

Mithat Şükrü Bleda

1874 - 1956

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0315 COMMANDER

Abdul Kerim Pasha

1872 - 1923

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0327 OFFICER

Şükrü Naili Gökberk

1876 - 1936

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0416 POLITICIAN

Mustafa Arif Deymer

1874 - 1957

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0421 SOLDIER

Sıtkı Üke

1877 - 1941

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