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.
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- Filtered to 1930s Clear ×
Marinella
Born 1938
Takis Kanellopoulos
1933 - 1990
Constantin Floros
Born 1930
Elizabeth Zachariadou
1932 - 2018
Dora Sakayan
Born 1931
George Hourmouziadis
1932 - 2013
Alketas Panagoulias
1934 - 2012
Andreas Makris
1930 - 2005
Stavros Kouyioumtzis
1932 - 2005
Stelios Papathemelis
Born 1938
Theodosios Pavlidis
Born 1934
Georges Dimou
1931 - 2019
Petros Themelis
Born 1936
Antonios Trakatellis
Born 1931
Soulis Georgiades
1934 - 1997
Vittorio Citterich
1930 - 2011
Johannes Karavidopoulos
Born 1937
Apostolos Nikolaidis (singer)
1938 - 1999
Evangelos Chrysos
Born 1938
Costas Droutsas
Born 1939
Nikos Ch. Chourmouziadis
1930 - 2013
Kariophilis Mitsakis
Born 1932
Panteleimon Sklavos
Born 1936
Stélios Goúsios
Born 1937
Stylianos Negrepontis
Born 1939
Michalis Dountas
1932 - 2006
Theoklitos Setakis
1930 - 2014
David Saltiel
Born 1931
Panagiotis Kalombratsos
Born 1934
Alexander Chrisopoulos
1939 - 2010
Nikos Hadjinikolaou
Born 1938
Jorgo Krallis
Born 1937