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Culture of Heraklion


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•    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,
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