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
(Founder of the Republic of Turkey,)

19 May 1881

Turkish

Yiannis BoutarisYiannis Boutaris
(Greek Politician)

13 June 1942

Greek

Polyxeni FerfeliPolyxeni Ferfeli
(Instagram Star)

28 March 1994

Greek

Giorgos KatidisGiorgos Katidis
(Association football player)

12 February 1993

Greek

Nâzım HikmetNâzım Hikmet
(Poet)

15 January 1902

Greek,Russian

Kostas SloukasKostas Sloukas
(Basketball player)

15 January 1990

Greek

Dimitrios KonstantopoulosDimitrios Konstantopoulos
(Association football player)

29 November 1978

Greek

Demetrius of ThessalonikiDemetrius of Thessaloniki
(soldier, religious servant)

0270 AD

Greek

Lazaros ChristodoulopoulosLazaros Christodoulopoulos
(Association football player)

19 December 1986

Greek

Traianos DellasTraianos Dellas
(Association football player, Association football manager)

31 January 1976

Greek

Apostolos VelliosApostolos Vellios
(Association football player)

08 January 1992

Greek

Kostas StafylidisKostas Stafylidis
(Association football player)

02 December 1993

Greek

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Dimitris SalpingidisDimitris Salpingidis
(Association football player)

18 August 1981

Greek

Saint CyrilSaint Cyril
(saint)

0827 AD

Italian

Stefanos AthanasiadisStefanos Athanasiadis
(Association football player)

24 December 1988

Greek

Dimitris SalpigidisDimitris Salpigidis
(Greek footballer)

18 August 1981

Greek

Kostas KaramitroudisKostas Karamitroudis
(Thrash metal, Melodic death metal, Black metal)

12 September 1980

Greek

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