George Seferis ( ) He was the first Greek poet that was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1963.
Odysseas Elytis ( ) Major representative of romantic modernism. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979.
Constantine Cavafy ( ) The most widely translated Greek poet. Best known poem is “Ithaka”.
Nikos Kazantzakis ( ) A giant of modern Greek literature. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years.
Manos Hatzidakis ( ) One of the greatest composers. He received an Oscar for Best Original Song for his song “Never on Sunday”.
Mikis Theodorakis (1925-) Has written over 1000 songs. He is the most important Greek music composer of the 20th century.
Vagelis Papathanassiou (1943-) He has won an Oscar for Best Original Soundtrack for the film ”Chariots of Fire”. He is one of the most important figures in the history of electronic music.
Dimitri Mitropoulos ( ) He was a Greek conductor, pianist, and composer. He received international fame both as a major conductor and composer of the 20th century.
Maria Callas ( ) She was the best known opera singer of the 20th century. In 2007, was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Katina Paxinou ( ) In 1943 she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the film “For Whom the Bell Tolls”. It was the first time the award was given to a non American actress.
Georrgios Papanikolaou ( ) He was a Greek pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection and inventor of the "Pap test“.
Constantine Caratheodory ( ) He was a Greek mathematician that was distinguished in worldwide level. He had a distinct scientific relationship with Albert Einstein based on mutual appreciation and respect.