95 Notable alumni of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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Below is the list of 95 notable alumni from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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95 Notable alumni of

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Updated: February 29, 2024

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The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is 402nd in the world, 142nd in Europe, and 2nd in Greece by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 95 notable alumni from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

Xavier Bettel

Born in

Luxembourg

Years

1973-.. (age 51)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Studied admiralty law and canon law

Occupations

politician

Biography

Xavier Bettel is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician who serves as the 14th deputy prime minister of Luxembourg and as the minister for Foreign Affairs since 2023. He served as the 24th prime minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2023. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (1999–2013) and Mayor of Luxembourg City (2011–2013).

Albert Bourla

Born in

Greece

Years

1961-.. (age 63)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Graduated with Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in veterinary medicine

Occupations

pharmacologistbusiness executiveinternational forum participantveterinarian

Biography

Albert Bourla is an American-Greek veterinarian and the chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer, an American pharmaceutical company. He joined the company in 1993 and has held several executive roles across Pfizer's divisions. Prior to becoming chief executive officer, Bourla served as chief operating officer.

Eva Kaili

Born in

Greece

Years

1978-.. (age 46)

Occupations

politiciantelevision presenterinternational forum participantarchitectjournalist

Biography

Eva Kaili is a Greek politician who has been a member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014. She served as one of fourteen vice presidents of the European Parliament from January 2022 until she was arrested in December 2022 and charged with corruption as part of the Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament.

Despina Vandi

Born in

Germany

Years

1969-.. (age 55)

Occupations

actorsinger

Biography

Despina Malea, known as Despina Vandi (Δέσποινα Βανδή), is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old.

Pavlos Sidiropoulos

Born in

Greece

Years

1948-1990 (aged 42)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Studied in 1967-1990

Occupations

songwriterguitaristsingeractorcomposer

Biography

Pavlos Sidiropoulos was a Greek musician noted for combining rock music with Greek music. He is considered one of the pillars of Greek rock due to his involvement so early in its foundation. In particular, Flou (1976), an album produced with his band Spyridoula, had a major impact on the rock scene in Greece.

Evangelos Venizelos

Born in

Greece

Years

1957-.. (age 67)

Occupations

lawyerpoliticianuniversity teacherdiplomat

Biography

Evangelos Venizelos is a Greek academic and retired politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Greece from 2011 to 2015, as well as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 25 June 2013 to 27 January 2015 and Minister for Finance of Greece from 17 June 2011 to 21 March 2012. He was a member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) for the first electoral district of Thessaloniki. He is a Professor of Constitutional Law at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Peter Fitzgerald

Born in

United States

Years

1960-.. (age 64)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Studied in 1982-1983

Occupations

bankerpoliticianlawyer

Biography

Peter Gosselin Fitzgerald is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Illinois. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 1999 to 2005. Fitzgerald defeated Democratic incumbent Carol Moseley Braun in 1998, becoming the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Illinois since Charles Percy twenty years earlier. He had previously served in the Illinois State Senate from 1993 to 1998.

Effie Achtsioglou

Born in

Greece

Years

1985-.. (age 39)

Occupations

politicianlawyer

Biography

Eftychia "Effie" Achtsioglou, is a Greek politician who served as Minister for Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity from 2016 to 2019. She is an MP and leading figure of the New Left since December 2023 and was and MP for SYRIZA from July 2019 to November 2023.

Christos Sartzetakis

Born in

Greece

Years

1929-2022 (aged 93)

Occupations

judgelawyerpresident

Biography

Christos Sartzetakis was a Greek jurist and a supreme justice of the Court of Cassation, who served as the president of Greece from 1985 to 1990.

Natassa Theodoridou

Born in

Greece

Years

1970-.. (age 54)

Occupations

singer

Biography

Natasa Theodoridou is a Greek singer. She is the only female Greek artist to have her first three albums achieve platinum status. She has been certified for a total of at least 432 thousand albums and 20 thousand singles sales by IFPI Greece. On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV ranked Theodoridou the 12th best selling female singer in the nation's phonographic era (since 1960), with a total of ten platinum and three gold albums.

Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria

Born in

Greece

Years

1954-.. (age 70)

Occupations

Eastern Orthodox priest

Biography

Theodore II (Greek: Πάπας και Πατριάρχης Αλεξανδρείας και πάσης Αφρικής Θεόδωρος Β΄; born Nikolaos Horeftakis (Νικόλαος Χορευτάκης), November 25, 1954) is the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa. He was previously a monk in the Agarathos Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

Sakis Tanimanidis

Born in

Greece

Years

1981-.. (age 43)

Occupations

television presenterbusinessperson

Biography

Sakis Tanimanidis is a Greek TV host, producer and entrepreneur. Tanimanidis became known in his native country as the host, creator, producer and director of the travel show World Party that aired on Alpha TV from 2014 to 2016. In 2017, he became a household name as the Greek host and co-producer of Survivor 2017(the adaptation of the international franchise for the Turkish and Greek television). He is also a serial entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Enthoosia that owns Museums in 7 countries around the world. He has invested/founded multiple start-ups in Greece and abroad.

Michalis Chrisochoidis

Born in

Greece

Years

1955-.. (age 69)

Occupations

politicianlawyer

Biography

Michalis Chrisochoidis is a Greek politician and member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Athens B2 constituency with New Democracy. He currently serves as Minister for Citizen Protection in the Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He previously served in the same role on four separate occasions (1999–2003, 2009–2010, 2012 and 2019–2021), as a member of PASOK and an independent politician. He has also served as Minister for the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping (2010), Minister for Regional Development and Competitiveness (2010–2011), Minister for Development, Competitiveness and Shipping (2011–2012), Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (2013–2015) and Minister for Health (2023–2024).

John X of Antioch

Born in

Syria

Years

1955-.. (age 69)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Studied in 1983

Occupations

priest

Biography

Patriarch John X is primate of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All The East.

Dionysis Savvopoulos

Born in

Greece

Years

1944-.. (age 80)

Occupations

songwritercomposerlyricistsinger

Biography

Dionysis Savvopoulos is a prominent Greek singer-songwriter.

Thanasis Papakonstantinou

Born in

Greece

Years

1959-.. (age 65)

Occupations

recording artistsongwritercomposersinger

Biography

Athanasios "Thanasis" Papakonstantinou is a Greek singer-songwriter.

Margaritis Schinas

Born in

Greece

Years

1962-.. (age 62)

Occupations

politicianjurist

Biography

Margaritis Schinas is a Greek politician and former civil servant. He took office in December 2019 as a vice-president in the Von der Leyen Commission with the portfolio of European Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life. A member of the New Democracy party, he previously was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2007 to 2009 and served as chief spokesperson of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019, and as a deputy director-general of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Communication between 2015 and 2019.

Yianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

Born in

Greece

Years

1955-.. (age 69)

Occupations

politicianbusinesspersonjurist

Biography

Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki is a Greek businesswoman and Ambassador-at-Large for the Hellenic Republic. She is best known for being the leader of the bidding and organizing committees for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In July 2019, she was appointed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to lead Greece 2021, a year-long initiative to both commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution and to introduce to the world a new Greece of effort and optimism.

Yannis Boutaris

Born in

Greece

Years

1942-.. (age 82)

Occupations

chemistpoliticianbusinessperson

Biography

Yiannis Boutaris is a Greek Winemaker and politician who served as Mayor of Thessaloniki from 2011 to 2019. Since 2024 he serves as a municipal councilor of Thessaloniki, a position he held again from 2003 tο 2010.

Auguste Corteau

Born in

Greece

Years

1979-.. (age 45)

Occupations

writertranslator

Biography

Auguste Corteau is the pen name of the Greek author Petros Hadjopoulos (Πέτρος Χατζόπουλος).

Matthew J. Kacsmaryk

Born in

United States

Years

1977-.. (age 47)

Occupations

judgelawyer

Biography

Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk is a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He was nominated to the position by President Donald Trump in 2017 and sworn in for the position in 2019. In 2023, he presided over a lawsuit regarding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s approval of abortion medication mifepristone in 2000, and had issued a preliminary ruling suspending the approval of the drug, marking the first time a court tried to invalidate the approval of a drug over the FDA's objection.

Vassilis Vassilikos

Born in

Greece

Years

1933-2023 (aged 90)

Occupations

writerscreenwriterpoetdiplomatjournalist

Biography

Vassilis Vassilikos was a Greek writer and diplomat. He stands among the top ten most translated Greek authors, according to UNESCO data.

