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List
Actors

* Jennifer Aniston – Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning film/television actress, best known for her role on the sitcom Friends[1] * John Aniston[2] * Hank Azaria – one of the principal voice actors on the animated television series The Simpsons
* Dennis Boutsikaris
* DeAnna Pappas
* Angela Bowie[3] * Paula Cale[4] * Gabrielle Carteris
* Paul Cavonis – TV and movie actor
* George Chakiris[5] * Michael Chiklis[6] * Tim Considine – actor, writer and photographer
* Michael Constantine
* Nick Dennis
* Olympia Dukakis[7] * Tina Fey[8] * Michael Flessas – actor, Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) winning film Dancer in the Dark at the Cannes Film Festival. Paternal grandparents both born in Greece.
* Zach Galifianakis
* Christopher George
* Angie Harmon[9] * Lindsay Hartley[10] * Marilu Henner[4] * Ant (Anthony Steven Kalloniatis) – Last Comic Standing comedian
* Alex Kalognomos[11] * Melina Kanakaredes[12] * Andreas Katsulas[13] * Nick Kiriazis – actor [14] * Elias Koteas – Canadian/US movie actor
* George Maharis[15] * Constantine Maroulis[16] * Demetri Martin[17] * Maria Menounos[18] * Andy Milonakis
* Nico Minardos
* Alexa Nikolas
* Elizabeth Perkins[4] * Ryan Pinkston – TV and movie actor; model
* Chris Sarandon[19] * George Savalas[20] * Telly Savalas[21] * Alexander Scourby – actor and narrator, played ‘Old Polo’ in “Giant,” James Dean’s last film
* Amy Sedaris[22] * Jamie-Lynn Sigler[23] * Marina Sirtis[24] – played Counselor Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
* John Stamos[25] * Mena Suvari – actress, American Pie, American Beauty[26] * Tiffani Thiessen[27] – Valerie Malone on Beverly Hills, 90210
* Betty White[28] – actress
* Rita Wilson[29] * Shanelle Workman – voice actress for various video games and animated TV shows
* Billy Zane (1966 – ) – actor and director (Titanic)[30] * Lisa Zane[31] * Daniela Amavia Greek-American actress

Architects

Katherine Platis Grace

* Costas Kondylis
* Nicholas Negroponte – architect and computer scientist

Christ J. Kamages
Artists

* Chryssa – sculptor
* Hermes Pan- choreographer for Fred Astaire
* Peter Voulkos – sculptor, ceramics art innovator
* Criss Angel – illusionist

[edit] Business

* Kary Antholis – senior vice president for miniseries at HBO
* George Argyros – founder of real estate company Amel & Affiliates [32] * Jeff Bezos – founder, president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Amazon.com
* Jason Calacanis – entrepreneur & founder of Weblogs, Inc.
* John Calamos – founder of Calamos Investments
* Michael Capellas – terminal CEO of MCI and Compaq
* Tom Carvel – founder of the Carvel franchise
* Christos Cotsakos – co-founder of E-Trade
* Zoe Cruz – ex co-president of Morgan Stanley
* Nickolas Davatzes – president and CEO of A&E Television Networks
* The Demoulas Brothers – founders of the DeMoulas’ Market Basket
* Jamie Dimon – (Papademetriou) – CEO of JPMorgan Chase, grandson of Smyrna broker
* Peter Diamandis – magazine entrepreneur, founder of the International Space University
* Jim Gianopoulos – Fox President
* Bill Jemas – former publisher of Marvel Comics & former executive vice president of Marvel Entertainment Group
* Peter Karmanos, Jr. – founder, president & CEO of Compuware and owner of the NHL team Carolina Hurricanes
* Alyssa LaRoche – founder of Aimee Weber Studio Inc.
* Ted Leonsis – vice chair of AOL
* George Lycurgus – developer of hotels on Waikiki and the Volcano House
* George P. Mitchell – original developer of The Woodlands
* Peter M. Nicholas – co-founder of Boston Scientific Corporation
* Alexander Pantages – vaudeville and early motion picture producer and impresario
* Constantine Papadakis – president of Drexel University
* Greg Papadopoulos – senior vice president and Chief Technical Officer of Sun Microsystems Inc.
* Peter Peterson (Petropoulos) – ex-CEO of Bell & Howell, Lehman Bros, Chair Council on Foreign Relns, chair BlackStone, Nixon Commerce Scy
* Ted Phillips – president and CEO of the NFL team the Chicago Bears
* Harry Markopoulos – independent financial investigator
* John Rigas – founder of Adelphia Communications Corporation
* Stratton Sclavos – president & CEO of VeriSign
* Charles Skouras – movie magnate, president of Fox Coast West and National Pictures
* George Skouras – movie magnate, president of United Artists
* Spyros Skouras – movie magnate, president of 20th Century Fox
* Alex Spanos – California realty magnate, chaired Amer Bible Society
* Leo Stefanos – inventor of the Dove Bar
* William Tavoulareas – president of Mobil Oil Corporation
* Angelo Tsakopoulos – real estate developer and founder of AKT Developments in Sacramento, CA
* George Tsakopoulos – real estate developer and founder of Tsakopoulos Investments in Sacramento, CA
* Georgios Tsaoussis (1929–1985)- entrepreneur and philanthropist. Co-Owner of Scales Industrial Technologies; Archon of the G.O. Ecumenical Patriarchade
* P. Roy Vagelos – M.D. and former chairman and CEO of Merck “Most Admired USA CEO”
* Ed Zander – CEO of Motorola and former president of Sun Microsystems

