Notable individuals Greek Australians

1 notable individuals

1.1 academic
1.2 art , design
1.3 business
1.4 fashion
1.5 film, theatre, , television
1.6 journalism
1.7 justice
1.8 music
1.9 politics
1.10 religion
1.11 science , technology
1.12 sport

1.12.1 australian rules football
1.12.2 boxing , kickboxing
1.12.3 cricket
1.12.4 soccer
1.12.5 martial arts
1.12.6 rugby league
1.12.7 sailing
1.12.8 shooting
1.12.9 skateboarding
1.12.10 skiing
1.12.11 tennis
1.12.12 wrestling


1.13 writing

notable individuals
academic

nikos athanasou – professor of musculoskeletal pathology @ oxford university , greek-australian novelist
adrian david cheok – professor of pervasive computing @ city university london & director of mixed reality lab
nicholas doumanis – assoc. professor of history, @ university of new south wales
john tasioulas – yeoh professor of politics, philosophy & law @ king s college london , first greek-australian rhodes scholar
nikolas kompridis – professorial fellow @ university of western sydney in school of humanities & communication arts

art , design

michael zavros – artist/painter
polixeni papapetrou – artist
stelios arkadiou (stelarc) – artist
con chrisoulis – comic book creator
paul pholeros – architect
nonda katsalidis – architect
marc newson – industrial designer
tony rafty – caricaturist

business

mark bouris – managing director of wizard
george calombaris – chef, judge, masterchef australia
con constantine – chairman, newcastle united jets
andrew demetriou – chief executive, australian football league


andrew demetriou, chief executive australian football league



andrew n. liveris – ceo of dow chemical company


andrew n. liveris, ceo of dow chemical company



kostas makris – richest greek in australia (in top 30 of richest residents in australia)
nick pappas – chairman, south sydney rabbitohs
nicholas paspaley senior , paspaley family (paspalis) – paspaley dominate pearling industry; large property holdings in darwin cbd , properties in sydney
george peponis – chairman, canterbury bulldogs
geoff polites – chief executive officer of australian jaguar land roverfpv president / tickford managing director
nick politis – car retailer , chairman of sydney roosters rugby league club
james samios – hon. mbe museum of contemporary art, circular quay, sydney

fashion

christopher chronis – fashion designer
napoleon perdis – make-up artist
alex perry – fashion designer

film, theatre, , television

peter andrikidis – director, underbelly
alex blias – actor
tony nikolakopoulos – actor , director
elena carapetis – actress
gia carides – actress
zoe carides – actress
wayne coles-janess – director , producer
chantal contouri – actress
mary coustas – comedian
alex dimitriades – actor
rebekah elmaloglou – actress, home , away , neighbours
sebastian elmaloglou – actor, home , away, brother of rebekah
damien fotiou – actor
nick giannopoulos – actor , director
diana glenn – actress
george houvardas – actor, packed rafters
hugh jackman – actor


hugh jackman, actor



george kapiniaris – actor , comedian
peter kelamis – comedian
ana kokkinos – director
nico lathouris – actor
costas mandylor – actor
louis mandylor – actor
lex marinos – actor, director, writer , broadcaster
harry michaels – actor (tv series: number 96) producer (exercise video: aerobics oz style), sports tv director
bill miller – director , producer
george miller – academy award-winning director , producer, babe, happy feet, mad max: fury road


george miller, director of babe (1995), happy feet (2006), , mad max: fury road (2015)



ada nicodemou – actress, home , away
phaedra nicolaidis – actress
alex papps – actor , play school host
thaao penghlis – actor (has played tony dimera , andré dimera on american soap opera days of our lives)
alex proyas – director, i, robot, dark city, crow, knowing


alex proyas, director of crow (1994) , i, robot (2004)



gina riley – actress, kath & kim, comedienne, entertainer , singer
george spartels – actor
nadia tass – director
john tatoulis – director , producer
maria theodorakis – actress
alkinos tsilimidos – director
olympia valance – model , actress, neighbours
zoe ventoura – actress
helen zerefos – actress , cabaret singer

journalism

georgia cassimatis – journalist, australian cosmopolitan magazine
george donikian – news presenter, ten network
peter frilingos (dec.) – sports journalist daily telegraph in sydney, , broadcaster , commentator continuous call team
helen kapalos – journalist, reporter sunday night, 7 network
mary kostakidis – journalist, sbs
john mangos – news presenter , journalist, sky news australia, foxtel
george megalogenis – author , australian newspaper columnist
harry nicolaides – novelist – incarcerated in thailand on charges of lese majeste (the crime of insulting thai monarchy) in novel verisimilitude
peter peters – sports broadcaster , commentator (also manly sea-eagles general manager)

justice

chris kourakis – chief justice of supreme court of south australia
nicholas pappas – former chief magistrate of victoria
emilios kyrou – justice of supreme court of victoria

music

peter andre – singer, entertainer
alex carapetis – drummer
kaz james – singer , dj
chris joannou – musician (silverchair)
james kannis – singer (australian idol)
chris karan – jazz drummer , percussionist
vasilliki karagiorgos (vassy) – singer , songwriter
john lemmone – flute player , composer
orianthi panagaris – guitarist/musician
sally polihronas – singer (bardot)
nick skitz – deejay-producer
costas tsicaderis – singer-songwriter

