page_title: Kalamata
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Kalamata / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: The Greek poet Maria Polydouri (1902-1930). From the ELIA archives.Ελληνικά: Η ελληνίδα ποιήτρια Μαρία Πολυδούρη (1902-1930). Από το αρχείο του ΕΛΙΑ.
context_page_description: Kalamata is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula, after Patras, in southern Greece and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regional unit, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf.
  The 2011 census recorded 69,849 inhabitants for the wider Kalamata Municipality, of which, 62,409 resided in the municipal unit of Kalamata, and 54,567 in the city proper. Kalamata is renowned as the land of the Kalamatianos dance and Kalamata olives.
context_section_description: Andreas Apostolopoulos (born 1952), real estate developer and sports team owner
  Giannis Christopoulos (born 1972), football coach
  Yiannis Chryssomallis ("Yanni") (born 1954), composer and musician
  Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos (1935–2012), shipowner
  George A. Iliopoulos (born 1987) actor, President of the Maria Callas Alumni Association
  Aggeliki Daliani (born 1979) actress
  Nikolaos Doxaras, painter
  Panagiotis Doxaras, painter
  Nikolaos Georgeas (born 1976), footballer
  Alexandros Koumoundouros, Prime Minister of Greece in the 19th century
  Elia Markopoulos, American professional wrestler who spent his childhood summers at his family's home in Kalamata.
  Gerasimos Michaleas (1947), American Eastern Orthodox bishop
  Panos Mihalopoulos (born 1949), actor
  Sokratis Papastathopoulos (born 1988), footballer
  Prokopis Pavlopoulos (born 1950) lawyer, university professor, politician, former President of Greece from 2015 to 2020
  Vassilis Photopoulos (1934–2007) painter, film director, art director and set designer
  Nikolaos Politis (1872–-1942), diplomat, lawyer
  Maria Polydouri (1902–1930), poet
  Aris San (born Aristides Saisanas, 1940–1992), Greek-Israeli singer
  Kenny Stamatopoulos (born 1979), footballer
  Michail Stasinopoulos (1903–2002) lawyer, President of the Republic of Greece
  Gregory Stephanopoulos (born 1950) Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT
  William II of Villehardouin (died 1278) the last Villehardouin prince of Achaea
  Mihalis Papagiannakis (1941–2009), Greek politician
  Panagiotis Benakis (1700–1771), Greek notable
  Stavros Kostopoulos (1900–1968), Greek banker and politician
  Dimitrios Stefanakos (born 1936), Greek footballer
  Konstantinos Ventiris (1892–1960), Greek army officer
  Panagiotis Bachramis (1976–2010), Greek footballer
  Nikos Economopoulos (born 1953), Greek photographer
caption: Maria Polydouri
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