Byzantine Empire
People of this nationality
Nikephoros Ouranos
1000 – 1100
military personnel
John I Lemigius
600 – 615
official
Irene of Athens
752 – 803
politician
Anastasius Sinaita
630 – 701
writer
Simplicius of Cilicia
480 – 560
philosopher
John of Conza
600 – 617
military personnel
Niphon Kausokalybites
1316 – 1411
Christian monk
Constantine Leichoudes
1000 – 1063
bishop
Isidore I of Constantinople
Eastern Orthodox priest
Eustathios Argyros
801 – 910
military personnel
John III of Trebizond
1321 – 1362
ruler
Patriarch Peter IV of Alexandria
patriarch
Eudoxia Laskarina
1254 – 1311
aristocrat
Zeno
politician
John the Orphanotrophos
1000 – 1043
politician
Theodore of Smyrna
1050 – 1112
philosopher
Niketas Ooryphas
military personnel
Thomas Palaiologos
1409 – 1465
Bertha of Sulzbach
1110 – 1159
ruler
Andronikos Palaiologos Kantakouzenos
1350 – 1453
military officer
Bessas
470 – 501
military personnel
Stephen II of Naples
701 – 799
presbyter
Basil II
958 – 1025
emperor
Theodoros II Palaiologos
1396 – 1448
despot
Procopius of Gaza
465 – 528
rhetorician
Theodosius I of Constantinople
1150 – 1183
Eastern Orthodox priest
Eusebius of Alexandria
writer
John V Palaiologos
1332 – 1391
ruler
Germanus I of Constantinople
634 – 732
writer
Melias
military personnel
Niketas of Mistheia
official
Prokopia
b. 770
empress consort
Caesar of Naples
military personnel
Maximos Kausokalybites
1270 – 1365
monk
David Arianites
1000 – 1100
military personnel
Komnene, daughter of Alexios I of Trebizond
aristocrat
Metrophanes II of Constantinople
1301 – 1443
Eastern Orthodox priest
Bochas
Maria Skleraina
950 – 1045
Germanus
501 – 604
soldier
Gennadius Scholarius
1400 – 1473
philosopher
Georgios Kedrenos
historian
Yahya of Antioch
980 – 1066
historian
Gregory II of Constantinople
1241 – 1290
autobiographer
Roger
1050 – 1101
diplomat
Kassia
810 – 865
composer
Katakalon Kekaumenos
b. 1100
historian
Abundius of Como
Catholic priest
Priscian of Lydia
500 – 600
philosopher
Theodora of Trebizond
politician
Theodora Komnene Angelina
1096 – 1200
Adolius
military personnel
Modestos of Jerusalem
537 – 634
monk
John Komnenos the Fat
1150 – 1201
Harith Gassani
Ashot Taronites
governor
Dimitrios Triclinius
1280 – 1340
philologist
Ioannina
John Chryselios
Patriarch Mark II of Constantinople
presbyter
Nikephoros Bryennios the Eldest
1050 – 1058
military personnel
Eudokia Komnene
1094 – 1129
Konstantinos Angelos Doukas
b. 1200
military personnel
John Tzibos
military leader
Adralestos
Artabasdos
monarch
Niketas
b. 750
military personnel
Michael II Komnenos Doukas
1205 – 1268
politician
John IV
600 – 642
Western priest
Maria, wife of Leo III
b. 700
Michael Palaiologos
military officer
Theodora
500 – 548
dancer
Alexios III of Trebizond
1338 – 1390
ruler
Abulchares
military personnel
Anastasius II of Antioch
600 – 609
writer
Athanasia of Egina
701 – 860
nun
Coluthus
500 – 600
poet
Manuel I of Trebizond
1218 – 1263
monarch
Ignatios Glabas
Alexios V Doukas
1140 – 1204
sovereign
Ardabur
350 – 500
military officer
Demetrios Palaiologos
1407 – 1470
monk
John Komnenos Vatatzes
1132 – 1182
military officer
Euphrosyne Palaiologina
b. 1300
Constantine II of Constantinople
Eastern Orthodox priest
Narses
600 – 605
military personnel
Paul the Silentiary
520 – 575
poet
Leo VI the Wise
866 – 912
composer
Domninus
Nicholas III of Constantinople
1050 – 1111
Eastern Orthodox priest
Hierius
politician
Manuel Bryennios
1275 – 1340
astronomer
Polyeuctus of Constantinople
900 – 970
monk
Andrew of Crete
700 – 760
monk
Renier of Montferrat
1162 – 1183
politician
Chrysocheir
military personnel
Theodotos Kalothetos
b. 1200
military personnel
Eustathios Argyros
801 – 901
monk
Nikephoros I of Constantinople
750 – 828
historian
Alexios Apokaukos
1250 – 1345
politician