List of Famous people born in Attica Region, Greece
Danae Coulmas
Stathis Damianakos
Stathis Damianakos is considered one of the most prominent researchers in the fields of agriculture, ethnological and cultural sociology in Greece. Among his most known works are the "Sociology of Rebetiko" and "Paradosi antarsias kai laikos politismos". Damianakos was a Marxist sociologist and was professor at the University Paris X. In 2002 he was invited as a guest professor in the University of Crete in Rethymnon. Little before he was found dead in his apartment in Paris, he had expressed his wish to continue teaching in Crete. In May 2005 a conference to his memory was held in Athens.
Silver Koulouris
Anargyros "Silver" Koulouris is a Greek musician best known for his membership in the band Aphrodite's Child, in which he played lead guitar. He has also performed session work on a plethora of albums by other artists, including those of his former Aphrodite's Child bandmates, throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and in recent decades he has released solo recordings under his own name.
Fotios Katsikaris
Fotios Katsikaris is a Greek professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player, he is current head coach for the Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish Liga ACB.
Thanos Anastopoulos
Christos Callow
Christos Callow was born in Athens in 1955. He studied vocal music at the National Conservatory in Athens and theatre at the Katselis Drama School. In 1979 he was given the part of Archbishop Ansnan in Jesus Christ Superstar. Callow appeared in numerous TV series including Granada Television's production of Lord Elgin and Some Stones of No Value. In 1990, he was selected to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest in Zagreb with the song "Horis Skopo". The song was placed 19th out of 22 entries. He was also a candidate in the greek Eurovision finals in 1987 (3rd) and in 1988.
Georgios Papoulias
Georgios Papoulias was a Greek politician and diplomat. Papoulias briefly served as the Foreign Minister of Greece on two separate terms in 1989 and 1990.
Loukas Sideras
Lucas Sideras is the former drummer of the Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child.
Yannis Tsarouchis
Yannis Tsarouchis was a Greek painter.