Athens has produced a number of well-known tennis players, philosophers, drummers, emperors & kings, basketball players and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Athens includes Stefanos Tsitsipas, Plato, Tommy Lee, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, and many others.

Famous People Born In Athens

Tommy LeeTommy Lee
(Musician)

03 October 1962

Greek,American

SocratesSocrates
(Philosopher)

0470 BC

Greek

PlatoPlato
(Philosopher)

0428 BC

Greek

Stefanos TsitsipasStefanos Tsitsipas
(Tennis Player)

12 August 1998

Greek

Thanasis AntetokounmpoThanasis Antetokounmpo
(Basketball Player)

18 July 1992

Greek

Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
(Son of King of Greece and Denmark, King George I)

02 February 1882

Greek

PericlesPericles
(First Citizen of Democratic Athens)

0494 BC

Greek

Sophocles Sophocles
(Ancient Greek Poet)

0496 BC

Greek

Arianna HuffingtonArianna Huffington
(American-Greek author)

15 July 1950

American

XenophonXenophon

0430 BC

Greek

DemosthenesDemosthenes
(Statesman & Orator)

0384 BC

Greek

Konstantinos MavropanosKonstantinos Mavropanos
(Football Player)

11 December 1997

Greek

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Antonis SamarasAntonis Samaras
(Former Prime Minister of Greece)

23 May 1951

Greek

Yorgos LanthimosYorgos Lanthimos
(film director, theatre director, screenwriter, film producer)

1973 AD

Greek

Yanis VaroufakisYanis Varoufakis
(Economist, Politician, Professor, Non-fiction writer, University teacher)

24 March 1961

Australian,Greek

Alexis TsiprasAlexis Tsipras
(Politician, Civil engineer)

28 July 1974

Greek

Constantine I of GreeceConstantine I of Greece

02 August 1868

Greek

Stavros NiarchosStavros Niarchos
(Shipowner, Entrepreneur, Art collector)

03 July 1909

Greek

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Paul of GreecePaul of Greece
(Sovereign)

14 December 1901

Greek

Clement of AlexandriaClement of Alexandria
(Theologian)

0150 AD

Israeli

PhidiasPhidias
(Sculptor)

0480 BC

Greek

CleonCleon
(Athenian general)

Greek

CleisthenesCleisthenes
(Political figure)

0570 BC

Greek

Alexander of GreeceAlexander of Greece
(Politician)

01 August 1893

Greek

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Melina MercouriMelina Mercouri
(Actress)

31 October 1920

Greek

AntisthenesAntisthenes
(Philosopher)

0445 BC

Greek

Mike ZambidisMike Zambidis
(boxer, kickboxer, karateka)

15 July 1980

Greek

Helen of Greece and DenmarkHelen of Greece and Denmark
(Queen mother)

20 March 1896

Greek

IsocratesIsocrates
(Orator, writer)

0436 BC

Greek

MenanderMenander
(Dramatist)

0342 BC

Greek

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PraxitelesPraxiteles
(Sculptor)

0395 BC

Greek

PeisistratosPeisistratos
(Ruler)

0608 BC

Greek

Kyriakos MitsotakisKyriakos Mitsotakis
(Politician, Banker)

04 March 1968

Greek

Orestis KarnezisOrestis Karnezis
(Association football player)

11 July 1985

Greek

Nikolaos MichaloliakosNikolaos Michaloliakos
(politician, writer)

11 December 1957

Greek

Theo AngelopoulosTheo Angelopoulos
(Filmmaker)

27 April 1935

Greek

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Christos PapadimitriouChristos Papadimitriou
(Writer, Mathematician, Computer scientist, University teacher)

16 August 1949

Greek

Aliki VougiouklakiAliki Vougiouklaki
(Actor, Singer, Film actor)

20 July 1934

Greek

Paris LatsisParis Latsis
(socialite)

08 August 1979

Greek

Pope HyginusPope Hyginus
(Bishop of Rome)

18 March 0074

Greek

Princess Katherine of Greece and DenmarkPrincess Katherine of Greece and Denmark
(Godparent)

04 May 1913

Greek

AristidesAristides
(Athenian statesman)

0530 BC

Greek

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Georgios PrintezisGeorgios Printezis
(Basketball player)

22 February 1985

Greek

CritiasCritias
(Political figure and author)

0460 BC

Greek

IreneIrene
(Empress)

0752 AD

Greek

Spiros LatsisSpiros Latsis
(businessperson, banker)

15 August 1946

Greek

Stelios GiannakopoulosStelios Giannakopoulos
(Association football player)

12 July 1974

Greek

Romain GavrasRomain Gavras
(Actor, Film director)

04 July 1981

French,Greek

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Leonidas KavakosLeonidas Kavakos
(Violinist, Composer)

30 October 1967

Greek

TyrtaeusTyrtaeus
(Poet)

Greek

Kostas KaramanlisKostas Karamanlis
(Politician)

14 September 1956

Greek

Lucas PapademosLucas Papademos
(Economist, Politician, University teacher, Banker)

11 October 1947

Greek

AeschinesAeschines
(Politician, Diplomat, Orator)

0389 BC

Greek

AgathonAgathon
(Tragedy writer)

0448 BC

Greek

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Dimitris AvramopoulosDimitris Avramopoulos
(Politician, Diplomat)

06 June 1953

Greek

Costas SimitisCostas Simitis
(Politician)

23 June 1936

Greek

Athenagoras of AthensAthenagoras of Athens
(Philosopher)

0133 AD

Greek

Dimitrios AgravanisDimitrios Agravanis
(Basketball player)

20 December 1994

Greek

Alexandros TzorvasAlexandros Tzorvas
(Greek footballer)

12 August 1982

Greek

Miltiades the YoungerMiltiades the Younger
(Statesman)

0550 BC

Greek

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Christos AravidisChristos Aravidis
(Association football player)

13 March 1987

Greek

Alexander PapagosAlexander Papagos
(Politician, Military personnel)

09 December 1883

Greek

Sofía of SpainSofía of Spain

02 November 1938

Greek

KimonKimon
(Statesman)

0510 BC

Greek

Constantine Alexander KaramanlisConstantine Alexander Karamanlis

14 September 1956

Greek

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