List of Famous people born in West Macedonia Region, Greece
Anna Diamantopoulou
Anna Diamantopoulou is a Greek civil engineer and politician of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) who currently serves as president of the Athens-based think tank "DIKTIO" Network for Reform in Greece and Europe.
Dimitar Blagoev
Dimitar Blagoev Nikolov was a Bulgarian political leader and philosopher. He was the founder of the Bulgarian left-wing political movement and of the first social democratic party in the Balkans. Blagoev was also an important figure in the early history of Russian Marxism, and later founded and led the Bulgarian Communist Party. He was a prominent proponent of ideas for the establishment of a Balkan Federation. He is usually regarded and self-identified as a Bulgarian, and occasionally as a Macedonian Slav.
Nikos Nioplias
Nikos Nioplias is a Greek football manager and former professional footballer.
Aris Voudouris
Giorgos Arvanitis
Giorgos Arvanitis is a Greek cinematographer.
Şükrü Elçin
Loukas Samaras
Lucas Samaras is a Greek-American artist.
Michalis Papakonstantinou
Michalis Papakonstantinou was a Greek politician and author. He studied law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Papakonstantinou served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs from August 7, 1992, until October 13, 1993, as a member of the New Democracy Party.
Ioan D. Caragiani
Ioan D. Caragiani was a Romanian folklorist and translator. He was one of the founding members of the Romanian Academy.