Notable Residents
- Eumaeus, character in the Odyssey
- Pherecydes (c. 600-550 BC), philosopher
- Demetrius Vikelas (1835–1908), writer and the first president of the International Olympic Committee
- Emmanuel Roidis (1836–1904), writer and journalist
- Giorgos Souris (1853-1919) Satirical poet
- Stamata Revithi (1866-?), the first woman to compete in the Olympic Games and run the Marathon
- Antonio Gregorio Vuccino (Voutsinos) A.A. (1891–1968), Archbishop of Corfu, Zante and Cefalonia, Greece
- Markos Vamvakaris (1905–1972) musician
- Sir Richard Musgrave, Bt 1922-2000
- Olga Broumas (1949-), poet and translator
- Stelios Mainas (1957-), actor
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