List of Famous people born in Attica Region, Greece
Nicos Baikas
Nicos Baikas is a Greek artist who lives and works in Athens. He started his art studies in 1967 at the Athens School of Fine Arts and later studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. He started exhibiting his works in the 1980s and achieved some notability in Germany after his participation in the Documenta 9 art exhibition, in 1992. His work is a synthesis of words and images, usually performed with pencil on paper in black and white.
Grigoris Varfis
Grigoris Varfis was a Greek politician.
Dennis Iliadis
Dennis Iliadis is a Greek film director. He is best known for his work on The Last House on the Left.
Glycera
Elina Konstantopoulou
Maria-Elpida (Elina) Konstantopoulou is a Greek singer. She represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995.
Panos Panagiotopoulos
Panos Panagiotopoulos is a Greek politician from the New Democracy who was Minister for Culture and Sport from June 2013 to June 2014, having previously been Minister for Defence from June 2012 to June 2013.
Georgios Savvidis
Fani Palli-Petralia
Fani Palli-Petralia is a Greek lawyer, New Democracy politician and a former Minister for Employment and Social Protection. She is also a former Minister of Tourism, the first woman to hold this position.
Leonidas Vokolos
Leonidas Vokolos is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was the manager of Cypriot First Division club Olympiakos Nicosia.
Phedon Papamichael
Phedon Papamichael, ASC is a Greek cinematographer and film director, known for his collaborations with directors James Mangold, Alexander Payne, and Wim Wenders. He was nominated for both the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Payne's 2013 film Nebraska. He has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 2000.