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"Ioannis Vlachos", known as Daskalogiannis was a Cretan rebel against Ottoman rule in the 18th century. Ioannis Vlachos was a wealthy Cretan ship-owner, born in Anopolis village, Sfakiá, Crete. Because he had some education, his compatriots called him 'Daskalos' (teacher), hence Daskalos plus Ioannis = Daskalogiannis. He is referred to as a town clerk and chairman of the country of Sfakiá as early as 1750. - Georgios Samaras
Georgios Samaras (Greek: Γιώργος Σαμαράς ; born February 21, 1985 in Heraklion) is a Greek footballer who currently plays as a striker for Manchester City. Samaras moved to the Netherlands at the age of 16, signing for Heerenveen. He made his first team debut in the 2003-04 season, starting a total of ten matches. In the 2005-06 season he scored 6 goals in 13 starts for Heerenveen before joining Manchester City for a fee of £5,250,000 (rising to £6,000,000). - Vitsentzos Kornaros
Vitsentzos Kornaros or Vincenzo Cornaro was a Cretan Greek poet of the Greek Renaissance who wrote the romantic epic poem "Erotokritos". He was the leading figure of the Cretan Renaissance. Not many biographical sources exist about Kornaros himself apart from the last verses of "Erotokritos". It is believed that he was born to a wealthy family in Sitia, in 1553, and lived there roughly up to 1590. - Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (born Gianna Daskalaki on December 12, 1955 in Heraklion, Crete) is a Greek politician and business woman. Being born in very simple and poor conditions in Heraklion, Crete, and raised by her mother, a cleaning-lady and her father a warder she early pursued her ambitions, being one of the best pupils in class. She is best known for being the president of the bidding and organizing committee for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. - Nikos Machlas
Nikolaos Machlas (born 16 June 1973 in Heraklion, Crete) is a Greek footballer who as of 2007 plays as a striker for Cypriot team APOEL FC. He began his career with OFI Crete, where he made his debut in February 1991 against Panionios. He stayed at the club for six seasons before moving to Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem in 1996. Machlas scored a disappointing 8 goals in 29 games in his first season in the Eredivisie, … - Svetlana Feofanova
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Feofanova (Russian: Светлана Евгеньевна Феофанова; born 16 July, 1980 in Moscow) is a Russian pole vaulter. She won the silver medal in women's pole vaulting at the 2004 Summer Olympics behind compatriot Yelena Isinbayeva. Feofanova also was a Russian gymnast and was included to Russian national team on 1996 Summer Olympics but didn't became a good athlete in this sport. On July 4 2004 she jumped 4,88 m in Heraklion, Greece, … - Manolis Kefalogiannis
Manolis K. Kefalogiannis is a Greek politician from Heraklion, Crete and currently the Minister for Mercantile Marine of Greece. Manolis Kefalogiannis is the nephew of fellow politician Manolis V. Kefalogiannis. - Fotis Kafatos
Fotis C. Kafatos (born in Heraklion,Crete, Greece) is a prominent Greek biologist. Kafatos received his Bachelor's degree at Cornell University, and his Ph.D. from Harvard University (1965). He was Assistant Professor and later Professor and Chairman of the department of Cellular and Developmental Biology of Harvard University, Professor of Biology at the University of Athens and at the University of Crete, … - Rika Diallina
Rika Diallina also spelled Dialina and Dialyna, born in Heraklion, Crete, won the Miss Star Hellas title, and went on to represent Greece at the Miss Universe 1954 pageant in Long Beach, California. Rika, along with Miss Korea, Pu Rak Hi, were denied entry into the U.S. because of their alleged Communist affiliations. Diallina was disqualified from obtaining a U.S. visa for allegedly illustrating a book on Communism. - Fra Mauro
Fra Mauro was a 15th century Italian Camaldolese monk who kept his cartography workshop in the monastery of San Michel in Isola Murano, in the Venetian Lagoon. He was also a mapmaker, who in 1457 mapped the totality of the Old world with surprising accuracy, including extensive written comments reflecting the geographic knowledge of his time. The map is known today as the "Fra Mauro map". A critical edition of the map was edited by Piero Falchetta in 2006. - Tess Fragoulis