Andreas Loverdos

Born in

Greece

Years

1956-.. (age 68)

Occupations

university teacherpoliticianlawyer

Biography

Andreas Loverdos is a Greek politician who was Minister for Education and Religious Affairs from 2014 to 2015.

Lakis Lazopoulos

Born in

Greece

Years

1956-.. (age 68)

Occupations

comediantelevision presenterscreenwriter

Biography

Lakis Lazopoulos is a Greek playwright, actor, comedian, script writer, producer, tv presenter, writer, columnist, songwriter and performer. He was ranked 83rd by the public in Skai TV's Great Greeks in 2009. In 2010, Forbes ranked Lazopoulos as the most powerful and influential celebrity in Greece.

Katerina Dalaka

Born in

Germany

Years

1992-.. (age 32)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Studied physical education

Occupations

sprinterhurdler

Biography

Katerina Dalaka is a Greek hurdler. With origins from Katerini, currently representing A.E.K., Dalaka has won gold medals at the Panhellenic Games and the Balkan Games in 400 m hurdles as well as in 100 m, 200 m, the 100 m relay and the 400 m relay.

Sofia Sakorafa

Born in

Greece

Years

1957-.. (age 67)

Occupations

javelin throwerpolitician

Biography

Sofia Sakorafa is a Greek-Palestinian politician and former javelin thrower. She was a Member of the European Parliament for Greece as member of the political party MeRA25, having formerly sat for Syriza and before that served, from June 2012 to July 2014, as a Syriza Member of the Hellenic Parliament. She served as a deputy speaker in the Hellenic Parliament for the MeRA25 party. She is the president of Association hellénique d'athlétisme amateur (SEGAS).

Athina Rachel Tsangari

Born in

Greece

Years

1966-.. (age 58)

Occupations

film directorfilmmakerscreenwriteractorfilm producer

Biography

Athina Rachel Tsangari is a Greek filmmaker. Some of her most notable works include her feature films, The Slow Business of Going (2000), Attenberg (2010) and Chevalier (2015) as well as the co-production of Yorgos Lanthimos' films Kinetta (2005), Dogtooth (2009), and Alps (2011). In her versatile work for cinema, she has also founded and been director of the Cinematexas International Short Film Festival. In 2014–2015, she was invited to Harvard University's Visual and Environmental Studies department as a visiting lecturer on art, film, and visual studies.

Christos Yannaras

Born in

Greece

Years

1935-.. (age 89)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Graduated with doctorate in philosophy

Occupations

writertheologianuniversity teacherphilosopher

Biography

Christos Yannaras is a Greek philosopher, Eastern Orthodox theologian and author of more than 50 books which have been translated into many languages. He is a professor emeritus of philosophy at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens.

Ntinos Christianopoulos

Born in

Greece

Years

1931-2020 (aged 89)

Occupations

translatorliterary criticpoetshort story writerpublisher

Biography

Konstantinos Dimitriadis, better known by his pen name Dinos Christianopoulos (Ντίνος Χριστιανόπουλος), was a Greek contemporary and post-war poet, novelist, folklorist, and scholar. He was also a music scholar who wrote about rebetiko.

Anna Diamantopoulou

Born in

Greece

Years

1959-.. (age 65)

Occupations

politicianengineer

Biography

Anna Diamantopoulou is a Greek civil engineer and politician of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) who currently serves as president of the Athens-based think tank "DIKTIO" Network for Reform in Greece and Europe.

Christos Stylianides

Born in

Cyprus

Years

1958-.. (age 66)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

In 1984 graduated with Bachelor of Dental Surgery in oral surgery

Occupations

politiciandentist

Biography

Christos Stylianides is a Greek Cypriot politician who since September 13, 2023 serves as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy of Greece. From September 2021 to May 2023 served as Greece's first Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection. On June 26 he was elected Member of the Hellenic Parliament with the governing New Democracy Party (ND). He has previously served as the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management from 2014 until 2019. In 2014, he was also appointed by the European Council as the European Union's Ebola Coordinator. He was also elected as a Member of the European Parliament in the May 2014 European elections where he served until 31 October 2014.