Designers

* Patricia Field – fashion designer[33] * James Galanos – fashion designer[34] * Basil Gogos – illustrator
* Peter Speliopoulos – vice president, DKNY design[35] * Patrick Tatopoulos – special effects and creature designer[36] * Dean Tavoularis – Academy Award winner for Best Art Direction (The Godfather Part II)[37] * John Varvatos – fashion designer[38] * Nick Verreos – American fashion designer[39] [edit] Directors

* Alexandra Cassavetes – director, daughter of John Cassavetes
* John Cassavetes – movie director
* Nick Cassavetes – movie director[4] * George Pan Cosmatos1, film director, Tombstone, Rambo: First Blood Part II
* Milton Katselas – director, Hollywood acting teacher
* Elia Kazan – movie director, two-time Academy Award winner for Gentleman’s Agreement and On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, Viva Zapata, East of Eden
* Gregory Markopoulos – film director, New American Cinema of the 1960s
* Andrew Moskos – producer/owner of Boom Chicago
* Alexander Payne – Academy Award winning movie director
* Phedon Papamichael – director, cinematographer
* Andy Sidaris – film director of cult B-movie films
* Penelope Spheeris – director (Wayne’s World)
* Billy Zane – actor, director[30]

Military

* Matthew Bogdanos – colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves
* Alden Partridge Colvocoresses – USA (Col. Ret.), developer of the first satellite map of the United States
* George Colvocoresses – commander of the Saratoga during the American Civil War[40] * George Partridge Colvocoresses, led a distinguished military career rising to the rank of Admiral
* George Dilboy – first Greek-American to receive US Army Medal of Honor
* Charles Moskos – leading military sociologist in the US Military. Author of Greek Americans: Struggle and Success.
* William Pagonis, retired three-star U.S. Army General & Chairman of the Board/Director for Railamerica, Inc.
* George Sirian – served in the US Navy with distinction for nearly fifty years
* James G. Stavridis – USN is the current Commander, United States Southern Command
* Peter G. Tsouras – retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army
* LTG Peter G. Burbules – retired United States Army Lieutenant General. U.S. Army Ordnance Hall of Fame.

[edit] Models

* Stacy Burke – fetish/bondage model [82] * Kristi Lauren Glakas – Miss Virginia 2006 [41] * Joey Hart – Penthouse model [42] * Patricia Kara – model, actress, TV personality
* Maria Lekkakos – Miss Massachusetts 2003 [43] * Becky and Jessie O’Donohue – American Idol contestants and models [44], [45] * Ryan Pinkston – actor and model
* Suzi Simpson – model, actress, aspiring screenwriter [46]

Musicians

* Maurice Abravanel – conductor[47] * Teddy Andreadis – keyboardist
* The Andrews Sisters – singers[48] * Art Alexakis – singer/songwriter/guitarist, member of Everclear
* Annette Artani – singer/songwriter[49] * John Cacavas – composer, conductor
* Maria Callas – considered one of the greatest opera sopranos of all time[50] * Kelly Clarkson – American Idol (Season 1) winner[51] * Greg Dulli – musician[52] * The Fiery Furnaces – indie rock band[53] * Alexander Frey – conductor, pianist and organist
* Diamanda Galás – performance artist, vocalist, and composer[54] * Nick Gravenites – blues, rock and folk singer-songwriter
* Kalomoira – pop singer [55] * Steven Karidoyanes – composer, broadcaster and conductor with Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra[56] * Anthony Kiedis – lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Wayne Kramer – guitarist for Motor City Five[57] * Tim Lambesis – Lead singer of Metalcore band As I Lay Dying
* Tommy Lee – heavy metal drummer[58] * Paul Lekakis – singer
* Jessie Malakouti – singer
* Athan Maroulis – singer, producer, musician, older brother of American Idol Season 4 finalist Constantine Maroulis
* Constantine Maroulis – singer, stage actor, American Idol (Season 4) finalist[59] * Dimitris Mitropoulos – world-renowned symphony conductor[60] * Becky O’Donohue – singer and American Idol (Season 5) semi-finalist[61] * Tony Orlando – singer[62] * Johnny Otis – rhythm and blues musician[63] * Shuggie Otis – rock, blues & funk guitarist and songwriter[64] * Vangelis Papathanassiou (aka “Vangelis”) (1943- ) – composer, performer[65] * Basil Poledouris – film composer[66] * Jim Sclavunos – drummer for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds[67] * Derek Sherinian – virtuoso rock and jazz fusion keyboardist
* Chris Spheeris – new age multi-instrumentalist, composer, recording artist, collaborated on several albums with Paul Voudouris[68] * Chris Trousdale (1985 – ) – singer, former Dream Street member[69] * Tatiana Troyanos – mezzo-soprano[70] * The Vanity Set – alternative/rebetiko rock band[71] * Alex Varkatzas – Lead singer of Hard Rock/Metalcore band Atreyu
* Jim Verraros (1983 – ) – singer, entertainer, one of the top 10 finalists in the first season of American Idol[72] * Yanni – new-age musician[73] * Frank Zappa – composer – see The Real Frank Zappa Book

