9 Notable alumni of Democritus University of Thrace
Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees
Democritus University of Thrace is ranked #1,135 in the world and #8 in Greece by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from Democritus University of Thrace sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Democritus University of Thrace won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Lakis Lazopoulos
1956-. (aged 70)
television presenter
comedian
screenwriter
Apostolos Lazopoulos (Greek: Απόστολος "Λάκης" Λαζόπουλος; born 6 May 1956) is a Greek playwright, actor, comedian, script writer, producer, tv presenter, writer, columnist, songwriter and performer. He was ranked 83rd by the public in Skai TV's Great Greeks in 2009. In 2010, Forbes ranked Lazopoulos as the most powerful and influential celebrity in Greece.
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2. Christos Spirtzis
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Christos Spirtzis is a Greek engineer and centre-left independent politician. From 2015 to 2019, he served as the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport in the government of Alexis Tsipras.
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3. Evripidis Stylianidis
1966-. (aged 60)
lawyer
politician
Evripidis Stylianidis is a Greek politician who has served as Minister for the Interior, Minister for Education and Minister for Transport and Communications. He is a member of New Democracy.
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4. Marinos Sizopoulos
1957-. (aged 69)
venereologist
dermatologist
politician
Marinos Sizopoulos is a Cypriot politician, who is President of the Movement for Social Democracy (EDEK) since 2015, and serves as a member of the House of Representatives since 2016, having previously served in the same role from 2003 to 2011.
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5. Georgios Petalotis
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
George S. Petalotis is a Greek politician of the Movement of Democratic Socialists. Under the former Greek prime minister George Papandreou he served as government spokesman and as Deputy Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights.
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6. Giorgos Pavlidis
1956-2016 (aged 60)
lawyer
Giorgos Pavlidis was a Greek politician of Nea Dimokratia. The long-standing Prefect of Xanthi was narrowly defeated in the 2010 local election, but was elected Governor of the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace in the subsequent 2014 election.
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7. Nikos Androulakis
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
civil engineer
Nikos Androulakis is a Greek politician who has served as president of the PASOK – Movement for Change since 2021. He served also as Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2023.
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8. Pavlos Polakis
1965-. (aged 61)
surgeon
politician
Pavlos Polakis is a Greek politician and physician (specializing in surgery). He currently serves in the Hellenic Parliament as an MP for Chania, with the SYRIZA party. He commenced his political career at the local government level, serving as Mayor of Sfakia from 2011 to 2015. He joined the central political arena as a member of parliament for the prefecture...
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9. Níkos Nikolópoulos
1958-. (aged 68)
banker
theologian
politician
Nikolaos Nikolopoulos is a Greek politician. He has served as Member of the Greek Parliament from 2009 to 2019 and previously from 1989 to 2007. He formerly sat as an Independent, after leaving the Independent Greeks.
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