Greeks in South Africa

Greek South Africans

Languages
South African English Greek
Religion
Greek Orthodox Church
Related ethnic groups
Mediterraneans, Italian South African, Portuguese South African

Map of the top 50 countries with the largest Greek communities.

Greek South Africans are South Africans of Greek ancestry. The Greek community in South Africa numbers about 13,000 people, according to the US Library of Congress.

Notable people

• George Bizos - human rights advocate
• Demetri Catrakilis - Professional rugby union player for Harlequins
• Stanley Christodoulou - international boxing judge and referee
• John Comitis - Owner of Cape Town City Football Club, founder of Ajax Cape Town, Co-Founder of Steers
• Ivan Gazidis - Chief Executive of Arsenal
• Katy Katopodis - Group editor in chief, EWN, for Primedia Broadcasting.
• George Koumantarakis - former football player
• George Michalakis - Member of Parliament, Republic of South Africa
• Nic Pothas - former professional cricketer
• Anastasia Tsichlas - football executive
• Dimitri Tsafendas- Greek-African, communist, assassin of South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the "Architect of Apartheid"
• Demetri Augousti - Owner of "Bloemfontein Celtics" Football Club
• George Poulos Emeritus Professor of Linguistics,UNISA
• John Costa (b. 1868 - d. 1932) also known as Ioannis Papakostas was a Greek revolutionary and veteran of the Second Boer War
• Xen Balaskas (b. 1910 – d. 1994) - cricketer
• Effie Eftychis - well known artist and architect
• Dimitra Eftychis- Greek language academic and Byzantine Icon researcher
• Penny Siopis - artist
• Angelique Rockas - Actress and Theatre Practitioner, pioneer of multi-racial theatre in London
• Panagiotis Retsos - Footballer

See also

• Greeks
• Greek diaspora
• Greece–South Africa relations
• White South Africans

Further reading

• Mantaris, E.A. (1999). "The Greeks in South Africa" (PDF). In Clogg, Richard (ed.). The Greek Diaspora in the Twentieth Century. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 120–136. ISBN 9780333600474. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-05. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

• Greeks in South Africa on AusGreekNet.com
• Hellenic Community of Cape Town