Ioannis Zizioulas

Born in

Greece

Years

1931-2023 (aged 92)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Studied theology

Occupations

theologianuniversity teacherChristian minister

Biography

John Zizioulas was a Greek Orthodox bishop who served as the Metropolitan of Pergamon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople from 1986 until his death in 2023. He was one of the most influential Orthodox Christian theologians of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Manolis Andronikos

Born in

Turkey

Years

1919-1992 (aged 73)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Studied philosophy

Occupations

anthropologistuniversity teacherart historianarchaeologist

Biography

Manolis Andronikos was a Greek archaeologist and a professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Natasa Pazaïti

Born in

Greece

Years

1966-.. (age 58)

Occupations

physicianwife

Biography

Anastasia Pazaiti-Karamanli (Greek: Αναστασία Παζαΐτη-Καραμανλή (Anastasía Pazaïti-Karamanlí) (born April 14, 1966), is the wife of Kostas Karamanlis, former Prime Minister of Greece. She is a resident general surgeon.

Yannis Ragousis

Born in

Greece

Years

1965-.. (age 59)

Occupations

politician

Biography

Giannis Ragousis is a Greek economist and politician of SYRIZA who had previously served in the government of Panhellenic Socialist Movement.

Konstantinos Zervas

Born in

Greece

Years

1964-.. (age 60)

Occupations

politician

Biography

Konstantinos Zervas is a Greek Civil engineer and politician who served as Mayor of Thessaloniki from 2019 to 2023.

Andreas D. Mavroyiannis

Born in

Cyprus

Years

1956-.. (age 68)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Graduated with Bachelor of Laws in jurisprudence

Occupations

diplomatpoliticianlawyer

Biography

Ambassador Andreas D. Mavroyiannis (Modern Greek: Ανδρέας Δ. Μαυρογιάννης; born 20 July 1956) is a Cypriot diplomat and politician, who previously served as Ambassador to the United Nations, in addition to several other diplomatic postings.

Zoi Dimitrakou

Born in

Greece

Years

1987-.. (age 37)

Occupations

basketball player

Biography

Zoi Dimitrakou, is a Greek former professional basketball player who last played Greece women's national basketball team. She has represented national team in several Eurobasket Women and in 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women. In 2016, she played for Washington Mystics in the WNBA.

Theodora Tzakri

Born in

Greece

Years

1970-.. (age 54)

Occupations

politicianlawyer

Biography

Theodora Tzakri is a Greek lawyer, politician, member of parliament and former deputy minister of Industry.

Maria Houkli

Born in

Greece

Years

1961-.. (age 63)

Occupations

television presenterjournalist

Biography

Maria Houkli is a Greek journalist and presenter. Houkli has served as the main anchorwoman for the main newscast on various TV stations in Greece, most recently ANT1. Prior to this, she was the editor in chief of the central news program on the New Hellenic Television of the Greek public television. She's married and she's a mother of two boys. The First (Manolis, Born 1990) Is presenter of a Local Channel's Central News Bulletin And The Second Paul (Born 1998) Is a Congressman

Maria Spyraki

Born in

Greece

Years

1965-.. (age 59)

Occupations

politicianjournalist

Biography

Maria Spyraki is a Greek journalist, politician and a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for New Democracy.

Elpidiphore (Lambriniadis)

Born in

Turkey

Years

1967-.. (age 57)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Studied in 1991

Occupations

Greek Orthodox bishop

Biography

Elpidophoros of America is a bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Since 22 June 2019, he has served as the archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

Stelios Papathemelis

Born in

Greece

Years

1938-.. (age 86)

Occupations

politician

Biography

Stelios Papathemelis is a Greek politician and lawyer. He studied law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Theano Fotiou

Born in

Greece

Years

1946-.. (age 78)

Occupations

university teacherpoliticianarchitect

Biography

Theano Fotiou is a Greek architect and politician of the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza). From January 2015 to July 2019, she served as Alternate Minister of Social Solidarity in the First and Second Tsipras Cabinets.

Thanasis Pafilis

Born in

Greece

Years

1954-.. (age 70)

Occupations

politician

Biography

Athanasios Pafilis is a Greek communist politician, member of the Hellenic Parliament and member of the central committee of the Communist Party of Greece. He is also the General Secretary of the World Peace Council and was briefly also a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).

Haris Kastanidis

Born in

Greece

Years

1956-.. (age 68)

Occupations

politicianlawyer

Biography

Haris Kastanidis is a Greek politician who served as Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights and Minister for the Interior under George Papandreou. A former member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, he is now a member of the splinter Movement of Democratic Socialists within the Movement for Change.

