Famous People with Name Melas

Michael Von Melas            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Michael Von Melas: joined the Austrian army at age 17. He served in the Seven Years' War as aide de camp for Leopold Josef Graf Daun. He was promoted to colonel in 1781. He fought on the lower Rhine in 1794 and the middle Rhine in 1795

Pavlos Melas            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Pavlos Melas: was an officer of the Hellenic Army, and he was among the first who organized and participated in the Greek Struggle for Macedonia

Mihail Melas            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Mihail Melas: was a Greek politician and merchant, who served as Mayor of Athens in 1891–1894. In 1874, Melas settled permanently in Athens, where he soon achieved a distinguished place among Athenian high society. He played a crucial role in the foundation of the Athens Club in 1875, the Greek capital's oldest and most exclusive gentlemen's club, and served as its president in 1882–86 and 1888–97.

Oleksandr Melaschenko            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Oleksandr Melaschenko: is a Ukrainian footballer, who currently plays for FC Metalurh Zaporizhya. He plays as a striker. His previous clubs include Vorskla Poltava, Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. In 2001 playing for Dynamo Kyiv, he was voted as the third best Ukrainian Footballer of the Year, after Andriy Shevchenko, and Hennady Zubov. Melaschenko has made 16 appearances for the Ukraine national football team, and participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds.