We head in Streets & Squares this time to Athens, the capital of Greece since 1834, but in existence since times immemorial. Commonly thought be have been named after the Greek goddess Athena, yet modern scholars now generally agree that it is rather the opposite: the goddess takes her name from the city.
Be it as it may, clicking on the address links leads you - as always in Streets & Squares - to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. StreetView provided.
First, a few words in Greek when it comes to place names: dromos - δρόμος (street), leoforos - λεωφόρος (avenue), lofos - λόφος (hill), odos - οδός (street), parko - πάρκο (park), parodos - πάροδος (lane), plateia - πλατεία (plaza, square), vasilias - Βασιλιάς (king), vasilissa - βασίλισσα (queen)
HERODOU ATTIKOU - Herodes Atticus (101-177) Greco-Roman politician, sophist and a Roman senator. Born in Marathon, Greece. StreetView
LEOFOROS ANDREA SYGGROU (Λεωφόρος Ανδρέα Συγγρού) Andreas Syngros (1830-1899) Greek banker and philanthropist. Responsible for completing the Corinth Canal, one of the great feats of engineering in Greece. Born in Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire. StreetView
LEOFOROS VASILISIS AMALIAS (Λεωφόρος Βασιλίσσης Αμαλίας), Queen Amalia Avenue - Amalia of Oldenburg (1818-1875) the first queen of modern Greece as the spouse of King Otto. Born in the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. StreetView
LEOFOROS VASILISSIS OLGAS - Olga Constantinovna of Russia (1851-1926) the queen consort of King George I of Greece. Born in Pavlovsk, Russian Empire. StreetView
LEOFOROS VASILISSIS SOFIAS (Λεωφόρος Βασιλίσσης Σοφίας) - Sophia of Prussia (1870-1932) Queen consort of Greece and granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Born in Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia. StreetView
LOFOS FILOPAPPOU - Philopappos (65-116) was a Prince of the Kingdom of Commagene who lived in the Roman Empire. Philopappos was one of the most prominent Greeks in the Empire. StreetView
LOFOS STREFI - named after the Strefis family who operated a stone quarry there until the 1920, and in 1963 donated the hill to the city of Athens. StreetView - Wiki
MENANDROU - Menander* (342 or 341-290 BC) dramatist/best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. Born in Kephisia, Athens. StreetView
MILTIADOU - Miltiades* (Miltiades the Younger) Μιλτιάδης, (550-489 BC)known mostly for his role in the Battle of Marathon/son of Cimon Coalemos, a renowned Olympic chariot-racer. Born in Athens. StreetView
ODOS DIONYSIOU AREOPAGITOU STREET - πάροδος Διονυσίου Αρεοπαγίτου - Dionysius the Areopagite (1st Century AD) Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτης the first Christian Bishop of Athens and a judge at the Areopagus Court in Athens. StreetView
PAPARRIGOPOULOU - Constantine Paparrigopoulos* Κωνσταντίνος Παπαρρηγόπουλος (1815-1891) Greek historian/founder of modern Greek historiography - Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. StreetView
PARODOS ATHANASIOU DIAKOU (Οδός Αθανάσιου Διάκου) Athanasios Diakos (1788-1821) military commander and national hero during the Greek War of Independence. Born in either Ano Mousounitsa or Artotina, Phocis, Greece. StreetView
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A to Z FROM ATHENS
i.e. a list of people born in Athens. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. And last but not least: the flag of this ancient city!
A - Helene Ahrweiler* Byzantinologist/UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Greece (1926)
B - Georgios Babiniotis* linguist, philologist and politician (1939)
C - Christine Cushing* Canadian celebrity chef tand television program host (1965)
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G - **Fofi Gennimat**a* politician (1964)
H - Arianna Huffington* (b Stasinopoulou) Greek-American author, columnist, founder of The Huffington Post (1950)
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J - Jimmy James* New Zealand dancer, dance teacher and cabaret proprietor (1915)
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L - Tommy Lee* American musician (Mötley Crüe) (1962)
M - Melina Mercouri* actress/singer/politician (1920)
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P - Plato* philosopher/pupil of Socrates/teacher of Aristotle (year of birth between 423-428 BC)
Q - Queen Sofia of Spain* wife of King Juan Carlos I (1938)
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S - Katerina Stefanidi* pole vaulter/OG (1990)
T - Stefanos Tsitsipas* tennis player (1998)
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Updated 29.1.2023