The following is a list of Macedonians.
Also see Macedonia (Roman province)#Citizens
- Sopater, (Veria 1st century BC), saint, accompanied by Paulos
- Antipater of Thessalonica (late 1st century BC), epigrammatic poet and governor of the city
- Philippus of Thessalonica (late 1st century AD), epigrammatic poet and compiler of the Greek Anthology
- Saint Hermes, (Thessaloniki, Rome 120 AD)
- Martyr Theodora (Thessaloniki, Rome 123 AD)
- Athryilatus of Thasos (1–2nd century AD), physician
- Agape, Chionia, and Irene (died 304), saints
- Saint Demetrius, early 4th century
Contemporary
Architects
Athletes
Greek-Macedonian-Australian * Mark Philippoussis – tennis player
Archery
Basketball
Chess
Cycling
- Kleanthis Bargas (born 1978)[2]
Handball
- Dimitris Tzimourtos (born 1981)[4]
Track and field
Volleyball
- Kostas Christofidelis (born 1977)[5]
Weightlifting
Wrestling
- Apostolos Taskoudis (born 1985)[7]
Presidents of Greece
Prime Ministers of Greece
- Stephanos Dragoumis (1842–1923), Prime Minister of Greece (January 10, 1910 – October 6, 1910)
- Evripidis Bakirtzis (1895–1947), first president of Political Committee of National Liberation, during World War II
- Constantine Karamanlis (March 8, 1907 – April 23, 1998), former President and Prime Minister of Greece
- Kostas Karamanlis (born September 14, 1956), (nephew of Constantine) former Prime Minister of Greece
Politicians
- Anastasios Polyzoidis, Meleniko (1802–1873)
- Philip Dragoumis (1890–1980)
- Alexandros Zannas (1892–1968)
- Michail Sapkas (1873–1956), born in Magarevo
- Markos E. Bolaris (born 1958),[8] ex-Assistant Minister of National Economy, member of the Greek Parliament (Panhellenic Socialist Movement), representing Serres
- Theofylaktos Papakonstantinou, (1905–1991, Monastiri), journalist, minister of Education and Religious Affairs
- Nikolaos Martis (1915–2013)
- Traianos Nallis (born 1874 Gradešnica), member of the first Ottoman Parliament Second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire) 1908[9]
- Dr. Stavros Nallis, first president of Makedoniki Amina established in Monastiri (1903) (Greek: Σταύρος Νάλλης Νάλης)
- Markos Natsinas (1925–2001)
- Stefanos Natsinas (1910–1976)
- Anastasios Dalipis (1896–1949), politician and army officer, from a village of Kastoria
- Dimitrios Makris (1910–1981), MP for Florina and Interior Minister for Greece
- Stelios Papathemelis (born 1938)
- Georgios Lianis (born 1942), ex-Minister of Sports and journalist
- Giannis Ioannidis (born 1945), basketball player, coach, politician and minister of sports
- Vassilios Papageorgopoulos (born 1947), sprinter and mayor of Thessaloniki
- Georgios Orfanos (born 1953), ex-Minister of Sports and ex-football-player
- Georgios Papastamkos (born 1955)
- Evangelos Venizelos (born 1957)
- Panagiotis Fasoulas (born 1963), basketball player, politician, mayor of Piraeus
- Eva Kaili (born 1976), member of the European Parliament and news broadcaster
- Elena Rapti[10]
- Liana Gouta[11] chemical engineer, politician and first driver of bio-car in Greece
- Ioannis Gklavakis, member of the European Parliament
First Ladies
Journalists
- Ioannis Vellidis, founder of Makedonia (newspaper) in 1911
- Nikolaos Mertzos (born 1936), founder of the magazine Makedoniki Zoi (Macedonian Life) in 1966
- Kostas Bliatkas (born 1957)
- Vicky Hadjivassiliou
- Rania Thraskia
Writers
Actors
Filmmakers
- Maria Plyta (1915–2006) el:Μαρία Πλυτά, first Greek woman film-maker
- Nikos Vezyrgiannis (born 1964)
- Zahos Samoladas (born 1967)[23]
- Patrick Tatopoulos, Greek-American movie production designer
Scientists
- Achilles Papapetrou (1907–1997), theoretical physicist
- Antonis Volanis (born 1948), industrial designer
- Dr. Kostas Kosmatopoulos (born 1950)[24] bio-researcher
- Markos Papageorgiou (born 1953)[25] electrical engineer
- Maria Spiropulu (born 1970), experimental physicist at CERN
- Sotiris Malassiotis (born 1971)[26] researcher in informatics & telematics
- John Hadjidemetriou (born 1937)[27] astrophysicist
- Kostas E. Psannis (born 1974)[28] computer engineer
- Panagiotis Spyrou, heart surgeon
- Dimitrios Maronitis,[29] classical scholar
- Evangelos Kofos, historian
- A.Phivos Christidis (1946–2004)[30] linguist
Entrepreneurs
- Ioannis Boutaris (politician also)
Singers
Musicians
- Dimitrios Lalas (1844–1911), born in Magarevo, pianist, composer
- Emilios Riadis (1880–1935), pianist, composer
- Dimitrios Semsis (1883–1950), alias Salonikios, born in Stromnitsa[37]
- Dionysis Savvopoulos (born December 2, 1944), composer, lyricist and singer
- Argyris Bakirtzis (born 1947)
- Nikolas Asimos (1949–1988), counter-culture rock artist
- Nikos Ziogalas (born 1953)
- Sokratis Malamas (born 1957)
- Giannis Aggelakas, (born 1959), singer and leader of rock band Trypes
- Marianthi and Sophie, founders of synthopop band Marsheaux
- Zak Stefanou (born 1984)
Models