List of ancient Greeks
This an alphabetical list of ancient Greeks. These include ethnic Greeks and Greek language speakers from Greece and the Mediterranean world up to about 200 AD.
A
- Achaeus of Eretria - poet
- Achaeus - general
- Achilles Tatius - writer
- Acron - writer
- Acrotatus - King of Sparta
- Acusilaus - scholar
- Adeimantus - Corinthian general
- Adrianus - sophist
- Aeneas Tacticus - writer
- Aenesidemus - Sceptic philosopher
- Aeropus I of Macedon - king
- Aeropus II of Macedon - king
- Aeschines - Athenian orator
- Aeschines Socraticus - Socratic philosopher
- Aeschylus - playwright
- Aesop - author of fables
- Aetion - painter
- Aetius - philosopher
- Agasias - sculptor
- Agasicles - King of Sparta
- Agatharcides - grammarian
- Agatharchidas - Spartan general
- Agatharchus - painter
- Agathinus - medicine
- Agathocles - tyrant of Syracuse
- Agathon - tragic poet
- Ageladas - sculptor
- Agesilaus I - King of Sparta
- Agesilaus II - King of Sparta
- Agesipolis I - King of Sparta
- Agesipolis II - King of Sparta
- Agesipolis III - King of Sparta
- Agis I - King of Sparta
- Agis II - King of Sparta
- Agis III - King of Sparta
- Agis IV - King of Sparta
- Agoracritus - sculptor
- Agyrrhius - Athenian politician c. 400 BC
- Aisimides - Corcyrean general
- Albinus - philosopher
- Alcaeus - three; lyric poet, playwright, epigrammatist
- Alcamenes - sculptor
- Alcetas I of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Alcibiades - Athenian general
- Alcidamas - sophist
- Alciphron - sophist
- Alcmaeon of Croton - physician
- Alcman - lyric poet 7th c. BC
- Alcmenes - King of Sparta
- Alexander Aetolus - poet
- Alexander Balas - Seleucid king of Syria
- Alexander I of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Alexander II of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Alexander II Zabinas - King of Macedon
- Alexander IV of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Alexander the Great - King of Macedon
- Alexander V of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Alexander of Pherae - tyrant
- Alexander I of Molossia
- Alexander II of Molossia
- Alexander - tragic poet
- Alexander Polyhistor - writer
- Alexander of Abonuteichos - cult leader
- Alexander of Aphrodisias - Peripatetic philosopher
- Alexis - playwright
- Alyattes - king of Lydia
- Alypius - music writer
- Ameipsias - Athenian comic poet
- Amelesagoras - writer
- Amelius - philosopher
- Ammonius - writer
- Ammonius Saccas - philosopher
- Amphis - Middle Comedy poet
- Amynander - king of Athamania
- Amyntas I of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Amyntas II of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Amyntas III of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Amyntas IV of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Anacharsis - philosopher
- Anacreon - lyric poet 6th cent. BC
- Anaxagoras - philosopher
- Anaxander - King of Sparta
- Anaxandridas I - King of Sparta
- Anaxandridas - King of Sparta
- Anaxandrides - philosopher
- Anaxarchus - philosopher
- Anaxidamus - King of Sparta
- Anaxilas - Middle Comedy poet
- Anaxilas of Rhegium - tyrant
- Anaximander - philosopher
- Anaximenes - two; philosopher, historian
- Anaxippus - New Comedy poet
- Andocides - two; Athenian politician, potter
- Andreas - physician
- Andriscus - Adramyttian adventurer
- Andron - writer
- Andronicus Rhodius - Peripatetic philosopher
- Androsthenes - navigator
- Androtion - Athenian politician and writer
- Anniceris - philosopher
- Anonymus [sic] - writer
- Anser - erotic poet
- Antagoras of Rhodes - writer
- Antalcidas - Spartan general
- Antenor - sculptor
- Anticleides - writer
- Antidorus - grammarian
- Antigenes - Attic poet
- Antigonus I Monophthalmus - King of Macedon
- Antigonus II Gonatas - King of Macedon
- Antigonus III Doson - King of Macedon
