List of Famous people born in Attica Region, Greece
Yorgos Lanthimos
Georgios "Yorgos" Lanthimos is a Greek film director, film producer, screenwriter, photographer, and theatre director. He has received four Academy Award nominations for his work: Best International Feature Film for Dogtooth (2009), Best Original Screenplay for The Lobster (2015), and Best Picture and Best Director for The Favourite (2018).
Magic Alex
Yannis Alexis Mardas, also known as Magic Alex, was a Greek electronics engineer who is best known for his close association with the Beatles. His nickname was given to him by John Lennon when he was involved with the group between 1965 and 1969, during which time he became head of Apple Electronics.
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, RE is the eldest son and second child of Constantine II, the last King of Greece from 1964 to 1973 and his wife, Anne-Marie of Denmark. He was heir apparent to the throne of Greece and was its crown prince from birth, remaining so during his father's reign until the monarchy's abolition. As a male-line descendant of Christian IX of Denmark, he is also a Danish prince.
Spiros Louis
Spyridon Louis, commonly known as Spyros Louis, was a Greek water-carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Following his victory, he was celebrated as a national hero.
Theodoros Currentzis
Teodor Currentzis is a Greek-Russian conductor, musician and actor.
Romain Gavras
Romain Gavras is a French-Greek filmmaker. He is best known for directing Jamie xx's video "Gosh" and Kanye West's video "No Church in the Wild". He also directed Justice's "Stress" and M.I.A.'s "Born Free", both controversial for their depiction of graphic violence.
George II of Greece
George II ; was King of Greece from September 1922 to March 1924 and from November 1935 to his death in April 1947.
Paul I of Greece
Paul was King of Greece from 1 April 1947 until his death in 1964. He was succeeded by his son, Constantine II.
Draco
Draco, also called Drako or Drakon, was the first recorded legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by a written code to be enforced only by a court of law. Draco was the first democratic legislator requested by the Athenian citizens to be a lawgiver for the city-state, but the citizens had not expected that Draco would establish laws characterized by their harshness. Since the 19th century, the adjective draconian refers to similarly unforgiving rules or laws, in Greek, English, and other European languages.
Tolis Voskopoulos
Apostolos (Tolis) Voskopoulos is one of the legends of modern Greek music. He also starred in many films and played in the Theatre in Athens.