# List of Thessalonians

The lists below contain notable people who are from the city of Thessaloniki, listed alphabetically.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## Notable Thessalonians

The following were born in or associated with Thessaloniki. Some became famous after they moved away.

### A

* Aaron Abiob (1535–1605), rabbi
* Maurice Abravanel (1903–1993), conductor
* Isaac Adarbi (c. 1510 – c. 1584), casuist
* Nikolaos Aggelakis (1905–1986), footballer
* Mary Akrivopoulou (born 1975), actress
* Shlomo Alkabetz (1505–1584), poet, kabbalist and rabbi
* Moses Almosnino (c. 1515 – c. 1580), rabbi
* Moses Alpalas (16th century), rabbi
* Saul Amarel (1928–2002) , pioneer of artificial intelligence
* Moses Amarillo (18th century), rabbi
* Manolis Anagnostakis (1925–2005), poet
* Anthimos Ananiadis (born 1985), actor
* Georgios Anatolakis (born 1974), footballer
* Antipater of Thessalonica (c. 10 BCE – c. 38), epigrammatist
* Cahit Arf (1910–1997), mathematician
* Aristarchus, saint
* Konstantinos Armenopoulos (1320 – c. 1385), Byzantine jurist whose book, the Hexabiblos, influenced Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek civic code
* Salamo Arouch (1923–2009), boxer
* Ḥayyim Asahel (d. before 1746) rabbi, author
* Nikolas Asimos (1949–1988), composer, singer and performance artist
* Michael Astrapas and Eutychios (flourished 1294 to 1317), painters
* Kemal Atatürk (c. 1881 – 1938), founder of the Republic of Turkey

### B

* Loukas Barlos
* Refet Bele, an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army
* Mehmet Cavit Bey, Ottoman Sabbatean economist and politician who was executed for alleged involvement in an assassination attempt against Kemal Atatürk
* Nâzım Bey, politician and physician who was executed for alleged involvement in an assassination attempt against Kemal Atatürk
* Rene Ben Sussan, illustrator
* Isaak Benrubi, philosopher
* Albert Bourla
* Yiannis Boutaris
* Salih Bozok, an officer of the Ottoman Army, later the Turkish Army and a politician of the Republic of Turkey
* Fuat Bulca, an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army

### C

* Nicholas Cabasilas, Byzantine mystic
* Andronicus Callistus, scholar, pioneer of the Renaissance
* David Samuel Carasso, 19th-century Jewish traveler and writer
* 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
* Nuri Conker, politician and an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army
* Auguste Corteau, pen name of the Greek author Petros Hadjopoulos
* Demetrius Cydones, prime minister of the Byzantine Empire
* Prochorus Cydones, monk, theologian, and linguist
* Saint Cyril, co-creator of the Cyrillic alphabet

### D

* Atanas Dalchev, poet
* Traianos Dellas, footballer
* Saint Demetrius, patron saint of the city

### E

* Epigonus of Thessalonica

### F

* Byron Fidetzis, cellist and conductor

### G

* Gus G., guitarist
* Artemi Gavezou, rhythmic gymnast and Olympic silver medalist in 2016
* Theodorus Gaza, humanist and translator of ancient Greek texts
* Katerina Georgiadou
* Philippe Gigantès, Canadian politician
* Evi Gkotzaridis, historian
* Şükrü Naili Gökberk, military officer in the Ottoman and Turkish armies
* Demetris Th. Gotsis
* Robert Guérin du Rocher, a Jesuit priest, who was beatified by Pope Pius XI in October 1926 was a pastor in the city.
* Aka Gündüz, poet, composer, and politician

### H

* Costas Hajihristos
* Nâzım Hikmet, poet
* Olympia Hopsonidou, model

### I

* Afet İnan, historian and sociologist
* Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball coach
* Isidore of Kiev, patriarch of Russia

### K

* Eva Kaili, Member of Parliament and newscaster
* Giannis Kalatzis, singer
* Andronikos Kallistos, teacher of Greek literature
* Takis Kanellopoulos, director
* Christos Karipidis, footballer
* Harry Klynn, comedian
* Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, footballer
* Mary Kostakidis, Australian news anchor
* Christos Kostis, footballer
* Georgios Koudas, footballer
* Dinos Kouis, footballer
* Stavros Koujioumtzis, composer

### L

* Zoe Laskari, actress
* George-Emmanuel Lazaridis, pianist
* Leo the Mathematician
* Moshe Levy, chemist

### M

* Macedonius of Thessalonica
* Thomas Magister, scholar and grammarian
* Dionysis Makris, singer
* Markos Mamalakis, economist
* Mordechai Mano
* Marinella, singer
* Marsheaux, synthpop duo
* Margalit Matitiahu
* Rabbi Samuel de Medina, Talmudist and author
* Saint Methodius, co-creator of the Cyrillic alphabet

### N

* Nicolaus Cabasilas, Byzantine mystic
* Nightrage, metal band

### O

* Salih Omurtak, fourth Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
* Clio-Danae Othoneou, actress, musician, and pianist
* Hatice Özgener, school teacher, politician, and one of the first 18 female members of the Turkish parliament

### P

* Alketas Panagoulias
* Dimitrios Pandermalis
* Ioannis Papafis
* Vassilios Papageorgopoulos, champion sprinter
* Stelios Papathemelis
* David Pardo, Dutch rabbi, born at Salonica
* Joseph Pardo, rabbi
* Halil Rifat Pasha, Ottoman statesman and a Grand Vizier
* Natasa Pazaïti
* Aaron Hakohen Perahyah, rabbi and writer
* Philippus, epigrammatist
* Patriarch Philotheus I of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
* Philippus of Thessalonica
* Pyrrhus of Thessalonica, fortificator (ca. 620–630 AD)
* Evangelia Psarra, archer

### Q

* Jacob Querido

### R

* Emilios Riadis, classical composer
* Georgios Roubanis

### S

* Sabiha Sertel, professional journalist and publisher in Turkey
* Raphaël Salem, mathematician
* Dimitris Salpingidis, footballer
* Victoria Samanidou, analytical chemist and professor
* Christos Sartzetakis, President of the Hellenic Republic
* Dionysis Savvopoulos, composer
* Ioannis Sfairopoulos (born 1967), basketball coach in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and EuroLeague
* Solomon Sirilio, rabbi and Talmud commentator
* Ahmet Zeki Soydemir, officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army
* Anthoula Stathopoulou-Vafopoulou, poet and playwright
* Yannis Stavrou, contemporary artist
* Damaskinos Stouditis, patriarchal exarch of Aitolia
* Nathanael Symeonides, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Chicago

### T

* Hasan Tahsin, Ottoman patriot of Jewish Dönmeh descent who was resisted to Greek invasion of Smyrna (İzmir) after World War I
* Calliope Tatti, socialite
* Natassa Theodoridou, singer
* Dimo Todorovski, sculptor and artist
* Makis Triantafyllopoulos
* Demetrius Triclinius, scholar
* Dimosthenis Tampakos, gymnast who won gold medal in 2004 Olympic Games
* Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou, businessman and FIDE Master (chess)

### U

* Hasan Tahsin Uzer, bureaucrat

### V

* Shlomo Venezia
* Evangelos Venizelos
* Kostas Voutsas, actor

### Y

* Ahmet Emin Yalman, journalist and author

### Z

* Grigorios Zalykis, scholar, writer, and diplomat
* Anastasia Zampounidis, German TV personality
* Nikos Zisis, basketball player