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
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 112 notable births.
What Thessaloniki Is Known For
Click any row to filter the list of people below.
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.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Music
- Film & TV
- Science
- Other
Theodoros Vasilakakis
Born 1988
Ljubomir Daltschew
1902 - 2002
Soulis Georgiades
1934 - 1997
Vittorio Citterich
1930 - 2011
Leon Cohen
1910 - 1989
David Pardo (Dutch rabbi, born at Salonica)
Died 1657
Alexander Filippou
Born 1958
André Amar
1908 - 1990
Anthimos Ananiadis
Born 1985
Sotirios Zarianopoulos
Born 1961
Vassílios Tsolakídis
Born 1979
Mithat Şükrü Bleda
1874 - 1956
Johannes Karavidopoulos
Born 1937
Apostolos Nikolaidis (singer)
1938 - 1999
Abdul Kerim Pasha
1872 - 1923
Asterios Giakoumis
Born 1988
Frédéric Barzilay
1917 - 2015
Sakis Tanimanidis
Born 1981
Nikos Christidis
Born 1944
Vassilis Christidis
Born 1988
Stavroula Samara
Born 1994
Epaminondas Samartzidis
1965 - 1996
Dimitris Flionis
Born 1997
Antonis Anissegos
Born 1970
Matthaios Kamariotis
Died 1490
Isidore Glabas
1341 - 1396
Şükrü Naili Gökberk
1876 - 1936
Eleni Peta
-
Kostas Flevarakis
Born 1969
Kyriaki Kouvari
Born 1984
Élena Rápti
Born 1975
Giannis Agtzidis
Born 1992
Morris Venezia
1921 - 2013
Kostas (songwriter)
Born 1949
Macedonius of Thessalonica
Born 500
Fuat Bulca
1881 - 1962
Nuri Yamut
1890 - 1961
Alekos Alexiadis
Born 1945
Renée Béja
1908 - 1982
John Choumnos
1290 - 1339
Evi Gkotzaridis
Born 1969
Daniel Zion
1883 - 1979
Spyros Vrontaras
Born 1984
Apostolos Armenakis
Born 1980
Savvas Iliadis
Born 1979
A. N. Yiannopoulos
1928 - 2017
Luisa Poselli
1922 - 2007
Kyriakos Savvidis
Born 1995
Dimitris Diamantopoulos
Born 1988
Georgios Paraschos
Born 1952
Murad Ferid
1908 - 1998
Stávros Kalafátis
Born 1965
Konstantinos Loudis
Born 1969
Geórgios Téntsos
Born 1983
Pavlos Tzermias
1925 - 2016
Vasiliki Tsirogianni
Born 1988
Tasos Dimas
Born 1988
Soulis Markopoulos
Born 1949
Ketty Diridaoua
1921 - 1996
Despina Zapounidou
Born 1985
Athanasios Mantzouranis
Born 1982
Anthoula Stathopoulou-Vafopoulou
1908 - 1935
Athina Krikeli
-
Makis Triantafyllopoulos
Born 1954
Pierre Ruffin
1742 - 1824
Evangelos Chrysos
Born 1938
Popi Tsapanidou
Born 1967
Níki Keraméos
Born 1980
Avraham Rakanti
1888 - 1980
Dimitris Kalaitzidis (basketball)
Born 1985
Pelagia Papamichail
Born 1986
Dimitris Dimakopoulos
Born 1966
Costas Droutsas
Born 1939
Kyriakos Mazoulouxis
Born 1997
Fanis Mouratidis
Born 1962
Athan Karras
1927 - 2010
Efthymios Tsakaleris
Born 1989
Theódoros Karáoglou
Born 1960
Baruch Uziel
1901 - 1977
Ilias Vouras
Born 1988
Maria Mavroudi
Born 1967
Stelios Poulianitis
Born 1995
Thomas Graikos
Born 1991
Vasiliki Kasapi
Born 1983
Georgios Limniatis
Born 1971
Petros Konteon
Born 1984
Ioannis Demertzis
Born 1983
Dimitrios Miteloudis
Born 1982
Ilias Sapanis
Born 1973
Giorgos Toursounidis
Born 1970
Eleftheria Plevritou
Born 1997
Charalambos Oikonomopoulos
Born 1991