- Antigonus III of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Antimachus - poet and scholar
- Antiochus I Soter - Seleucid king of Syria
- Antiochus II Theos - Seleucid king of Syria
- Antiochus III the Great - Seleucid king of Syria
- Antiochus IV Epiphanes - Seleucid king of Syria
- Antiochus IX Cyzicenus - Seleucid king of Syria
- Antiochus V Eupator - Seleucid king of Syria
- Antiochus VI Dionysus - Seleucid king of Syria
- Antiochus VII Sidetes - Seleucid king of Syria
- Antiochus VIII Grypus - Seleucid king of Syria
- Antiochus X Eusebes - Seleucid king of Syria
- Antiochus XI Ephiphanes - Seleucid king of Syria
- Antiochus XII Dionysus - Seleucid king of Syria
- Antiochus XIII Asiaticus - Seleucid king of Syria
- Antipater II of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Antipater III of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Antipater - Macedonian general
- Antipater of Sidon - writer
- Antipater of Tarsus - philosopher
- Antipater of Thessalonica - epigrammatist
- Antipater of Tyre - philosopher
- Antiphanes - playwright
- Antiphilus - writer
- Antiphon - three; two Athenian orators, tragic poet
- Antisthenes - two; philosopher, writer
- Antonius Diogenes - writer
- Antyllus - physician
- Anyte of Tegea - poetess
- Anytos - Athenian general
- Apelles - painter
- Apollodorus - painter; grammarian; comic playwright; architect
- Apollonius of Perga - mathematician
- Apollonius of Rhodes - writer and librarian
- Apollonius - philosopher and mathematician
- Arcesilaus - philosopher
- Archelaus of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Archestratus - Athenian general
- Archidamus I - King of Sparta
- Archidamus II - King of Sparta
- Archidamus III - King of Sparta
- Archidamus IV - King of Sparta
- Archidamus V - King of Sparta
- Archilochus - poet
- Archilochus of Paros - poet
- Archimedes - mathematician
- Archytas - philosopher
- Areus I - King of Sparta
- Areus II - King of Sparta
- Arion - poet
- Aristagoras - tyrant of Miletus
- Aristarchus - mathematician
- Aristeas - poet
- Aristeus - Corinthian general
- Aristides - Athenian statesman
- Aristippus - philosopher
- Aristocles - Spartan general
- Ariston - King of Sparta
- Aristonicus of Pergamum - Attalid king of Pergamum
- Aristophanes - playwright
- Aristotle - philosopher; Athenian general
- Arrian - historian
- Arsinoe I of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Arsinoe II of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Arsinoe III of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Artemidorus - grammarian
- Artemisia - queen of Halicarnassus
- Asclepiades - philosopher
- Aspasia - hetaira of Pericles
- Astyochus - Spartan general
- Attalus I - Attalid king of Pergamum
- Attalus II - Attalid king of Pergamum
- Attalus III - Attalid king of Pergamum
B
- Bacchylides - poet
- Basil of Caesarea - Christian saint
- Berenice I of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Berenice II of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Bion - poet
- Brasidas - Spartan general
- Bryson - philosopher
- Bupalus - sculptor
C
- Caesarion - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Calliades - archon of Athens
- Callias - Athenian statesman
- Callicrates - architect
- Callicratides - Spartan general
- Callimachus - poet
- Callimachus (polemarch) - Athenian general
- Callisthenes - historian
- Cassander - King of Macedon
- Chaeron - tyrant of Pellene
- Charillus - King of Sparta
- Chrysippus - philosopher
- Dio Chrysostom - orator
- John Chrysostom - theologian
- Cimon - Athenian statesman
- Cleandridas - Spartan statesman
- Cleanthes - philosopher
- Clearchus - Spartan general
- Clearidas - Spartan general
- Cleinias - Athenian general, father of Alcibiades
- Cleisthenes - Athenian statesman
- Clement of Alexandria - theologian
