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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 112 notable births.

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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Showing 11 of 649 notable people

0025 POET

Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz

1505 - 1584

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0038 POET

Atanas Dalchev

1904 - 1978

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0089 POET

Antipater of Thessalonica

Died 4

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0109 POET

Guy Lévis Mano

1904 - 1980

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0158 POET

Philippus of Thessalonica

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0224 POET

Zoí Kareli

1901 - 1998

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0231 POET

Kleitos Kyrou

1921 - 2006

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0362 POET

Anthoula Stathopoulou-Vafopoulou

1908 - 1935

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0397 POET

Max Bilen

1916 - 1995

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0431 POET

Demetris Th. Gotsis

Born 1945

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0628 POET

Emanuel Calvo

Died 1772

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