List of Famous people born in Thessaloniki, Greece

Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938. He undertook sweeping progressive reforms, which modernized Turkey into a secular, industrial nation. Ideologically a secularist and nationalist, his policies and theories became known as Kemalism. Due to his military and political accomplishments, Atatürk is regarded as one of the most important political leaders of the 20th century.

Konstantinos "Kostas" Tsimikas is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the Greece national team.

Anastasia Zampounidis, is a Greek-German TV host.

Auguste Corteau is the pen name of the Greek author Petros Hadjopoulos. He was born in Thessaloniki, in 1979.

Katerina Sakellaropoulou is the President of Greece. She was elected to succeed former President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, by the Hellenic Parliament on 22 January 2020. Prior to her election as President of Greece, she served as President of the Council of State, the highest administrative court of Greece.

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

Dimitrios Pandermalis, is a Professor of Archaeology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, supervisor of the Archaeological site of Dion, Pieria and curator of the new Acropolis Museum.

Yvonne Sanson was a Greek film actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1946 and 1972, mainly working in Italy.