List of Greek Britons
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This is a list of notable Greek Britons, ordered by surname within section.
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[edit] List
| Lists of Britons |
| by constituent country |
| English |
| Northern Irish |
| Scottish |
| Welsh |
| by ethnicity or nationality: |
| White European |
| Armenian | Cypriot | Croatian | French | German |
| Gibraltarian | Greek | Hungarian | Irish |
| Italian | Polish | Portuguese |
| Russian | Scandinavian | Serbian |
| Spanish | Turkish | Ukrainian | Swiss |
| White Other |
| American | Australian | Canadian |
| Australian | South African |
| South Asian |
| Bangladeshi | Indian |
| Pakistani | Sri Lankan |
| Black African and Caribbean |
| Antiguan | Barbadian | Dominican |
| Grenadian | Ghanaian | Guyanese |
| Jamaican | Kenyan |
| Nigerian | Saint Lucian |
| Trinidadian | Zimbabwean |
| Oriental |
| Burmese | Chinese |
| Filipino | Japanese |
| Singaporean | Thai |
| Arab |
| Iraqi | Moroccan | Yemeni |
| Latin American |
| Argentine | Brazilian | Chilean |
| Colombian | Cuban | Ecuadorian |
| Mexican | Peruvian |
| Other |
| Jewish | Iranian | Romani | Mixed Race |
[edit] Artists
- Chris Achilleos, fantasy artist
- Jake and Dinos Chapman, (Jake b. 1966) (Dinos b. 1962) British artists
- Marie Spartali Stillman, Pre-Raphaelite painter
[edit] Businessmen
- Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, (*1967), owner of easyGroup and founder of easyJet
- Sir Eddie Kulukundis, entrepreneur and arts patron
- Mark Palios, former FA Chief Executive
- Andreas Panayotou, owns The Ability Group
- Theo Paphitis, entrepreneur
- Ralli Brothers
- Michel Emmanuel Rodocanachi
- Panayis Athanase Vagliano
- Basil Zaharoff
[edit] Designers
- Sir Alec Issigonis, (1906-1988), designer of cars and creator of the Austin Mini
- Sophia Kokosalaki, (*1972), fashion designer
[edit] Directors
- Alki David, actor, director, writer
[edit] Entertainers
- James Alexandrou, actor playing Martin Fowler in EastEnders
- Michael Angelis, actor and narrator of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- Angela Bowie, (* 1950), model, actress, musician
- George Coulouris, (1903-1989), actor
- Matt Di Angelo
- Stephanie Leonidas, actress
- Gerard Monaco
- Peter Polycarpou, actor best known for playing 'Chris' in BBC's Birds of a Feather
- Cleo Rocos, actress and TV personality
- Anna Savva
- Holly Samos, (*1971), Radio DJ
- Marina Sirtis, (*1960), actress, Counselor Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Alex Zane, stand-up comedian, MTV UK presenter and XFM DJ.
[edit] Journalists
- Peter Paphides, music journalist
[edit] Musicians
- Peter Andre, (*1973), British-born musician
- Gilbert Biberian
- Al Bowlly,(1899-1941), vocalist
- Tina Charles, disco singer
- Antony Costa, (*1981), musician, Blue
- Barry Evangeli, music producer for such artists as Gloria Gaynor
- Alex Kapranos, (*1972), lead singer of Franz Ferdinand
- Mick Karn, (*1958), bassist for Japan and solo musician
- Alexis Korner, (1928-1984), the father of British rhythm and blues
- Kristian Leontiou, singer
- George Melachrino, composer - conductor
- George Michael, (*1963), born Georgios Kyriakos Panayiotou, musician
- Cat Stevens, (*1948), born Stephen Demetre Georgiou, musician; new name: Yusuf Islam
[edit] Politicians
- Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, United Kingdom Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
- Janet Paraskeva, administrator who was appointed as the First Civil Service Commissioner
- Norman St.John-Stevas, politician
Paul(Kyriakos) Kyriacou, served as Mayor of Southwark in 2006/7.
[edit] Sportsmen
Andy Kyriacou (born 4 January 1983 in Liverpool) is a rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for the Saracens.
- Nicholas Alamanos, Greek rugby player
- Jason Koumas, professional footballer playing for Premier League side Wigan Athletic
[edit] Writers
- Christopher S.Anastasi
- Constantine Cavafy, (1863-1933), poet, Greek descent, Egyptian-born, naturalised British citizen
- Caryl Churchill, writer (Greek grandmother)
- Panos Karnezis, (*1967), author
- Linda Papadopoulos, psychologist
- Stel Pavlou, (*1970), Author and Screenwriter
[edit] Royalty
- King Constantine, (*1940), formerly Constantine II, King of the Hellenes
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, (*1921), the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark
- Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent - (1906-1968), the wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent
[edit] Other
- Ion Calvocoressi
- Andrea Christofidou, British philosopher
- Vidal Sassoon, Hairstylist and author
- John Saville, historian