Photographers

* Chris Hondros
* Christopher Makos – photographer for Calvin Klein, Esquire and Andy Warhol
* George Tames – photographer for the New York Times from 1945–1985
* Constantine Manos
* Popsie Randolph

[edit] Politics
[edit] Federal level

* Spiro Agnew – former Vice President of the United States, Governor of Maryland, first Greek-American governor in U.S. history
* George Argyros – US ambassador to Spain
* Shelley Berkley – member of Congress
* Gus Bilirakis – congressman, Republican co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
* Michael Bilirakis – Congressman from Florida
* John Brademas – former member of Congress, former president of New York University, former chair of Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
* Michael Dukakis – former Governor of Massachusetts, 1988 Democratic presidential candidate
* George Gekas – former Congressman from Pennsylvania
* Ron Klink – former Representative from Pennsylvania
* Tom C. Korologos – U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, Reagan lobbyist
* Nicholas Mavroules – former Congressman from Massachusetts
* Andrew Manatos – former Assistant Secretary of Commerce under Jimmy Carter
* Sylvia Mathews – National Economic Commission staff
* John Negroponte – United States Director of National Intelligence, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
* Peter Peterson – first Greek American Cabinet Officer, head of Blackstone Group
* John Podesta – White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton
* John Sarbanes – eldest son of Paul Sarbanes, Congressman, Maryland’s 3rd congressional district
* Paul Sarbanes – former Senator for Maryland; co-sponsored the Sarbanes–Oxley Act on corporate accounting
* Tasia Scolinos – Justice Department Director Of Public Affairs
* Olympia Snowe – Republican Senator from Maine
* Zack Space – member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio
* George Stephanopoulos – political commentator, former White House Communications Director,
* George Tenet – former CIA director
* Dina Titus – Congresswoman from Nevada
* Frances Townsend – assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor
* Paul Tsongas – former senator from Massachusetts
* Gus Yatron – former Pennsylvania Congressman and boxer

[edit] State level

* Phil Angelides – state treasurer of California, 2006 democratic candidate for Governor of California
* Dean Alfange – Deputy New York State Attorney General and founding member of the Liberal Party of New York.
* James Bacalles – New York State representative
* Adeline Jay Geo-Karis – former Illinois State senator, former naval officer
* Michael N. Gianaris – New York State representative
* Alexi Giannoulias – Illinois State Treasurer
* Theodore Kanavas – Republican senator from Brookfield, Wisconsin.
* Nick Galifianakis – former Representative D-NC.
* Chrysovalantis P. Kefalas – Deputy Counsel to the Governor of Maryland, Robert Ehrlich
* Charlie Crist – Governor of Florida
* Sandy Pappas – Minnesota State Senator representing St. Paul
* Dean Skelos – New York State Senator
* Philip J. Williams– former member of the Michigan House of Representatives
* Phil P. Leventis- Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate
* Stavros Mendros – former Republican member of Maine House of Representatives and candidate for US House of Representatives 2002

[edit] Local level

* Art Agnos – former mayor of San Francisco
* Helen Boosalis – mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska
* George Christopher – former mayor of San Francisco
* Harry Scolinos – attorney, businessman and politician

