Ariarathes V of Cappadocia (r. 163–130 BC) king of Cappadocia, predominantly Greek by descent.

Archelaus (general) (2nd century BC) a Greek from Cappadocia who was a leading military general of the King Mithridates VI of Pontus.

Neoptolemus (Pontic general) (died by 63 BC) was a distinguished general of King Mithridates VI of Pontus.

Archelaus of Cappadocia (flourished 1st century BC & 1st century – died 17 AD) a descendant of Archelaus (general) who was the last king of Cappadocia
Aretaeus of Cappadocia (81–138 AD) a native Cappadocian Greek, who was one of the leading surgeons of antiquity.

Apollonius of Tyana (1st century ad) from Tyana, Cappadocia (modern day Bor in southern Turkey), a Neo-Pythagorean philosopher who became a mythical hero during the Roman Empire -, in the Roman province of Cappadocia.
He was born into a wealthy Cappadocian Greek family.

Saint George (3rd–4th century AD) Soldier of the Roman army and Christian martyr
Ulfilas (ca.
311 – 383) a Goth who originally came from a Cappadocian Greek family, translated the Holy Gospel into the Gothic vernacular.

Kaloyan of Konya (13th century) the architect of the Gökmedrese in Sivas.

Saint Sarkis the Warrior (flourished 4th century, died 362–363) also known as Saint Sarkis the Greek is an Armenian Orthodox Saint who served as a Centurion in the Roman Empire.

Saint Basil (c. 329 – 379), of Cappadocia was Greek.

Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 330–c.
389 AD), Greek prelate and theologian Born of Greek parents in Cappadocia.

Maurice Tiberius, Byzantine Emperor of Cappadocia r. (c. 582–602 AD)
Sabbas the Sanctified (439–532 AD) a Cappadocian-Greek monk, priest and saint.

Modestus of Jerusalem (6th century) a Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem from Sebasteia
Basil Giagoupes (13th century AD) Greek feudatory lord who held the court title of general (amir) in the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum.

Sinan – (1489–1588) Grand Architect of the Ottoman court, born in Ağırnas in Cappadocia.

Patriarch Paisius II of Constantinople Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for four times in the 18th century.

Konstantinos Adosidis – (1818–1895) Ottoman-appointed Prince of Samos from 1873 to 1874, and again from 1879 to 1885.

Dimitrios Mavrofrydis – (1828–1866)
Theodoros Kasapis – (1835–1905)
Patriarch Germanus V of Constantinople (1835–1920)
Arsenios the Cappadocian – (1840–1922), a Greek Orthodox priest and saint from Çamlıca.

Pavlos Karolidis – (1849–1930)
Avraam Vaporidis – (1855–1911) a distinguished Greek author, scholar and historian born in Fertek, Niğde province in Central Anatolia.

Georgios Kourtoglou – (b. 1856, Nigde), a Greek political, legal and social activist who was deputy of Niğde in the late Ottoman Empire.

Nikolaos Tsourouktsoglou – (1861–1922) a lawyer and journalist who was city councillor and a member of the Board of Governors of Smyrna in the late Ottoman Empire.
Hi family were originally from Kayseri in Cappadocia.

Sofoklis Avraam Choudaverdoglou-Theodotos – (1872–1956) an eminent Greek scholar, historian, stenographer and a member of the Ottoman Parliament.
His family originate from the city of Tyana (modern Kemerhisar) Cappadocia.

Ioannis Pesmazoglou – (1857–1906) a Greek banker, economist and politician whose family originate from Enderlik, Cappadocia.

Leonidas Kestekides – (1876–1954) a chocolate manufacturer from Nigde, Cappadocia and founder of the internationally famous Leonidas company in Belgium.

Prodromos Bodosakis-Athanasiadis - (1890-1979) was one of the most important figures in 20th century Greek industrial history, he was born in the region of Bor, Cappadocia.

Petros Petridis – (1892–1977), a prominent Greek composer and conductor, born in Nigde (Cappodocia).

Elia Kazan – (1909–2003) American film director whose family originated from Kayseri in Cappadocia.

