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
03 October 1962, Greek, American
Musician
PlatoPlato
0428 BC, Greek
Philosopher

SocratesSocrates
0470 BC, Greek
Philosopher

Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
02 February 1882, Greek
Son of King of Greece and Denmark, King George I

PericlesPericles
0494 BC, Greek
First Citizen of Democratic Athens

Arianna HuffingtonArianna Huffington
15 July 1950, American
American-Greek author
AlcibiadesAlcibiades
0450 BC, Greek
Athenian Statesman

Sophocles Sophocles
0496 BC, Greek
Ancient Greek Poet

Stefanos TsitsipasStefanos Tsitsipas
12 August 1998, Greek
Tennis Player
XenophonXenophon
0430 BC, Greek
 

Thanasis AntetokounmpoThanasis Antetokounmpo
18 July 1992, Greek
Basketball Player
DemosthenesDemosthenes
0384 BC, Greek
Statesman & Orator

Konstantinos MavropanosKonstantinos Mavropanos
11 December 1997, Greek
Football Player

Antonis SamarasAntonis Samaras
23 May 1951, Greek
Former Prime Minister of Greece

Yorgos LanthimosYorgos Lanthimos
1973 AD, Greek
film director, theatre director, screenwriter,

Kyriakos MitsotakisKyriakos Mitsotakis
04 March 1968, Greek
Politician, Banker
Yanis VaroufakisYanis Varoufakis
24 March 1961, Australian, Greek
Economist, Politician, Professor, Non-fiction

Stavros NiarchosStavros Niarchos
03 July 1909, Greek
Entrepreneur

Ariane LabedAriane Labed
08 May 1984, French, Greek
Actress

Alexander of GreeceAlexander of Greece
01 August 1893, Greek
Politician
Alexis TsiprasAlexis Tsipras
28 July 1974, Greek
Politician, Civil engineer

Clement of AlexandriaClement of Alexandria
0150 AD, Israeli
Theologian
CleonCleon
Greek
Athenian general

PhidiasPhidias
0480 BC, Greek
Sculptor

CleisthenesCleisthenes
0570 BC, Greek
Political figure
AntisthenesAntisthenes
0445 AD, Greek
Philosopher

AntiphonAntiphon
0480 AD, Greek
Orator
Helen of Greece and DenmarkHelen of Greece and Denmark
20 March 1896, Greek
Queen mother

Theo AngelopoulosTheo Angelopoulos
27 April 1935, Greek
Filmmaker

MenanderMenander
0342 BC, Greek
Dramatist
Nikolaos MichaloliakosNikolaos Michaloliakos
11 December 1957, Greek
politician, writer

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PraxitelesPraxiteles
0395 BC, Greek
Sculptor
PeisistratosPeisistratos
0608 BC, Greek
Ruler

IsocratesIsocrates
0436 BC, Greek
Orator, writer

Stelios GiannakopoulosStelios Giannakopoulos
12 July 1974, Greek
Association football player

Princess Katherine of Greece and DenmarkPrincess Katherine of Greece and Denmark
04 May 1913, Greek
Godparent
Paris LatsisParis Latsis
08 August 1979, Greek
socialite
Robert KaganRobert Kagan
26 September 1958, American
Historian

Mike ZambidisMike Zambidis
15 July 1980, Greek
boxer, kickboxer, karateka

Aliki VougiouklakiAliki Vougiouklaki
20 July 1934, Greek
Actress

Christos PapadimitriouChristos Papadimitriou
16 August 1949, Greek
Writer, Mathematician, Computer scientist,
AristidesAristides
0530 BC, Greek
Athenian statesman

CritiasCritias
0460 BC, Greek
Political figure and author

Pope HyginusPope Hyginus
18 March 0074, Greek
Bishop of Rome

Leonidas KavakosLeonidas Kavakos
30 October 1967, Greek
Violinist, Composer

Spiros LatsisSpiros Latsis
15 August 1946, Greek
businessperson, banker
Orestis KarnezisOrestis Karnezis
11 July 1985, Greek
Association football player

IreneIrene
0752 AD, Greek
Empress
Dimitrios IoannidisDimitrios Ioannidis
13 March 1923, Greek
Military officer

Aelia EudociaAelia Eudocia
0401 AD, Greek
Empress

Georgios PrintezisGeorgios Printezis
22 February 1985, Greek
Basketball player
Alexander PapagosAlexandros Papagos
09 December 1883, Greek
Military personnel

Kostas KaramanlisKostas Karamanlis
14 September 1956, Greek
Politician
TyrtaeusTyrtaeus
Greek
Poet

Romain GavrasRomain Gavras
04 July 1981, French, Greek
Actor, Film director

AeschinesAeschines
0389 BC, Greek
Politician, Diplomat, Orator

EphialtesEphialtes
Greek
Politician

AgathonAgathon
0448 BC, Greek
Tragedy writer
Lucas PapademosLucas Papademos
11 October 1947, Greek
Economist, Politician, University teacher, Banker

Dimitri MitropoulosDimitri Mitropoulos
18 February 1896, Greek
Conductor

Costas SimitisCostas Simitis
23 June 1936, Greek
Politician

Athenagoras of AthensAthenagoras of Athens
0133 AD, Greek
Philosopher
Laonikos ChalkokondylesLaonikos Chalkokondyles
1430 AD, Greek
Byzantine historian

IphicratesIphicrates
0418 AD, Greek
General
HypereidesHypereides
0390 AD, Greek
Orator

Alexandros TzorvasAlexandros Tzorvas
12 August 1982, Greek
Greek footballer

LeocharesLeochares
0374 AD, Greek
Sculptor
Jean MoréasJean Moréas
15 April 1856, Greek
Poet

Miltiades the YoungerMiltiades the Younger
0550 BC, Greek
Statesman
Dimitris AvramopoulosDimitris Avramopoulos
06 June 1953, Greek
Politician, Diplomat

AndocidesAndocides
0440 AD, Greek
Orator

Dimitrios AgravanisDimitrios Agravanis
20 December 1994, Greek
Basketball player
DexippusDexippus
0210 AD, Greek
Priest

EupolisEupolis
0446 AD, Greek
Athenian poet
CratinusCratinus
0519 AD, Greek
Poet

Chares of AthensChares of Athens
Greek
Military general

Michael DertouzosMichael Dertouzos
05 November 1936, American
Professor

AsclepigeniaAsclepigenia
0430 AD, Greek
Philosopher
ChabriasChabrias
0415 AD, Greek
Athenian general
AntenorAntenor
0540 AD, Greek
Sculptor

Christos AravidisChristos Aravidis
13 March 1987, Greek
Association football player

EuthymidesEuthymides
Greek
Athenian vase painter

Demetrius ChalcondylesDemetrius Chalcondyles
31 July 1423, Greek
Scholar
Sofía of SpainSofía of Spain
02 November 1938, Greek
 

KleitiasKleitias
Greek
Artist

Nicholas GeorgiadisNicholas Georgiadis
14 September 1923, Greek
Costume designer

KimonKimon
0510 BC, Greek
Statesman

EubulusEubulus
0405 AD, Greek
Greek statesman
AntiphanesAntiphanes
0408 AD, Greek
Writer

CleophonCleophon
Greek
Statesman
AristogeitonAristogeiton
Greek
Greek tyrannicide

DourisDouris
0500 AD, Greek
Artist
Saint HyginusSaint Hyginus
18 March 0074, Greek, Italian
Pope
Aristides The JustAristides The Just
0530 AD, Greek
Statesman