Thessaloniki has produced a number of well-known political leaders, instagram models, poets, football players and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Thessaloniki includes Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Yiannis Boutaris, Polyxeni Ferfeli, Nâzım Hikmet, Giorgos Katidis, and many others.

Famous People Born In Thessaloniki

Mustafa Kemal AtaturkMustafa Kemal Ataturk
19 May 1881, Turkish
Founder of the Republic of Turkey,
Yiannis BoutarisYiannis Boutaris
13 June 1942, Greek
Greek Politician

Polyxeni FerfeliPolyxeni Ferfeli
28 March 1994, Greek
Instagram Star

Demetrius of ThessalonikiDemetrius of Thessaloniki
0270 AD, Greek
soldier, religious servant

Giorgos KatidisGiorgos Katidis
12 February 1993, Greek
Association football player

Kostas SloukasKostas Sloukas
15 January 1990, Greek
Basketball player
Nâzım HikmetNâzım Hikmet
15 January 1902, Greek, Russian
Poet

Kostas StafylidisKostas Stafylidis
02 December 1993, Greek
Association football player

Lazaros ChristodoulopoulosLazaros Christodoulopoulos
19 December 1986, Greek
Association football player

Traianos DellasTraianos Dellas
31 January 1976, Greek
Association football player, Association football
Dimitrios KonstantopoulosDimitrios Konstantopoulos
29 November 1978, Greek
Association football player

Apostolos VelliosApostolos Vellios
08 January 1992, Greek
Association football player
Dimitris SalpingidisDimitris Salpingidis
18 August 1981, Greek
Football player

Stefanos AthanasiadisStefanos Athanasiadis
24 December 1988, Greek
Association football player

Saint CyrilSaint Cyril
0827 AD, Italian
saint
Kostas KaramitroudisKostas Karamitroudis
12 September 1980, Greek
Thrash metal, Melodic death metal, Black metal