Elder Paisios of Mount Athos (1924–1994) born Arsenios Eznepidis, a well-known Eastern Orthodox monk from Farasa, Cappadocia.
Ariarathes V of Cappadocia (r. 163–130 BC) king of Cappadocia, predominantly Greek by descent.
Archelaus (general) (2nd century BC) a Greek from Cappadocia who was a leading military general of the King Mithridates VI of Pontus.
Neoptolemus (Pontic general) (died by 63 BC) was a distinguished general of King Mithridates VI of Pontus.
Archelaus of Cappadocia (flourished 1st century BC & 1st century – died 17 AD) a descendant of Archelaus (general) who was the last king of Cappadocia
Aretaeus of Cappadocia (81–138 AD) a native Cappadocian Greek, who was one of the leading surgeons of antiquity.
Apollonius of Tyana (1st century ad) from Tyana, Cappadocia (modern day Bor in southern Turkey), a Neo-Pythagorean philosopher who became a mythical hero during the Roman Empire -, in the Roman province of Cappadocia. He was born into a wealthy Cappadocian Greek family.
Saint George (3rd–4th century AD) Soldier of the Roman army and Christian martyr
Ulfilas (ca. 311 – 383) a Goth who originally came from a Cappadocian Greek family, translated the Holy Gospel into the Gothic vernacular.
Kaloyan of Konya (13th century) the architect of the Gökmedrese in Sivas.
Saint Sarkis the Warrior (flourished 4th century, died 362–363) also known as Saint Sarkis the Greek is an Armenian Orthodox Saint who served as a Centurion in the Roman Empire.
Saint Basil (c. 329 – 379), of Cappadocia was Greek.
Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 330–c. 389 AD), Greek prelate and theologian Born of Greek parents in Cappadocia.
Maurice Tiberius, Byzantine Emperor of Cappadocia r. (c. 582–602 AD)
Sabbas the Sanctified (439–532 AD) a Cappadocian-Greek monk, priest and saint.
Modestus of Jerusalem (6th century) a Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem from Sebasteia
Basil Giagoupes (13th century AD) Greek feudatory lord who held the court title of general (amir) in the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum.
Sinan – (1489–1588) Grand Architect of the Ottoman court, born in Ağırnas in Cappadocia.
Patriarch Paisius II of Constantinople Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for four times in the 18th century.
Konstantinos Adosidis – (1818–1895) Ottoman-appointed Prince of Samos from 1873 to 1874, and again from 1879 to 1885.
Dimitrios Mavrofrydis – (1828–1866)
Theodoros Kasapis – (1835–1905)
Patriarch Germanus V of Constantinople (1835–1920)
Arsenios the Cappadocian – (1840–1922), a Greek Orthodox priest and saint from Çamlıca.
Pavlos Karolidis – (1849–1930)
Avraam Vaporidis – (1855–1911) a distinguished Greek author, scholar and historian born in Fertek, Niğde province in Central Anatolia.
Georgios Kourtoglou – (b. 1856, Nigde), a Greek political, legal and social activist who was deputy of Niğde in the late Ottoman Empire.
Nikolaos Tsourouktsoglou – (1861–1922) a lawyer and journalist who was city councillor and a member of the Board of Governors of Smyrna in the late Ottoman Empire. Hi family were originally from Kayseri in Cappadocia.
Sofoklis Avraam Choudaverdoglou-Theodotos – (1872–1956) an eminent Greek scholar, historian, stenographer and a member of the Ottoman Parliament. His family originate from the city of Tyana (modern Kemerhisar) Cappadocia.
Ioannis Pesmazoglou – (1857–1906) a Greek banker, economist and politician whose family originate from Enderlik, Cappadocia.
Leonidas Kestekides – (1876–1954) a chocolate manufacturer from Nigde, Cappadocia and founder of the internationally famous Leonidas company in Belgium.
Prodromos Bodosakis-Athanasiadis - (1890-1979) was one of the most important figures in 20th century Greek industrial history, he was born in the region of Bor, Cappadocia.
Petros Petridis – (1892–1977), a prominent Greek composer and conductor, born in Nigde (Cappodocia).
Elia Kazan – (1909–2003) American film director whose family originated from Kayseri in Cappadocia.
Elder Paisios of Mount Athos (1924–1994) born Arsenios Eznepidis, a well-known Eastern Orthodox monk from Farasa, Cappadocia.
Cappadocian Greeks