Cretan celebrities
Domenico Theotokopoulos ('El Greco', 1541-1614)
Renaissance painter, born in Fodele near Heraklion.
Eleftherios Venizelos (1864-1936)
The greatest statesman of Greece.
Epimenides af Knossos (semi-mythical 6. cent. BC)
Greek philosopher and mystic.
Michalis Damaskinos (1530-1591)
Painter. Representative of 'the Cretan school' of art.
Kong Minos (mythical figure)
Mythical king from the Greek mythology.
Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957)
The greatest Greek writer of the 20. Century.
Vitsentzos Kornaros (??–1677)
The author of 'Erotokritos'. A matserpiece in Greek renaissance litterature.
Kalliroi Siganou-Parren (1859–1940)
Journalist, writer and feminist activist.
Nana Mouskouri (1934-)
Internationally renowned singer.
Georgios Samaras (1985-)
International football player.
Odysseas Elytis (1911-1996)
Internationally renowned poet. Received the Nobel prize in 1979.