Zéta Aimilianídou

Born in

Cyprus

Years

1954-2022 (aged 68)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Graduated with Bachelor of Laws in jurisprudence

Occupations

politicianlawyercivil servant

Biography

Zeta Emilianidou was a Cypriot lawyer and politician, who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security of Cyprus from 4 April 2013 until her death on 6 June 2022.

Maria Spiropulu

Born in

Greece

Years

1970-.. (age 54)

Occupations

physicist

Biography

Maria Spiropulu is a Greek particle physicist. She is the Shang-Yi Ch'en Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology.

Filippos Petsalnikos

Born in

Greece

Years

1950-2020 (aged 70)

Occupations

politicianlawyer

Biography

Filippos Petsalnikos was a Greek politician of the Movement of Democratic Socialists. From 2009 to 2012, he served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament. Before, he was a Member of the Hellenic Parliament from 1985 to 2012.

Leila Ismailava

Born in

Belarus

Years

1989-.. (age 35)

Occupations

television presenterjournalistmodel

Biography

Leila Ryzvanauna Ismailova is a Belarusian journalist, TV presenter, and model of Azerbaijani ancestry. In particular, she was the host of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010, which was held in Minsk (together with Dzianis Kurian). Leila was the spokesman of the Belarusian voting in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, and hosted the national selection in Belarus for Eurovision 2012.

Andreas Xanthos

Born in

Greece

Years

1960-.. (age 64)

Occupations

physicianpolitician

Biography

Andreas Xanthos is a Greek medical doctor and politician, and Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Rethymno on Crete for Syriza. From 2015 to 2019 he served as the Minister of Health in the Second Tsipras Cabinet. He previously served as an Alternate Minister of Health in the First Tsipras Cabinet and is a member of the Central Committee of Syriza.

Dimitris Mardas

Born in

Turkey

Years

1955-.. (age 69)

Occupations

university teacherpoliticianeconomist

Biography

Dimitris Mardas is a Greek economist and politician who served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras. He previously served as the Alternate Minister of Revenue in the First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras. He was a Member of the Hellenic Parliament from 2015 until 2019, representing Thessaloniki B.

Dimitris Sioufas

Born in

Greece

Years

1944-2019 (aged 75)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Graduated with bachelor's degree in jurisprudence

Occupations

politicianlawyer

Biography

Dimitris Sioufas was a Greek lawyer and New Democracy politician.

Theodosios (Hanna) of Sebastia

Born in

Israel

Years

1965-.. (age 59)

Occupations

archbishop

Biography

Theodosios of Sebastia (born 1965) is the Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Colloquially known as Atallah Hanna, Atallah and Theodosios both meaning "gift of God" in Arabic and Greek, respectively. Theodosios, who was ordained on the 24 December 2005 at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, is the second Palestinian to hold the position of archbishop in the history of the diocese.

Tasos Kourakis

Born in

Greece

Years

1948-2021 (aged 73)

Occupations

physicianpoliticiangeneticist

Biography

Anastasios Kourakis (Greek: Αναστάσιος (Τάσος) Κουράκης; 1948 − 10 October 2021) was a Greek pediatrician, geneticist and politician of the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza). From January 2015 until July 2019 he served as Alternate Minister of Education.

Konstadinos Koukodimos

Born in

Australia

Years

1969-.. (age 55)

Occupations

athletics competitorpolitician

Biography

Konstadinos "Kostas" Koukodimos is a retired Greek long jumper and New Democracy politician, who served as the mayor of Katerini, Macedonia from 2019 to 2023. He was named the 1991 Greek Male Athlete of the Year. His family has hails from Agios Dimitrios, Pieria.

Nektaria Karantzi

Born in

Greece

Years

1982-.. (age 42)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Graduated with bachelor's degree in jurisprudence

Occupations

cantorsinger

Biography

Nektaria Karantzi is a Byzantine and traditional singer from Greece.

Arcibiskup Rastislav

Born in

Slovakia

Years

1978-.. (age 46)

Occupations

archbishoppriest

Biography

Metropolitan Rastislav is an Eastern Orthodox bishop and the Primate of the Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church, holding the rank of Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia.

