The Most Famous

Actors from Greece

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This page contains a list of the greatest Greeks Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 13,578 Actors, 12 of which were born in Greece. This makes Greece the birth place of the 58th most number of Actors behind Portugal and Malaysia.

Top 10 Actors

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Greeks Actors of all time. This list of famous Greeks Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Greeks Actors.

  1. #1
    Photo of Irene Papas

    Irene Papas

    1929 - 2022

    HPI 75.2150 langs

    Irene Papas is most famous for her role as the Greek goddess Aphrodite in the 1968 film, "Clash of the Titans."

  2. #2
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    Melina Mercouri

    1920 - 1994

    HPI 73.8050 langs

    Melina Mercouri was a Greek actress and politician. She is most famous for her role in the movie "Zorba the Greek."

  3. #3
    Photo of Thespis

    Thespis

    600 BC - 560 BC

    HPI 69.8631 langs

    Thespis is most famous for being the first person to act in a play.

  4. #4
    Photo of Katina Paxinou

    Katina Paxinou

    1900 - 1973

    HPI 66.6247 langs

    Katina Paxinou is most famous for her portrayal of the tragic heroine in the play "Electra" by Sophocles.

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Greeks Actors grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

Overlapping Lives

Which Actors were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 6 most globally memorable Actors since 1700.

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