Greek Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Was a Greek composer and teacher of the Modern Era. He studied piano with Marika Laspopoulou and com

Was a Greek composer and teacher of the Modern Era. He studied piano with Marika Laspopoulou and composition with Alekos Kontis at the Hellenic Conservatory in Athens (1922–34), as well as the piano and orchestration with Emilios Riadis in Thessaloniki (1928–9). In 1949, he visited the major European music centres on a UNESCOgrant and he became familiar with new compositional developments. In particular, in Paris he attended Arthur Honegger's class. Between 1951 and 1961 he taught music at an Athens high-School and from 1953 he was professor of counterpoint and composition at the Hellenic Conservatory. He was the first president of both the Greek section of the ISCM (1964–75) and the Hellenic Association for Contemporary Music (1965–75).

A Greek singer.

A Greek singer.

Is a Greek poet. He read Law and Philology at the University of Athens. He has worked as a high scho

Is a Greek poet. He read Law and Philology at the University of Athens. He has worked as a high school professor since 1980. He co-founded the literary periodical T? ???t?? (The Tree); since 1986 he has published the periodical ??a??d??? (Vagrant).

Was a Greek painter and probably the first Greek theatrical scene decorator. He was born into a farm

Was a Greek painter and probably the first Greek theatrical scene decorator. He was born into a farming family and at a young age, he visited Constantinople, the modern-day Istanbul, where he became a painter. Later, he went to Athens, where he was taught oil painting of sea scenes by Konstantinos Volanakis. Around 1900, he returned to Volos, where he began teachning calligraphy and art. In 1927, he returned to Athens, where he died during the winter of 1942. Among other things, Poulakas was the first Greek who painted scene decorations for the theatre

Ritsos is considered to be one of the four greatest Greek poets of the twentieth century, together w

Ritsos is considered to be one of the four greatest Greek poets of the twentieth century, together with Kostis Palamas, Giorgos Seferis, and Odysseus Elytis. The French poet Louis Aragon once said that Ritsos was "the greatest poet of our age." He was unsuccessfully proposed nine times for the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Was a famous Greek painter of the second half of the 20th century. In 1930 he was accepted at the At

Was a famous Greek painter of the second half of the 20th century. In 1930 he was accepted at the Athens School of Fine Arts. Eight years later the Academy of Athens rewards Spyropoulos with the first prize and the opportunity to study in the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. During his studies he was taught by Charles-François-Prosper Guérin.

Is a former Greek football player of the late 1960s - early 1970s era.Tomaras was seriously injured

Is a former Greek football player of the late 1960s - early 1970s era.Tomaras was seriously injured on December 15, 1971, with a double break of his leg, in the Panathinaikos - Nacional Montevideo home game for the Intercontinental Cup.

Is a former Cypriot football player. He has been one of the most successful strikers in Cyprus ever

Is a former Cypriot football player. He has been one of the most successful strikers in Cyprus ever and because of that he was given the nickname "Mr Goal". Playing almost 20 years for APOEL FC, he won the Cypriot Championship 4 times, the Cypriot Cup 6 times and the Cyprus FA Shield 6 times too. In addition, he was the top scorer in Cyprus in the seasons 1985-1986 and 1992-1993, scoring 22 goals in each season. He is currently the assistant manager for APOEL.

Is a Greek politician, member of the Greek Parliament and former minister of Defence, National Econo

Is a Greek politician, member of the Greek Parliament and former minister of Defence, National Economy and Finance. In the past he has been linked with the pro-European wing of PASOK. He is the main architect behind Greece's economic reforms in the late 90s that led to the implementation of the euro. His relationship with party chairman Giorgos Papandreou has suffered due to a public disagreement over matters of economic policy.

Is a Cypriot professional footballer who played for Aris Limassol, after being released by PAOK Thes

Is a Cypriot professional footballer who played for Aris Limassol, after being released by PAOK Thessaloniki FC. Now, he is player of Ethnikos Achnas.

Is a Greek football player who last played for Aiolikos.

Is a Greek football player who last played for Aiolikos.

Is a Greek football player who plays for OFI.

Is a Greek football player who plays for OFI.

Was one of the first rebetes influential to rebetiko music. His real name was Yiorgos Tsoros althoug

Was one of the first rebetes influential to rebetiko music. His real name was Yiorgos Tsoros although he was known as Yiorgos Ampatis

Yiorgos Kostikos successfully led PAOK to qualify to the UEFA Cup Groups, PAOK's president Yannis Go

Yiorgos Kostikos successfully led PAOK to qualify to the UEFA Cup Groups, PAOK's president Yannis Goumenos, announced that Mr. Kostikos will be the coach of PAOK for this year.

Is a Greek filmmaker and theatre director.[1] He studied film and television direction at Stavrakos

Is a Greek filmmaker and theatre director.[1] He studied film and television direction at Stavrakos Film School in Athens. Since 1995 he has directed feature films, theatre plays, videodance and a large number of TV commercials. He was also a member of the creative team which designed the opening and closing ceremonies of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.[2] In 2009, his film Dogtooth won the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]