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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×

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.

  1. Football 142 2.0×
  2. Basket 67 8.2×
  3. Politician 44 0.6×
  4. Singer 24 1.8×
  5. Actor 23 0.7×
  6. Writer 20 0.9×
  7. Sport 14 1.3×
  8. Poet 11 1.6×
  1. Polo 8 15.0×
  2. Rabbi 6 8.3×
  3. Basket 67 8.2×
  4. Football 142 2.0×
  5. Singer 24 1.8×
  6. Poet 11 1.6×
  1. Politician 44 0.6×
  2. Actor 23 0.7×

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.

1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000
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0052 MATHEMATICIAN

Raphaël Salem

1898 - 1963

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0092 MILITAR

Paul Ély

1897 - 1975

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0122 JOURNALIST

Sabiha Sertel

1895 - 1968

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0222 ILLUSTRATOR

Rene Ben Sussan

1895 - 1988

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0235 ART DEALER

Juana Mordó

1899 - 1984

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0246 POLITICIAN

Alexandros Zannas

1892 - 1963

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0260 GEOGRAPHER

Natan Shalem

1897 - 1959

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0267 GEOGRAPHER

David Benvenisti

1897 - 1993

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0337 SOLDIER

Nuri Yamut

1890 - 1961

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0432 PHILOSOPHER

Isacco Sciaky

1896 - 1979

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0440 ACTOR

Didier Aslan

1894 - 1953

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0443 PAINTER

Jean de Botton

1898 - 1978

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0485 SOLDIER

Abdülkadir Seven

1891 - 1971

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0552 MILITAR

Georgios Themelis

1897 - 1969

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0563 GRANDDAUGHTER

Calliope Tatti

1894 - 1978

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0610 MERCHANT

Leon Recanati

1890 - 1945

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