Greek Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was Acting Executive Chairman of United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission,

Was Acting Executive Chairman of United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, or Unmovic. He succeeded Dr. Hans Blix. His contract ceased at the end of June 2007.

Democritus was a student of Leucippus and co-originator of the belief that all matter is made up of

Democritus was a student of Leucippus and co-originator of the belief that all matter is made up of various imperishable, indivisible elements which he called atoma (sg. atomon) or "indivisible units", from which we get the English word atom. It is virtually impossible to tell which of these ideas were unique to Democritus and which are attributable to Leucippus.

Is a Cypriot football midfielder who currently plays for Enosis Neon Paralimni and national team of

Is a Cypriot football midfielder who currently plays for Enosis Neon Paralimni and national team of Cyprus. He is the captain of Enosis Neon Paralimni for many years.

Was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant

Was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of ancient Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC

Is an art historian and theorist. He works as Professor for Art history, author and curator, amongst

Is an art historian and theorist. He works as Professor for Art history, author and curator, amongst others at the 48th Biennale in Venice and documenta IX in Kassel (Germany). Denys Zacharopoulos studied music in Athens and from 1970 in France literature, semantics and philosophy, followed by history and sociology of the arts and in literature. His teachers were Jean Cassou, Gaëtan Picon, Marin and Roland Barthes. He lived in France and became a French citizen. Since 2000, he lives in Greece.

Is a Greek singer famous mainly in Greece and Cyprus with moderate international success too (mainly

Is a Greek singer famous mainly in Greece and Cyprus with moderate international success too (mainly in Europe).

Is a contemporary artist; primarily a painter in oils. He lives in Kavala. Although his artwork is a

Is a contemporary artist; primarily a painter in oils. He lives in Kavala. Although his artwork is appeared abstract, nothing is random, except the wet colour, the lines dances composing abstract figures reminding the viewers familiar scenes moving at the edge between the remembrance and oblivion. Therefore, the real meaning of the art is what cannot be said, the ineffability. The new movement of neo-renaissancian abstract art begins.

Is a Greek politician. She was elected Member of the European Parliament for the Communist Party of

Is a Greek politician. She was elected Member of the European Parliament for the Communist Party of Greece; part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left in the 2004 European elections, an office she held until April, 2010, when she resigned in favor of Costas Droutsas [1] She resigned in order to take a seat in the Greek Parliament, one previously held by Elpida Pantelaki.

Is a female Greek water polo player and Olympic silver medalist with the Greek national team.

Is a female Greek water polo player and Olympic silver medalist with the Greek national team.

Is a fashion model appearing in numerous Greek fashion magazines and events. Currently she is repres

Is a fashion model appearing in numerous Greek fashion magazines and events. Currently she is represented by Action Management.

Is a Greek turkologist, professor of International Relations and Geopolitics.

Is a Greek turkologist, professor of International Relations and Geopolitics.

Is an contemporary artist based in San Francisco specializing in abstract paintings. He settled in S

Is an contemporary artist based in San Francisco specializing in abstract paintings. He settled in San Francisco after graduate work in the United Kingdom.

A Greek singer whose renown stems from his mastery of Laïkó, a Greek music style, popular during t

A Greek singer whose renown stems from his mastery of Laïkó, a Greek music style, popular during the 1950s and 60s.Dimitri Mitropanos lived in his native city of Trikala in northwest Thessaly until the age of 16, beginning his musical career in 1964. He h

Was a Greek conductor, pianist, and composer. Also known as Dimitris Mitropoulos. He studied music a

Was a Greek conductor, pianist, and composer. Also known as Dimitris Mitropoulos. He studied music at the Athens Conservatoire as well as in Brussels and Berlin, with Ferruccio Busoni among his teachers. From 1921 to 1925 he assisted Erich Kleiber at the Berlin State Opera and then took a number of posts in Greece. At a 1930 concert with the Berlin Philharmonic, he played the solo part of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 and conducted the orchestra from the keyboard, becoming one of the first modern musicians to do so.

He is one of the most regularly cited researchers in the world, cited more than 19,000 times over ac

He is one of the most regularly cited researchers in the world, cited more than 19,000 times over across a number of separate branches of science.[

Was a major Greek architect of the 20th century and had a considerable influence in Contemporary Gre

Was a major Greek architect of the 20th century and had a considerable influence in Contemporary Greek Architecture. He was a founding member of the Association of Greek Art Critics, AICA-Hellas, International Association of Art Critics.[1] He studied civil engineering at the National Technical University of Athens and then continued his studies to Paris and Munich, in sculpture and drawing. Pikionis was back then introduced to the work of Paul Cézanne and became friends with Giorgio de Chirico [2]. Later he returned to Greece and architecture, and in 1925 undertook a lecturer position at the decoration department at the National Technical University of Athens. He has been often described as a critical regionalist and sometimes as a European modernist [3]. Pikionis did not produce many works and the leitmotif in his work has been, according to architecture historians, the epiphany, the contrast between bleached marble and sodden soil [2].

Is a Greek composer. His father was the author Angelos Terzakis. From 1959–1964 Terzakis studied c

Is a Greek composer. His father was the author Angelos Terzakis. From 1959–1964 Terzakis studied composition with Yannis Papaioannou at the Athens Hellenic Conservatory, followed by five years spent at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, Germany where he studied composition with Bernd Alois Zimmermann and electronic music with Herbert Eimert. Works by Terzakis have been performed at the International Society for Contemporary Music Festival in Basle (1970), the Darmstadt Artists' Colony summer courses (1970) and the Hamburg Das Neue Werk series (1972).

An electroacoustic composer and pharmacist living in South Africa who pioneered UNYAZI,[1] the first

An electroacoustic composer and pharmacist living in South Africa who pioneered UNYAZI,[1] the first electronic music festival and symposium on the African continent in 2005 that took place at University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He lectures part-time at Witwatersrand University in electronic music composition.

Golemis's third place finish earned him a bronze medal (assigned retroactively by the International

Golemis's third place finish earned him a bronze medal (assigned retroactively by the International Olympic Committee, as no award was given for third place at the time).

A retired Greek footballer.During his career he played for AEK Athens FC and Olympiacos FC. He earne

A retired Greek footballer.During his career he played for AEK Athens FC and Olympiacos FC. He earned 22 caps and scored 4 goals for the Greece national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

Is a Greek football player currently playing for Panionios in the Greek Super League.

Is a Greek football player currently playing for Panionios in the Greek Super League.

Was a Greek politician. He was the son of Dimitrios Miaoulos and relative of the navy leader during

Was a Greek politician. He was the son of Dimitrios Miaoulos and relative of the navy leader during the Greek War of Independence Andreas Miaoulis from the historic Hydriot family of Miaoulis.

Deligiannis was one of 17 athletes to start the marathon race. He finished sixth of the nine athlete

Deligiannis was one of 17 athletes to start the marathon race. He finished sixth of the nine athletes to have completed the race.

Drivas competed in the 100 metres freestyle for sailors event. He placed third of the three swimmers

Drivas competed in the 100 metres freestyle for sailors event. He placed third of the three swimmers which,although winning him a medal, was still last.

Was a Greek banker and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece after World War II.

Was a Greek banker and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece after World War II. He began his career in banking. Between 1933 and 1935, he became Foreign Minister of the government of Panagis Tsaldaris. He was Prime Minister of Greece in 1947. He died on 17 October 1955.