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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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  • Writing
  • Music
  • Film & TV
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0152 POLO

Angelos Vlachopoulos

Born 1991

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0322 POLO

Epaminondas Samartzidis

1965 - 1996

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0353 POLO

Konstantinos Loudis

Born 1969

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0388 POLO

Dimitrios Miteloudis

Born 1982

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0391 POLO

Eleftheria Plevritou

Born 1997

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0399 POLO

Margarita Plevritou

Born 1994

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0403 POLO

Alkisti Avramidou

Born 1988

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0630 POLO

Vasiliki Plevritou

Born 1998

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