Greek Famous Names Starting with Letter P

A former Greek football defender.He played for Levadiakos and AEK, a member of the team that won con

A former Greek football defender.He played for Levadiakos and AEK, a member of the team that won consecutive championships in 1978 and 1979 and reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals.

Is a Greek businessman. He is Vice-President and shareholder of Intracom Holdings, one of the larges

Is a Greek businessman. He is Vice-President and shareholder of Intracom Holdings, one of the largest multinational technology groups in South-Eastern Europe, and the Vice-President and shareholder of Intralot S.A., the world's leading gaming technology supplier and lottery licenced operator. He is also the Vice-President of Olympiacos CFP, the biggest Greek football club and the Vice-President of the Kokkalis Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes education and training, culture and social welfare, medical research and information technology, and athletics, both in Greece and abroad.

Is a retired football defender.During his club career, Xanthopoulos played for Olympiacos, Ethnikos

Is a retired football defender.During his club career, Xanthopoulos played for Olympiacos, Ethnikos Piraeus, Panionios and Proodeftiki. He also amassed 21 caps for the Greece national team.

Was a Greek Graphic Designer and Painter

Was a Greek Graphic Designer and Painter

Is a Greek chemist at IBM. He is an IBM Fellow and the manager for Nanometer Scale Science and Techn

Is a Greek chemist at IBM. He is an IBM Fellow and the manager for Nanometer Scale Science and Technology at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York. In 2005 he is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University.

Was a Greek Army officer and President of Greece from 1973 to 1974. He was given the figurehead titl

Was a Greek Army officer and President of Greece from 1973 to 1974. He was given the figurehead title of President of the Republic on 25 November 1973, after Papadopoulos was ousted by Dimitrios Ioannides as head of the regime in an internal power struggle.

Is a cinematographer and film director. Papamichael came to the United States at age six when his fa

Is a cinematographer and film director. Papamichael came to the United States at age six when his father went to work as a production designer for John Cassavetes. He studied photography and art at the University of Munich, graduating with a degree in Fine Arts in 1982. He learned cinematography on the job, starting with Dance of the Damned in 1988.

On of Charmides, (not to be mistaken for the Charmides who participated in the tyranny at Athens) ,

On of Charmides, (not to be mistaken for the Charmides who participated in the tyranny at Athens) , was an ancient Greek sculptor, painter and architect, universally regarded as the greatest of all Classical sculptors.

Is a Cypriot singer. He was a member of One, the first Greek boy-band. He participated twice in the

Is a Cypriot singer. He was a member of One, the first Greek boy-band. He participated twice in the Eurovision Song Contest.In 1973 (misled belief has it as 1977), Philippos Constantinos was born in Nicosia, Cyprus. He started performing from childhood. He followed his dream of becoming an actor when he joined a drama school in Athens. He was short listed for the audition for the famous boy band 5ive. He was a backing vocalist in the Cyprus entry in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest.

Was a Greek painter and engraver.

Was a Greek painter and engraver.

Sometimes spelled Phivos or Fivos (pronounced "Fee-Vohs"), is a well known songwriter in both Greece

Sometimes spelled Phivos or Fivos (pronounced "Fee-Vohs"), is a well known songwriter in both Greece and Cyprus. Phoebus is mostly known for his music through Despina Vandi and Katy Garbi, although he has composed albums for many other artists in Greece and Cyprus. A high percentage of the albums he composes receive certification making him one of the most successful Greek songwriters of the 1990s and 2000s.

Was a Greek writer, painter and iconographer. He was raised by his mother, Despoina Kontoglou, and h

Was a Greek writer, painter and iconographer. He was raised by his mother, Despoina Kontoglou, and his uncle Stefanos Kontoglou, who was abbot in the nearby monastery of Aghia Paraskevi. He spent his childhood among the monastery, the sea and the fishermen. In 1913, he enrolled at the Athens School of Fine Arts. From 1915 onwards, he spent a lot of time travelling to places such as Spain, France, Portugal, Angola. He afterwards moved to Paris.

Is a defender player that has been elected through the Academies of AEK Larnaca. Since 2006 he was p

Is a defender player that has been elected through the Academies of AEK Larnaca. Since 2006 he was promoted to the first team of AEK Larnaca.

Is a Cypriot football midfielder who is currently playing for Olympiakos Nicosia.

Is a Cypriot football midfielder who is currently playing for Olympiakos Nicosia.

Was a Greek lyric poet.

Was a Greek lyric poet.

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.

Was a Classical Greek philosopher, who together with his teacher, Socrates, and his student, Aristot

Was a Classical Greek philosopher, who together with his teacher, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, helped to lay the philosophical foundations of Western culture.[2] Plato was also a mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the western world. Plato was originally a student of Socrates, and was as much influenced by his thinking as by what he saw as his teacher's unjust death.

Was a major philosopher of the ancient world who is widely considered the founder of Neoplatonism (a

Was a major philosopher of the ancient world who is widely considered the founder of Neoplatonism (along with his teacher Ammonius Saccas.) Much of our biographical information about him comes from Porphyry's preface to his edition of Plotinus' Enneads. His metaphysical writings have inspired centuries of Pagan, Christian, Jewish, Islamic and Gnostic metaphysicians and mystics.

Was a Greek painter, a member of the Munich School of Greek artists.[1] In 1880, Lembesis returned t

Was a Greek painter, a member of the Munich School of Greek artists.[1] In 1880, Lembesis returned to Athens and opened his atelier in the Thission district. Although he was a master in Landscape painting he became known more for his skills in portraiture. He began painting portraits of aristocrats and politicians of his age such as Kapsalis, Santarozas, Serpieris, Levidis and many more.

Was an ancient Greek painter from the middle of the 5th century BC, son of Aglaophon. He was a nativ

Was an ancient Greek painter from the middle of the 5th century BC, son of Aglaophon. He was a native of Thasos, but was adopted by the Athenians, and admitted to their citizenship.

Called the Elder[1] was a Greek sculptor in bronze of the fifth and the early fourth century BC. Nex

Called the Elder[1] was a Greek sculptor in bronze of the fifth and the early fourth century BC. Next to famous Phidias, Myron and Kresilas, he is the most important sculptor of Classical antiquity: the fourth-century catalogue attributed to Xenocrates (the "Xenocratic catalogue"), which was Pliny's guide in matters of art, ranked him between Phidias and Myron [2].

Was a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC. According to Athenaeus (xv. 694), she was famous as a

Was a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC. According to Athenaeus (xv. 694), she was famous as a composer of scolia (short lyrical poems sung after dinner), which were considered equal to those of Alcaeus and Anacreon. She also wrote dithyrambs and hymns, chiefly on mystic and mythological subjects, genealogies, and the love-stories of the gods and heroes. A dactylic metre was also called by her name.

) of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the

) of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC. He was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue. While no indubitably attributable sculpture by Praxiteles is extant, numerous copies of his works have survived; contemporary authors, including Pliny the Elder, wrote of his oeuvres; and coins engraved with silhouettes of his various famous statuary types from the period still exist.

Was a prominent Eastern Roman scholar of the family Procopius. He is commonly held to be the last ma

Was a prominent Eastern Roman scholar of the family Procopius. He is commonly held to be the last major ancient historian.

Is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) in height and he weighs 91 kg (

Is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) in height and he weighs 91 kg (200 lbs). He plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.