- Jeffrey Eugenides
His first novel, The Virgin Suicides , published in 1993, has been translated into 15 languages and made into a feature film. His second novel, Middlesex , received the Pulitzer Prize in 2003 and was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award, France's Prix Medici, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His latest book, My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love Stories, from Chekhov to Munro , was published in 2008.
- Nia Vardalos
Nia Vardalos (born September 24 1962) is a Golden Globe-nominated Canadian/American actress, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and producer.
- Maria Callas
Maria Callas was an American born, Greek dramatic coloratura soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. She combined an impressive bel canto technique with great dramatic gifts. An extremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini, and Rossini, and further, to the works of Verdi and Puccini, and in her early career, the music dramas of Wagner.
- Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas (January 21, 1922 - January 22, 1994) was a prominent Emmy Award-winning American film and television actor whose career spanned four decades. He was nominated for an Oscar in 1963 for his supporting role in "Birdman of Alcatraz". He also starred with Burt Lancaster in "The Young Savages" and "The Scalphunters". For the course of his long career, he was best known for his work playing the title role in the popular 1970s crime drama, …
- Michael Dukakis
Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician, former Governor of Massachusetts, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek-immigrant parents in Brookline, Massachusetts and was the longest serving governor in Massachusetts' history
- Olympia Snowe
Olympia Jean Bouchles Snowe (born February 21, 1947) is a Republican politician and the senior United States Senator from Maine. A moderate Republican, Snowe has become widely known for her ability to influence close votes and Senatorial filibusters, making her among the most influential of U.S. Senators. She is considered one of the most liberal Republicans in the senate. In 2006, she was named one of "America's Top Ten Senators" by "Time" Magazine.
- Jennifer Aniston
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- Paul Sarbanes
U.S. Sen. Paul Sarbanes of Maryland will speak on campus Thursday, Dec. 2, to open the Hellenic Cultural Studies Program's new Odyssey Lecture Series. His talk will begin at 8 p.m. in the Mills Godwin Jr. Life Sciences Building auditorium. It is free and open to the public. Sarbanes, a Democrat, has served in the Senate since 1976.
- Michael Constantine
Michael Constantine (born 22 May 1927 in Reading, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. Born Constantine Joanides, he is the son of Theoharis Joanides and Andromache Foteadou Efstration, immigrants from Greece. For many years Constantine was best known for his portrayal of principal Seymour Kaufman in the series "Room 222" (1969-1974). He also played Santa in the 1989 film "Prancer".
- Gus Bilirakis
Gus Michael Bilirakis (born February 8, 1963 in Gainesville, Florida) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for. Bilirakis was elected to replace his father, Mike Bilirakis, who did not run for reelection after 23 years in the United States Congress. Before being elected to Congress, Gus Bilirakis had been a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 1998
- Rita Wilson
Rita Wilson (born October 26, 1956) is an American actress and producer. She is the wife of actor Tom Hanks. Wilson was born as Margarita Ibrahimoff in Los Angeles, California. Her father, a Pomak who worked at a racetrack, was born in Bulgaria. Before immigrating to the USA he had lived in Bulgaria and Turkey; her mother, Dorothy, was born and raised in a Greek village on the Albanian border, with a Greek father and Albanian mother..
- John Aniston
John Aniston (born Ioannis Anastasakis July 24, 1933) is a Greek-American actor and the father of actress Jennifer Aniston.
- George Horton
George Horton was a member of the US diplomatic corps who held several consular offices, principally in Greece, in late 19th century and early 20th century. During two different periods he was the US Consul to İzmir/Smyrna, the first time between 1911-1917 (till the cessation of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and the Ottoman Empire during the First World War) and the second time between 1919-1922, …
- Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan was a Greek-American film and theatre director, film and theatrical producer, screenwriter, novelist and cofounder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947.
- Michael Bilirakis
Michael Bilirakis (born July 16 1930), American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983 until 2007, representing the 9th District of Florida. He was born in Tarpon Springs, Florida, was educated at the University of Pittsburgh, George Washington University, and the University of Florida, served in the United States Air Force, and was a steelworker, engineer, college instructor, lawyer, and judge before entering the House.
- Philip Christopher
Philip Christopher born in Cyprus to Greek Cypriot parents who immigrated to the United States when he was ten years old, is the president of UTStarcom Personal Communications, a division of UTStarcom, Inc. He was previously president and CEO of Audiovox Communications Corp. which was acquired in 2004 by UTStarcom.. Mr. Christopher is one of the most highly respected and distinguished leaders in the Greek Cypriot and Greek-American community.
- George Tenet
George John Tenet is Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University and was previously the Director of Central Intelligence for the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Tenet held that position from July 1997 to July 2004, making him the second-longest serving director in the agency's history — behind Allen Welsh Dulles — as well as one of the few DCIs to serve under two U.S. presidents of opposing political parties.
- John Sarbanes
John Peter Spyros Sarbanes (born May 22, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who has represented the third district of Maryland in the United States Congress since 2007. The district includes the state capital of Annapolis, central portions of the City of Baltimore, and parts of Howard and Baltimore Counties.
- Pete Sampras
Peter “Pete” Sampras, is a former World No. 1 tennis player from the United States. During his 15 year career he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles in 52 appearances. For six consecutive years Sampras finished as No. 1 on the ATP rankings, a record for the open era and tying him for third all-time. Sampras won the singles title at Wimbledon seven times, a record shared with William Renshaw. He also won five singles titles at the US Open, …
- Tommy Lee
Tommy Lee, is a Greek American rock musician. He is best known as the drummer for glam metal band Mötley Crüe and ex-husband of actresses Pamela Anderson and Heather Locklear.
- Maria Menounos
Maria Menounos is an American actress, journalist, and television presenter
- Nick Galifianakis
Nick Galifianakis (born 22 July 1928) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1967 and 1973. Born in Durham, North Carolina in 1928, Galifianakis attended local public schools and then Duke University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1951 and a law degree in 1953. After serving in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from October 1953 to April 1956, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Durham.
- George Stephanopoulos
George Robert Stephanopoulos (born February 10, 1961) is an American broadcaster and political adviser. He is currently ABC News's Chief Washington Correspondent and the host of ABC's Sunday morning news show "This Week". Prior to joining ABC News, he was a senior political adviser to the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign of Bill Clinton and later became Clinton's communications director. He is married to actress Alexandra Wentworth, with whom he has two daughters.
- Charles Moskos
Charles C. Moskos is a sociologist of the United States Military and a professor at Northwestern University. Described as the nation's "most influential military sociologist" by the Wall Street Journal (where his byline occasionally appears over op-ed pieces), Moskos has long been a source for reporters from the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today and other periodicals.
- Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington is a nationally syndicated columnist and author of ten books. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was sixteen and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in Economics. At twenty-one she became President of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union. In 2003, she ran for governor as an Independent in California's recall election.
- John Cassavetes
John Nicholas Cassavetes was a Greek American actor, screenwriter, and director. He is considered a pioneer of American independent film.
- Thea Halo
Thea Halo is a Greek-American writer. Her first career was as a painter, but she began to write poetry and short stories in 1992, and soon began writing "Not Even My Name" (2000, ISBN 0312262116), the memoir of her mother, who was of Greek Pontian origins.
- Phil Angelides
California State Treasurer Phil Angelides has made his mark in the civic life of California as an effective public leader and as a successful and innovative businessman. As Treasurer, Mr. Angelides has worked to create jobs and opportunity for all by investing in California communities. To protect the financial security of the state's families, he has been a leader in the national movement to reform corporate practices that have harmed the economy and shareholders.
- Spiro Agnew
Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 - September 17, 1996) was the thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States serving under President Richard M. Nixon, and the fifty-fifth Governor of Maryland. He is most famous for his resignation in 1973 after he was charged with the crime of tax evasion.
- David Sedaris
David Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is an American humorist and radio contributor. Much of his humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating, and it often concerns his family life, Greek heritage, various jobs, education, drug use, homosexuality and his life as an expatriate in France with his partner, Hugh.
- Constantine Maroulis
Constantine James Maroulis (born September 17, 1975 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rock singer, actor, and writer who was the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Pray for the Soul of Betty and the sixth-place finalist on the fourth season of the popular reality television series "American Idol". He was eliminated from "American Idol" on April 27, 2005.
- John Brademas
John Brademas, Ph.D., (b. March 2, 1927) is an American politician and educator originally from Indiana. He served as Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives for the United States Democratic Party from 1977 to 1981 at the conclusion of a twenty-year career as a member of the United States House of Representatives. In addition to his major legislative accomplishments, including much federal legislation pertaining to schools, arts, and the humanities, …
- Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24 1982) is an American pop singer from Texas. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly publicized first season of the television series "American Idol" in 2002. She was originally marketed as a pop musician with her debut album "Thankful" (2003). With the release of her multi-platinum second album "Breakaway" (2004), Clarkson moved to a more pop rock-oriented style of music, …
- Zack Space
Zachary T. (Zack) Space (b. January 27, 1961) of Dover, Ohio, is an American politician of the Democratic Party and presently serves in the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio's 18th Congressional district. Space won the seat in the November 7, 2006 election, defeating state Senator Joy Padgett. Space's seat was formerly held by Republican Bob Ney, who plead guilty to conspiracy and making false statements in relation to the Abramoff scandal.
- Alex Spanos
Alexander Gus Spanos, "Alex G. Spanos" (born September 28, 1923 in Stockton, California) is an American real estate developer and self-made billionaire of Greek origins who owns the San Diego Chargers. He is currently married and the father of four children. He lives in Stockton, California. According to "Forbes", in 2004 Spanos was worth $1.1 billon.
- Andrew Manatos
Andrew Manatos (born 1947) was a former Assistant Secretary of Commerce in the administration of President Jimmy Carter. He is notable for his activity in the Greek-American community in the United States; he serves on the board of several Hellenic organizations, including the Hellenic-American Heritage Council and the Coordinated Effort of Hellenes. Manatos is the son of Emmanuel "Mike" Manatos, …
- Angelo Tsakopoulos
Angelo Tsakopoulos is a prominent real estate developer in Sacramento, California and the founder and owner of AKT Development. Tsakopoulos was fined by the EPA for a violation of the Clean Water act. Tsakopoulos sued the government and was able to bring his case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Peter Angelos
Peter G. Angelos (born July 4, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American trial lawyer and the current owner of the Baltimore Orioles, a baseball team in the American League East Division. His official titles with the club are Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. He led a group of investors that purchased the team in 1993 for $173 million from Eli Jacobs.
- Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis (born Ioannis (Yannis) Veliotes on December 28, 1921 in Vallejo, California) is an American blues and rhythm and blues pianist, vibraphonist, drummer, singer, bandleader, and impresario. Johnny Otis was one of the most prominent white figures in the history of black R&B. After playing in a variety of swing orchestras, including Lloyd Hunter's Serenaders, …
- John Stamos
John Phillip Stamos (born August 19, 1963) is an Emmy-nominated American actor. He is best known for his role as the character of Jesse Katsopolis on the TV show "Full House", and currently the role of Tony Gates on the TV series "ER".