559) painter of icons
• Michael Damaskinos (1530/35-1592/93) painter of icons
• El Greco (1541–1614) mannerist painter, sculpturer and architect
• Georgios Klontzas (1540–1607) painter of icons
• Theodoros Poulakis (1622–1692) painter of icons
• Andreas Ritzos (1422–1492) painter of icons
• Emmanuel Tzanes (1610–1690) painter of icons
• Aristidis Vlassis (*1955) painter
• Konstantinos Volanakis (1837–1907) painter
Film industry
• Giorgos Anemogiannis, scenographer
• Rika Diallina (1934), actress and model, Miss Hellas
• Ilya Livykou (1919–2002), actress
• Sapfo Notara (1907–1985), actress
• Aleka Paizi, actress
• Yannis Smaragdis (1946), film director
Music
• Rena Kyriakou (1918–1994) pianist
• Fragiskos Leontaritis (Francesco Londarit) (1518–1572) composer
• Christos Leontis (1940) composer
• Giannis Markopoulos (1939) composer
• Manolis Rasoulis (1945-2011) lyrics writer
• Nikos Xilouris (1936-1980) composer and singer
Sports
• Nikos Machlas (1973) footballer
• Georgios Samaras (1985) footballer
Business
• Constantine Corniaktos (1517–1603) wine merchant and wealthiest man in the Eastern European city of Lviv.
• Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (1955) business woman and politician
Politics
• Leonidas Kyrkos,