List of Macedonians (Greek)

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This is a list of Greek Macedonians.

[edit] Ancient and Byzantine

Note: Whether the ancient Macedonians were an ethnically Greek people or not is uncertain (EB). Ancient Macedonians are listed here on account of their reported self-identification as Greeks. See also: List of ancient Macedonians.

• Antipater (c. 397 - 319 BC), general and regent of Alexander's Empire.
• Aristotle of Stageira (397 - 322 BC), teacher of Alexander the Great.
• Philip II of Macedon (382 - 336 BC).
• Antigonus I Monophthalmus (382 - 301 BC), one of the Diadochi.
• Ptolemy I Soter (356 - 283 BC), general of Alexander the Great and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
• Seleucus I Nicator (c. 397 - 281 BC), founder of the Seleucid dynasty and the Seleucid Empire.
• Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC).
• Saint Methodius (826 - 885), main translator of the Bible into Old Church Slavonic.
• Saint Cyril (827 - 869), creator of the Glagolithic alphabet, christianized the Slavs.
• Basil I the Macedonian (811 - 886, ruled 867 - 886), founder of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire (reigned 867 - 1056/1057).
• Basil II the Bulgar-Slayer (958 – 1025).

[edit] Early Modern

• Andronikos Kallistos (1400 - 1486), Teacher of Greek literature in Bologna, Rome, Florence, Paris and London.
• Damaskinos (Stouditis) Died (1577), Patriarchal exarch of Aitolia.
• Ioannis Kottounios (1572 - 1657), Scholar.
• Mitrofanis Kritopoulos (1589 - 1639), Patriarch of Alexandria.
• Kallinikos Manios (1624 - 1665) Founder of the first school in Veroia.
• Konstantinos Kallokratos Born(1589), Teacher and a skilled poet.
• Anastasios Michail, Member of Berlin's Academy of Sciences
• Georgios Parakeimenos, Director of Kozani's school, Physician and Preacher.
• Sevastos Leontiadis (1690 - 1765), Director of Kastoria's school.
• Dimitrios Karakasis Born (1734), Physician in Vienna, Larisa, Siatista, Kozani, Bucharest.
• Manassis Iliadis (early 18th century - 1785), He taught philosophy and physics at the Bucharest Academy.
• Michail Papageorgiou (1727 - 1796), Taught in his birthplace, Selitsa, Meleniko, Vienna and Budapest.
• Konstantinos Michail, Philosopher, Physician and Linguist.
• Georgios Sakellarios (1765 - 1838). He was chief physician at the court of Ali Pasha.
• Michail Perdikaris (1766 - 1828), Physician and Scholar.
• Athanasios Christopoulos (1772 - 1847), “Spokesman for foreign cases” in Wallachia.
• Georgios Rousiadis (1783 - 1854), A teacher in the Greek community of Vienna and Pest. He took part in the Greek War of Independence.
• Minas Minoidis, He taught Ancient Greek language and literature in Paris.
• Giorgakis Olympios, (1772 - 1821), Revolutionary
• Zafeirakis Theodosiou, (died 1822), Revolutionary from Naoussa
• Anastasios Karatasos (1764 - 1830), The most important revolutionary from Macedonia during the Greek War of Independence.
• Aggelis Gatsos (1771 - 1839), Important revolutionary from Edessa, took part in the Greek War of Independence.
• Dimitrios Karatasos (1798 - 1861), Revolutionary from Naoussa, took part in the Greek War of Independence.

[edit] Contemporary

• Constantine Karamanlis (March 8, 1907 – April 23, 1998), former President and Prime Minister of Greece.
• Manolis Anagnostakis (1925 - 2005), doctor and leftist writer.
• Stavros Koujioumtzis (1932-2005), Greek music composer & lyricist.
• Marinella (b. May 20, 1935), popular singer.
• Dionysis Savvopoulos (b. December 2, 1944), a Greek music composer, lyricist and singer.
• Costas Caramanlis (b. September 14, 1956), (nephew of Constantine) current Prime Minister of Greece.
• Despina Vandi (b. July 22, 1969), Greek singer.
• Theodoros Zagorakis (b. October 27, 1971), captain of the Greek National football team (champions of Euro 2004), currently playing for PAOK.
• Zisis Vryzas (b. November 9, 1973), member of the Greece national football team that won Euro 2004, currently playing for Celta de Vigo.
• Traianos Dellas (b. January 31, 1976), centre-back (defender) on the Greece national football team, he scored the only goal of the semi-final game of the 2004 European Football Championship, currently playing for AEK Athens.
• Angelos Charisteas (b. February 9, 1980), striker on the Greece national football team, he scored the only goal of the final game of the 2004 European Football Championship.
• Sofoklis Schortsanitis (b. June 22, 1985), power forward/center for Olympiacos and the Greece national basketball team. Father a Greek Macedonian, mother Cameroonian.