The following is a list of notable Greek Americans, including both original immigrants of full or partial Greek descent who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
Architecture George J. Efstathiou – architect Costas Kondylis – architect Nicholas Negroponte – architect and computer scientist
Business
Automobiles Elena Ford – Ford Motor Company heiress and officer
Agriculture Peter J. Taggares
Alcoholic beverages C. Dean Metropoulos – owner of Pabst Brewing Company
Chemicals and petroleum Andrew N. Liveris – CEO of Dow Chemical Company William S. Stavropoulos – past CEO and Chairman of The Dow Chemical Company William Tavoulareas – president of Mobil Oil Corporation Van Vlahakis – founder of Earth Friendly Products
Computer software and hardware Michael Capellas – terminal CEO of MCI and Compaq Greg Papadopoulos – senior vice president and chief technical officer of Sun Microsystems Inc. Stratton Sclavos – president & CEO of VeriSign Ed Zander – CEO of Motorola and former president of Sun Microsystems George Perlegos - Computer scientist and engineer. Founder and former CEO of ATMEL
Consumer products John Paul DeJoria – cofounder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products Tom Kartsotis – founder of Fossil Group and Shinola Detroit Leo Stefanos – inventor of the Dove Bar
Education John Brademas – president of New York University Peter Diamandopoulos – president of Adelphi University Linda P.B. Katehi-Tseregounis – chancellor of the University of California, Davis Constantine Papadakis – president of Drexel University Paul Vallas – CEO of the Chicago Public Schools
Entertainment and media Akim Anastopoulo – Featured judge on Eye for an Eye. Executive producer of Crackle’s Men of West Hollywood; co-owner of the series’ production company, Get Me Out Productions. Kary Antholis – senior vice president for miniseries at HBO John P. Avlon, author, political commentator, CNN Senior Political Analyst and former Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast Nickolas Davatzes – retired president and CEO of A&E Television Networks Jim Gianopoulos – chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures George Kerasotes – one of the founders of Kerasotes Theatres, and United Theatre Owners of Illinois in 1947. Oren Koules – entrepreneur, film producer, and professional sports executive Alexander Pantages – vaudeville and early motion picture producer and impresario Ted Sarandos – chief content officer for Netflix Charles Skouras – movie magnate, president of Fox Coast West and National Pictures George Skouras – movie magnate, president of United Artists Spyros Skouras – movie magnate, president of 20th Century Fox George Lois – advertising executive (ESPN, USA Today, Xerox, MTV, Wolfschmidt, Tommy Hilfiger), "Fizz Fizz What a Relief it Is", "No Dancing in the (a)Isles" "Crazy People" (Big break hired by Rossides for Javits 1960)
Finance and venture capital Peter Barris – American venture capitalist, FDA Zoe Cruz – ex co-president of Morgan Stanley Jamie Dimon – (Papademetriou) - CEO of JPMorgan Chase, grandson of Smyrna broker John Calamos – founder of Calamos Investments Peter Peterson (Petropoulos) - ex-CEO of Bell & Howell, Lehman Bros, chair of Council on Foreign Relations, chair BlackStone, Nixon Commerce Scy William Spell – founder and current president of Spell Capital Partners Mike Vranos – hedge fund manager Harry Wilson – former investor and restructuring expert Jim Chanos - founder and president of Kynikos Associates
Game design Alex Rigopulos – video game designer, cofounder of Harmonix Music Systems
Inventor George Ballas – inventor of the weed eater, father of dancer Corky Ballas and grandfather to dancer Mark Ballas
Medical devices and pharmaceuticals Peter M. Nicholas – cofounder of Boston Scientific Corporation P. Roy Vagelos – M.D. and former chairman and CEO of Merck Albert Bourla - Ph.D. CEO of Pfizer
Retail Sophia Amoruso – founder and owner of Nasty Gal John Catsimatidis – founder of Gristedes Foods Tom Carvel – founder of the Carvel franchise The Demoulas Brothers – founders of the DeMoulas' Market Basket
Real estate George Argyros – founder of real estate company Amel & Affiliates Sam Israel – investor and landlord George Lycurgus – developer of hotels on Waikiki and the Volcano House George P. Mitchell – original developer of the Woodlands Alex Spanos – California realty magnate, chaired American Bible Society
Social media Jason Calacanis – angel investor (Uber), entrepreneur and founder of Weblogs, Inc. Arianna Huffington – founder of Huffington Post Alyssa LaRoche – founder of Aimee Weber Studio Inc. Ted Leonsis – vice-chair of AOL Angelo Sotira – cofounder of the online community DeviantArt Gregg Spiridellis – cofounder of JibJab Evan Spiridellis – cofounder of JibJab
Sports Peter Angelos – MLB owner of the Baltimore Orioles and former basketball player. Successful product-liability case lawyer. Alex Anthopoulos – (May 25, 1977) Canadian-born baseball executive. Currently GM and EVP of Atlanta Braves. Formerly GM and SVP of Toronto Blue Jays. Alex Spanos – Deceased. Was owner of NFL's San Diego Chargers. Dean Spanos – President and CEO of San Diego Chargers. Son of Alex Spanos. A. G. Spanos – President of Business Operations of San Diego Chargers. Grandson of Alex Spanos. Peter Karmanos Jr. – founder, president & CEO of Compuware and owner of the NHL team Carolina Hurricanes Ted Phillips – president and CEO of the NFL team the Chicago Bears Ted Leonsis – founder, chairman, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment Tom Gores – Billionaire, businessman, investor.
