List of Famous people born in Greece

Eleftherios Petrounias is a Greek artistic gymnast. He is the 2016 Olympic champion, three-time World champion and a five-time (2011/2015-18) European medalist on the still rings.

Ali Tanrıyar was a Turkish internist, politician, Interior Minister of Turkey, chairman of the sports club Galatasaray S.K.. and centenarian, having lived to 103.

Aspasia Manos was a Greek aristocrat who became the wife of Alexander I, King of Greece. Due to the controversy over her marriage, she was styled Madame Manos instead of Queen Aspasia, until recognized as HRH Princess Aspasia of Greece and Denmark after Alexander's death and the restoration of King Constantine I, on 10 September 1922.

Dimitrios Pelkas is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Championship club Hull City on loan from Fenerbahçe and the Greece national team.

Saint Philomena was a young consecrated virgin whose remains were discovered on May 24–25, 1802, in the Catacomb of Priscilla. Three tiles enclosing the tomb bore an inscription, Pax Tecum Filumena, that was taken to indicate that her name was Filumena, the English form of which is Philomena. Philomena is the patron saint of infants, babies, and youth.

Steven Patrik Josefsson Fragogiannis, better known by his stage name Steve Angello, is a Greek-Swedish DJ, record producer, remixer and record label owner. He is a member of Swedish House Mafia, together with Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso.

Christos Tzolis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Norwich City and the Greece national football team.

Apostolos Vellios is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie B club Ascoli.

Kora or Callirhoe is believed to have been born between 700 BC and 601 BC in the Greek city, Sicyonia. She was said to be the daughter of Dibutades of Sicyon, a potter and sculpture of the time.

Koizumi Yakumo , born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was a Japanese writer of Greek-Irish descent. He is best remembered for his books about Japanese culture, especially his collections of legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. In the United States, he is also known for his writings about New Orleans, based on his decade-long stay there.