List of Thessalonians

A

• Aaron Abiob (1535–1605), rabbi
• Maurice Abravanel (1903–1993), conductor
• Isaac Adarbi (c. 1510 – c. 1584), casuist
• Nikolaos Aggelakis (1905–1986), footballer
• Mary Akrivopoulou (born 1975), actress
• Shlomo Alkabetz (1505–1584), poet, kabbalist and rabbi
• Moses Almosnino (c. 1515 – c. 1580), rabbi
• Moses Alpalas (16th century), rabbi
• Saul Amarel (1928–2002), pioneer of artificial intelligence
• Moses Amarillo (18th century), rabbi
• Manolis Anagnostakis (1925–2005), poet
• Anthimos Ananiadis (born 1985), actor
• Georgios Anatolakis (born 1974), footballer
• Antipater of Thessalonica (c. 10 BCE – c. 38), epigrammatist
• Cahit Arf (1910–1997), mathematician
• Aristarchus, saint
• Konstantinos Armenopoulos (1320 – c. 1385), Byzantine jurist whose book, the Hexabiblos, influenced Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek civic code
• Salamo Arouch (1923–2009), boxer
• Ḥayyim Asahel (d. before 1746) rabbi, author
• Nikolas Asimos (1949–1988), composer, singer and performance artist
• Michael Astrapas and Eutychios (flourished 1294 to 1317), painters
• Kemal Atatürk (c. 1881 – 1938), founder of the Republic of Turkey

B

• Loukas Barlos (1920–1999), businessman
• Refet Bele (1881–1963), an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army
• Rene Ben Sussan, illustrator
• Isaak Benrubi, philosopher
• Albert Bourla
• Yiannis Boutaris
• Salih Bozok, an officer of the Ottoman Army, later the Turkish Army and a politician of the Republic of Turkey
• Fuat Bulca, an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army

C

• Nicholas Cabasilas, Byzantine mystic
• Andronicus Callistus, scholar, pioneer of the Renaissance
• David Samuel Carasso, 19th-century Jewish traveler and writer
• Emmanuel Carasso, freemason, Young Turk, anti-Zionist, and proponent for internationalization of Thessaloniki
• Isaac Carasso, founder of Groupe Danone (Dannon yogurt)
• Manolis Chiotis, composer and musician
• Nuri Conker, politician and an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army
• Auguste Corteau, pen name of the Greek author Petros Hadjopoulos
• Demetrius Cydones, prime minister of the Byzantine Empire
• Prochorus Cydones, monk, theologian, and linguist
• Saint Cyril, co-creator of the Cyrillic alphabet

D

• Atanas Dalchev, poet
• Traianos Dellas, footballer
• Saint Demetrius, patron saint of the city

E

• Epigonus of Thessalonica

F

• Byron Fidetzis, cellist and conductor

G

• Gus G., guitarist
• Artemi Gavezou, rhythmic gymnast and Olympic silver medalist in 2016
• Theodorus Gaza, humanist and translator of ancient Greek texts
• Katerina Georgiadou
• Philippe Gigantès, Canadian politician
• Evi Gkotzaridis, historian^[1][2]
• Şükrü Naili Gökberk, military officer in the Ottoman and Turkish armies
• Demetris Th. Gotsis
• Robert Guérin du Rocher, a Jesuit priest, who was beatified by Pope Pius XI in October 1926 was a pastor in the city.^[3]
• Aka Gündüz, poet, composer, and politician

H

• Costas Hajihristos
• Nâzım Hikmet, poet
• Olympia Hopsonidou, model

I

• Afet İnan, historian and sociologist
• Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball coach
• Isidore of Kiev, patriarch of Russia

J

K

• Eva Kaili, Member of Parliament and newscaster
• Giannis Kalatzis, singer
• Andronikos Kallistos, teacher of Greek literature
• Takis Kanellopoulos, director
• Christos Karipidis, footballer
• Harry Klynn, comedian^[4]
• Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, footballer
• Mary Kostakidis, Australian news anchor
• Christos Kostis, footballer
• Georgios Koudas, footballer
• Dinos Kouis, footballer
• Stavros Koujioumtzis, composer

L

• Zoe Laskari, actress
• George-Emmanuel Lazaridis, pianist
• Leo the Mathematician
• Moshe Levy, chemist

M

• Macedonius of Thessalonica
• Thomas Magister, scholar and grammarian
• Dionysis Makris, singer
• Markos Mamalakis, economist
• Mordechai Mano
• Marinella, singer
• Marsheaux, synthpop duo
• Margalit Matitiahu
• Rabbi Samuel de Medina, Talmudist and author
• Mehmed Cavid (1875–1926), Ottoman Sabbatean economist and politician who was executed for alleged involvement in an assassination attempt against Kemal Atatürk
• Saint Methodius, co-creator of the Cyrillic alphabet

N

• Doctor Nazım (1870–1926), politician and physician who was executed for alleged involvement in an assassination attempt against Kemal Atatürk
• Nicolaus Cabasilas, Byzantine mystic
• Nightrage, metal band

O

• Salih Omurtak, fourth Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
• Clio-Danae Othoneou, actress, musician, and pianist
• Hatice Özgener, school teacher, politician, and one of the first 18 female members of the Turkish parliament

P

• Alketas Panagoulias
• Dimitrios Pandermalis
• Ioannis Papafis
• Vassilios Papageorgopoulos, champion sprinter
• Stelios Papathemelis
• David Pardo, Dutch rabbi, born at Salonica
• Joseph Pardo, rabbi
• Halil Rifat Pasha, Ottoman statesman and a Grand Vizier
• Natasa Pazaïti
• Aaron Hakohen Perahyah, rabbi and writer
• Philippus, epigrammatist
• Patriarch Philotheus I of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
• Philippus of Thessalonica
• Pyrrhus of Thessalonica, fortificator (ca. 620–630 AD)^[5]
• Evangelia Psarra, archer

Q

• Jacob Querido

R

• Emilios Riadis, classical composer
• Georgios Roubanis

S

• Sabiha Sertel, professional journalist and publisher in Turkey
• Raphaël Salem, mathematician
• Dimitris Salpingidis, footballer
• Victoria Samanidou, analytical chemist and professor
• Christos Sartzetakis, President of the Hellenic Republic
• Dionysis Savvopoulos, composer
• Ioannis Sfairopoulos (born 1967), basketball coach in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and EuroLeague
• Solomon Sirilio, rabbi and Talmud commentator
• Ahmet Zeki Soydemir, officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army
• Anthoula Stathopoulou-Vafopoulou, poet and playwright
• Yannis Stavrou, contemporary artist
• Damaskinos Stouditis, patriarchal exarch of Aitolia
• Nathanael Symeonides, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Chicago

T

• Hasan Tahsin, Ottoman patriot of Jewish Dönmeh descent who was resisted to Greek invasion of Smyrna (İzmir) after World War I
• Calliope Tatti, socialite
• Natassa Theodoridou, singer
• Dimo Todorovski, sculptor and artist
• Makis Triantafyllopoulos
• Demetrius Triclinius, scholar
• Dimosthenis Tampakos, gymnast who won gold medal in 2004 Olympic Games
• Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou, businessman and FIDE Master (chess)

U

• Hasan Tahsin Uzer, bureaucrat

V

• Shlomo Venezia
• Evangelos Venizelos
• Kostas Voutsas, actor

W

X

Y

• Ahmet Emin Yalman, journalist and author

Z

• Grigorios Zalykis, scholar, writer, and diplomat
• Anastasia Zampounidis, German TV personality
• Nikos Zisis, basketball player