Tenedos - Notable People

Notable People

  • Abudimus 4th century Christian martyr.
  • Bozcaadalı Hasan Hüsnü Pasha (1832–1903), son of Bozcaadalı Hüseyin Pasha, Naval Minister, founder of the Istanbul Naval Museum.
  • Bozcaadalı Hüseyin Pasha, 19th century Ottoman staff admiral (Riyale )
  • Cleostratus ancient Greek astronomer.
  • Harpalus ancient Greek engineer.
  • Meletius II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1768–1769).
  • Phoenix of Tenedos ancient Greek general.

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