Dimitrios Pandermalis

Born in

Greece

Years

1940-2022 (aged 82)

Occupations

archaeologist

Biography

Dimitrios Pandermalis was a Greek archaeologist. He was professor of archaeology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, supervisor of the Archaeological site of Dion, Pieria and curator of the new Acropolis Museum.

María Kóllia-Tsarouchá

Born in

Greece

Years

1958-.. (age 66)

Occupations

politicianlawyer

Biography

Maria Kollia Tsaroucha is a Greek politician from Serres. She was Deputy Minister for Macedonia and Thrace and later Deputy Minister for National Defence between 2015 and 2019 in the First and Second Cabinets of Alexis Tsipras. She was also a Member of Parliament with New Democracy and the Independent Greeks from 2000 to 2019, during which she was Deputy Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament from 2012 to 2015.

Hierotheos Vlachos

Born in

Greece

Years

1945-.. (age 79)

Occupations

theologianChristian minister

Biography

Hierotheos Vlachos is a Greek Orthodox metropolitan and theologian.

Alexandros Rosios

Born in

Greece

Years

1917-2005 (aged 88)

Occupations

politicianmilitary personnel

Biography

Alexandros Rosios, also known by the nom de guerre Ypsilantis (Υψηλάντης), was a member of the Greek Communist Party (KKE) and officer of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS), and later the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE). On the night of 30 March 1946, he led the attack on the Greek Gendarmerie station in Litochoro, an event traditionally regarded as the starting point of the Greek Civil War.

Vangelis Apostolou

Born in

Greece

Years

1949-.. (age 75)

Occupations

politician

Biography

Evangelos Apostolou is a Greek Syriza politician who served as the Minister of Agricultural Development and Food in the Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras from September 2015 to August 2018. From January to August 2015, he served as the Alternate Minister of Agricultural Development and Food in the First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras.

Andreas Demetriou

Born in

Cyprus

Years

1950-.. (age 74)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Graduated with Bachelor of Psychology in psychology

Graduated with PhD in Psychology in psychology

Occupations

politicianpsychologistprofessor

Biography

Andreas Demetriou is a Greek Cypriot developmental psychologist and former Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus. He is a founding fellow and president of The Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts.

Neoklis Sarris

Born in

Turkey

Years

1940-2011 (aged 71)

Occupations

professorjuristhistorianopinion journalistwriter

Biography

Neoklis Sarris was a Greek Academic, Jurist and Politician. He was born in Istanbul on 5 May 1940, and died in Athens on 19 November 2011 from cancer.

Konstantinos Floros

Born in

Greece

Years

1930-.. (age 94)

Occupations

university teachermusicologist

Biography

Constantin Floros is a Greek-German musicologist. He studied law at the University of Thessaloniki (1947–1951) and then composition and conducting at the Vienna Music Academy. At the same time he studied musicology with Erich Schenk at the Vienna University as well as art history (with C. Swoboda), philosophy and psychology. In 1955 he obtained the doctorate in Vienna with a dissertation on Campioni. He continued his musicological studies with Husmann at Hamburg University (1957–1960), where in 1961 he completed his Habilitation in musicology with a work on the Byzantine kontakion. In 1967 he became supernumerary professor, in 1972 professor of musicology and in 1995 professor emeritus at the University of Hamburg. He received the honorary doctorate from the University of Athens in 1999.

Nektarios Tavernarakis

Born in

Greece

Years

1967-.. (age 57)

Occupations

biologistgeneticistmolecular biologistneuroscientist

Biography

Nektarios N. Tavernarakis is a Greek bioscientist, who studies Ageing, Cell death, and Neurodegeneration. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Molecular Systems Biology at the Medical School of the University of Crete, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Foundation for Research and Technology, in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. He is also the founder and first Director of the Graduate Program in Bioinformatics of the University of Crete Medical School, and has served as Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, where he is heading the Neurogenetics and Ageing laboratory. He was elected Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC) in 2020, and Chairman of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Governing Board and Executive Committee in 2022.

Dorotheos Dbar

Born in

Georgia

Years

1972-.. (age 52)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Studied in 2007-2014

Occupations

Christian minister

Biography

Archimandrite Dorotheos is the archimandrite of Holy Metropolis of Goumenissa, Aksiupol and Policastro under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and a chairman of the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia (HMA).

