Istaknuti pojedinci koji počivaju na Prvom groblju su između ostalih Heinrich Schliemann, arheolog koji je iskopao Troju i Mikenu; ministrica kulture i glumica Melina Mercouri; popularna grčka glumica Aliki Vougiouklaki; grčki pisac pjesama u rebetiko stilu Vassilis Tsitsanis; premijer Andreas Papandreou; nobelovac Odysseas Elytis; međunarodno priznati dirigent Dimitri Mitropoulos; revolucionar Grigoris Lambrakis i kritski trubadur Nikos Xylouris.
Notable individuals laid to rest at the First Cemetery include Heinrich Schliemann, the archaeologist who excavated Troy and Mycenae; culture minister and actress Melina Mercouri; popular Greek actress Aliki Vougiouklaki; Greek rebetika songwriter Vassilis Tsitsanis; Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou; Nobel Prize laureate Odysseas Elytis; internationally acclaimed conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos; revolutionary Grigoris Lambrakis and Cretan troubadour Nikos Xylouris.