List of famous writers from Greece, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Greece is home to many prolific writers, including those who write fiction, non-fiction, poetry, biographies and more. These are some of the best Greek writers that have ever lived, so if you're a native of Greece and an aspiring writer then use this list as inspiration to achieve your own writing goals.
Use every item on this list for yours, from Kostas Manoussakis to Alexandros Papadiamantis.
This list answers the questions, "Who are popular Greek writers?" and "Which writers are from Greece?"
You can click on the names of these renowned writers of Greece in order to get more information about each one. Some of these historic writers may no longer be living in Greece, but they're all of Greece descent.1
Euripides
Dec. at 74 (479 BC-405 BC)Birthplace: Salamis Island, Greece
Nationality: Greece
Works: The Trojan Women, The Phoenician Women, Herakles' Children, Medea, Iphigenia in Tauris
Euripides (; Greek: Εὐριπίδης Eurīpídēs, pronounced [eu̯.riː.pí.dɛːs]; c. 480 – c. 406 BC) was... more on Wikipedia2
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Aristotle
Dec. at 62 (383 BC-321 BC)Birthplace: Stagira, Greece
Nationality: Greece
Works: Topics, Posterior Analytics, Metaphysics, Rhetoric, Physics
Aristotle (; Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs, pronounced [aristotélɛːs]; 384–322 BC) was a... more on Wikipedia4
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Epicurus
Dec. at 71 (340 BC-269 BC)Birthplace: Samos, Greece
Nationality: Greece
Works: Doctrines et maximes, Epicurea, Von der Überwindung der Furcht, Autour d'Epicure, The philosophy of Epicurus
Epicurus (341–270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded a highly... more on Wikipedia7
Elia Kazan
Dec. at 94 (1909-2003)Birthplace: Istanbul, Constantinople, Turkey
Nationality: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, United States of America, Greece
Works: America America, The Arrangement, America, America, Elia Kazan: A Life
Elia Kazan (; born Elias Kazantzoglou (Greek: Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου); September 7, 1909 –... more on Wikipedia8
Plutarch
Dec. at 75 (45-120)Birthplace: Southeast Europe, Greece, Chaeronea
Nationality: Greece, Roman Republic
Works: Parallel Lives, De fato, Erotikos, Vite parallele, Focione
Plutarch (; Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarkhos, Koine Greek: [ˈplutarkʰos]; c. AD 46 – c. 120),... more on Wikipedia9
Míkis Theodorakis
Age: 94Birthplace: Chios, Greece
Nationality: Greece
Works: Anatomia tēs mousikēs, Peri technēs, Meine Stellung in der Musikszene, Culture et dimensions politiques, Music and theater
Michael "Mikis" Theodorakis (Greek: Μιχαήλ (Μίκης) Θεοδωράκης [ˈmicis θeoðoˈɾacis]; born 29... more on Wikipedia10
Tommy Lee
Age: 57Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Nationality: United States of America, Greece
Works: The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
Thomas Lee Bass (born October 3, 1962) is an American musician and founding member of Mötley... more on Wikipedia11
Valeria Golino
Age: 54Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Nationality: Italy, Greece
Works: Armandino e il Madre, Honey
Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and director. She is best known to... more on Wikipedia12
Melina Mercouri
Dec. at 74 (1920-1994)Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Nationality: Greece
Works: I was born Greek
Maria Amalia "Melina" Mercouri (Greek: Μαρία Αμαλία "Μελίνα" Μερκούρη; 18 October 1920 – 6... more on Wikipedia13
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Dec. at 77 (1935-2012)Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Nationality: Greece
Works: The Travelling Players, Ulysses' Gaze, Eternity and a Day, Voyage to Cythera, The Weeping Meadow
Theodoros "Theo" Angelopoulos (; Greek: Θεόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος; 27 April 1935 – 24 January... more on Wikipedia14
