Ioannis Notaras

Ioannis or Giannakis Notaras was a Greek general of the Greek War of Independence. He was killed in 1827 during the Battle of Phaleron.

Biographical information He was born in 1805 at Trikala, Corinthia, and belonged to an important Notaras magnate family from Corinthia. His father was the notable Sotiris Notaras and his mother, Mary, was a sister of Andreas Zaimis. He stood out for his stature and his physical presence and was known to his environment as the "lord's son" (αρχοντόπουλο). He had received basic education and at the beginning of the Greek Revolution, although young, he created his own military force composed of men from the Peloponnese and from Roumeli. He paid the salaries of his fighters from his own fortune.

He was killed during the disastrous defeat of the revolutionary forces Battle of Phaleron on 24 April 1827.