Byzantine Empire
People of this nationality
John Apokaukos
1155 – 1233
writer
Theodore Synadenos
1275 – 1345
military personnel
Daniel the Stylite
409 – 490
priest
Lazarus Zographos
810 – 867
monk
Eudokia Angelina
1173 – 1211
consort
Cosmas Vestitor
730 – 850
hagiographer
Johannes Crastonis
1420 – 1498
linguist
Anastasius of Constantinople
presbyter
Angelos Akotantos
1400 – 1457
painter
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
500 – 600
theologian
Leo Kalothetos
1315 – 1363
politician
Christophoros Burgaris
military officer
Synesius of Cyrene
370 – 413
philosopher
John I of Naples
aristocrat
Andrew of Crete
660 – 740
poet
John the Armenian
500 – 533
military leader
Michael I Rangabe
770 – 844
politician
Nikolaos of Otranto
1155 – 1235
monk
Demetrios Kydones
1320 – 1398
literary scholar
Euthymius the Great
377 – 473
priest
Isaac I Komnenos
1007 – 1060
military officer
Basil Argyros
970 – 1030
military personnel
Anastasia of Serbia
politician
Gregory of Corinth
1075 – 1156
philologist
John Kourkouas
950 – 1010
military personnel
Protasekretis
notary
Menander Protector
550 – 600
historian
Konstantinos VII
905 – 959
writer
Demetrios Chloros
physician
Nicholas Mystikos
852 – 925
philosopher
John the Lydian
490 – 600
writer
John the Cappadocian
490 – 548
civil servant
John Phrangopoulos
Maximus I of Constantinople
b. 350
philosopher
Nikephoros
b. 750
aristocrat
Zosimus
460 – 520
historian
Irene Palaiologina
Pressiyan II
997 – 1061
military personnel
Theodora Palaiologina
1240 – 1303
Silvestros Syropoulos
1400 – 1500
cleric
Scholasticus
650 – 800
official
John Spyridonakes
1101 – 1201
governor
Alexios I of Trebizond
1182 – 1222
sovereign
Theodore Balsamon
1140 – 1190
Christian minister
Basil Mesardonites
950 – 1017
military officer
Theodoros Gaza
1398 – 1475
translator
John Palaiologos
1288 – 1327
Michael Choniates
1138 – 1222
historian
Irene Kantakouzene
1400 – 1457
Stephen Lekapenos
901 – 963
monarch
George of Amastris
701 – 800
priest
Nilus Cabasilas
1298 – 1363
writer
John Tzelepes Komnenos
1112 – 1200
Alexander
diplomat
John Geometres
935 – 989
poet
John Tzetzes
1110 – 1180
philologist
St. Alypius the Stylite
deacon
Michael Maleinos
894 – 961
monk
Euthymius Zigabenus
1050 – 1120
writer
Acacius
Anna of Savoy
1306 – 1365
politician
Konstantinos Diogenes
revolutionary
Arabia
b. 550
Andronikos Asen
1280 – 1332
military personnel
Taurus
350 – 449
politician
Angilas
military personnel
Peter the Athonite
650 – 734
soldier
John
military personnel
Demetrios Laskaris Leontares
1301 – 1431
diplomat
Nicholas Maurokatakalon
military personnel
Michael Kantakouzenos
1264 – 1316
military personnel
Photinus of Thessalonica
deacon
Fausta
b. 630
John Kontostephanos
1128 – 1176
military personnel
Manuel Kantakouzenos
1450 – 1470
Manuel Angelos Philanthropenos
b. 1350
military personnel
Matthew Blastares
1290 – 1360
canon law jurist
Andronikos Doukas
military officer
George Galesiotes
1201 – 1357
writer
Vasilios Vatatzes
military personnel
Maximus the Confessor
579 – 662
theologian
Alexios Mosele
801 – 922
military personnel
Aaron ben Elijah
1328 – 1369
theologian
Isaac Komnenos
b. 1050
military officer
Sergius I of Constantinople
565 – 638
politician
Niketas Stethatos
1000 – 1090
monk
Michael Critobulus
1400 – 1467
historian
Nicetas of Chonae
Eastern Orthodox priest
John Doukas
1250 – 1280
Alexander
500 – 600
military leader
Euthymios Tornikios
1101 – 1250
deacon
Dagisthaeus
b. 550
military officer
Manuel Tagaris
1201 – 1301
military leader
Gento
military personnel
John Kantakouzenos
b. 1200
military personnel
Nicholas IV of Constantinople
1070 – 1152
Christian minister
George Hermonymus
1452 – 1508
philologist
Leo Rhabdouchos
899 – 999
diplomat
Sophia Eudokia Laskarina
1210 – 1247
Eudokia Dekapolitissa