[edit] Science/academia

* Diogenes Allen – professor of philosophy
* Gust Avrakotos – political adviser
* Athanasios Papoulis – engineer and applied mathematician
* Saul Amarel – artificial intelligence pioneer
* Paul Alivisatos – nanotechnologist
* Chris Argyris – distinguished lifetime contributor to theory and practice of management
* Kyriacos A. Athanasiou – biomedical engineer
* Constantine A. Balanis – electrical engineer
* D. James Bidzos – VeriSign Vice Chairman of the Board (previously CEO of RSA Data Security)
* Lambros D. Callimahos – NSA cryptanalyst
* Demetrios Constantelos – theologian and historical scholar
* Leda Cosmides – psychologist[74] * Michael Dertouzos – innovator and director of the M.I.T. LCS
* Persi Diaconis – mathematician
* George A. Economou – optical systems expert
* Menas Kafatos – quantum physicist
* Paris Kanellakis – computer scientist
* Peter Liacouras – former president of Temple University
* Nicholas Metropolis – physicist
* Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos – NASA astrophysicist
* Tom Maniatis – biologist
* Dimitris Nanopoulos – professor of theoretical physics at TAMU
* Nicholas Negroponte – scientist, MIT Media Lab founder and director; architect
* Alexander Nehamas – professor of philosophy
* Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou – chemist
* Constantine Papadakis – president of Drexel University
* Christos Papadimitriou – professor of computer science at University of California, Berkeley
* George Papanicolaou – created the Pap Smear, and more generally, the field of cytopathology
* John Allen Paulos – mathematician
* Nicholas A. Peppas – Chaired Professor in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
* Tom Ypsilantis – physicist
* Panayiotis Zavos – geneticist

[edit] Sports

* Harry “the Golden Greek” Agganis1 – college football star and professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox
* Peter Angelos – MLB owner of the Baltimore Orioles
* Annastasia Batikis – played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1945
* David Batista (Bautista) – WWE SmackDown!, professional wrestler (Greek mother)
* Clay Bellinger – MLB player of the Baltimore Orioles
* Nick Calathes – former Florida Gators basketball player
* Al Campanis – MLB player and executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers
* Jimmy Carson – NHL hockey player (original family surname Kyriazopoulos)
* Chris Chelios – NHL hockey player
* Anton Christoforidis – professional boxer, NBA World Light Heavyweight Champion 1941
* Ria Cortesio – professional baseball umpire
* Tara Dakides – pro snowboarder and champion from California
* Chris Farasopoulos – NFL player, played for the NY Jets
* Danielle Fotopoulos – soccer player, US women’s national soccer team
* George Kottaras – currently starting catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
* Nick Galis – basketball player, played in Europe (where he is known as Nikos Galis) and is regarded as one of Europe’s all-time basketball greats
* Alex Grammas – MLB manager and infielder for St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs.
* Laird Hamilton (born Laird John Zerfas) – surfer
* Alex Holmes – NFL tight end for the St. Louis Rams, mother is Greek
* George John – Soccer player, currently with Major League Soccer club FC Dallas [75] * Maria Kanellis – professional wrestler with WWE Smackdown
* Alex Karalexis- professional fighter with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
* Chris Karamesines – racecar driver
* Dean Karnazes – ultramarathon champion, writer, businessman
* Mike Karakas – NHL player for the Islanders 1935–1946
* Alex Karras – NFL player with the Detroit Lions, wrestler and actor
* Lou Karras – NFL player with the Washington Redskins, older brother of Alex Karras
* Ted Karras – NFL player with the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions, older brother of Alex Karras
* Gus Kartes – former Olympiacos Piraeus footballer
* Eric Karros – former MLB player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and now a baseball broadcaster
* George Kastrinakis – former professional basketball player in Greece
* Michael Katsidis – (born in Australia) current boxer
* Bobby Kingsbury – MLB player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
* Frank Klopas – retired soccer player, formerly of AEK, Apollon, Kansas City Wizards, Chicago Fire and the U.S. national team
* Chris Kontos – former NHL player known for his prolific scoring in the play-offs
* John Korfas – former Greek pro basketball player.
* Tom Kostopoulos – NHL hockey player.
* Niko Koutouvides – NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* Kosta Koufos – player for the Utah Jazz in the NBA and the Greece national team
* Alexi Lalas – soccer player for the L.A. Galaxy, U.S. national team
* Steve Lappas – former college basketball coach at Villanova and UMass
* Themistocles Leftheris – American pair skater, 2007 U.S. National Pairs bronze medalist
* Kay Lionikas – played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1948–1950
* Billy Loes, MLB Pitcher for the Dodgers and other teams
* Jim Londos – champion wrestler during the 1930s
* Greg Louganis – Olympic diving champion (Greek by adoption; ethnically Samoan and Swedish)
* Nick Markakis – MLB outfielder who currently plays for the Baltimore Orioles[76] * Tino Martinez – former MLB first baseman for the N.Y. Yankees (Greek mother)
* Aaron Miles – MLB player for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, and Colorado Rockies (paternal grandmother)
* David Nelson – former professional Greek basketball player
* Gus Niarhos – MLB Yankees, White Sox, Red Sox, Phillies
* Joe Panos – NFL player with the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills 1994–2000 (birth name Zois Panagiotopoulos)
* Petros Papadakis – Host of various sports shows on radio, former college football tailback and team captain at USC 1996–2000.
* Milt Pappas – MLB pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds and other teams
* Tom Pappas – Track & field decathlete, 2003 world decathlon champion and 2-time Olympian.
* June Peppas – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 1948–1954
* George Parros – NHL hockey player
* Tony Pashos – NFL lineman with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
* Lonnie Paxton – NFL New England Patriots long-snapper 2001–2003
* Peter Philipakos – Soccer player, formerly of Olympiacos F.C., currently with Ethnikos Piraeus.
* Pete Pihos – NFL player with the Philadelphia Eagles (Pro Football Hall of Fame)
* Joseph Pilates – inventor of Pilates[77][78] * Dawn Marie Psaltis (Dawn Marie) – former WWE diva
* Kurt Rambis – former NBA player, won 4 championships with the L.A. Lakers (birth name Kyriakos Rambidis)
* Pete Sampras – tennis player, considered one of the best tennis players in history
* Fred Smerlas – NFL player for the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots
* Jimmy “the Greek” Snyder1 – sports commentator
* Alex Spanos – NFL owner of the San Diego Chargers
* Trish Stratus – WWE diva
* Matt Stover – NFL player, kicker for Baltimore Ravens
* George Theodore – MLB outfielder for the New York Mets
* Craig Titus – American bodybuilder
* Gus Triandos – MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles and other teams
* Lou Tsioropoulos – former NBA player with the Boston Celtics
* Garo Yepremian – NFL player (Greek Cypriot origin)
* George Zaharias – sports promoter and professional wrestler in the 1930s (birth name Theodore Vetoyanis)
* Mike Zambidis – kickboxer
* Gust Zarnas – NFL player with the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers 1938–1940
* Clint Zavaras – MLB pitcher with the Seattle Mariners in 1989

TV/journalists

* Ernie Anastos – WNYW-New York co-anchorman
* Thalia Assuras – TV reporter, CBS News (born in Canada, moved to U.S.)
* John Bolaris – WCBS-New York meteorologist
* Jimmy Cefalo – sportscaster
* Alexis Christoforous- CBS News Early Show
* Bob Costas – NBC sportscaster
* Spero Dedes – Los Angeles Lakers sportscaster
* Stefan Fatsis – National Public Radio
* Mike Galanos – CNN/Sports Illustrated anchor
* Paul Glastris – editor in chief of The Washington Monthly
* Nick Gregory – WNYW New York meteorologist for over twenty years
* Chris Hondros – photojournalist
* Soterios Johnson – WNYC- morning anchor
* Harry Kalas – sports announcer
* Bill Lekas – sports announcer
* Ernie Manouse – TV anchor/producer, PBS
* John Manuel – co-editor in chief, Baseball America magazine
* Rory Markas – sports announcer
* Debbie Matenopoulos – journalist, talk show host
* Maria Menounos- correspondent for Today and Access Hollywood
* John Metaxas – WCBS New York radio correspondent
* Bob Papa – sports anchor and announcer
* Greg Papa – sportscaster
* Petros Papadakis – former USC Trojans running back, sports talk show host
* Ike Pappas – former CBS News correspondent
* Ted Sarandis – sports announcer
* Andrea Stassou – reporter for WCBS-TV in New York
* George Stephanopoulos – Host of ABC’s “This Week”
* Jason Terzis [83] – sports anchor and producer for WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, MI.

Writers

* Chloe Aridjis – writer (daughter of Greek-Mexican Homero Aridjis and American Betty Ferber de Aridjis)
* A. I. Bezzerides – novelist and screenwriter
* Demetrios Constantelos – priest and academic scholar
* Rae Dalven – author and academic (Romaniote – Greek Jewish)
* N. A. Diaman – novelist and artist
* Jeffrey Eugenides – novelist and short story writer[79] * Tina Fey, comedienne, former head writer of Saturday Night Live and creator of 30 Rock
* Christos Gage – DC/Marvel Comics/Wildstorm and Law & Order writer[80] * Nicholas Gage – reporter for the Wall Street Journal, author Eleni
* Dan Georgakas – writer, critic and member of the editorial board for Cineaste
* Panio Gianopoulos – writer and editor for Bloomsbury Publishing[81] * Vanessa Grigoriadis – contributing editor for New York magazine and Rolling Stone magazine
* George Gregoriou – William Paterson University professor, writer
* Arianna Huffington (born Arianna Stassinopoulos) – columnist, pundit and founder of the popular liberal website The Huffington Post
* John Kass – columnist, Chicago Tribune
* Paul Kemprecos
* David Long
* Nick Mamatas
* Eric Metaxas
* Markos Moulitsas, blogger and political columnist, founder of the influential liberal blog Daily Kos
* George Pelecanos, crime novelist and television drama writer (The Wire)
* Stephanos Papadopoulos, poet, translator
* David Sedaris, essayist and radio contributor

