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Notable Greek Americans

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  • Symeon C. Symeonides
    Symeon C. Symeonides (born 1949), Alex L. Parks Distinguished Professor of Law, Dean Emeritus, is an international law scholar and professor at the Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oreg...
  • George N. Hatsopoulos (1927 - 2018)
    George Nicholas Hatsopoulos (January 7, 1927 – September 20, 2018) was a Greek American mechanical engineer noted for his work in thermodynamics and for having co-founded Thermo Electron.
  • Alexander Payne
    Constantine Alexander Payne[1] (born February 10, 1961)[2] is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is noted for his satirical depictions of contemporary American society. Payne ha...
  • Nicholas A. Peppas
    Nicholas (Nikolaos) A. Peppas (Greek: Νικόλαος Α. Πέππας; born 25 August 1948, in Athens, Greece) is a chemical and biomedical engineer whose leadership in biomaterials science and engineering, drug ...
  • Panos Costa Panay
    Panos Costa Panay (Greek: Πάνος Κώστα Παναή)[1] is a Greek American business executive. He leads Amazon’s consumer electronics business, which includes Alexa, Echo, Kindle, Fire TV, Fire tablets, Rin...

Greek Americans (Greek: Ελληνοαμερικανοί, Ellinoamerikanoi) are Americans of full or partial Greek ancestry. The United States is home to the largest Greek community outside of Greece, ahead of Australia, Cyprus, Albania, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

More than 1.4 million Americans are of Greek descent. In 2010, 321,444 people older than five spoke Greek at home. Greek Americans have the highest concentrations in the New York City, Boston, and Chicago regions, but have settled in major metropolitan areas across the United States. In 2000, Tarpon Springs, Florida was home to the highest per capita representation of Greek Americans in the country (25%).

-- adapted from Wikipedia