List of Famous people born in Attica Region, Greece
Peter Wende
Peter Wende was a German historian who professor at the University of Frankfurt am Main and later director of the German Historical Institute London from September 1994 to August 2000.
Spiros Simitis
Spiros Simitis is an internationally recognised German jurist and a pioneer in the field of data protection. In recognition of his role, admirers sometimes describe him as "the man who invented data protection".
Dimitris Tsatsos
Dimitris Th. Tsatsos was a Greek legal scholar and former Member of the European Parliament. He was the son of the politician and lawyer Themistoklis Tsatsos (1906–1971) and a nephew of former President of Greece Konstantinos Tsatsos (1899–1987). He was the brother of Constantine Tsatsos and Annita Alevras.
Anastasia Tsilimpiou
Anastasia Tsilimpiou is a Greek-Romanian actress. She began her career at the age of five as child actor and model. She is multilingual and can speak Greek, Romanian, English and Turkish.
Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark was the fifth child and second daughter of Constantine I of Greece and his wife, the former Princess Sophie of Prussia. She was a member of the royal families of Greece and Italy. From 1941 to 1943 she was also officially Queen Consort of Croatia.
Zoi Konstantopoulou
Zoe Konstantopoulou is a Greek lawyer and politician who served as President of the Hellenic Parliament in 2015, and is currently serving as President of the political party Course of Freedom.
Saint Giles
Saint Giles, also known as Giles the Hermit, was a Greek, Christian, hermit saint from Athens, whose life is centered in Provence and Septimania. Giles founded the abbey in Saint-Gilles-du-Gard whose tomb became a place of pilgrimage. It was a stop on the road that led from Arles to Santiago de Compostela, the pilgrim Way of St. James. Giles is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
Mike Zambidis
Michalis "Iron Mike" Zambidis is a professional Greek kickboxer and martial artist. He is a 18 time World Champion, including former SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. He mostly competed in the K-1 MAX.
Princess María of Greece and Denmark
Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark was a daughter of King George I of Greece and his wife Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia. She was a sister of King Constantine I of Greece and a first cousin of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
Katina Paxinou
Katina Paxinou was a Greek film and stage actress.