Various Jim Davis – chairman of New Balance Peter Diamandis – magazine entrepreneur, founder of the International Space University Emmanuel Kampouris – businessman and philanthropist; former chairman and CEO of American Standard Companies Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg – businessman and philanthropist Michael Recanati – businessman and philanthropist George Logothetis – founder and CEO of the Libra Group Harry Markopoulos – forensic accounting and financial fraud investigator; Madoff investment scandal whistleblower John Rigas – founder of Adelphia Communications Corporation John Sitilides – government affairs and international relations specialist at Trilogy Advisors LLC in Washington, D.C.
Fashion
Cuisine Cat Cora – Iron Chef on Food Network's Iron Chef America Marisa Churchill – known for Top Chef (season 2), author of the Sweet & Skinny cookbooks, Food Network Challenge, and host of My Sweet & Skinny Life on Alpha channel in Greece. George Mavrothalassitis – chef and restaurateur known as one of the cofounders of Hawaii Regional Cuisine in the early 1990s Spike Mendelsohn – chef and restaurateur best known as the fifth-place finisher of the fourth season of Top Chef (2008–2009) Michael Psilakis – restaurateur best known for his appearances on television shows including Ultimate Recipe Showdown, Iron Chef America, The Best Thing I Ever Ate and No Kitchen Required Michele Ragussis – chef, best known as a finalist on the Food Network series Food Network Star (season 8) Nicholas Stefanelli – chef and restaurateur, known for his Michelin-starred Italian restaurant Masseria Michael Symon – Iron Chef on Food Network's Iron Chef America
Fashion Michael Costello – fashion designer Patricia Field – fashion designer James Galanos – fashion designer "Greek-born couturier James Galanos" Peter Speliopoulos – vice president, DKNY design "Greek American, originally from Springfield, Massachusetts" George Stavropoulos – fashion designer John Varvatos – fashion designer "To show in Milan is 'the top' according to the Greek American who decided to leave the catwalks of New York and head for those here in Milan." Nick Verreos – American fashion designer " I’m half Greek and half Venezuelan, and I speak fluent Spanish and Greek."
Modeling
Betty Cantrell – beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Georgia 2015 & Miss America 2016 Margia Dean – former American beauty queen and actress, Miss California 1939 Ella Halikas – model, social media influencer Patricia Kara – model, actress, TV personality Katerina Katakalides – model and beauty pageant titleholder (Teen Miss New York 2016) Cleo Maletis – beauty pageant titleholder Becky and Jessie O'Donohue – American Idol contestants and models, Ryan Pinkston – actor and model Suzi Simpson – model, actress, aspiring screenwriter Jessica St. George – Playboy magazine Playmate of the Month (February 1965) Corinna Tsopei – Miss Universe 1964 - American actress Sofia Richie Lionel's Richie daughter
Style Vidal Sassoon – British and American hairstylist
Explorers and settlers Pete Athans – mountaineer Yiorgos Caralambo – one of the eight men hired by US Army in 1856 to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest. John Cocoris – introduced the technique of sponge diving in 1905 to Tarpon Springs by recruiting divers and crew members from Greece. The first divers came from the Saronic Gulf islands of Aegina and Hydra, but they were soon outnumbered by those from the Dodecanese islands of Kalymnos, Symi and Halki. Philip Tedro, or Hadji Ali - hired by US Army in 1856 to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest. Gracia Dura Bin – early settler, wife of Dr. Andrew Turnbull
Religious figures Andrew Constantinides Zenos (1855–1942) Presbyterian minister, author, and dean of McCormick Theological Seminary Archbishop Iakovos – former Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, Harvard professor, Selma marcher, president World Council of Churches Aryeh Kaplan – American Orthodox rabbi of Greek-Sephardic descent from Thessaloniki Eric Metaxas – author, essayist and biographer of Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and William Wilberforce Betty Robbins – second Jewish female cantor in history
Law Peter Angelos – product-liability case lawyer, owner of the MLB Baltimore Orioles and former basketball player. Stephanos Bibas – United States circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit James C. Cacheris – senior United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Michael Chagares – federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Constantine George Cholakis – former United States federal judge William P. Dimitrouleas – United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Peter C. Economus – United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Maria Foscarinis – founder and executive director, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty Nicholas Garaufis – senior United States district judge serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Constandinos Himonas – justice of the Utah Supreme Court Kenneth M. Karas – United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Gregory G. Katsas – United States circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Charles Petros Kocoras – United States federal judge of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Thomas Demetrios Lambros – former United States federal judge Paul J. Liacos – chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1989 to 1996 John Michael Manos – United States federal judge for 30 years Costa M. Pleicones – jurist who served as the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court Eleni M. Roumel – Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims John J. Stamos – justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1988 to 1990 Nicholas Tsoucalas – Senior Judge for the United States Court of International Trade Thomas A. Varlan – United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee