Passed away

Greeks that passed away in 2022 include prominent individuals in art, music, politics, and sports. Their loss made Greece poorer, but their legacy and contribution will perhaps last forever. 11 prominent Greeks that passed away in 2022 Alekos Fassianos, 86, January 16th Fassianos...

Acclaimed prose writer and poet Nikos A. Kavadias born in Corfu in 1938, passed away on November 2 in Athens, where he had been living and working for many years. Kavadias studied medicine at the Military School of Thessaloniki and...

Journalist and close associate of the Greek Opinion newspaper in Germany, Ioannis Deloglou passed away at the age of 65 after battling with cancer. Deloglou was born in 1947 in Nea Zichni of Serres, Greece, to refugee parents from Pontos....

On June 9, early in the morning, beloved children's writer and actress, Georges Sarri, passed away at the age of 87. Born in 1925 in Athens to a French mother and father of Minor Asia (he lived in Ayvalik), Georges...

On June 6, famous Cypriot journalist Andreas Christodoulides lost the fight against cancer and passed away at the age of 70. Christodoulides has worked for the biggest Greek newspapers and was the general director of the Athens News Agency. The...

On June 5, Greece's beloved actor Athinodoros Prousalis passed away at the age of 86. The famous actor died due to a heart attack. He was born in Istanbul in 1926. His family moved to Greece and young Athinodoros studied...

Former Minister and Nea Dimokratia MP from the Prefecture of Achaea, Yiannis Vasiliadis, passed away today at the age of 88. Vasiliadis was born in Aigio in 1924 and graduated from the Hellenic Naval Academy. During the junta regime, Vasiliadis joined...

Famous Greek actor, Sophocles Peppas, passed away yesterday morning at the age of 63 after a yearlong fight against cancer. Peppas had a long and successful career behind him, with many roles in different TV series and film productions. Some...

Prominent Greek folk artist Domna Samiou passed away on Saturday evening at the age of 84. The singer and researcher of Greek traditional music had been recently admitted to hospital due to health related problems. The folk singer was suffering...

Famous Greek actress Smaroula Giouli passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 78, three months after the tragic loss of her husband and theatrical producer Vassilis Livadas. Mrs. Giouli began suffering from different health problems after her husband was...