Famous Greeks
Greeks are a special example in history they have a glorious past but they dont live in the past. They are powerful, even today. And they will always be. Greeks distinguished everywhere and always be FAMOUS and useful citizens of the world.
Top professor of surgery worldwide
[:el] George Velmahos is a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and he is internationally acknowledged as a top scientist in his field. Moreover, he’s the Division Chief of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Velmahos’s...
The neuroscientist focusing on thought-controlled movement
Miguel Nicolelis is a Professor of Neurobiology at Duke University in the United States and the Head of the revolutionary Walk Again project developed by an international team of neuroscientists. Nicolelis of Greek origin was born in São Paulo and claims that his 10-year long...
Founder of the top banking software company
George Koukis is the founder of Temenos, a technology company based in Switzerland and one of the internationally top private and retail banking software developers. He ranks #154 in the financial magazine BRW Rich 200 list, with estimated worth at $325 million. According to the...
Mainstay of the Diaspora in Australia
[:el] Harry Stamoulis is the Head of Stamoulis Property Group, founded by his father, and together with his sister Melina he currently runs the company. Stamoulis Property Group owns land and property in Australia and Greece. The Stamoulis family ranks among the wealthiest Greek families...
They call him the “Golden Greek”
Gene Rossides is one of the best Greek American football players, a lawyer and a politician, having served three administrations of the United States. He’s also the founder of the American Hellenic Institute. Rossides was born in Brooklyn in 1927 to Greek parents. He’s widely...
A billionaire famous for revamping companies
[:el] Dean Metropoulos is a Greek American investor and businessman. He owns Pabst Brewing and according to Forbes magazine he has a net-worth of $2,4 billion. He ranks in the Forbes 400 list, together with the wealthiest people in the United States and the 20...
The Greek legend of global advertising
[:el] George Lois ranks among the most renowned authors, designers and creative directors in the world. The 92 covers he designed for Esquire magazine during the years between 1962 and 1972 are legendary and most of them are exhibited as part of the permanent collection...
One of the most recognized and celebrated business leaders
[:el] John Pappajohn is the Chairman of a successful business company in the field of healthcare. On January 3rd, 2014, the board of directors of Cancer Genetics Inc. appointed John Pappajohn to serve as the Chairman of the Board. Pappajohn is the son of Greek...
He changes the world of Computer Science
[:el] Joseph Sifakis is a computer scientist and researcher, laureate of the 2007 Turing Award, along with Edmund M. Clarke and Ernest Allen Emerson for his work on model checking, a verification method of computer hardware and software properties. The Turing Award is recognized as...
The real estate guru
[:el]Angelo Tsakopoulos is a real estate developer and during the latest years he has been ranking among the wealthiest Greeks of the United States, with a net worth of $650 million. He’s the founder and owner of AKT Development in Sacramento, California. Tsakopoulos was born in...