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.
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...
Among the top 50 most intelligent people in the world
Nick Lygeros is a Professor of Strategic Analysis at the University of Lyon in France. He qualifies as the Greek with the highest IQ of 189 on the Standford-Binet intelligence scale and one of the top 50 most intelligent people in the world. Mathematics, writing,...
The War Surgeon
Chris Giannou is a Greek surgeon who travels to countries undergoing war to offer help by saving human lives in the world’s most dangerous conflict zones. He currently lives in Monemvasia and works for the Medical School of the Kapodistrian University of Athens having decided to dedicate...
White House chief of staff
[:el] Reinhold Reince Priebus is the Chairman of the Republican National Committee. President-elect Donald Trump signaled on Sunday 13 November 2016 that the dual forces that helped get him elected — Republican loyalists and far-right conservatives — will share power in his White House, naming strategists...
One of the top tennis players of all time
[:el] Pete Sampras is a Greek American tennis player with major achievements, who became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all times. Sampras was born on August 12th, 1971, in Washington. After his parents migrated to the United States, he started playing...
Business specialist in Australia
[:el] Mark Bouris is an accomplished businessman and founder of Wizard Home Loans, the second largest mortgage lender of Australia. Since 2007, he is also the founder and Chairman of Yellow Brick Road. Mark came from humble beginnings and credits his parents George and Marsha Bouris with...
One of the most powerful manager in the world
Brent Callinicos holds a Bachelor and a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina. He was Vice President and Treasurer of Google Inc. since 2007, responsible for all capital markets, banking and risk management activities. He had worked different jobs with...
The award-winning Greek physicist with 62 patents
Theodore Moustakas is a professor of Boston University. In 1964, Moustakas received his BS in Physics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and decided to relocate to the United States to pursue his academic studies. In 1974, he received his Masters and PhD from Columbia...