Born in Kalamata

Prokopis Pavlopoulos

Greek politician, former president of the Hellenic Republic

Sokratis Papastathopoulos

Greek association football player

Yanni

Greek pianist, keyboardist, composer, and music producer

Kenny Stamatopoulos

Greek-Canadian association football goalkeeper

Nikos Chatzis

Greek professional basketball player

Nikos Georgeas

Greek footballer

Giorgos Fotakis

Greek footballer

Christos Kalantzis

Greek footballer

Maria Polydouri

Greek poet

Mihalis Papagiannakis

Greek politician (1941-2009)

Michalis Zacharopoulos

Greek footballer

Panos Mihalopoulos

Greek actor

Nikos Papanikolopoulos

Greek professional basketball player

Ioannis Theodorakeas

Greek rower

Nikos Economopoulos

Greek photographer

Georges de Paris

Greek tailor

Metropolitan Gerasimos (Michaleas) of San Francisco