General
- Manolis Andronikos (1919–1992), archaeologist, discovered the Macedonian tombs in Vergina
- Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece (1998–2008)
- Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, President of organising committee, Athens 2004 Olympic Games
- Marie Aspioti, M.B.E, distinguished Corfiote magazine publisher and cultural figure who influenced the literary and cultural life of post-war Corfu
- Patriarch Athenagoras, former Patriarch of Constantinople
- Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Greek-Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch
- George Bizos, Greek-South African human rights advocate
- Moisis Michail Bourlas, member of World War II Greek resistance
- Cornelius Castoriadis, economist and philosopher
- Zoe Cruz, co-president of Morgan Stanley
- Michael Dertouzos, internet pioneer
- Odysseas Elytis, poet and Nobel prizewinner
- Mario Frangoulis, opera singer
- Manolis Glezos, World War II veteran, grassroots democracy activist and politician
- Nikos Hadjinikolaou (born 1962), television news anchor, journalist
- Iakovos, Archbishop of America (died 2005), late primate of the Greek-Orthodox Archdiocese of America
- Sir Alec Issigonis, British-Greek creator of the Mini car
- Eleni Konsolaki, archaeologist who researched Methana and the Troezen area in 1990
- Vissarion Korkoliacos (1908–1991), Greek Orthodox monk
- Polyvios Kossivas, bystander who became famous in the 2004 Olympic Games for helping a runner
- Makarios III, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus
- Spyridon Marinatos, archaeologist
- Melina Mercouri, actress, singer and politician
- Dimitri Nanopoulos, quantum physicist
- Lefteris Papadopoulos (born 1935), lyricist and journalist
- Dimitris Varos, Poet and journalist
- Dimitris Papaioannou, director and choreographer ; creator of the 2004 Summer Olympics ceremonies
- Andreas Petroulakis, cartoonist
- Saint Philomena, Patron saint of the Children of Mary and Catholic Saint & Martyr
- Nicos Poulantsas, political theorist
- Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, world known magician and illusionist that created Mindfreak; also known as Criss Angel
- George Sava, entertainment lawyer
- Giorgos Seferis, poet and Nobel prizewinner
- Angelos Sikelianos, poet
- Spyros Skouras, Greek-American movie mogul, president of 20th Century Fox
- Alex Spanos, Greek-American magnate
- Iannis Xenakis, modernist composer
- Panayiotis Zavos, geneticist
- Adamantios Vassilakis, diplomat
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