List of Thessalonians
The list below contains notable people who are from the city of Thessaloniki, listed alphabetically.
Native Thessalonians
The following were born in Thessaloniki. Some became famous after they moved away.
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- Maurice Abravanel, conductor
- Mary Akrivopoulou, actress
- Moses Almosnino
- Manolis Anagnostakis, poet
- Isaac Adarbi, casuist
- Saul Amarel, pioneer of Artificial Intelligence
- Anthimos Ananiadis, actor
- Cahit Arf, mathematician
- Aristarchus, saint
- Michael Astrapas and Eutychios, painters
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder and first president of Turkey
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- Nicholas Cabasilas, Byzantine mystic
- Andronicus Callistus, scholar, pioneer of the Renaissance
- Emmanuel Carasso, freemason, young Turk, anti-Zionist, and proponent for internationalization of Thessaloniki
- Isaac Carasso, founder of Groupe Danone (Dannon yogurt)
- Manolis Chiotis, composer and musician
- Demetrius Cydones, prime minister of the Byzantine Empire
- Prochorus Cydones, monk, theologian, and linguist
- Saint Cyril, co-creator of the Cyrillic alphabet
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- Eva Kaili, member of parliament and newscaster
- Giannis Kalatzis, singer
- Andronikos Kallistos, teacher of Greek literature
- Takis Kanellopoulos, director
- Christos Karipidis, footballer
- Mustafa Kemal [Atatürk], founder of the Republic of Turkey
- Harry Klynn, comedian[3]
- Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, footballer
- Mary Kostakidis, Australian news anchor
- Georgios Koudas, footballer
- Dinos Kouis, footballer
- Stavros Koujioumtzis, composer
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Non-native Thessalonians
These people were not born in Thessaloniki, but are or were well-known for living there.
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Thessalonians of unknown origin
The following people are or were associated with the city of Thessaloniki. However, it is not known whether they were born there, or moved to the city at some point in their lives.
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