The Greeks Who Left their Mark in 2018

Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo for Taking a Stance Against Racism

Yorgos Lanthimos, Whose Film ‘The Favourite’ Is Nominated for 5 Golden Globes

Andria Zafirakou, Voted Best Teacher in the World

Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, California’s First Female Lieutenant Governor

Maria and Drake Behrakis for Promoting Greek Education and Hellenism

John Kalafatis, the Greek American Developer of $100M Movie Studio in NYC

Stefanos Tsitsipas, Rising Star in World Tennis

Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, Who Established a Scholarship for Hellenic Causes at UCLA

George Vassiliou for His Pioneering Research in Battling Leukemia

Lefteris Petrounias, “Lord of the Rings”, Makes it Three Golds in a Row

Jimmy Athanasopoulos and the Libra Group for their Social Responsibility Program

George Paxinos, Who Discovered an Unknown Area in the Human Brain

Noella Coursaris Musunka for Empowering Girls in Africa

Despoina Petousi for Pioneering Research in Software Engineering

Gus Bilirakis, Elected Seven Times to the House of Representatives

Steven Kons and Giovana Christofi-Simpson, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of a Tasmanian Town

Costa- Gavras, for Lifetime Contributions to European Film Making

Laura Calamos Nasir, for Her Initiative to Digitize Greek American History at the National Hellenic Museum

Stelios Kerasidis, the Six-Year-Old Pianist Who Dazzled New York

Kyriakos Anastasiadis, Surgeon Honored for Volunteer Work in Africa

University of Thessaly Students for Winning Top Prize in Formula 1 Race Car Design

Christos Tsirogiannis, the “Thorn in the Side of Auction Houses”

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