Tess Fragoulis is a Canadian writer and educator. Born in Heraklion, Crete, she was raised in Montreal, Quebec, where she attended Concordia University. Her first book, "Stories to Hide from Your Mother" (1997), was nominated for the QSPELL First Book Award. One of the stories was adapted for the television series "Bliss". Her second book, "Ariadne's Dream", was longlisted for the IMPAC International Dublin Literary Prize. - Joseph Solomon Delmedigo
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo (June 16, 1591 - October 16, 1655) was an author, physician, mathematician, and music theorist. Born in Candia, Crete, he moved to Padua, Italy, throughout most Europe and north Africa, and finally died in Prague. Yet in his lifetime wherever he sojourned he earned his living as a physician and or teacher. His only known works are "Elim" (Palms), dealing with mathematics, the natural sciences, and metaphysics, … - Sir Robert McAlpine 1st Baronet
Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet (13 February 1847 - 3 November 1934), known as "Concrete Bob", founded the major construction firm now known as Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. McAlpine was born in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and left school at the age of 10 to work in a coal mine, but became an apprentice bricklayer. He was involved in the building of roads, public buildings and other works including Wembley Stadium in London, … - Elia del Medigo
Elia del Medigo (also called Elijah Delmedigo and sometimes known to his contemporaries as Helias Cretensis) (c. 1458 - c. 1493) was the last major Jewish Averroist. He was born in Candia, on the island of Crete, which at that time was under the control of the Venetian Republic, but spent ten years in Rome and northern Italy, although returning to Candia in his last years. - Louis III, Cardinal of Guise
Louis III, Cardinal of Guise (January 22, 1575 - June 21, 1621, Saintes) was the third son of Henry I, Duke of Guise and Catherine of Cleves. His ecclesiastical post was entirely a sinecure; he was never ordained, and led a dissipated life. Nevertheless, he was made Archbishop of Reims in January 1605, and created cardinal on December 2, 1615. He incurred the displeasure of Louis XIII of France, and was imprisoned in the Bastille in 1620. - Abraham III of Armenia
Catholicos Abraham III, known as Abraham of Crete, was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1734 and 1737. Born in Heraklion, Crete, he was bishop of Rodosto, Thrace and then Armenian prelate of Thrace from 1708-1734. At this time he went on a pilgrimage to eastern Armenia, at that time under Persian rule, which now make up the area of modern day Armenia and Nakhichevan. While he was there, Catholicos Abraham II passed away and, … - Pietro Alcionio
Pietro Alcionio, or Petrus Alcyonitus (ca. 1487-1527), the Venetian humanist, was a classical scholar under the patronage of Pope Clement VII, a translator of Aristotle who was hurt in the Sack of Rome in May 1527, and died later that year. His origins are unknown; his eloquence was praised in Erasmus' letter to John Watson in 1516, the earliest surviving notice. After having studied Greek in Venice under Marcus Musurus of Candia, … - Ostasio Iii da Polenta
Ostasio III da Polenta was the last lord of Ravenna of the da Polenta family. The son of Obizzo da Polenta, he inherited Ravenna but under the control of a "proveditore" from the nearby Republic of Venice. In 1438 the condottiero Niccolò Piccinino, commander of the Milanese troops, invaded the lordship, forcing Ostasio to ally himself with the Visconti of Milan against Venice. The latter sent a fleet which conquered Ravenna without opposition, … - Carolus Sigonius
Carolus Sigonius (Carlo Sigonio or Sigone) (c. 1524 - 1584) was an Italian humanist, born in Modena. Having studied Greek under the learned Franciscus Portus of Candia, he attended the philosophical schools of Bologna and Pavia, and in 1545 was elected professor of Greek in his native place in succession to Portus. In 1552 he was appointed to a professorship at Venice, which he exchanged for the chair of eloquence at Padua in 1560. - Heraklion
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