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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Marcello Modiano
1914 - 1993
Panagiotis Kalombratsos
Born 1934
Ioannis Giannoulis (swimmer)
Born 1988
Sotiris Amarianakis
Born 1965
Lakis Iordanopoulos
Born 1953
Dimitrios Galanis
Born 1971
Zacharias Chaliabalias
1946 - 2020
Vasilis Avramidis
Born 1977
Alexandros Mavridis
Born 1983
Leon Recanati
1890 - 1945
Achilleas Mamatziolas
Born 1971
Eleana Papaioannou
Born 1983
Thomas Mellios
Born 1940
Guerriero Colombo
Born 1880
Alexander Chrisopoulos
1939 - 2010
Christos Naidos
Born 1979
Vasilios Papadimitriou
Born 1948
Nina Konsta
1918 - 2003
Magda Kalomoirou
Born 1979
Lazaros Arkhontopoulos
Born 1958
Paris Andriopoulos
Born 1994
Irene von Thessaloniki († 310)
Died 310
Dimitra Hatoupi
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Kleanthis Ierissiotis
Born 1953
Nikos Hadjinikolaou
Born 1938
Vassilis Papadopoulos (basketball)
Born 1998
Elpida Grigoriadou
Born 1981
Emanuel Calvo
Died 1772
Theodoros Asteriadis
Born 1972
Vasiliki Plevritou
Born 1998
Christos Konstantinidis
Born 1963
Dimitris Polychroniadis
Born 1969
Nikolaos Palentzas
Born 1991
Maria Makraki
Born 1970
Dimitris Karatzoulidis
Born 1957
Anna Niki Stamolamprou
Born 1995
Nikos Vafeas
Born 1997
Filippos Kalogiannidīs
Born 1994
Dimitrios Nikolaidis
Born 1999
Evangelia Kyriakidou
Born 1981
Jacob Saltiel
1922 - 1988
Frosō Vlachou
Born 1982
Lazaros Mottas
1940 - 2006
Ioannis Marokos
Born 1999
Rania Prassa
Born 1976
Jorgo Krallis
Born 1937
Christos Laskos
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Lia Megalou-Sepheriadi
Born 1945
Michael Devetsikiotis
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