List of Famous people born in Peloponnese Region, Greece

Zoe Palaiologina, who later changed her name to Sophia Palaiologina, was a Byzantine princess, member of the Imperial Palaiologos family, Grand Princess of Moscow as the second wife of Grand Prince Ivan III. Through her eldest son Vasili III, she was also the grandmother of Ivan the Terrible, the first Tsar of All Russia.

Leonidas I was a king of the Greek city-state of Sparta, and the 17th of the Agiad line, a dynasty which claimed descent from the mythological demigod Heracles and Cadmus. Leonidas I was son of King Anaxandridas II. He succeeded his half-brother King Cleomenes I to the throne in c. 489 BC. His co-ruler was King Leotychidas. He was succeeded by his son, King Pleistarchus.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos, commonly known mononymously as Sokratis, is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Olympiacos and the Greece national team.

Charles Dean Metropoulos is an American billionaire investor and businessman of Greek descent. He was the owner of Pabst Brewing Company, which was founded by Jacob Best in 1844.

Pausanias was the Agiad King of Sparta; the son of Pleistoanax. He ruled Sparta from 445 BC to 427 BC and again from 409 BC to 395 BC. He was the leader of the faction in Sparta that opposed the imperialist policy conducted by Lysander.

Yiannis Chryssomallis, known professionally as Yanni, is a Greek composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer, who has resided in the United States during his adult life.

Anastasios "Tasos" Bakasetas is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Alanyaspor and the Greece national team.

Irene Papas is a Greek actress and singer who has starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She gained international recognition through such films as The Guns of Navarone and Zorba the Greek. She was a powerful protagonist in films including The Trojan Women and Iphigenia. She played the title roles in Antigone (1961) and Electra (1962).

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.

Lysander was a Spartan admiral who commanded the Spartan fleet in the Hellespont which defeated the Athenians at Aegospotami in 405 BC. The following year, he was able to force the Athenians to capitulate, bringing the Peloponnesian War to an end. He then played a key role in Sparta's domination of Greece for the next decade until his death at the Battle of Haliartus.