Panagiotis Poikilidis
1965 - 2014
Dionysis Makris
Born 1982
Moris Ergas
1922 - 1995
Savvas Manousos
Born 1985
Max Bilen
1916 - 1995
Theodora (Roman martyr)
Died 120
Margarita Plevritou
Born 1994
Varvara Akritidou
Born 1981
Giorgos Athanasiadis
Born 1993
Michail Kostarakos
Born 1956
Alkisti Avramidou
Born 1988
Nikos Ch. Chourmouziadis
1930 - 2013
Kariophilis Mitsakis
Born 1932
Nick Nikitakis
Born 1955
Theodoros Pallas
Born 1949
Alexander Cambitoglou
1922 - 2019
Akis Petretzikis
Born 1984
Clio-Danae Othoneou
Born 1979
Petros Christo
Born 1975
Yannis Stavrou
Born 1948
Konstantinos Kosmopoulos
1928 - 2011
Candidianus
297 - 313
Dimítrios Stamátis
Born 1950
Mustafa Arif Deymer
1874 - 1957
Ioannis Arzoumanidis
Born 1986
Ioannis Karathanasis
Born 1991
Vincent Dutreuil
Born 1973
Stelios Pozatzidis
Born 1994
Sıtkı Üke
1877 - 1941
Nausika Stauridou
Born 1986
Rasim Haşmet Akal
1880 - 1918
Andronikos Paikos
1796 - 1879
Nikolaos Aggelakis
1906 - 1986
Stavros Kromidas
Born 1954
Stelios Tsoukanis
Born 1990
Thanos Samaras
Born 1973
Michalis Giannitsis
Born 1992
Lizeta Kalimeri
Born 1969
Demetris Th. Gotsis
Born 1945
Isacco Sciaky
1896 - 1979
Ilias Stavropoulos
Born 1995
Martha Matsa
Born 1987
Joseph Soustiel
1904 - 1990
Albert Karasu
1885 - 1982
Loukas Barlos
1920 - 1999
Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou
Born 1972
Pantelis Papaioakeim
Born 1975
Didier Aslan
1894 - 1953
Ilias Ignatidis
Born 1996
Panayiota Bertzikis
Born 1981
Jean de Botton
1898 - 1978
Chris Kyriakakis
Born 1963
Sofia Kotzabassi
Born 1962
Panagiotis Papadopoulos
Born 1985
Christos Papadopoulos
Born 1982
Chrysostome Gourio
Born 1970
Vangelis Pourliotopoulos
Born 1969
Ioannis Drivelegas
Born 1951
Akrivi
-
Vasiliki Tsamakda
Born 1970
Anestis Chatziliadis
Born 1991
Daniil Papadopoulos
Born 1963
Xenofon Moschou
1858 - 1939
Timotheos Tselepidis
Born 1996
Dimitris Petkakis
Born 1983
Erotokritos Damarlis
Born 1992
Michail Liapis
Born 1995
Janis Nikos
Born 1973
Maria Kyridou
Born 2001
Eléni Antoniádou
Born 1988
Kyranna of Thessaloniki
1731 - 1751
Kostas Sarantidis
Born 1927
Đorđe Mihailović
Born 1928
Nestor of Thessaloniki
Died 306
Mordechai Mano
1922 - 1968
Fotis Mavriplis
1920 - 2012
Sissi Christidou
Born 1980
Athanasios Vletsis
Born 1956
Kyriaki Chryssomalli-Henrich
Born 1946
Mauricio Hassid Michael
1905 - 1979
Herbert Schwörbel
1911 - 1988
Michael Witt
1940 - 2012
Giorgos Margaritis
Born 1991
Hatice Özgener
1865 - 1940
Lítsa Ammanatídou-Paschalídou
Born 1966
Hermes Hodolides
Born 1963
Panagiotis Vosniadis
Born 1989
Kostas Orfanos
Born 1956
Panteleimon Sklavos
Born 1936
Dario Gabbai
1922 - 2020
Christina Lazaridi
Born 1970
Alberto Nahmias
Born 1905
Abdülkadir Seven
1891 - 1971
John Tsitsiklis
Born 1958
Vangelis Kousoulakis
Born 1954
Samim Bilgen
1910 - 2005
Lyberis Stergidis
Born 1987
Theodoros Papadopoulos
Born 1987
Stratos Constantinidis
Born 1949
Joseph Pardo (rabbi)
Died 1619
Fotis Kipouros
Born 1975
Iordanis Paschalidis
Born 1967
Vangelis Georgiou
Born 1988
Dimitrios Tairis
Born 1989
