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.
Konstantinos Karatheodori: The great mathematician who enlightened science and culture
Konstantinos Karatheodori was one of the most important Greek scientists of the 20th century and one of the most luminous figures in the field of mathematics worldwide. His contribution to science, his connection with Albert Einstein and his dedication to Greek education make him a...
Apostolos Kaldaras: The poet of the Greek folk singing
Apostolos Kaldaras was one of the most defining figures of 20th century Greek music. A composer, lyricist and creator of rare sensitivity, Kaldaras managed to express through his melodies the folk soul, the pain, love, foreignness and passion of an entire people. Born in Trikala...
An actor with a rare talent who wanted to become an opera singer
The death of the extremely talented actor, mainly of theatre and cinema, Elias Logothetis, at the age of 85, leaves an unfulfilling void in the theatre world. The Lefkadian artist left behind a wealth of sensational performances which place him deservedly on the shelf of...
The Greek from Brazil who became the “King of Beer”
The son of a Greek immigrant who travelled to Brazil in the middle of the last century, Michel Doukeris was born in the Latin American country in 1973. Holding a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina and a Master’s degree...
The world-famous architect with dozens of iconic projects, has returned to Greece
It could be an exemplary success story that from Brain Drain, we reached Brain Gain, since the internationally renowned architect Panagiotis Tombras, after building his name abroad with dozens of emblematic projects in his CV, decided to return to Greece and continue to grow based...
The representative of the Greek Folk Tradition who left architecture for the shadow theatre
He is recorded in the consciousness of all of us as the “father” of Karagiozis and one of the first exponents of the shadow theatre, who brought up generations. But Eugenios Spatharis was much more than that, even though he loved it more than anything...
The Greek who holds the keys to European football for the last 8 years
Born in an environment with strong footballing traditions, being the eldest son of the goalkeeper-legend of Olympiacos and later manager of the Piraeus team, Savvas Theodoridis, Theodoros could hardly have avoided loving football. The smell of the freshly cut grass of the pitch, the celebrations...
A great theatre man who has left a huge interpretive legacy
Last Saturday, the Greek theatre became poorer after the death of a great actor, director and teacher, George Michalakopoulos, who was among the leading actors of his generation and beyond. A man with a huge intellectual load, a teacher of the National Theatre with a...
Honor for Greece to be elected President of the World Scientific Society for Robotic Surgery CRSA
The election of Dr. Konstantinos Konstantinidis as President of the Global Scientific Society for Robotic Surgery CRSA is a great honour for the scientific community of Greece and beyond. The international recognition of the contribution and skills of the Greek surgeon of the Athens Medical...
The first Greek on TIME’s list of 100 people who will change the world
For the first time, a Greek has been included in the list of the 100 people who will change the world by the world famous and reliable TIME magazine. This is a special honor for our country as this annual list recognizes 100 people from...