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.
The Greek Croesus of the Washington Wizards
[:el] Ted Leonsis is one of the richest Greeks in the U.S. He lives in Washington and his goal is to conquer NBA after being the major shareholder of the Washington Wizards, with an agreement reached EUR 550 million on U.S. dollars, including the acquisition...
The «Golden man» of Hollywood
[:el] Having a professional experience of more than 30 years in the audiovisual industry, Jim Gianopulos is one of the top players in show business, media and new technologies. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment until 2016. He...
The Greek “Mr Oscar”
[:el] Sid Ganis is the former president and current member of the American Film Academy, the organization that determines where the Oscars go to. He is a motion picture executive and producer who has produced such films as Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Big Daddy, Mr. Deeds, The...
The Greek behind the revolutionary changes in WiFi
Professor Stan (Efstratios) Skafidas, of the Greek homogeny, is hiding behind the revolution in wireless communications (Wi-Fi) at the University of Melbourne, according to “New Scientist”. As published in the reputable scientific journal, the researchers of the Australian Institute «Bionic Vision Australia» are claiming the...
The “father” of the Blackberry
Mike Lazaridis had shown from a very early age that he was about to achieved a great deal through his imagination. Imagine that when he was only 12 years old, he won the first Prize in the public library of his city, because he had...
Greek physicist who has been honored with the Sakurai Prize
[:el] Savas Dimopoulos is a distinguished professor of Particle Physics at Stanford University, in fact he started teaching there at the age of 28. He is one of the 2 Greek physicists having been awarded with the Sakurai Prize as a recognition and encouragement to his...
Brilliant carrier in building skyscrapers
One of “Manny’s” favorite sayings is, “If it ain’t broken, break it and then make it better.” He means: You may be doing OK, but you can always do better”. He is considered to be one of the leading civil engineers, not only in the...
The Greek “stamp” in the global automotive industry
Andreas Zapatinas was no different from the other children at his age. He liked to draw on the white paper, while his favorite drawing was always a car. The only difference is that his love, led to his profession. Today he is a unique name...
Business genius based in Amsterdam
At the age of 25 in 2007 he was nominated by the U.S. magazine «BusinessWeek» as one of the best young entrepreneurs of the year in Europe. Having started with just 4,000 euros in his pocket, now he owns three companies, while «Puma», «Fila», the...
His hard work brought him at the top
He was born in Ligourio of Epidaurus. Soon his family moved to Holargos where he grew up. The early years were pretty hard, and so he began to work when he was only 12 years old. He took the big decision to immigrate to Australia...