The Zaimis family () is an old family of politicians from Kalavryta, whose members played a leading role during the period of Ottoman Greece and the Greek War of Independence, subsequently playing an important role in the political life of the new Greek state.
Notable people Dimitrios Zaimis (b. 18th century), Greek freedom fighter and politician from Achaea. Asimakis Zaimis, Greek freedom fighter, politician and filikos Andreas Zaimis (1791–1840), Greek freedom fighter and politician Ioannis Zaimis (1797–1882), Greek politician, first Mayor of Patras Thrasyvoulos Zaimis (1822–1880), Prime Minister of Greece two times between 1869 and 1872 Alexandros Zaimis (1855–1936), Prime Minister of Greece six times between 1897 and 1928Νίκη Μαρωνίτη, Αλέξανδρος Θρ. Ζαΐμης, όψεις ενός πολυσχιδούς βίου (1855–1936), εκδόσεις ΜΙΕΤ, σελ. 47
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Michail V. Sakellariou, The Peloponnese during the Second Turkish Occupation (1715–1821), Athens 1939, reissued 2000.