- Cleombrotus I - King of Sparta
- Cleomenes I - King of Sparta
- Cleomenes II - King of Sparta
- Cleomenes III - King of Sparta
- Cleon - Athenian statesman
- Cleopatra I of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Cleopatra II of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Cleopatra III of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Cleopatra IV of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Cleopatra Thea - Seleucid king of Syria
- Cleopatra V of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Cleopatra V of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Cleopatra VI of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Cleopatra VII of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Cleophon - Athenian statesman
- Clitomachus - philosopher
- Cnemus - Spartan general
- Comeas - archon of Athens
- Conon - Athenian general
- Corinna - poet
- Crantor - philosopher
- Craterus of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Crates of Thebes - philosopher
- Cratippus - historian
- Creon - archon of Athens
- Croesus - king of Lydia
- Cresilas - sculptor
- Critias - one of the Thirty Tyrants
- Ctesibius - scientist
- Cylon - attempted usurper in Athens
- Cypselus - tyrant of Corinth
D
- Daman - philosopher
- Damasias - archon of Athens
- Demaratus - King of Sparta
- Demetrius I of Bactria - Greek king of Bactria
- Diodotus of Bactria - Seleucid king of Bactria
- Demetrius I of Syria - Seleucid king of Syria
- Demetrius I Poliorcetes - King of Macedon
- Demetrius II of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Demetrius II of Syria - Seleucid king of Syria
- Demetrius III of Syria - Seleucid king of Syria
- Demetrius of Alopece - sculptor
- Demetrius the Cynic - philosopher
- Democritus - philosopher
- Demosthenes - Athenian general; Athenian orator
- Dicaearchus - geographer
- Didymus Chalcenterus - grammarian
- Diodorus Siculus - historian
- Diodotus Tryphon - Seleucid king of Syria
- Diogenes Apolloniates - philosopher
- Diogenes Laertius - biographer
- Diogenes of Sinope - philosopher
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus - historian
- Dionysius of Phocaea - Ionian general
- Dionysius of Syracuse - tyrant of Syracuse
- Diophantus - mathematician
- Diotimus - Athenian general
- Diphilus - comic playwright
- Dorissus - King of Sparta
- Draco - Athenian lawmaker
E
- Echestratus - King of Sparta
- Empedocles - philosopher
- Epaminondas - Theban general
- Ephialtes - traitor
- Ephorus - historian
- Epictetus - philosopher
- Epicurus - philosopher
- Epitadas - Spartan general
- Erasistratus - physician
- Eratosthenes - geographer
- Eubulides of Miletus - philosopher
- Eubulus (statesman) - Athenian statesman
- Eucleidas - King of Sparta
- Euclid - mathematician
- Eudamidas I - King of Sparta
- Eudamidas II - King of Sparta
- Eudamidas III - King of Sparta
- Eudemus of Rhodes - philosopher
- Eudoxus of Cnidus - mathematician
- Eudoxus of Cyzicus - explorer
- Eumenes I - Attalid king of Pergamum
- Eumenes II - Attalid king of Pergamum
- Eunomus - King of Sparta
- Euphemus - Athenian general
- Euridice I of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Euripides - playwright
- Eurybatus - Corcyrean general
- Eurybiades - Spartan general
- Eurycrates - King of Sparta
- Eurycratides - King of Sparta
- Eurylochus - Spartan general
- Eurymedon - Athenian general
- Eurypon - King of Sparta
- Eurysthenes - King of Sparta
- Euthydemus - Seleucid king of Bactria
- Eusebius of Caesarea - Christian historian
F
- Favorinus - philosopher
G
- Galen - physician
- Gelo - tyrant of Syracuse
- Gnathaena - courtesan
- Gorgias - orator
- Gregory of Nyssa - Christian saint
- Gylippus - Spartan general
H
- Harmodius and Aristogeiton - assassins
- Harpalus - friend of Alexander the Great
- Hecataeus - historian
- Hephaestion - lover of Alexander the Great