other

* Criss Angel – magician
* Pete Athans – mountaineer
* Constantino Brumidi – important artist of the Capitol [82] * Yiorgos Caralambo – one of the eight men hired by US Army in 1856 to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.
* Philip Tedro, or Hadji Ali, hired by US Army in 1856 to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.
* Cat Cora – Iron Chef on Food Network’s Iron Chef America
* Nick “the Greek” Dandolos1 – gambler
* Gracia Dura Bin – early settler, wife of Dr. Andrew Turnbull
* Natalie Fotopoulos – dance teacher, contestant on the FOX reality show, So You Think You Can Dance[83] * Iakovos – former Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, Harvard professor, Selma marcher, President World Council of Churches
* George Lois – advertising executive (ESPN, USA Today, Xerox, MTV, Wolfschmidt, Tommy Hilfiger), “Fizz Fizz What a Relief it Is”, “No Dancing in the (a)Isles” “Crazy People” (Big break hired by Rossides for Javits 1960)
* Jack Pierce1 – makeup artist
* Jenni Pulos – On show Flipping Out
* Valerie Solanas – attempted assassin of Andy Warhol
* Evan Spiridellis – Jib Jab creator responsible for “This Land” parody, etc.
* Gregg Spiridellis – Jib Jab creator responsible for “This Land” parody, etc.
* Dino Stamatopoulos – television comedy writer, actor and producer who has worked on Mr. Show, TV Funhouse, Mad TV, Moral Orel, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien
* Michael Symon – Iron Chef on Food Network’s Iron Chef America
* Paul Vallas – CEO of the Chicago Public Schools
* Nick Venet – record producer
* Petro Vlahos – Oscar-awarded Hollywood special effects pioneer

