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 most famous ultramarathon runner in the world
Constantine Karnazes is a Greekamerican ultramarathon runner, and author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All Night Runner, which details ultra endurance running for the general public. Karnazes has been described as «the world’s most famous ultramarathon runner». The ultramarathoner was born on August 23, 1963...
«Greeks were never afraid of the unknown»
Father Ionas, a greek missionary, has been in Taiwan for about 10 years. Since the first liturgy in the small room of a folk hotel, to the ground-floor kindergarten, which was converted into a church, to the 4th floor apartment in a Taipei suburb filled...
“Greece must invest in the future”
In 1983 the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) [2] offered him a permanent position in the Nuclear Physics division. Since then he has been an employee of the CEA, working in the domain of fundamental research in Nuclear Physics. From May 1985 to June 1986...
Greece is mother to heroes and pioneers
Painter Tasos Chonias was recently distinguished during a competition organized by London-based Saatchi Gallery. The artist, who was born in 1974 and has staged a solo exhibition at Agathi gallery, was chosen among 5,777 contesters to receive the second award. He began to paint at...
“I have a need to heal people”
Tony Zanghi was born of Greek parents in 1953 in Caracas, Venezuela. At 3 years old, his family moved permanently to Paris. After high school, Zanghi, who has been selected amongst the top 5 swordsmen of the country, joins the ranks of the «Joinville battalion»,...
«We should claim back our Greek identity»
The family of Steve Vranakis originates from Sfakia, and immigrated to Vancouver in the late ’60s. He grew up in Canada, but left home at an early age to travel. His life changed when he got his first Mac. Later, when he began experimenting with...
Plans a journey to other galaxies with “Icarus”
[:el]A scientist of Greek origin, Andreas Tziolas has made it his life’s goal to realize the “unreachable” dream of a long interstellar journey to other suns and star systems beyond our own. He is the head of “project Icarus”, which seeks to fulfill the necessary...
Angelo Tsarouchas: The big Greek-Canadian comedian with the even bigger talent
As a stand up comedian, he has travelled around the globe five times to present his shows, while his own comedy program is broadcasted by TV networks in Canada, the USA, the UK, the Netherlands, South Africa and Lebanon. His new TV show, “Bigger is...
Tasos Chonias: Greece is the “mother” of heroes and pioneers
Tasos Chonias was involved in painting from a very young age, making murals in commercial spaces. Later he worked on theatre sets at the National Opera House with stage designer Stefanos Lazaridis and in various theatre productions as well as giant posters in cinema. In...
Known for his roles in “Picket Fences” and “Saw”
[:el] Costas Mandylor is a famous actor, known for his roles in “Picket Fences” and “Saw”. His original name was Costas Theodosopoulos, but he changed it when he decided to become an actor. He grew up in Melbourne, Australia by Greek parents, who had migrated...