- Heraclides Ponticus - philosopher
- Heraclitus - philosopher
- Hermias - philosopher
- Hermocrates - Syracusan general
- Hero of Alexandria - scientist
- Herodotus - historian
- Herophilus - physician
- Hesiod - poet
- Hiero I of Syracuse - tyrant of Syracuse
- Hiero II of Syracuse - tyrant of Syracuse
- Hierocles of Alexandria - philosopher
- Hierophon - Athenian general
- Hipparchus (son of Pisistratus) - tyrant of Athens
- Hipparchus - mathematician
- Hippias (son of Pisistratus) - tyrant of Athens
- Hippias - philosopher
- Hippocleides - archon of Athens
- Hippocrates - physician; Athenian general
- Hippodamus of Miletus
- Hipponax - poet
- Hipponicus - Athenian general
- Hipponoidas - Spartan general
- Homer - poet
- Hypatia of Alexandria - philosopher
- Hyperbolus - Athenian statesman
- Hypereides - orator
I
- Iamblichus - philosopher
- Ibycus - poet
- Ictinus - architect
- Irenaeus - theologian
- Isagoras - archon of Athens
- Isocrates - rhetorician; Spartan general
K
- Karanus of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Koinos of Macedon - King of Macedon
L
- Lacedaimonius - Athenian general
- Lamachus - Athenian general
- Leon - King of Sparta
- Leonidas I - King of Sparta
- Leonidas II - King of Sparta
- Leotychidas II - King of Sparta
- Leotychides - Spartan general
- Leucippus - philosopher
- Longinus - literary critic
- Lycophron - poet; son of Periander; Spartan general
- Lycurgus - King of Sparta; Athenian orator
- Lygdamus - tyrant of Naxos
- Lysimachus - Macedonian general
- Lysander - Spartan general
M
- Machaon - Spartan general
- Megacles - archon of Athens; Athenian statesman; various other Athenians
- Megasthenes - traveller
- Meleager of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Menander - playwright
- Menedaius - Spartan general
- Menedemus - philosopher
- Menedemus of Eretria - poet
- Miciades - Corcyrean general
- Milo of Croton - athlete
- Miltiades - archon of Athens; Athenian general; various other Athenians
- Mimnermus - poet
- Mindarus - Spartan general
- Myron - sculptor
- Myronides - Athenian general
N
- Nabis - Spartan usurper
- Gregory Nazianzus - Bishop of Constantinople
- Nearchus - Macedonian general
- Nicander - King of Sparta
- Nicias - Athenian statesman
- Nicocreon - tyrant of Cyprus
- Nicomedes I of Bithynia - king of Bithynia
- Nicomedes II of Bithynia - king of Bithynia
- Nicomedes III of Bithynia - king of Bithynia
O
- Olorus - various kings of Thrace
- Olympias - mother of Alexander the Great
- Olympiodorus of Thebes - historian
- Orestes of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Origen - theologian
P
- Pagondas - Spartan general
- Pamphilus - painter
- Pamphilus - grammarian
- Pamphilus - theologian
- Panaetius of Rhodes - philosopher
- Parmenides - philosopher
- Pausanias of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Pausanias of Sparta - King of Sparta
- Pausanias - traveller
- Pedanius Dioscorides - physician
- Peisander - Athenian statesman
- Pelopidas - Theban statesman
- Pelops of Sparta - King of Sparta
- Perdiccas I of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Perdiccas II of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Perdiccas III of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Periander - tyrant of Corinth
- Pericles - Athenian statesman
- Perseus of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Phaedo of Elis - philosopher
- Phaenippus - archon of Athens
- Phidias - sculptor
- Phidippides - legendary runner
- Philetairos - Attalid king of Pergamum
- Philetas of Cos - poet
- Philip I Philadelphus - Seleucid king of Syria
- Philip II of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Philip II Philoromaeus - Seleucid king of Syria
