List of Famous people born in Attica Region, Greece
Aelia Eudocia
Aelia Eudocia Augusta, also called Saint Eudocia, was a Greek Eastern Roman Empress by marriage to Byzantine emperor Theodosius II.
Pavlos Fyssas
Pavlos Fyssas, also known by his stage name Killah P, was a Greek musician and rapper, notable for his participation and performance in musical projects, as well as for his anti-fascist activism. He toured well-known venues in Athens and throughout Greece. He was murdered on 18 September 2013 by a member of the Neo-Nazi criminal organisation Golden Dawn, Giorgos Roupakias.
Katerina Stefanidi
Katerina Stefanidi is a Greek pole vaulter. She won the gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games with a jump of 4.85 meters and has also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the current World Outdoor (2017), European Outdoor (2018), Diamond League (2018) champion, a European Indoor champion and a two-time World Indoor Championships bronze medalist. Stefanidi has won a total of ten (10) medals in all five major international athletics championships. Because of her achievements she is widely regarded as the greatest female athlete in the history of Greek sport. In September 2020, it was announced that Katerina would be returning to SPIRE Institute and Academy to train for the 2021 Olympics.
Elena Tsagkrinou
Elena Tsagrinou is a Greek singer. Tsagrinou began her career as the lead singer of the Greek band OtherView, until beginning a solo career in 2018. She will represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.
Melina Mercouri
Maria Amalia "Melina" Mercouri was a Greek actress, singer, and politician. She came from a famous political family. She received an Academy Award nomination and won a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for her performance in the film Never on Sunday (1960). Mercouri was also nominated for three Golden Globes and two BAFTA Awards in her acting career.
Giorgos Papagiannis
Georgios Papagiannis is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Born in Marousi, Athens, Greece, he is a 7 ft 3 3⁄4 in tall center, with a 7 ft 6 in wingspan. His nicknames are "PG", "Big Papa" and "Big George". He is also a member of the senior National Team of Greece. He was selected 13th overall in the 2016 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns, before having his draft rights traded to the Sacramento Kings.
Ksenophon Zolotas
Xenophon Euthymiou Zolotas was a Greek economist and served as an interim non-party Prime Minister of Greece.
Sophia Kokosalaki
Sophia Kokosalaki was a Greek fashion designer based in London.
Pheidippides
Pheidippides or Philippides (Φιλιππίδης) is the central figure in the story that inspired a modern sporting event, the marathon race. Pheidippides is said to have run from Marathon to Athens to deliver news of the victory of the battle of Marathon.
Marina Galanou
Marina Galanou was a Greek trans activist, publisher, writer, and columnist.