List of Thessalonians
The lists below contain notable people who are from the city of Thessaloniki, listed alphabetically.
Notable Thessalonians
The following were born in or associated with Thessaloniki. Some became famous after they moved away.
A
- Aaron Abiob, rabbi
- Maurice Abravanel, conductor
- Isaac Adarbi, casuist
- Nikolaos Aggelakis
- Mary Akrivopoulou, actress
- Shlomo Alkabetz
- Moses Almosnino
- Saul Amarel, pioneer of artificial intelligence
- Manolis Anagnostakis, poet
- Anthimos Ananiadis, actor
- Georgios Anatolakis
- Antipater of Thessalonica
- Cahit Arf, mathematician
- Aristarchus, saint
- Konstantinos Armenopoulos, Byzantine jurist whose book, the Hexabiblos, influenced Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek civic code
- Salamo Arouch, boxer
- Nikolas Asimos
- Michael Astrapas and Eutychios, painters
- Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey
B
- Loukas Barlos
- Refet Bele, an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army
- Mehmet Cavit Bey, Ottoman Sabbatean economist and politician who was executed for alleged involvement in an assassination attempt against Kemal Atatürk
- Nâzım Bey, politician and physician who was executed for alleged involvement in an assassination attempt against Kemal Atatürk
- Rene Ben Sussan, illustrator
- Isaak Benrubi, philosopher
- Yiannis Boutaris
- Salih Bozok, an officer of the Ottoman Army, later the Turkish Army and a politician of the Republic of Turkey
- Fuat Bulca, an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army
C
- Nicholas Cabasilas, Byzantine mystic
- Andronicus Callistus, scholar, pioneer of the Renaissance
- David Samuel Carasso, 19th-century Jewish traveler and writer
- Emmanuel Carasso, freemason, Young Turk, anti-Zionist, and proponent for internationalization of Thessaloniki
- Isaac Carasso, founder of Groupe Danone (Dannon yogurt)
- Manolis Chiotis, composer and musician
- Nuri Conker, politician and an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army
- Auguste Corteau, pen name of the Greek author Petros Hadjopoulos
- Demetrius Cydones, prime minister of the Byzantine Empire
- Prochorus Cydones, monk, theologian, and linguist
- Saint Cyril, co-creator of the Cyrillic alphabet
D
- Atanas Dalchev, poet
- Traianos Dellas, footballer
- Saint Demetrius, patron saint of the city
F
- Byron Fidetzis, cellist and conductor
G
- Gus G., guitarist
- Theodorus Gaza, humanist and translator of ancient Greek texts
- Katerina Georgiadou
- Philippe Gigantès, Canadian politician
- Evi Gkotzaridis, historian[1][2]
- Şükrü Naili Gökberk, military officer in the Ottoman and Turkish armies
- Demetris Th. Gotsis
- Aka Gündüz, poet, composer, and politician
H
- Costas Hajihristos
- Nâzım Hikmet, poet
- Olympia Hopsonidou, model
I
- Afet İnan, historian and sociologist
- Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball coach
- Isidore of Kiev, patriarch of Russia
K
- Eva Kaili, Member of Parliament and newscaster
- Giannis Kalatzis, singer
- Andronikos Kallistos, teacher of Greek literature
- Takis Kanellopoulos, director
- Christos Karipidis, footballer
- Harry Klynn, comedian[3]
- Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, footballer
- Mary Kostakidis, Australian news anchor
- Christos Kostis, footballer
- Georgios Koudas, footballer
- Dinos Kouis, footballer
- Stavros Koujioumtzis, composer
L
- Zoe Laskari, actress
- George-Emmanuel Lazaridis, pianist
- Leo the Mathematician
- Moshe Levy, chemist
M
- Macedonius of Thessalonica
- Thomas Magister, scholar and grammarian
- Dionysis Makris, singer
- Markos Mamalakis, economist
- Mordechai Mano
- Marinella, singer
- Marsheaux, synthpop duo
- Margalit Matitiahu
- Rabbi Samuel de Medina, Talmudist and author
- Saint Methodius, co-creator of the Cyrillic alphabet
N
- Nicolaus Cabasilas, Byzantine mystic
- Nightrage, metal band
O
- Salih Omurtak, fourth Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
- Clio-Danae Othoneou, actress, musician, and pianist
- Hatice Özgener, school teacher, politician, and one of the first 18 female members of the Turkish parliament
P
- Alketas Panagoulias
- Dimitrios Pandermalis
- Ioannis Papafis
- Vassilios Papageorgopoulos, champion sprinter
- Stelios Papathemelis
- David Pardo, Dutch rabbi, born at Salonica
- Joseph Pardo, rabbi
- Halil Rifat Pasha, Ottoman statesman and a Grand Vizier
- Natasa Pazaïti
- Philippus, epigrammatist
- Patriarch Philotheus I of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
- Philippus of Thessalonica
- Pyrrhus of Thessalonica, fortificator (ca. 620–630 AD)[4]
- Evangelia Psarra, archer
R
- Emilios Riadis, classical composer
- Georgios Roubanis
S
- Sabiha Sertel, first professional female journalist and publisher in modern Turkey
- Raphaël Salem, mathematician
- Dimitris Salpingidis, footballer
- Christos Sartzetakis, President of the Hellenic Republic
- Dionysis Savvopoulos, composer
- Ioannis Sfairopoulos (born 1967), basketball coach in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and EuroLeague
- Solomon Sirilio, rabbi and Talmud commentator
- Ahmet Zeki Soydemir, officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army
- Yannis Stavrou, contemporary artist
- Damaskinos Stouditis, patriarchal exarch of Aitolia
T
- Hasan Tahsin, Ottoman patriot of Jewish Dönmeh descent who was resisted to Greek invasion of Smyrna (İzmir) after World War I
- Calliope Tatti, socialite
- Natassa Theodoridou, singer
- Dimo Todorovski, sculptor and artist
- Makis Triantafyllopoulos
- Demetrius Triclinius, scholar
U
- Hasan Tahsin Uzer, bureaucrat
Y
- Ahmet Emin Yalman, journalist and author
Z
- Grigorios Zalykis, scholar, writer, and diplomat
- Anastasia Zampounidis, German TV personality
- Nikos Zisis, basketball player
References
- "Revisionism in the Twentieth Century: A Bankrupt Concept or Permanent Practice?". Academia.edu. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
European University Institute, Dept. of History and Civilization, I-50133 Florence, Italy
- Bill Kissane (London School of Economics and Political Science) (2006). "Review: Evi Gkotzaridis, Trials of Irish History: Genesis and Evolution of a Reappraisal 1938—2000". Journal of Contemporary History. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-203-34069-1. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
On a range of issues this book defends the revisionists, and invokes heavyweights of European historiography behind their case
- Harry Klynn
- SEG 48:849bis
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