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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