Sotiris Nikolaidis
Born 1974
Giorgos Mouratidis
1927 - 2013
Giannis Fysekis
Born 1985
Panagiotis Toufexis
Born 1969
Giacomo Poselli
1922 - 2007
Aliki Konstantinidou
Born 1969
Vidal Modiano
1888 - 1971
Charoula Dimitriou
Born 1990
Stélios Goúsios
Born 1937
Charis Pavlidis
Born 1971
Albert Caraco (producteur)
1908 - 1997
Sotiris Sakellariou
Born 1955
Evdokia Loukagou
Born 1995
Alexandros Natsiopoulos
Born 1991
Marios Evangelou
Born 1981
Giorgos Ktistopoulos
Born 1996
Eleni Bastea
Died 2020
Georgios Doxakis
Born 1962
Démétrios Chrysoloras
1340 - 1416
Thanasis Topouzis
Born 1992
Nikos Katharios
Born 1994
Iríni-Eléni Agathopoúlou
Born 1985
Dimitrios Kazazis
Born 1966
Savvas Moudouroglou
Born 1991
Andreas Iraklis
Born 1989
Fotis Kaimakamoudis
Born 1993
Dimitris Siologkas
Born 1994
Maria Faka
Born 1983
Ioannis Touratsoglou
Born 1940
Stylianos Negrepontis
Born 1939
Asher Mallah
1880 - 1969
Pantelis Antoniadis
Born 1994
Vyron Papadopoulos
Born 1986
Anastasia Karakasidou
Born 1956
Konstantinos Papazoglou
Born 1984
Maharash Levi
1532 - 1600
Efstratios Anastasiadis
1919 - 2004
Dimitris Aslanidis
Born 1989
Geórgios Tzános
Born 1989
Daniel Matalon (homme politique)
1914 - 1987
Raphael Recanati
1924 - 1999
Lionel Salem (acteur)
-
Nikolétta Koutouxídou
Born 1980
Peppo Mallah
1889 - 1982
Sakis Arseniou
Born 1984
Giannis Sachpatzidis
Born 1993
Konstantinos Alexandropoulos
Born 1957
Yusuf Salman
1888 - 1960
Paris Tsenikoglou
Born 1989
Stelios Pozoglou
Born 1996
Kyriakos Gouventas
Born 1967
Alexandros Triantafilidis
Born 1971
Spyridon (Trantellis) of Langadas
1926 - 2009
Photinus of Thessalonica
-
Nikos Aggeloudis
Born 1991
Georgios Themelis
1897 - 1969
Michalis Dountas
1932 - 2006
Mary Akrivopoulou
Born 1975
Theoklitos Setakis
1930 - 2014
Zizi Papacharissi
-
Orhan Mersinli
1912 - 1975
Dimitris Samaras
Born 1978
Giannis Pechlivanis
Born 1988
Georgios Lykoudis
Born 1964
Chrístos Chatzisávvas
Born 1979
Maria Pangalou
Born 1979
Calliope Tatti
1894 - 1978
Mihalis Siganidis
Born 1958
Maria Gatou
Born 1989
Kostas Kotsaridis
Born 1992
Stephen Kondaks
1919 - 2005
Georgios Karasavvidis
Born 1991
Grigoris Pitsokos
Born 1989
David Saltiel
Born 1931
Spyridon Koutroufinis
Born 1967
Timos Kavakas
Born 1972
Katerina Georgiadou
Born 1981
Evdokimos Tsolakidis
Born 1962
Maria Sansaridou
Born 1977
Christos Pentsas
Born 1988
Goulielmos Arvanitis
1921 - 1987
Victoria Mavridou
Born 1991
Theofilos Kouroupis
Born 1990
Areti Sinapidou
Born 1975
Yıldız Eruçman
Born 1919
Thanasis Dinopapas
Born 1988
Johannes Palaiologos (Thessaloniki)
1419 - 1423
Moshe Levy (chemist)
1927 - 2015
Maria Sakellaridou
Born 1981
Giannis Takidis
Born 1981
Stathis Vasiloudis
Born 1996
Petros Velissariou
Born 1993
Thanasis Kanoulas
Born 1992
Ioannis Kourtis
Born 1973
Elias C. Aifantis
Born 1950
Fanis Toutziaris
Born 1965
Stamatis Benas
Born 1985
Thaleia Kasapoglou
Born 1984
Yeóryos Semertzídis
Born 1957
Leonid Greco
Born 1944
Spyros Papathanasiou
Born 1992
Vangelis Gotovos
Born 1986
Argiris Ser
Born 1978
Vasiliki Tsavdaridou
Born 1980