List of famous Greek men with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

Famous Greek Men

Famous People From Greece
Greek Women
Giannis AntetokounmpoGiannis Antetokounmpo
06 December 1994
Basketball Player
Tommy LeeTommy Lee
03 October 1962
Musician

AristotleAristotle
0384 BC
Philosopher, Teacher of Alexander the Great

SocratesSocrates
0470 BC
Philosopher

Stefanos TsitsipasStefanos Tsitsipas
12 August 1998
Tennis Player

PlatoPlato
0428 BC
Philosopher
PythagorasPythagoras
0570 BC
Philosopher and Mathematician

Aristotle OnassisAristotle Onassis
15 January 1906
Business magnate

EuclidEuclid
0330 BC
Mathematician - Euclidean Geometry, Euclid's

ArchimedesArchimedes
0287 BC
Mathematician, Engineer, Inventor, Physicist,
HomerHomer
0800 BC
Greek author

Thanasis AntetokounmpoThanasis Antetokounmpo
18 July 1992
Basketball Player
Leonidas ILeonidas I
0540 BC
King of Ancient Sparta

HerodotusHerodotus
0483 BC
The Father of History

Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
02 February 1882
Son of King of Greece and Denmark, King George I
John CassavetesJohn Cassavetes
09 December 1929
Actor

HippocratesHippocrates
0460 BC
Physician
YanniYanni
14 November 1954
Pianist, Keyboardist, Music Composer

Saint GeorgeSaint George
0280 AD
Christian martyr

PericlesPericles
0494 BC
First Citizen of Democratic Athens
HeraclitusHeraclitus
0535 BC
Philosopher

Saint NicholasSaint Nicholas
15 March 0270
Christian Saint
EratosthenesEratosthenes
 
Mathematician

George I of GreeceGeorge I of Greece
24 December 1845
King of Greece

Elia KazanElia Kazan
07 September 1909
Director, Actor, Producer

Philip II of MacedonPhilip II of Macedon
0382 BC
King of Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon
EpicurusEpicurus
31 January 0341
Greek Philosopher
PlutarchPlutarch
0045 AD
Philosopher, Historian, Biographer, Essayist, &

DemocritusDemocritus
0460 BC
Philosopher

Hipparchus Hipparchus
0190 BC
Astronomer & Mathematician

AeschylusAeschylus
0525 BC
Greek Tragedian
GalenGalen
0130 AD
Physician

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Sophocles Sophocles
0496 BC
Ancient Greek Poet

AristophanesAristophanes
0444 BC
Playwright

XenophonXenophon
0430 BC
 

El GrecoEl Greco
01 October 1541
Painter
DemosthenesDemosthenes
0384 BC
Statesman & Orator

Hero of AlexandriaHero of Alexandria
0010 AD
Inventor, Mathematician
SolonSolon
0638 BC
Laid the foundations for Democracy in Athens.

Konstantinos MavropanosKonstantinos Mavropanos
11 December 1997
Football Player

StraboStrabo
0064 BC
Geographer, Philosopher, Historian
vNikos Kazantzakis
18 February 1883
Philosopher and Writer

AnaxagorasAnaxagoras
0510 BC
Philosopher
ThalesThales
0624 BC
Philosopher

ProtagorasProtagoras
0490 BC
Greek Philosopher

PytheasPytheas
0350 BC
Geographer, Explorer

Prince PhilipPrince Philip
10 June 1921
Prince consort

Antonis SamarasAntonis Samaras
23 May 1951
Former Prime Minister of Greece
Pyrros DimasPyrros Dimas
13 October 1971
Olympic athlete

Michael CacoyannisMichael Cacoyannis
11 June 1921
Film Director

Yiannis BoutarisYiannis Boutaris
13 June 1942
Greek Politician

Constantine AndreouConstantine Andreou
24 March 1917
Painter, Sculptor
Costa GavrasCosta Gavras
12 February 1933
Film Director

Konstantinos TsiklitirasKonstantinos Tsiklitiras
30 October 1888
Olympic athlete
Diogenes Of SinopeDiogenes Of Sinope
0412 BC
Philosopher

Eponimos AlkoolikosEponimos Alkoolikos
14 July 1994
YouTuber

Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
10 June 1921
Prince consort
Zach GalifianakisZach Galifianakis
01 October 1969
Actor

SpartacusSpartacus
0111 BC
Thracian gladiator
DiogenesDiogenes
0412 BC
philosopher

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

Constantine II of GreeceConstantine II of Greece
02 June 1940
Yachtmaster
VangelisVangelis
29 March 1943
Composer, Record producer, Film score composer

George PapadopoulosGeorge Papadopoulos
05 May 1919
Former President of Greece
Luke the EvangelistLuke the Evangelist
Author

Alexis TsiprasAlexis Tsipras
28 July 1974
Politician, Civil engineer

ThucydidesThucydides
0460 BC
Historian, Writer

Sokratis PapastathopoulosSokratis Papastathopoulos
09 June 1988
Association football player
AesopAesop
 
Pyrrhus of EpirusPyrrhus of Epirus
0319 BC
General

Yanis VaroufakisYanis Varoufakis
24 March 1961
Economist, Politician, Professor, Non-fiction

AntinousAntinous
29 November 0111
Roman emperor

EpictetusEpictetus
0050 AD
Philosopher
EuripidesEuripides
0480 BC
Tragedy writer,

Muhammad Ali of EgyptMuhammad Ali of Egypt
04 March 1769
Military commander

Constantine I of GreeceConstantine I of Greece
02 August 1868
 

Seleucus I NicatorSeleucus I Nicator
0359 BC
General

Demis RoussosDemis Roussos
15 June 1946
Singer, Composer
Stavros NiarchosStavros Niarchos
03 July 1909
Shipowner, Entrepreneur, Art collector

Kostas ManolasKostas Manolas
14 June 1991
Association football player
Maximinus ThraxMaximinus Thrax
0173 AD
Emperor

HesiodHesiod
0750 BC
Poet, Writer, Rhapsode, Mythographer

ThemistoclesThemistocles
0525 BC
Politician
Pavlos, Crown Prince of GreecePavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
20 May 1967
 

Yannis PhilippakisYannis Philippakis
23 April 1986
Singer
Paul of GreecePaul of Greece
14 December 1901
Sovereign

AhabAhab
0900 BC
 

George II of GreeceGeorge II of Greece
20 July 1890
King of Greece

ChrysippusChrysippus
0279 BC
Philosopher
CroesusCroesus
0595 BC
Political figure

PolybiusPolybius
0200 BC
Historian
Zeno of CitiumZeno of Citium
0334 BC
Philosopher

Aristarchus of SamosAristarchus of Samos
 
Otto of GreeceOtto of Greece
01 June 1815
King

Kyriakos MitsotakisKyriakos Mitsotakis
04 March 1968
Politician, Banker
Alexander of GreeceAlexander of Greece
01 August 1893
Politician