Famous Graves in Greece
78 records found

Saint Andrew the Apostle
unknown – 60Disciple of Jesus Christ, Roman Catholic Saint. One of the...
Patra, Regional unit of Achaea, West Greece, Greece

Lord George Gordon Byron
22 Jan 1788 – 19 Apr 1824Poet. 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale. Born the son of Captain John...
Mycenae, Regional unit of Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece

Aristophanes
Birth and death dates unknown.Playwright, Composer. He lived from approximately 446 BC to 386...
Athens, Regional unit of Athens, Attica, Greece

Menander
Birth and death dates unknown.Playwright. He was acknowledged as the greatest creator of New...
Athens, Regional unit of Athens, Attica, Greece

Agathon
Birth and death dates unknown.Playwright, Composer. A master of Ancient Greek tragedy, he lived...
Pella, Regional unit of Pella, Central Macedonia, Greece

Aristotle Socrates Onassis
20 Jan 1906 – 15 Mar 1975Businessman. A Greek shipping magnate, he is best remembered as...
Skorpios, Regional unit of Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece

Melina Mercouri
18 Oct 1920 – 6 Mar 1994Actress. Perhaps her country's leading performer over a...
Athens, Regional unit of Athens, Attica, Greece

Doiran Memorial
Birth and death dates unknown.Monument. Located near the Doiran Military Cemetery, the Doiran...
Doirani, Regional unit of Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece

Memorial To Those Who Died of Hunger
Birth and death dates unknown.The inscription translates as : "The Mother of the Occupation,...
Athens, Regional unit of Athens, Attica, Greece

Demis Roussos
15 Jun 1946 – 25 Jan 2015Singer. Alexandria born Artemios Venturis-Roussos came from a...
Athens, Regional unit of Athens, Attica, Greece

Christina Onassis
11 Dec 1950 – 19 Nov 1988Heiress. She was the daughter of Greek shipping billionaire...
Skorpios, Regional unit of Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece

John Connors
Oct 1830 – 29 Jan 1857Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Davaugh, Ireland,...
Corfu, Regional unit of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece

Jules Dassin
18 Dec 1911 – 31 Mar 2008Motion Picture Director, Screenwriter. He earned an Academy...
Athens, Regional unit of Athens, Attica, Greece

Sophia Dorothea Ulrica Alice Hohenzollern Oldenburg
14 Jun 1870 – 13 Jan 1932Queen of Greece. Wife of Constantine I. Her father was Frederic...
Athens, Regional unit of Athens, Attica, Greece

Rupert Chawner Brooke
3 Aug 1887 – 23 Apr 1915Poet. He became one of the most famous poets of the World War I...
Skyros, Regional unit of Euboea, Central Greece, Greece

Katina Paxinou
17 Dec 1900 – 22 Feb 1973Actress. Born in Piraeus, Greece, she first appeared on stage in...
Athens, Regional unit of Athens, Attica, Greece

Alexander Oldenburg I
1 Aug 1893 – 25 Oct 1920King of the Hellenes from 1917 to 1920. He was the second son of...
Athens, Regional unit of Athens, Attica, Greece

Saint Spiridon
c.270 – 348Patron saint and local hero of the island of Corfu. On four...
Corfu, Regional unit of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece

Constantine Oldenburg I
2 Aug 1868 – 11 Jan 1923King of the Hellenes from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. The...
Athens, Regional unit of Athens, Attica, Greece

Olga Constantinovna Romanov Oldenburg
3 Sep 1851 – 18 Jun 1926Greece Monarch. The wife of George I, King of the Hellenes and...
Athens, Regional unit of Athens, Attica, Greece
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