politics

nick bolkus – federal politician
michael costa – former finance minister, new south wales
steve dimopoulos – politician, victoria
jim fouras – politician, queensland
steve georganas – federal politician
petro georgiou – federal politician
john hatzistergos – attorney general, new south wales
peter katsambanis – former politician, victoria
steve kons – deputy premier, tasmania
nick kotsiras – minister, victoria
tom koutsantonis – minister trade, south australia
ken michael – politician
jenny mikakos – politician, victoria
sophie mirabella – federal politician
john pandazopoulos – politician, victoria
nick staikos – politician, victoria
andrew theophanous – federal politician, victoria (born cyprus)
theo theophanous – politician, victoria (born cyprus)
arthur sinodinos – former chief of staff, pm john howard
maria vamvakinou – federal politician
kon vatskalis – politician, northern territory
nick xenophon – politician, south australia

religion

stylianos harkianakis – head of greek orthodox archdiocese of australia

science , technology

professor manuel aroney – organic chemistry
gerasimos danilatos-physicist, inventor of environmental scanning electron microscope
george north (tramountanas) – pastoralist, sheep farmer , first greek settle in south australia in 1842
christos pantelis – psychiatrist
george paxinos – professor of psychology @ university of new south wales

sport
australian rules football


luke beveridge – melbourne, footscray & st kilda player
ang christou – carlton player
peter daicos – collingwood player
andrew demetriou – north melbourne & hawthorn player (later league ceo)
josh francou – port adelaide player
gary frangalas – sydney & richmond player
john georgiades – footscray player
john georgiou – st.kilda player
con gorozidis – st.kilda & footscray player
athas hrysoulakis – collingwood player
peter kanis – hawthorn player
arthur karanicolas – north melbourne player
patrick karnezis – brisbane & collingwood player
paul koulouriotis – port adelaide & geelong player
spiro kourkoumelis – carlton & st kilda player
anthony koutoufides – carlton player
angelo lekkas – hawthorn player
spiro malakellis – geelong player
tony malakellis – geelong & sydney player
steve malaxos – hawthorn & west coast player
alex marcou – carlton & st kilda player
daniel metropolis – west coast & fremantle player
russell morris (footballer) – hawthorn & st kilda player
chris pavlou – carlton player
phillip poursanidis – carlton player
lou richards – collingwood player
ron richards (footballer, born 1928) – collingwood player
john rombotis – fitzroy, port adelaide & richmond player
tony spassopoulos – fitzroy player
jimmy toumpas – melbourne & port adelaide player
jason traianidis – st kilda player
zeno tzatzaris – footscray player
david zaharakis – essendon player

boxing , kickboxing

evangelos goussis – kickboxer , boxer, convicted murderer
michael katsidis – professional boxer, former wba , wbo lightweight champion
stan longinidis – kickboxer
tosca petridis – kickboxer

cricket

jason gillespie – australia
marcus stoinis – australia

soccer

john anastasiadis – former player of heidelberg united, paok, south melbourne , yarraville glory. represented socceroos @ u21 level. coached yarraville glory, south melbourne, oakleigh cannons , current coach of bentleigh greens.
panos armenakas – player, udinese calcio
con blatsis – former player of south melbourne, derby county, sheffield wednesday (on loan), colchester united, kocaelispor , st patrick s athletic. represented socceroos @ u20, u23 , senior level.
con boutsianis – former player of south melbourne, heidelberg united, collingwood warriors, bentleigh greens, perth glory, bolton wanderers, bulleen zebras, oakleigh cannons, essendon united , malvern city. represented socceroos @ senior level.
dean bouzanis – player melbourne city , former liverpool fc
jason davidson – player huddersfield town , former socceroos
chris kalantzis – player
evan kostopoulos – player, adelaide united
stan lazaridis – player, perth glory , socceroos
lucas pantelis – former player
jim patikas – former player, first australian participant in uefa champions league, former socceroos
ange postecoglou – coach socceroos, former player
nick theodorakopoulos – coach
michael theoklitos – player, brisbane roar
michael valkanis – coach, adelaide united
andy vlahos – player
charlie yankos – former socceroos captain
terry antonis – player, paok
apostolos giannou – player, panionios
avraam papadopoulos – player, australian born greece national football team member
jesse makarounas – player, melbourne victory
dimitri petratos – player, brisbane roar
chris ikonomidis – player, ss lazio

martial arts

george sotiropoulos – mixed martial artist

rugby league

braith anasta – player, sydney roosters
george gatis – player, new zealand warriors
steve georgallis – player/coach
michael korkidas – player, salford city reds
nick kouparitsas – player, canterbury bulldogs
glen lazarus – player canberra raiders, brisbane broncos , melbourne storm
george peponis – former australian captain
willie peters – player, south sydney rabbitohs
jim serdaris – player
john skandalis – player, huddersfield giants
jason stevens – player, retired
justin tsoulos – player, parramatta eels
arthur kitinas -player coach south sydney sydney roosters

sailing

edward psaltis – sailor

shooting

michael diamond – shooter – olympic gold medallist, sydney 2000

skateboarding

tas pappas – former world no.1

skiing

lydia lassila (née lerodiaconou) – skier – winter olympian (gold medalist)

tennis

mark philippoussis – player
nick kyrgios – player
thanasi kokkinakis – player

wrestling

tony kontellis – professional wrestler
spiros manousakis aka spiros arion – wrestler

writing

nikos athanasou – novelist , academic
dmetri kakmi – essayist , memoirist
mary kalantzis – writer , academic
dean kalimniou – poet , journalist
antigone kefala – poet
angelo loukakis – novelist
tess mallos – food , cooking writer, journalist, author , commentator
george megalogenis – journalist, political commentator , author
pi o – performance poet
fotini epanomitis – novelist
dimitris tsaloumas – poet
christos tsiolkas – novelist
spiro zavos – journalist , author




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