- Philip III of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Philip IV of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Philip V of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Philip V of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Philo - philosopher
- Philoxenus - poet
- Phocion - Athenian statesman
- Phormio - Athenian general
- Phrynichus - playwright
- Pindar - poet
- Pirrone - philosopher
- Pisistratus - tyrant of Athens
- Plato - philosopher
- Pleistarchus - King of Sparta
- Pleistoanax - King of Sparta
- Plotinus - philosopher
- Plutarch - biographer
- Polemo - philosopher
- Polybius - historian
- Polycarp - Christian saint
- Polycrates - tyrant of Samos
- Polydectes - King of Sparta
- Polydorus - King of Sparta
- Polykleitos - sculptor
- Polygnots - painter
- Polyperchon - Macedonian regent
- Porphyry - philosopher
- Posidonius - philosopher
- Praxiteles - philosopher
- Procles - King of Sparta
- Prodicus - philosopher
- Protagoras - philosopher
- Proteas - Athenian general
- Prytanis - King of Sparta
- Ptolemy - geographer
- Ptolemy I of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Ptolemy I of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Ptolemy II of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Ptolemy III of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Ptolemy IV of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Ptolemy IX of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Ptolemy V of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Ptolemy VI of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Ptolemy VII of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Ptolemy VIII of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Ptolemy X of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Ptolemy XI of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Ptolemy XII of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Ptolemy XIII of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Ptolemy XIV of Egypt - Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
- Pyrrho - philosopher
- Pyrrhus of Epirus - king of Epirus
- Pythagoras - mathematician
- Pytheas - explorer
- Pythocles - philosopher
- Pythodorus - Athenian general
R
S
- Sappho - poet
- Seleucus I Nicator - Seleucid king of Syria
- Seleucus II Callinicus - Seleucid king of Syria
- Seleucus III Ceraunus - Seleucid king of Syria
- Seleucus IV Philopator - Seleucid king of Syria
- Seleucus V Philometor - Seleucid king of Syria
- Seleucus VI Epiphanes - Seleucid king of Syria
- Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes - Seleucid king of Syria
- Sextus Empiricus - philosopher
- Simonides - poet
- Socrates - philosopher
- Socrates Scholasticus - Christian historian
- Solon - Athens lawmaker
- Soos - King of Sparta
- Sophocles - playwright; Athenian general
- Sosthenes of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Speusippus - philosopher
- Stesichorus - poet
- Stilpo - philosopher
- Stobaeus - biographer
- Strabo - geographer
- Styphon - Spartan general
T
- Teleclus - King of Sparta
- Thales - philosopher
- Themistocles - archon of Athens
- Theocritus - poet
- Theophrastus - philosopher
- Theopompus - King of Sparta; orator
- Theramenes - Athenian statesman
- Therimenes - Spartan general
- Thespus - actor
- Thrasybulus - Athenian general
- Thrasylus - Athenian general
- Thrasymelidas - Spartan general
- Thucydides - historian
- Timaeus - historian
- Timocrates - Spartan general
- Timoleon - Corinthian general
- Timon of Phlius - philosopher
- Tyrimmas of Macedon - King of Macedon
- Tyrtaeus - poet
X
- Xanthippe - wife of Socrates
- Xanthippus - father of Pericles; Spartan mercenary
- Xenoclides - Spartan general
- Xenocrates - philosopher
- Xenophon - soldier and historian
- Xenophanes - philosopher
Z
- Zeno of Citium - philosopher
- Zeno of Elea - philosopher
- Zenodotus - grammarian
- Zeuxidamas - King of Sparta