Vasiliki Kalogera

Born in

Greece

Years

1975-.. (age 49)

Occupations

astrophysicistphysicistastronomer

Biography

Vassiliki Kalogera is a Greek astrophysicist. She is a professor at Northwestern University and the director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics. She is a leading member of the LIGO Collaboration that observed gravitational waves in 2015.

Miltiadis Papaioannou

Born in

Greece

Years

1947-.. (age 77)

Occupations

politicianlawyer

Biography

Miltiadis Papaioannou is a Greek politician of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).

Michalis Tremopoulos

Born in

Greece

Years

1958-.. (age 66)

Occupations

journalistpoliticianlawyer

Biography

Michalis Tremopoulos is a Greek lawyer, journalist, environmentalist and politician. He was a Member of European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 until Feb 2012.

Dimitrios Spandidos

Born in

Greece

Years

1947-.. (age 77)

Occupations

virologistresearcher

Biography

Demetrios A. Spandidos is a Greek virologist and cancer researcher. He is an emeritus professor at the University of Crete where he was professor of virology from 1989 till 2015. He is also the founder of Spandidos Publications and the editor-in-chief of all eight of its journals.

Georgios Vafopoulos

Born in

North Macedonia

Years

1904-1996 (aged 92)

Occupations

prose writerwriterliterary criticpoetplaywright

Biography

Georgios Vafopoulos was a Greek poet, author, teacher and journalist of the 20th century.

Ionas Nicolaou

Born in

Cyprus

Years

1963-.. (age 61)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Graduated with law degree in jurisprudence

Occupations

politicianlawyer

Biography

Ionas Nicolaou is a Cypriot lawyer and former Democratic Rally politician. He served as Minister of Justice and Public Order during two governments, but left office on 1 June 2019 following his resignation.

Nikolaos Stampolidis

Born in

Greece

Years

1951-.. (age 73)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Studied archaeology

Occupations

university teacherarchaeologist

Biography

Nikolaos Chr. Stampolidis ⟨Greek: Νικόλαος (Νικόλας) Χρ. Σταμπολίδης; born 1951 Chania⟩ is a Greek archaeologist who specializes in Geometric and Archaic early Greek history.

Panos Prevedouros

Born in

Greece

Years

1961-.. (age 63)

Occupations

university teacherwriter

Biography

Panos D. Prevedouros, is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, subcommittee chair of the Transportation Research Board (a unit of the National Academy of Engineering), co-author of the textbook Transportation Engineering and Planning, published by Prentice Hall in 1993 and 2001. He was a two-time unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, running on a program of absolute opposition to mass transit.

Georgios Petalotis

Born in

Greece

Years

1964-.. (age 60)

Occupations

politician

Biography

George S. Petalotis is a Greek politician of the Movement of Democratic Socialists. Under the former Greek prime minister George Papandreou he served as government spokesman and as Deputy Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights.

Loukas Fourlas

Born in

Cyprus

Years

1969-.. (age 55)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Graduated with bachelor's degree in political science in political science and economics

Occupations

television presenterjournalistpolitician

Biography

Loukas Fourlas is a Cypriot journalist and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Democratic Rally since 2019.

Konstantinos Varotsos

Years

1956-.. (age 68)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in atmospheric physics

Occupations

university teacherphysicist

Bishop Kyrillos Katerelos

Born in

Greece

Years

1956-.. (age 68)

Occupations

Christian ministerhistorianuniversity teachercanon law jurist

Mercouri Kanatzidis

Born in

Greece

Years

1957-.. (age 67)

Occupations

chemist

Petros Vassiliadis

Born in

Greece

Years

1945-.. (age 79)

Occupations

theologianuniversity teacher

Biography

Petros B. Vassiliadis is a Greek biblical scholar and Professor Emeritus of the Department of Theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), honorary president of the Center of Ecumenical, Missiological and Environmental Studies “Metropolitan Panteleimon Papageorgiou” (CEMES) and the World Conference of Associations and Theological Institutions and Educators (WOCATI).

Sophocles Sophocleous

Born in

Cyprus

Years

1962-.. (age 62)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Graduated with law degree in jurisprudence

Occupations

politicianlawyer

Biography

Sophocles Sophocleous is a Cypriot Movement for Social Democracy politician. He sat as a Member of the European Parliament for Cyprus between 2012 and 2014. He was the Cypriot Minister of Justice and Public Order from 2006 to 2008.

