Famous People From Xanthi
- Democritus: he was from the village Abdera which is about 20km from Xanthi
- Protagoras: he was from the village Abdera
- Hecateus: he was from the village Abdera
- Manos Hadjidakis (1925–1994): worldwide famous Greek composer
- Şerif Gören: Turkish film director. Winner of 1982 Palme d'Or in Cannes Film Festival
- Archbishop Christodoulos (1939–2008): former Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church
- Vasilis Torosidis: footballer for Greece
- Akis Panou, (1933–2000): Greek folk musician and composer
- Lambros Papantoniou (Mandra, Xanthi 1945-Washington, USA 2009): journalist, political analyst.
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