FAMOUS GREEKS
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Agganis, Harry (The Golden Greek)
Agnew, Spiro - Theodoros
Alexander the Great
Angel, Criss - MindFreak
Angelos, Peter
Aniston, Jennifer (Anastasakis)
Aniston, John (Yannis Anastasakis)
Archimedes
Aristotle
Azaria, Hank
Buckley, Jeff
Bulgari family
Callas, Maria (Kalogeropoulos)
Carasso, Isaac
Caratheodory, Constantine
Cassavetes, John
Cavafy, Constantine
Chakiris, George
Chiklis, Michael
Chryssa (Chryssa Varda)
Clarkson, Kelly
Costacos, George
Davatzes, Nick
Davies, Marion
Demokritos
Dimas, Pyrros
DiScala Jamie-Lynn
Dukakis, Michael
Dukakis, Olympia
El Greko (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)
Elytis, Odysseus (Alepoudelis)
Euclid
Fey, Tina
Frangoulis, Marios
Gage, Nicolas (Gatzoyiannis)
Galas, Diamanda
Galifianakis, Zach
Gavras, Constantine (Kostas Gavras)
Hajiioannou, Stelios
Henner, Marilu
Hippocrates
Huffington, Arianna (Stassinopoulos)
Issigonis, Alec
Kanakarides, Melina
Karmanos, Peter
Karras, Alexander George
Katsulas Andreas
Kazan , Elias
Kazantzakis, Nikos
Korner, Alexis
Koteas, Ilias
Lazaridis, Mike
Lee, Tommy
Leonsis, Ted
Londos Jim (Christopher Theophelus)
Louganis, Gregory-Efthimis
Maharis, George
Maroulis, Constantine
Matenopoulos, Debbie (Despina)
Menounos, Maria
Mercouri, Melina
Michael, George
Miller (Miliotis), George
Mitropoulos, Dimitris
Mouskouri, Nana
Negroponte, John Dimitri
Negroponte, Nicholas
Nick the Greek (Nick Dandolos)
Onassis, Aristotle - Socrates
Onassis, Athina
Onassis, Christina
Otis (Viliotis), Johnny
Pantages, Alexander
Papanikolaou, George - Nikolas
Papathanassiou, Evangelos (Vangelis)
Pappas, Irene
Payne, Alexander (Papadopoulos)
Perkins, Elizabeth
Pilates Joseph
Plato
Pythagoras
Sampras, Pete
Sarbanes, Paul
Savalas, Telly (Aristotle)
Scourby, Alexander
Seferis, George (Seferiadis)
Sirtis, Marina
Skouras, Spyros P.
Snyder, Jimmy
Socrates
Spanos, Alex
Spheeris, Penelope
Stamos, John (Stamatopoulos)
Stephanopoulos, George
Stevens, Cat (Stephen Demetre Georgiou)
Stratus (Stratigias), Trish
Suvari, Mena
Tatopoulos, Patrick
Tavoulareas, William Peter
Tenet, George
Thales
Theodorakis, Mikis
Tsongas, Paul Efthemios
Vardalos, Nia
Varvatos, John
Von Karajan, Herbert (Karayiannis?)
Vouras, Peter
Wilson, Rita
Yanni (Yannis Chrysomallis)
Zane, Billy (Zanetakos)
Zappa, Frank
Zavos, Panos
Suvari, Mena Born: February 13, 1979
Actress Born in Rhode Island, US
Name: Mena (MEE-nah) Adrienne Suvari
(Sue-VAR-ee) Name Origin: Named after the "House of Mena" Hotel
(at the base of the pyramids in Egypt) from her Egyptian
godmother.Birthday: February 13, 1979Place of Birth:
Newport, Rhode IslandHeight: 5' 4" (1.63 m) Family:
FATHER, Ando Suvari who is a psychiatrist (Estonian decent). MOTHER, Candice
Suvari who is a nurse (Greek decent). BROTHERS, all older, A.J., Sulev, and
Yuri.Martial Status: Married Robert Brinkmann
(director/cinematographer) in March 2000.High School Nickname:
BeanEducation: Ashley Hall, an all-girls school in Charleston, South
Carolina. Graduated from Providence High School in Burbank, California (class of
1997)Other Jobs: Started as a model for the NY based Wilhelmina
Modellign Agency.Mena's People: Agent - Chuck James/Gersh Agency.
Publicist - Cindy Guagenti & Nanci Ryder.
More famous Greeks (Alphabetical listing)
Agganis, Harry (The Golden Greek) -
Agnew, Spiro - Theodoros - US Vice President
Alexander the Great - King of Macedonia & King of the Greeks
Angel, Criss - MindFreak - Illusionist, musician
Angelos, Peter - Attorney, Owner of the Baltimore Orioles
Aniston, Jennifer (Anastasakis) - Actress
Aniston, John (Yannis Anastasakis) - Actor
Archimedes - Mathematician, physicist and engineer
Aristotle - Philosopher
Azaria, Hank - Actor. Famous for voicing characters in the Simpsons series.
Buckley, Jeff - Musician
Bulgari family - Famous Jewellers.