Nestor Courakis

Born in

Greece

Years

1947-.. (age 77)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Studied political science and economics

Occupations

university teacherwriter

Biography

Nestor Courakis is Emeritus Professor of Criminology and Penology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Law and a full-time Professor at the University of Nicosia.

Metropolitan Michael of Austria

Born in

Greece

Years

1946-2011 (aged 65)

Occupations

priest

Biography

Metropolitan Michael Staikos was the second Eastern Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Austria; he held the position from 1991 until his death.

Lefteris Christoforou

Born in

Cyprus

Years

1963-.. (age 61)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Graduated with Master of Business Administration in business administration

Graduated with Bachelor of Economics in economics

Occupations

economistpolitician

Biography

Lefteris Christoforou is a Greek Cypriot politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014 and is Head of National Delegation in the European People's Party. He is a member of the Democratic Rally (DISY) and he served as Vise President from 2003 to 2013 and also as Deputy Chairman from 2013 to 2019. He was a member of the Cyprus of Parliament from 1996 to 2014 and represented Famagusta.

Ioannis Tassias

Born in

Greece

Years

1958-2020 (aged 62)

Enrolled in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

In 1982 studied theology

Occupations

Christian ministerGreek Orthodox bishop

Biography

Ioannis Tassias was a Greek Orthodox bishop, Metropolitan of Langadas as Ioannis of Langada from 2010 until his death in 2020.

Aggeliki Kalaitzi

Born in

Greece

Years

1984-.. (age 40)

Occupations

beauty pageant contestantmodel

Biography

Aggeliki Kalaitzi is a Greek model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Hellas 2008. She represented Greece at the Miss World 2008 pageant.

Floros Konstantinou

Born in

Greece

Years

1952-2018 (aged 66)

Occupations

historianpoliticianeconomist

Biography

Floros Konstantinou was a Greek politician, historian and economist, who served as a Member of the Parliament and Deputy Minister of Agriculture with PASOK. He was a graduate of Political Sciences and a holder of two doctoral degrees, the first with the rural economy and the second in history of Hellenism in Romania.

Androniki Drakou

Years

1965-.. (age 59)

Occupations

physicianorthopedic surgeon

Biography

Androniki Drakou, also known as Nina Drakou, is a Greek doctor descended from Komotini, Greece specialized in orthopedic surgery. She is currently the Director of the Orthopaedics Clinic of Laiko General Hospital.

Yannis K. Semertzidis

Born in

Greece

Years

1961-.. (age 63)

Occupations

physicist

Biography

Yannis K. Semertzidis is a physicist exploring axions as a dark matter candidate, precision physics in storage rings including muon g-2 and proton electric dipole moment. The axion and the pEDM are intimately connected through the strong CP problem. Furthermore, if the pEDM is found to be non-zero, it can help resolve the matter anti-matter asymmetry mystery of our universe. During his research career, he held a number of positions in the Department of Physics in Brookhaven National Laboratory, including initiator and co-spokesperson of the Storage Ring Electric Dipole Moment Collaboration. He is the founding director of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, is a professor in the Physics Department of KAIST, and a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Nancy Papalopulu

Years

1962-.. (age 62)

Occupations

researcherneuroscientist

Biography

Athanasia Papalopulu is a Wellcome Trust senior research fellow and Professor of Developmental Neuroscience in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester.

Stefanos Natsinas

Born in

Turkey

Years

1910-1976 (aged 66)

Occupations

politicianlawyer

Biography

Stefanos Natsinas was a former Greek politician.

Georgia Tourassi

Born in

Greece

Occupations

physicistcomputer scientist

Biography

Georgia "Gina" D. Tourassi is the Director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory health data sciences institute and adjunct Professor of radiology at Duke University. She works on biomedical informatics, computer-aided diagnosis and artificial intelligence in health care.

Ioannis Katsoyiannis

Years

1974-.. (age 50)

Occupations

chemist

Biography

Ioannis Katsoyiannis is a Greek environmental chemist, currently associate professor at the department of chemistry at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has earned a reputation among aquatic chemists because of his studies on the development of novel technologies for arsenic removal from groundwaters, especially the investigation and development of biological arsenic removal.