The Most Famous
CELEBRITIES from Greece
This page contains a list of the greatest Greek Celebrities. The pantheon dataset contains 265 Celebrities, 1 of which were born in Greece. This makes Greece the birth place of the 46th most number of Celebrities behind Argentina, and United Arab Emirates.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Greek Celebrities of all time. This list of famous Greek Celebrities is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Toma Caragiu (1925 - 1977)
With an HPI of 55.50, Toma Caragiu is the most famous Greek Celebrity. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Toma Caragiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtoma karaˈdʒi.u]; 21 August 1925 – 4 March 1977) was a Romanian theatre, television and film actor. He was born in an Aromanian family from the village of Chroupista (since 1926 renamed Argos Orestiko) in the region of Macedonia in Greece on 21 August 1925. Toma Caragiu was one of the best-known Romanian actors, with a rich activity in both film and theatre. He liked to play comic characters, but he excelled also in drama, one of his reference films being "Actorul și Sălbaticii". He played alongside great actors such as Ștefan Bănică, Octavian Cotescu, Anda Călugăreanu etc. Toma Caragiu is most famous for his monologues. In these short stories, he managed to put together stories that combined sarcasm, satire and black humor. His monologues were subtle and dealt with a variety of topics, starting with politics and ending up with mythical concepts. In each and every monologue he added a personal touch to the script, thus creating a warm and humorous atmosphere. He died in Bucharest, during the earthquake of 4 March 1977. He is buried at Bellu Cemetery. His first wife was the actress Maria Bondar and the second one was Elena Bichman. Caragiu had two sisters, linguist Matilda Caragiu Marioțeanu and sculptor Geta Caragiu.
2. Irene Skliva (b. 1978)
With an HPI of 42.45, Irene Skliva is the 2nd most famous Greek Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Irene Skliva (Irini Skliva; Greek: Ειρήνη Σκλήβα; born 4 April 1978, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1996 in India.
3. Georgia Salpa (b. 1985)
With an HPI of 27.66, Georgia Salpa is the 3rd most famous Greek Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Georgia Salpa Penna (Greek: Γεωργία Σάλπα; born 14 May 1985) is a Greek-Irish glamour model.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Greek celebrities born between 1925 and 1985. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Greek celebrities include Irene Skliva, and Georgia Salpa. The most famous deceased Greek celebrities include Toma Caragiu. As of April 2024, 2 new Greek celebrities have been added to Pantheon including Irene Skliva, and Georgia Salpa.
