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.
Oncology Professor and expert in cancer diagnostics
[:el] Dr Nickolas Papadopoulos is an Oncology Professor at the Kimmel Cancer Center of Johns Hopkins University and Director of Translational Genetics at the Hopkins’ Ludwig Center. He is considered to be an international expert in cancer diagnostics. He gained worldwide popularity for discovering the...
The sportscaster of 20 Emmy Awards
Robert Quinlan Costas is a sportscaster, journalist and show host for NBC Sports since the 1980s. He has won 8 National Sportscaster of the Year awards and also 20 Sports Emmy Awards and has been prime-time host of 9 Olympic Games. Costas was born on...
The inventor of the revolutionary ophthalmokinesis dyslexia diagnostic test
George Pavlidis is Professor of Learning Disabilities at the University of Macedonia, Clinical Professor at the Department of Psychiatry of Penn State University in the United States and life member of the International Academy of Learning Disabilities Research. He has also been Chairman of all global...
One of the most influential living mathematicians
[:el] A mathematician and a physicist, Demetrios Christodoulou was born on October 19th, 1951, in Athens and currently holds the position of Professor at one of the major universities in Europe, the ETH Zurich. His research mainly focuses on Partial Differential Equations, Partial Geometry, the...
The glow of Hollywood in Apikia of Andros
Until recently, Ted and Eugenie Bafaloukos had their promising careers in Hollywood. However, following a free decision of the moment, the couple decided to put their careers on hold to relocate to the island of Andros, where they resumed doing creative work. Eugenie Bafaloukos is...
The man who mapped the human brain
Dr George Paxinos is an internationally appreciable scientist for his outstanding mappings of the human brain. Paxinos is a Professor of Psychology and Medical Sciences at the Neuroscience Research Australia Institute of the University of New South Wales in Sydney. George Paxinos was born on...
The Greek businessman that loved hockey
Peter Karmanos is the CEO of Compuware Corporation and owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Plymouth Whalers and Florida Everblades hockey teams. Peter was born on March 11th, 1943 to Greek immigrant parents and had not spoken English before starting elementary school. He graduated Wayne State...
Creating a giant in the medical device manufacturing industry
Peter Nicholas ranks among the richest Greek Americans in the world. With John Abele, he founded the medical device firm Boston Scientific venturing at the top for over 25 years. Peter’s parents are of Greek descent. He graduated the Duke University in 1964 and continued...
The Messinian NASA astrophysicist
[:el] Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos, Aerospace Engineering Professor and Astrophysicist, has origins in Kalamata, where he was born in 1963. In 1982, he relocated to the United States to pursue his academic dream of studying Aeronautics and Aeronautical Engineering, with expertise in planet exploration and ultrasounds....
The Greek blockbuster director
Alex Proyas is a director, screenwriter and producer. He became best known for directing The Crow, I Robot, Knowing and Dark City. He has worked with famous Hollywood actors, like Will Smith and Nicholas Cage. Proyas was born in Egypt in 1963 to Greek parents...