







The Most Famous
Actors from Greece
Trending Actors from Greece This Week
The top 10 Actors from Greece trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1

Adele Neuhauser
b. 1959
Trending in German (#16) Wikipedia (5,068 views, on Mar 5).
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

Irene Papas
1929 - 2022
HPI 75.2150 langsIrene Papas is most famous for her role as the Greek goddess Aphrodite in the 1968 film, "Clash of the Titans."
- #2

Melina Mercouri
1920 - 1994
HPI 73.8050 langsMelina Mercouri was a Greek actress and politician. She is most famous for her role in the movie "Zorba the Greek."
- #3

Thespis
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI 69.8631 langsThespis is most famous for being the first person to act in a play.
- #4

Katina Paxinou
1900 - 1973
HPI 66.6247 langsKatina 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.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Actors were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 6 most globally memorable Actors since 1700.




