Greek Famouse Personalities

Zeno Of Citium

Zeno of Citium was a Hellenistic philosopher from Greece who lived around 300 BC. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 0334 BC/ Greek

Yiannis Boutaris

Yiannis Boutaris is currently the mayor of Thessaloniki, the second largest city of Greece. This biography gives detailed information about his childhood, life, works and timeline

Born: 13 June 1942/ Greek

Xenophon

Xenophon of Athens was a famous Greek historian and philosopher of 4th century B.C.This biography of Xenophon provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 0430 BC/ Greek

Thucydides

Thucydides was a 5th century BC Greek historian and a famous general. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 0460 BC/ Greek

Themistocles

Themistocles was an Athenian politician and military general. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 0524 BC/ Greek

Thanasis Antetokounmpo

Thanasis Antetokounmpo is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for the Panathinaikos. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 18 July 1992/ Greek

Thales

Thales, better known as Thales of Miletus, was an ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and businessman. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him

Born: 0624 BC/ Greek

Strabo

Strabo was a Greek geographer, philosopher and historian who lived more than two thousand years ago, in the early days of the Roman Empire. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 0064 BC/ Greek

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas is a Greek professional tennis player. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 12 August 1998/ Greek

Saint George

Christian martyr

St. George was a soldier in the Roman army. He is worshipped as a Christian martyr and is the patron saint of several nations, especially England. This biography profiles his childhood, life, achievements and timeline

Born: 0280 AD/ Greek

Spartacus

Thracian Gladiator

Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator known for his rebellion against the oligarchical Roman reign. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and interesting facts about him.

Born: 0109 BC/ Greek

Sophocles

Ancient Greek Poet

Sophocles was an ancient Greek poet and tragedian, who was famous for his tragedies. Read more about the life and works of this influential writer in the following article.

Born: 0496 BC/ Greek

Solon

Laid the foundations for Democracy in Athens.

Solon was an Athenian lawmaker, poet and politician. He is considered as one of the ‘Seven Wise Men’ in Greek culture. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, career, works, achievements and timeline.

Born: 0638 BC/ Greek

Socrates

Socrates was one of the most influential Greek philosophers of the ancient era. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 0470 BC/ Greek

Seleucus I Nicator

Seleucus I Nicator was a Macedonian army officer who emerged as a prominent Diadochus in taking control over the vast empire of Alexander the Great, following the latter’s death.

Born: 0359 BC/ Greek

Sappho

Sappho was a lyric poet from the island of Lesbos who lived in Archaic Greece. Check out this biography to know about her birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about her.

Born: 0630 BC/ Greek

Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas, also known as Nicholas of Myra or Nicholas of Bari, was a fourth century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra.

Born: 15 March 0270/ Greek

Pytheas

Pytheas was a Greek geographer and explorer from the Greek colony of Massalia. This biography of Pytheas provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 0350 BC/ Greek

Pythagoras

Philosopher and Mathematician

Pythagoras of Samos was a Greek mathematician and philosopher. Read on to learn more about Pythagoras’s profile, childhood, life and timeline.

Born: 0570 BC/ Greek

Pyrros Dimas

Pyrros Dimas is an Albanian-born Greek weightlifter, who won gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games. This biography profiles his childhood, life, sports career, achievements and timeline

Born: 13 October 1971/ Greek

Pyrrhus Of Epirus

Pyrrhus of Epirus was a Greek general and statesman, whose military victories against Rome gave rise to the phrase ‘Pyrrhic victory’. Check out this biography to know more about his childhood, family life and achievements.

Born: 0319 BC/ Greek

Protagoras

Protagoras was one of the most important Greek philosophers of ancient times. This biography provides detailed information on his childhood, life, philosophy, works, achievements & timeline.

Born: 0490 BC/ Greek

Prince Andrew Of Greece And Denmark

Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark was the fourth son and seventh overall child of the King of Greece and Denmark, King George I.

Born: 02 February 1882/ Greek

Polyxeni Ferfeli

Polyxeni Ferfeli is a Greek model, Instagrammer, and social media personality. Check out this biography to know about her birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about her.

Born: 28 March 1994/ Greek

Polybius

Polybius was a Greek historian and a statesman, best known for his 40 volumes of ‘The Histories,’ which include the detailed account of the period of 264-146 BC.

Born: 0208 BC/ Greek

Plato

Plato was a classical Greek philosopher &mathematician who was one of the founders of Western philosophy. This biography profiles his childhood, life, works, achievements, ideas, contributions and some interesting facts.

Born: 0428 BC/ Greek

Pindar

Pindar was an Ancient Greek lyric poet. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 0517 BC/ Greek

Philip II Of Macedon

King of Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon

Philip II of Macedon was a king who ruled the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 359 to 336 B.C. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements, and fun facts about his life.

Born: 0382 BC/ Greek

Pericles

First Citizen of Democratic Athens

Pericles was an important Greek statesman, orator, patron of the arts, politician, and general of Athens who lived from 495–429 B.C. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 0494 BC/ Greek

Parmenides

Parmenides was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 0515 BC/ Greek

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