Famous Greeks or Greek-speaking/writing people: In alphabetical order.
Actors
- John Aniston (father of Jennifer)
- Olympia Dukakis
- Gousgounis
- Melina Mercouri, (1920-1994), actress
- Irene Papas
- Katina Paxinou, (1900-1973)
- Telly Savalas
- Aliki Vougiouklaki, (1934?-1996)
Billy Zane
Athletes
Clerics
- Michael Cerularius, (c. 1000-1059), patriarch of Constantinople
- Saint Photios
Entrepreneurs
- Aristotle Onassis, (1906-1975), shipping magnate
John Latsis
Filmmakers
- Elia Kazan, (1909-2003), Greek-born US film director
- Spyros P. Skouras
- Kostas Gavras
- Theodoros Aggelopoulos
Military and Political Leaders(ancient)
- Alcibiades, (c. 450 BC-404 BC)
- Alexander the Great, (356 BC-323 BC), Macedonia
- Aristides
- Cimon
- Demosthenes, (384 BC-322 BC)
- Leonidas
- Miltiades
- Pericles, (495 BC-429 BC)
- Solon
Musicians
- Haris Alexiou
- Maria Callas, (1923-1977), Operatic soprano
- George Dalaras
- Manos Hadjidakis, (1925-1994)
- Manolis Hiotis
- Stelios Kazantzidis
- Vicky Leandros
- Thanos Mikroutsikos, (born 1947), composer
- Dimitris Mitropoulos, conductor
- Nana Mouskouri
- Demis Roussos
- Nikos Skalkottas, (1904-1949), composer
- Mikis Theodorakis, (1925-), composer
- Vangelis, musician
- Yanni
- Yannis Xenakis, (1922-2001), composer
Painters
- Aetion, (4th century BC)
- El Greco, (1541-1614), painter
Politicians
- Constantine Kanaris, (1793 or 1795 - 1877), freedom fighter, politician and later Prime Minister
- Konstantinos Karamanlis, (1907-1998), politician
- Andreas Papandreou, politician
- Eleftherios Venizelos
- see also: List of Kings of Greece
- see also: List of Prime Ministers of Greece
Philosophers
- Anaximander, (609 BC,610 BC-c. 547 BC), philosopher
- Anaximenes of Miletus, philosopher
- Aristotle, (384 BC-322 BC), Ancient writer and philosopher
- Athenagoras of Athens, (c. 133-190), early Christian apologist
- Democritus, (born 460 BC), philosopher
- Diogenes, (114-129), patriarch of Constantinople
- Empedocles, (490 BC-430 BC), philosopher
- Epictetus, (AD 55-circa 135), philosopher
- Epicurus, (341 BC-270 BC), philosopher
- Epimenides
- Hypatia of Alexandria, (died 415), euclidean geometry
- Leucippus, philosopher
- Parmenides, philosopher
- Plato, (c. 427 BC-c. 347 BC), Ancient philosopher
- Protagoras, Sophist and first major Humanist
- Pythagoras, (582 BC-496 BC), euclidean geometry
- Socrates, (470 BC-399 BC), Ancient philosopher
- Thales of Miletus, (circa BC624-BC547), euclidean geometry
- Zeno of Citium, (333 BC-264 BC), philosopher
- Zeno of Elea, (circa 495 BC-circa 430 BC), philosopher
Sculptors
- Agasias, sculptor
- Pheidias
- Praxiteles, sculptor
Scientists
- Archimedes, (circa 287 BC-212 BC BC), euclidean geometry
- Eratosthenes, (276 BC-194 BC), euclidean geometry
- Euclides, (circa 365 BC-275 BC), geographer
- Eudoxus of Cnidus, (circa 408 BC-circa 347 BC), astronomer, mathematician
- Hippocrates, (c. 460 BC-377 BC), Ancient physician
- Georgios Papanikolaou, (1883-1962)
- Pythagoras, (582 BC-496 BC), euclidean geometry
Writers
- Aesop, Fables
- Aristophanes, (ca. 446 BC-385 BC), Ancient playwright
- Aeschylus, (525 BC-456 BC), dramatist.
- Dio Chrysostom, orator and first Century historian of the romans
- Dionysios Solomos, writer of the National Greek anthem
- Odysseas Elytis, (1911-1996)
- Euripides, (born 480 BC), playwright
- Hesiod, (born c. 700 BC)
- Herodotus, (485 BC?-c. 420 BC?), Historian
- Homer, Greek poet
- Nikos Kazantzakis, (1883-1957), writer
- Kostas Karyotakis, (1896, 1928), poet
- Pindar
- Plutarch, (A.D. 46?-120?), author
- Polybius, (c. 203-120 BC), author
- Giorgos Seferis
- Sappho, Greek poet
- Sophocles, (496 BC-406 BC), Athenian dramatist
- Thucydides, (c. 460-400 BC), Historian
- Vassilis Vassilikos, (1933- ), author of about 120 books, including Z made into a movie by Kostas Gavras
- Xenophon, (431 BC-c. 360 BC), an Athenian knight and an associate of Socrates
See also: List of people by nationality, List of ancient Greeks