•
Hrysopiyi Devetzi (1976,
Alexandroupolis), Greek silver Olympic Champion in triple jump (Athens, 2004) •
Demis Nikolaidis (1973,
Alexandroupolis), Greek international footballer, European Champion with
Greece National football team (Portugal, 2004) •
Stelios Venetidis (1976,
Orestiada),Greek international footballer, European Champion with
Greece National football team (Portugal, 2004) •
Athanasios Tsigas (1982, Aristeino
Alexandroupolis), Greek footballer •
Lefteris Hapsiadis (1953, Kila
Feres), Greek lyricist and writer •
Andreas Andreadis (1982, Provatonas
Soufli), Greek international volleyball player •
Marios Giourdas (1973,
Alexandroupolis), international volleyball player •
Thanassis Moustakidis (1962,
Soufli), Greek international volleyball player, player with the most appearances with
Greece National football team •
Nikos Samaras (1970-2013,
Orestiada), Greek international volleyball player, player-symbol for the Greek volleyball •
Constantin Carathéodory (1873-1950,
Nea Vyssa), Greek mathematician •
Dimosthenis Michalentzakis (1998,
Feres), Greek Gold Paralympic Champion Swimmer in category S9 (Rio, 2016) •
Marinos Ouzounidis (1968,
Alexandroupolis), former international Greek footballer, now football coach •
Manolis Siopis (1994,
Alexandroupolis), Greek international footballer •
Dimosthenis Magginas (1982,
Alexandroupolis), Greek middle-distance, long-distance runner •
Fotis Kosmas, (1926-1995),
Alexandroupolis) Mediterranean and 7th Olympic winner in decathlon •
Kostas Gatsioudis (1973,
Didymoteicho), 6th Olympic winner, Mediterranean and Silver World champion, in Javelin throw •
Nikos Alavantas (1959, Krios
Orestiada), former Greek international footballer •
Giannis Matzourakis (1949,
Didymoteicho), former footballer, now football coach •
Nikos Hadjinikolaou (1962,
Alexandroupolis), Greek journalist •
Renos Haralampidis (1970,
Spilaio), Greek actor, film director •
Yannis Stankoglou (1974,
Thourio), Greek actor •
John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192–1254,
Didymoteicho), emperor of
Nicaea •
John V Palaiologos (1332–1391,
Didymoteicho),
Byzantine Emperor •
Bayezid II (1481–1512,
Didymoteicho) Sultan of the Ottoman Empire •
Eugenios Eugenidis (1882–1954,
Didymoteicho), shipping magnate •
Sürmeli Ali Pasha, (1645-1695,
Didymoteicho),
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire • Konstantinos Malamatinas, founder of
retsina Malamatina •
Paraskevas Tselios (1997,
Alexandroupolis), Greek international volleyball player with
Greece men's national volleyball team •
Savvas Gentsoglou (1990,
Alexandroupolis), Greek football player •
Gregoris Mentzas (1960,
Alexandroupolis), Greek management scientist and professor at the
National Technical University of Athens •
Giorgos Valavanidis (1974,
Alexandroupolis), Greek; former international basketball player, silver medalist with
Greece women's national under-16 basketball team in
1991 and Greek champion with
PAOK •
Arete Kosmidou (1997,
Alexandroupolis), Greek singer •
Anestis Dalakouras (1993,
Alexandroupolis), international Volleyball player with
Greece men's national volleyball team •
Stavros Stathakis (1987,
Alexandroupolis), Greece footballer •
Nikos Alavantas (1959,
Orestiada), former international footballer with
Greece national football team •
Stefania Liberakaki (2002), Greek-Dutch singer originally from
Sofiko, a village near
Didymoteicho ==References==