[edit] See also

* Greeks
* Greek Cypriots

[edit] References

1. ^ “The original family name was Anastassakis, which they changed to Aniston after moving to the US from Greece. Jen, who is half-Greek, does not even like Greek food.” [1] 2. ^ [2][3] “John Aniston was born on the island of Crete and is fluent in Greek and Spanish.”
3. ^ [4] Born in Cyprus, she has said: “I am a Cypriot by disposition. I don’t have a passport or Cypriot nationality but my heart is Cypriot, not Greek or Turkish Cypriot, just Cypriot. I enjoy a passionate love affair with my birthplace. I was born in Ayios Dhometios, part of the Nicosia district. My parents were American.”
4. ^ a b c d “Greek News – Hellenic Times 15th Anniversary Gala”. Greeknewsonline.com. 2006-05-13. http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4847&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
5. ^ [5] “And when I saw the film recently and saw George Chakiris, this beautiful guy, Greek guy.” [6] “Chakiris, the son of Greek immigrants, opposes race based casting.”
6. ^ [7] [8] “Chiklis got his acting talent from his mother, Kate… his flamboyance from his father, Charlie, a macho second-generation Greek-American who runs a hair salon in the Boston suburb of Lowell, where Chiklis was born.”
7. ^ [9] “Olympia Dukakis, Greek-American stage and film actress… will discuss the impact of her Greek-American heritage on her career, as well as past performances, particularly her lead role in the ancient tragedy “Hecuba.”” [10] “The daughter of Greek immigrants…”
8. ^ [11] “Fey’s mother is Greek-American and her father is German-Scottish, but she’s wary of claiming an ethnic identity. “I’ve said a few things about being Greek, and now every Greek organization wants to adopt me,” Fey told me.” [12] “Because of the Greek-girl thing, I have, like, boobs and butt.”
9. ^ [13] “Angie Harmon: “It would be shaping my eyebrows. Being half Greek and half American Indian, I have the unibrow. So once I started working on them, I really did see a change. You create another kind of beauty.””
10. ^ [14] “Her (Real) Heritage: “I’m Greek, Italian and Jewish. In TV Guide they wrote that I was French, Greek and Jewish. I am mostly Greek. I don’t know where French came from.”
11. ^ “Alex Kalognomos – Biography”. Imdb.com. 1973-10-22. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0162957/bio. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
12. ^ [15] “My grandfather always told me, “You know you’re American first, but you’re a Greek-American, which makes you a better American.””
13. ^ [16] “Andreas Katsulas, whose striking Greek visage…”
14. ^ [17] 15. ^ [18] “Maharis was a Kerouac look-alike, a good looking Greek kid from Queens”
16. ^ “Constantine Maroulis – NY, New York – Rock / Pop – www.myspace.com/constantinemaroulis”. MySpace.com. 2005-02-25. http://www.myspace.com/constantinemaroulis. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
17. ^ [19] “The son of a Greek Orthodox priest (note: Orthodox priests can marry prior to ordination) and a nutritionist, Martin grew up with his brother and sister in Toms River, New Jersey. His parents co-owned a Greek diner with his grandparents and uncle. Martin, the prototypical “good Greek boy,” served as an altar boy at church and bused tables at the restaurant.”
18. ^ [20] “The stunning Maria Menounos had no problem getting her Greek on for our photo shoot, but her heritage hasn’t always been easy for her. “My dad was very strict,” she says. “A guy would call the house and he would say, ‘I have a gun, and I will use it!’”… My parents said I had to marry a Greek boy. I dated them, but they weren’t for me. They want slaves. I want someone to be my slave! My mom still puts my dad’s socks on him when she wakes him up in the morning.”
19. ^ [21] “It never occurred to me that Chris Sarandon is Greek (for those that don’t know, Tarpon Springs is an ethnic Greek community located just north of St. Petersburg), until I thought about it – he very much looks Greek, later explaining that his father was from a “Greek village in Turkey”.”
20. ^ [22] “Greek-American actor George Savalas”
21. ^ [23][24] “Born to Greek parents, Savalas served in World War II after he dropped out of Columbia University…” You should not trust yurunalists, Columbia lists him as having graduated in 1950 from their “adult” General Studies school after the army. [25] 22. ^ [26] “As far as religion goes, we were raised Greek Orthodox…” [27] “My father’s mother, our grandmother, lived with us for a while. She didn’t speak any English. She was all Greek and she was freaky. She had long hair, which she wore in braids…” [28] 23. ^ [29] “Sigler is half-Cuban and half-Greek (Jewish)”
24. ^ [30] “A raven haired beauty who is equal parts Greek passion and English reserve”
25. ^ [31] “John is also Greek and part Irish.” [32] “John Stamos’ original family name is Stamopolous, which was shortened by his grandparents when they came to America from Greece.”
26. ^ [33] “Well we’re both Greek, which is a shoe-in right there.” [34] “Mena, the world traveler: Part Estonian and part Greek, Suvari was named for her godmother, who was born in the Mena House, a hotel at the base of the Pyramids in Egypt.”
27. ^ [35]”I’m a mutt. I have so much of everything in me, and half of it I don’t even know. German on one side, Greek, Turkish and Welsh on the other. My mom is very olive-skinned; I get my blue eyes from my dad.”
28. ^ [36] Grandfather Nicholas Cachikis was born in Greece.
29. ^ [37]. “My mother is Greek and my father is Bulgarian. I am a first-generation American and native Los Angeleno. I was born and raised in Hollywood. I would go to school and be American and then come home and be Greek.” [38] “Father: worked at a racetrack; changed family name from Ibrahimoff to Wilson, selecting the name from the street on which they lived in Southern California; a Greek-Pomak who was born in Greece but raised in Bulgaria; lived in Turkey before emigrating to the USA.[39] Her mother Dorothy Wilson was born and raised in a Greek village on the Albanian border. [40] “Tom Hanks’ wife Rita Wilson is of Greek origin and took her family to see this one-woman act. She loved it so much that she went again, this time with her husband. Tom Hanks was so impressed that he offered to produce the movie. His production company Playtone Productions has produced My Big Fat Greek Wedding.”