Yanni
Age: 65Birthplace: Kalamata, Greece
Nationality: Greece
Works: Yanni in Words, Yanni - In My Time, The Best of Yanni, Yanni - Ethnicity
Yiannis Chryssomallis (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954), known... more on Wikipedia
15Louis Mandylor
Age: 54Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Nationality: Australia
Works: Elwood, My Brother Cicero
Louis Mandylor (born Elias Theodosopoulos; Greek: Ηλίας Θεοδοσόπουλος; 13 September 1966) is a... more on Wikipedia16
Aesop
Dec. at 56 (619 BC-563 BC)Birthplace: Amorium, Turkey
Nationality: Greece
Works: Aesop's Fables, The Ant and the Cricket, The Life and Fables of Aesop, The North Wind and the Sun, Animal Fables from Aesop
Aesop ( EE-sop; Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aisōpos; c. 620 – 564 BCE) was a Greek fabulist and... more on Wikipedia17
Nia Vardalos
Age: 57Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada
Nationality: Canada, United States of America, Greece
Works: My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Larry Crowne, Connie and Carla, Instant Mom
Antonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos (born September 24, 1962; Greek: Νία Βαρντάλος) is a... more on Wikipedia- 18
Michael Cacoyannis
Dec. at 89 (1922-2011)Birthplace: Limassol, Cyprus
Nationality: Cyprus
Works: Zorba the Greek, The Trojan Women, Electra, Attila '74: The Rape of Cyprus, Iphigenia
Michael Cacoyannis (Greek: Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης, Michalis Kakogiannis; 11 June 1922 – 25 July... more on Wikipedia 19
Arianna Huffington
Age: 69Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Nationality: United States of America, Greece
Works: The Art of Column Writing, The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging, Greetings from the Lincoln Bedroom, Fourth Instinct: The Call of the Soul, Maria Callas: The Woman behind the Legend
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (born July 15, 1950) is a Greek-American author, syndicated... more on Wikipedia20
Nikos Kazantzakis
Dec. at 74 (1883-1957)Birthplace: Heraklion, Greece
Nationality: Greece
Works: The Last Temptation of Christ, Captain Michalis, Journeying, Journey to the Morea, Zorba the Greek
Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης [ˈnikos kazanˈd͡zacis]; 18 February 1883 – 26... more on Wikipedia- 21
Kostas Karagiannis
Dec. at 61 (1932-1993)Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Nationality: Greece
Works: Manto Mavrogenous
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Giannis Dalianidis
Dec. at 87 (1923-2010)Birthplace: Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality: Greece
Works: The Blue Beads from Greece, Kiss the Girls, Ena Exypno Exypno Moutro, The Decline, Gymnoi sto dromo
Giannis Dalianidis (Greek: Γιάννης Δαλιανίδης; 31 December 1923 – 16 October 2010) was a Greek... more on Wikipedia 23
Yannis Ritsos
Dec. at 81 (1909-1990)Birthplace: Monemvasia, Greece
Nationality: Greece
Works: Monochords, roptro, Italiko triptycho, Grécité, Ti paraxena pramata
Yiannis Ritsos was a Greek poet and left-wing activist and an active member of the Greek... more on Wikipedia24
Alexander Scourby
Dec. at 72 (1913-1985)Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Nationality: United States of America, Greece
Works: New Testament from the Good News Bible, Holy Bible New Testament/King James Version/12 Audio Cassettes, Sourby Bible, Complete Bible, Treasury of Walt Whitman
Alexander Scourby (; November 13, 1913 – February 22, 1985) was an American film, television,... more on Wikipedia25
Vassilis Vassilikos
Age: 85Birthplace: Kavala, Greece
Nationality: Greece
Works: Young Aphrodites, mythologia tēs Amerikēs, Trilogie, thanatos tou Amerikanou, Les photographies
Vassilis Vassilikos (Greek: Βασίλης Βασιλικός, born 18 November 1934) is a Greek writer and... more on Wikipedia
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