Greek Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a Greek shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Was a Greek shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Is a Greek professional basketball player. He plays at the center position.

Is a Greek professional basketball player. He plays at the center position.

Of Pergamon was a prominent ancient Greek[2] physician, whose theories dominated Western medical sci

Of Pergamon was a prominent ancient Greek[2] physician, whose theories dominated Western medical science for well over a millennium. The forename "Claudius", absent in Greek texts, was first documented in texts from the Renaissance.

Is a Cypriot goalkeeper who plays for Anorthosis Famagusta.

Is a Cypriot goalkeeper who plays for Anorthosis Famagusta.

Is a Greek football player currently playing for FC Asteras Tripolis in Greece.

Is a Greek football player currently playing for FC Asteras Tripolis in Greece.

Was a Greek general and the Prime Minister of Greece during the 4th of August Regime, from 1936 unti

Was a Greek general and the Prime Minister of Greece during the 4th of August Regime, from 1936 until his death in 1941.

Is a Professor of Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business since 1990. He was a

Is a Professor of Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business since 1990. He was a member of the Hellenic Parliament from September 1996 till October 2009 and served as Greece's Minister of Economy and Finance from March 2004 till January 2009. During 2004-2008 Greece's economic performance was extremely positive. The average growth rate was 4% per annum, unemployment fell from 10.5% in 2004 to 7.7% in 2008 just changing the way of measuring it, and public debt increased from 180 bil euro to 300 bil euro.

Was a Greek-American soccer forward who played professionally in Greece, the German American Soccer

Was a Greek-American soccer forward who played professionally in Greece, the German American Soccer League and American Soccer League. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team. In 1948, he signed with the Greek American AA of the German American

Height 198 cm Year of Birth 1971 Nationality Greek Position Small Forward

Height 198 cm Year of Birth 1971 Nationality Greek Position Small Forward

Was the founder of PZ Cussons, one of the United Kingdom's largest soap manufacturing businesses. Br

Was the founder of PZ Cussons, one of the United Kingdom's largest soap manufacturing businesses. Brought up in Greece, George Zochnis initially joined the trading house of Fisher & Randall in Freetown in Sierra Leone.[1] In 1879, together with George Paterson, he founded Paterson Zochonis and built it into a large trading house.[1] It imported West African goods (palm products, nuts etc.) into the United Kingdom and then exported them to Europe.[1] It also exported British goods (textiles etc.) to West Africa.[1]

Is a distinguished human rights advocate who fought against apartheid in South Africa.

Is a distinguished human rights advocate who fought against apartheid in South Africa.

Was a major Greek expressionist painter. He studied painting at the School of Fine Arts of Athens wi

Was a major Greek expressionist painter. He studied painting at the School of Fine Arts of Athens with teachers such as Nikiphoros Lytras and Konstantinos Volanakis, Roilos and Geraniotis. In 1907 he moved to Munich to continue his art studies with Otto Seitz. In 1910 he moved to Berlin where he was taught from Max Liebermann.

Is a Greek conductor and composer. Maestro Chlitsios holds the position of permanent conductor of th

Is a Greek conductor and composer. Maestro Chlitsios holds the position of permanent conductor of the Symphony Orchestra Tsakalof since 1993. He has conducted concerts and world premieres in major Greek cities (Ioannina, Athens, Kifisia, Filothei, Xanthi, Serres, Larisa, Corfu, Arta, Preveza, Igoumenitsa, Rhodes etc.) as well as in Europe (Spain, France, Germany, England, Albania, etc.) and since 1996 he is principal conductor of the Epirotiki Opera Tsakalof.

He is of international fame and has recently been selected as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refug

He is of international fame and has recently been selected as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. He was born in Nea Kokinia, Piraeus. His father was Loukas Daralas, a singer of rebetiko.

Is now a highly regarded new film composer who has just finished the score for the feature film High

Is now a highly regarded new film composer who has just finished the score for the feature film Highlander: The Source (2006) for director Brett Leonard (Virtuosity, The Lawnmower Man). For the production he conducted the Budapest Symphony Orchestra. He is now pre-booked for the feature film Antigravity (2007).

The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on June 23, 1986, when he became the number

The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on June 23, 1986, when he became the number 208 of the world.

Was a Greek-born film actor. He acted mostly in silent pictures. His swarthy, menacing face—and pu

Was a Greek-born film actor. He acted mostly in silent pictures. His swarthy, menacing face—and pugilist's rearranged nose—got him many roles as a tough guy or a prizefighter at a time when boxing movies were a flourishing sub-genre due to the sport's huge popularity with the public.

Was a Greek businessman and philanthropist. As a benefactor, he contributed funds for the restoratio

Was a Greek businessman and philanthropist. As a benefactor, he contributed funds for the restoration of the Panathenian Stadium in readiness for the 1896 Summer Olympics. This he did at the request of Crown Prince Constantine. The stadium was refurbished in 1895, its second refurbishment in the 19th century, using white marble from Mount Penteli pursuant to Averoff's request. The cost was initially estimated at 585,000 drachmas but eventually reached 920,000.[1]

Is a retired water polo player from Greece. Mavrotas played 511 times for the Greek National Team (a

Is a retired water polo player from Greece. Mavrotas played 511 times for the Greek National Team (a national record for team sports) and is among a few water polo players worldwide that has participated in five Olympic Games, just one behind the sport le

Is a Greek singer.

Is a Greek singer.

Was a Greek film director. After studying film in London, he became assistant director to Otto Premi

Was a Greek film director. After studying film in London, he became assistant director to Otto Preminger on Exodus (1960), Leon Uris's epic about the birth of Israel. Thereafter he worked on Zorba the Greek (1964), in which Cosmatos had a small part as Boy with Acne. Cosmatos grew up in Egypt and Cyprus and is said to have spoken six languages.

Is a painter who has traveled extensively throughout Latin America. he was put into exile and forced

Is a painter who has traveled extensively throughout Latin America. he was put into exile and forced into labor by the invading Bulgarian army. After his return to Greece, he began formal study at the Athens School of Fine Arts. In 1955, after being enchanted by the book Brazil: A Land of the Future by Stefan Zweig, Papassavas journeyed with his wife to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he studied under Candido Portinari.

Patis competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Theodoros Velk

Patis competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Theodoros Velkos. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng of Malaysia

Is a Greek poet, relatively unknown outside Greece, but admired within his own country by fellow poe

Is a Greek poet, relatively unknown outside Greece, but admired within his own country by fellow poets such as George Seferis.

To a Greek father and French mother, writer Joelle Lopinot, he grew up in a both French and Greek cu

To a Greek father and French mother, writer Joelle Lopinot, he grew up in a both French and Greek cultural environment. Currently studies Ancient Greek literature at the University of Athens. At the age of 4, Perris decided he wanted to become a singer, and therefore started studying the piano. At the age of 14, he started performing at several contests, festivals, and piano bars. The famous Greek composer Mimis Plessas discovered him at the age of 18 and gave him the opportunity to tour all over Greece and Cyprus. He then signed with EMI and shortly after released his first solo album. “My new day” was partly composed by Greek major hit composer Stefanos Korkolis and also contained the Greek version of “Caravane”, Raphael’s major European hit. The Toured with tenor Mario Frangoulis in summer 2006.