30. ^ a b “Billy Zane Interview”BloodRayne”Movie: Tim Nasson”. Wildaboutmovies.com. 2005-12-27. http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/interviews/BillyZaneInterviewBloodRayneMovieTimNasson.php. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
31. ^ [41] “Greek-American entertainer Lisa Zane”
32. ^ http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:sXmJnqfrBJIJ:www.helleniccomserve.com/ellis.html+Greek+American+medal+of+honor&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1
33. ^ “Social Diary 4/22/05 – When Too Much of Too Much Is Still Not Enough”. Newyorksocialdiary.com. http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/socialdiary/2005/04_22_05/socialdiary04_22_05.php. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
34. ^ [42] “Greek-born couturier James Galanos”
35. ^ [43] “Greek American, originally from Springfield, Massachusetts”
36. ^ [44][45] “My father is a Greek from Macedonia. I don’t know his roots exactly.”
37. ^ [46] “Greek-American production designer Dean Tavoularis”
38. ^ [47] “To show in Milan is ‘the top’ according to the Greek American who decided to leave the catwalks of New York and head for those here in Milan.”
39. ^ [48] ” I’m half Greek and half Venezuelan, and I speak fluent Spanish and Greek.”
40. ^ http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:SymsEkFOslcJ:www.hellenicnews.com/print.html%3Fnewsid%3D2885%26lang%3DUS+Maria+Stephanos+Greek&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3
41. ^ http://www.missva.com/2005/kristi_glakas/printablebio.doc
42. ^ http://www.penthouse.com/t1/joey/
43. ^ http://www.tftj.com/Miss/USA/04states/MA/a_MA.htm
44. ^ http://www.fansofrealitytv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52358
45. ^ http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060217/NEWS02/602170355/1019/NEWS03
46. ^ http://www.mondo-digital.com/sidaris.html
47. ^ [49] “Greek-born U.S. conductor”
48. ^ [50] “Called upon to help support their Greek-Norwegian family when their father’s business was wiped out by the Depression”
49. ^ [51] “Annette Artani, a native Greek-American New Yorker”
50. ^ [52] “renowned Greek opera singer whose personal life enthralled Greece in the 1950s and 1960s”
51. ^ [53] “I’m Greek, so we have pretty big booties in my family.” [54] “I’m Greek and Irish, but I don’t know Greek. I just have the booty, that’s the only part I got of it, that’s the curve of it all.”
52. ^ [55] “Mr. Greg Dulli (he’s Greek, ya know…)”
53. ^ [56] “We were baptized Greek Orthodox, so we are Greek Orthodox”, Matt says. “If you’re baptized Greek Orthodox, you’re in for good. That’s it.”
54. ^ [57] “Well, here I am. I’m an Anatolian Greek – a middle eastern Greek – and I’m an American, which is a bloody weird combination.”
55. ^ [58] “Kalomira Sarantis is missing the second semester of her first year in college. She is pursuing her lifetime dream – a career as a professional singer – in a very unorthodox way, as a contestant on the Antenna TV program “Fame Story” in Greece.”
56. ^ [59] “I’m Greek and my wife and I will cook a Greek dinner for eight for the winner. That is a Greek.”
57. ^ [60] “I am French/Greek”
58. ^ [61] “Are you a fan of anal sex? TL, “Being Greek, you’d think I’d be a big anal sex fan. It’s kinda nasty. I’m not really feeling it too much, although I’ve done it several times — but it’s not my favorite.”
59. ^ [62] “Constantine comes from a “massive” Greek American family”
60. ^ [63] “Greek conductor and composer”
61. ^ [64] “I’m half Irish and I’m half Greek”
62. ^ [65] “the half-Greek, half-Puerto Rican kid”
63. ^ [66] “Born in Berkeley, California, to a Greek immigrant family”
64. ^ [67] “Greek American bandleader Johnny Otis”
65. ^ [68] “Date of birth (location)29 March 1943, Volos, Greece”
66. ^ [69] “The other element that influenced me early on had to do with my Greek Orthodox raising where I used to sit in church and just be enthralled with the choir. So, there are a lot of Gregorian modal ideas in my music that go back to that.”
67. ^ [70] “My own band, the Vanity Set, half of whom (including myself) are second-generation Greek-Americans, adore rebetiko music.”
68. ^ “Being raised in the midwestern usa and spending summers in his ancestral homeland of Greece…”[dead link] 69. ^ Trousdale – [71] “Half and half? Yeah I think…my dad is full Greek and my mom’s Black Irish.”
70. ^ [72] “This website is dedicated to preserving the musical memory of the late, great, Tatiana Troyanos, Greek-American Mezzo-Soprano”
71. ^ [73] “My own band, the Vanity Set, half of whom (including myself) are second-generation Greek-Americans”
72. ^ [74] “Jim Verraros: My father was born in Greece, so I am mostly Greek. My mother is German, Irish, French and English.”
73. ^ [75] “his Greek musician’s claims to fame” [76] “He divides his time between L.A. and the Seattle, WA area, and is now an American citizen.”
74. ^ http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:Azein3U81TgJ:obereed.net/hh/wwf.html+Leda+Cosmides+greek&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10
75. ^ “Τ.Τζον: “Στόχος μου να καθιερωθώ””. Sport24.gr. 2009-04-19. http://www.sport24.gr/html/ent/465/ent.287465.asp.
76. ^ [77] “Markakis, who is half Greek and half German, led the Greek Olympic team…”
77. ^ Breibart, Joan (2004). Standing Pilates: Strengthen and Tone Your Body Wherever You Are. John Wiley and Sons. p. 147. ISBN 0471566551. “Joseph Pilates came to the United States from Germany in 1926. He was of Greek parentage but he had lived in Germany since his birth in 1881.”
78. ^ Biermann, June; Toohey, Barbara (2003). The diabetic’s total health and happiness book. Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin. p. 165. ISBN 1585422304, 9781585422302. “Joseph H. Pilates (pronounced puh-lah-teez). He was born in Germany, but his family was of Greek origin.”
79. ^ [78] “Eugenides is himself Greek-American, Detroit-born, suburb-raised– all sources of inspiration for his second novel.”
80. ^ http://wordballoon.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=162352
81. ^ [79] “How I was both Spiderman and a tiny unathletic Greek boy…” [80] “As the son of Greek immigrants, he participated in the familiar first generation event of multiple identities”
82. ^ http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:J_WCN8vPdtEJ:www.house.gov/apps/list/press/fl09_bilirakis/prl_brumidi_house.html+Constantino+Brumidi+greek+father+italian+mother&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1
83. ^ [81] “Because I am Greek, they gave me a pet betta fighting fish for a good-luck mascot”