Chania, Crete
1. John Aniston (1933)
Actor
Soap opera veteran who portrayed Victor Kiriakis in more than 1600 episodes of Days of Our Lives.
2. Nana Mouskouri (1934)
Singer
Greek singer who has performed in a wide range of genres, from ethnic music to jazz. She has released songs like "Punishment" and "Wake Up, My Love."
3. Eleni Daniilidou (1982)
Tennis Player
Winner of five WTA titles who was ranked as high as 14 on the list of best tennis players in the world.
4. Kostas Kiassos (1975)
Footballer
Konstantinos Kiassos is a Greek football player who currently plays for Panachaiki F. C.. He formerly played in Greece for OFI Crete Panathinaikos Iraklis Panionios Levadiakos and Panserraikos in Cyprus...
5. Kostas Peristeridis (1991)
Footballer
Konstantinos Peristeridis is a Greek footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Platanias.
6. Stella-Iro Ledaki (1988)
Greek Pole Vaulter
Stella-Iro Ledaki is a Greek pole vaulter. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
7. Nikolaos Bourbakis (Unknow)
Computer Scientist
Nikolaos G. Bourbakis is a computer scientist known for his work in image processing. As of 2011 he is Ohio Board of Regents Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Director...
8. Litsa Kouroupaki (1964)
Greek Politician
Litsa Kouroupaki is a Greek politician and member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement.
9. Nikos Christodoulakis (Unknow)
Minister For Economy And Finance
Nikos Christodoulakis is a Greek politician economics professor and electronics engineer. He was the Minister for Economy and Finance of Greece from 2001 to 2004.
10. Ioanna Karystiani (1952)
Greek Screenwriter
Ioanna Karystiani is a Greek screenwriter and winner of the Greek National Book Award. Ioanna Karystiani was born in 1952 in Chania in Crete in a family from Asia Minor....
11. Ioannis Damanakis (1952)
Footballer
Ioannis Damanakis is a retired Greek footballer. He started his career at Chania and after 6 years he was transferred to PAOK FC. He played 242 league games for PAOK...
12. Vasil Shkurti (1992)
Albanian Footballer
Vasil Shkurtaj is an Albanian professional footballer who plays for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Dutch Eredivisie. He is an attacking player who mainly operates as a striker.
13. Umberto Zanotti Bianco (1889)
Italian Politician
Umberto Zanotti Bianco was an Italian archaeologist environmentalist and lifetime senator.
14. Sofoklis Venizelos (1894)
Prime Minister Of Greece
Sofoklis Venizelos was a Greek politician who three times served as Prime Minister of Greece - in 1944 1950 and 1950–1951.
15. Eleftherios Veryvakis (1935)
Greek Politician
Eleftherios Veryvakis was a Greek politician and ex-member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement. In June 1967 during the military junta he was arrested and tortured...
16. Konstantinos Mitsotakis (1918)
Greek Politician
Constantine Mitsotakis is a Greek politician and former Prime Minister of Greece. He was born in Chania Crete to a political family: his father and grandfathers were members of...
17. Georgios Salavantakis (1970)
Olympic Skeet Shooter
Georgios Salavantakis is a Greek sport shooter.
18. Antonia Machaira (1971)
Olympic Swimmer
Antonia Tonia Machaira is a retired Greek swimmer who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events.
19. Andreas Glyniadakis (1981)
Greek Professional Basketball Pl
Andreas Glyniadakis is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for APOEL in the Cyprus Basketball Division 1. He is a 7 ft 1 in 280 lb. center....