Callas, Maria (Kalogeropoulos) - Opera singer
Carasso, Isaac - Founder of the Danone yoghurt Company (Dannon in US)
Caratheodory, Constantine - Mathematician.
Cassavetes, John - Actor & Director
Cavafy, Constantine - Poet
Chakiris, George - Actor
Chiklis, Michael - Actor.
Chryssa (Chryssa Varda) - Sculptor
Clarkson, Kelly - Musician
Costacos, George - Actor and Writer
Davatzes, Nick - Television Executive. Creator of A&E Network and The History Channel.
Davies, Marion -
Demokritos - Philosopher
Dimas, Pyrros - Athlete (Weight Lifting)
DiScala Jamie-Lynn - Actress, musician.
Dukakis, Michael - Politician
Dukakis, Olympia - Actress
El Greko (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) - Painter
Elytis, Odysseus (Alepoudelis) - Poet
Euclid - Mathematician
Fey, Tina - Head writer of Saturday Night Live
Frangoulis, Marios - Tenor.
Gage, Nicolas (Gatzoyiannis) - Journalist, Writer (Writer of "Eleni")
Galas, Diamanda - Avant-garde performance artist, vocalist, and composer.
Galifianakis, Zach - Comedian, actor, and writer. Born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, US.
Gavras, Constantine (Kostas Gavras) - Director
Hajiioannou, Stelios - Entrepreneur.
Henner, Marilu - Actress and producer. Born in Chicago, IL.
Hippocrates - Physician, the "father of medicine".
Huffington, Arianna (Stassinopoulos) - Writer
Issigonis, Alec - Designer of the Mini car.
Kanakarides, Melina - Actress
Karmanos, Peter - Software magnate, Owner of the NHL's Carolina Hurricane
Karras, Alexander George - Footbal player, actor.
Katsulas Andreas -
Kazan , Elias - Director
Kazantzakis, Nikos - Writer
Korner, Alexis - Musician, Composer
Koteas, Ilias - Actor.
Lazaridis, Mike - Founder of Research In Motion (RIM), creator and manufacturer of BlackBerry.
Lee, Tommy - Musician
Leonsis, Ted - AOL Executive, Owner of the NHL's Washington Capitals
Londos Jim (Christopher Theophelus) - Wrestler
Louganis, Gregory-Efthimis - Diver - Olympic Athlete
Maharis, George - Actor
Maroulis, Constantine - Rock singer, actor, and writer.
Matenopoulos, Debbie (Despina) - Journalist, talk show host, and actress.
Menounos, Maria -
Mercouri, Melina - Actress, Politician
Michael, George - Singer/Songwriter
Miller (Miliotis), George - Born in Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia
Mitropoulos, Dimitris - Conductor
Mouskouri, Nana - Singer
Negroponte, John Dimitri - Diplomat
Negroponte, Nicholas - Architect and computer scientist.
Nick the Greek (Nick Dandolos) - Famous gambler.
Onassis, Aristotle - Socrates - Millionaire Shipowner
Onassis, Athina - Millionaire
Onassis, Christina - Millionaire
Otis (Viliotis), Johnny - Musician, blues and rythm and blues.
Pantages, Alexander - Vaudeville and motion pictures producer
Papanikolaou, George - Nikolas - Physiologist (Pap test)
Papathanassiou, Evangelos (Vangelis) - Musician & Composer
Pappas, Irene - Actress
Payne, Alexander (Papadopoulos) - Director
Perkins, Elizabeth - Actress.
Pilates Joseph - Pilates, The man behind the Pilates
method
Plato - Philosopher
Pythagoras - Mathematician and philosopher, Pythagorean Theorem.
Sampras, Pete - Tennis player
Sarbanes, Paul - Former US Senator. Lend his name to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Savalas, Telly (Aristotle) - Actor
Scourby, Alexander - Narrator
Seferis, George (Seferiadis) - Poet & Diplomat
Sirtis, Marina - Actress
Skouras, Spyros P. - Movie Magnate, President of 20th Century Fox.
Snyder, Jimmy - Gambler, TV Commentator
Socrates - Philosopher
Spanos, Alex - Real Estate Magnate & Owner of NFL's San Diego Chargers
Spheeris, Penelope - Director, producer, and screenwriter.
Stamos, John (Stamatopoulos) - Actor
Stephanopoulos, George - Diplomat, Former Presidential Advisor
Stevens, Cat (Stephen Demetre Georgiou) - Musician
Stratus (Stratigias), Trish - Former professional wrestler, actress.
Suvari, Mena - Actress
Tatopoulos, Patrick - Production designer.
Tavoulareas, William Peter - President of Mobil Oil Corporation
Tenet, George - Former CIA Director
Thales - Philosopher, scientist, mathematician, engineer.
Theodorakis, Mikis - Composer
Tsongas, Paul Efthemios - Politician
Vardalos, Nia - Actress & Writer
Varvatos, John -
Von Karajan, Herbert (Karayiannis?) - Famous Conductor
Vouras, Peter - Actor
Wilson, Rita - Actress, producer
Yanni (Yannis Chrysomallis) - Composer
Zane, Billy (Zanetakos) - Actor
Zappa, Frank - Musician, Composer, Satirist
Zavos, Panos - Geneticist