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Greek creativity and civic life unfold through figures who have shaped ideas, culture, and public discourse from antiquity to today. The spectrum spans writers, poets, novelists, and playwrights, alongside philosophers who probed ethics and knowledge, artists who reimagined form and expression, and leaders who guided communities through change. Scholars, scientists, journalists, and activists also contribute voices that influence modern society. Discover context, achievements, and lasting impact across centuries of thought, storytelling, and leadership.

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Author Profession Quotes Year
Aeschines Statesman 2 389 BC - 314 BC
Aeschylus, Tiny Aeschylus Playwright 85 525 BC - 456 BC
Aesop, Tiny Aesop Author 42 620 BC - 564 BC
Alcaeus, Tiny Alcaeus Poet 4 620 BC - 580 BC
Alexander the Great, Tiny Alexander the Great Leader 11 356 BC - 323 BC
Anacreon Poet 2 582 BC - 485 BC
Anaxagoras, Tiny Anaxagoras Philosopher 5 500 BC - 428 BC
Antiphanes, Tiny Antiphanes Writer 4 408 BC - 334 BC
Antisthenes Philosopher 8 444 BC - 371 BC
Archimedes Mathematician 2 287 BC - 212 BC
Aristophanes, Tiny Aristophanes Poet 20 448 BC - 380 BC
Aristotle, Tiny Aristotle Philosopher 114 384 BC - 322 BC
Aristotle Onassis, Tiny Aristotle Onassis Businessman 9 1906 - 1975
Arrian Historian 3 86 - 160
Athenaeus Author 2
Athenagoras I Clergyman 1 1886 - 1972
Citium Zeno Philosopher 3 335 BC - 264 BC
Clement of Alexandra, Tiny Clement of Alexandra Theologian 7 150 - 215
Cleobulus, Tiny Cleobulus Poet 8 600 BC - 500 BC
Constantine Karamanlis, Tiny Constantine Karamanlis Leader 3 1970 - 1998
Democritus, Tiny Democritus Philosopher 19 460 BC - 370 BC
Demosthenes Statesman 17 382 BC - 322 BC
Diogenes of Sinope, Tiny Diogenes of Sinope Philosopher 37 412 BC - 323 BC
Empedocles Philosopher 2 490 BC - 430 BC
Epictetus, Tiny Epictetus Philosopher 54 55 - 135
Epicurus, Tiny Epicurus Philosopher 27 341 BC - 271 BC
Euclid Scientist 1 365 BC - 275 BC
Euripides, Tiny Euripides Poet 51 480 BC - 406 BC
Georgios A. Papandreou Politician 26 1952
Giorgio de Chirico Artist 4 1888 - 1978
Giorgos Seferis Poet 5 1900 - 1971
Heraclitus, Tiny Heraclitus Philosopher 34 544 BC - 483 BC
Herodotus, Tiny Herodotus Historian 40 484 BC - 425 BC
Hesiod, Tiny Hesiod Poet 36 800 BC - 720 BC
Hippocrates Scientist 25 460 BC - 357 BC
Homer, Tiny Homer Poet 27 750 BC - 700 BC
Hypatia Philosopher 5
John Chrysostom Clergyman 13
Lucas Papademos, Tiny Lucas Papademos Politician 30 1947
Melina Mercouri Actress 9 1920 - 1994
Menander, Tiny Menander Poet 16 342 BC - 292 BC
Nana Mouskouri Musician 28 1934
Nikos Kazantzakis Writer 12 1883 - 1957
Odysseas Elytis Writer 1 1911 - 1996
Parmedides Philosopher 2 515 BC - 450 BC
Pericles, Tiny Pericles Statesman 14 495 BC - 429 BC
Pindar, Tiny Pindar Poet 13 518 BC - 438 BC
Plato, Tiny Plato Philosopher 112 427 BC - 347 BC
Plutarch, Tiny Plutarch Philosopher 36 46 - 119
Protagoras Philosopher 6 481 BC - 411 BC
Pythagoras, Tiny Pythagoras Mathematician 24 570 BC - 495 BC
Saint Basil Saint 4
Socrates, Tiny Socrates Philosopher 43 469 BC - 399 BC
Solon, Tiny Solon Statesman 11 630 BC - 560 BC
Sophocles, Tiny Sophocles Author 101 496 BC - 405 BC
Thales Philosopher 3 624 BC - 546 BC
Themistocles, Tiny Themistocles Soldier 8 525 BC - 460 BC
Theocritus Poet 3
Theophrastus Philosopher 6 370 BC - 285 BC
Thucydides Historian 14 460 BC - 395 BC
Xenophanes, Tiny Xenophanes Philosopher 5 570 BC - 480 BC
Xenophon, Tiny Xenophon Soldier 10 430 BC - 357 BC