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 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 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...
The Green Shore of homeland
Natalie Bakopoulos was born in Detroit to a Ukranian mother and a Greek father. She was brought up in a family overwhelmed with father’s nostalgia for his homeland. However, during the ‘70s, she was not really acquainted to Greece but through family stories and her...
I inherited my Greek father’s determination
[:el] Michael Capellas is a famous executive of the international technology business market, with a successful career in 12 influential firms. Born in Ohio on August 19th, 1955, Capellas is currently Chairman and formerly CEO of VCE, a joint venture of Cisco and EMC with...
A pioneer in the development of innovative thermoelectric materials
[:el] Mercouri Kanatzidis is a Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University and Senior Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. Kanatzidis was listed as one of the most cited researchers in Materials Science and Engineering...
Perennial research against Alzheimer
[:el] Nikolaos Robakis is the First A.P. Slaner Professor for Alzheimer’s disease research anddirector of the Center for Molecular Biology and Genetics of Neurodegeneration, at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University. He was born in Finikounda of Messinia and studied Chemistry at...