Greek-American

Greek American Frank Axiotes from Nebraska, credited with saving a family from a fiery crash, was recently awarded the Carnegie Medal, the highest honor for civilian heroism in the U.S. Axiotes of Elkhorn was presented with the award by Nebraska...

Greek-American author David Sedaris, who reflects on difficult moments in his life with honesty and humor, has become one of the most beloved contemporary American humorists. Born in 1956 to an Anglo-American mother and Greek-American father, whose parents were immigrants...

George Lois, the Greek-American designer and advertising guru known for over 92 covers he designed for Esquire magazine, died at ninety-one years old. Lois' son, the photographer Luke Lois, said he died "peacefully" Friday at his home in Manhattan. Born in...

Two Greek-American House Representatives have been re-elected in the 2022 U.S. midterms. The first, New York Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, won against former Democratic Rep. Max Rose in a rematch between the two. The second, Democratic Rep. John Sarbanes, was reelected...

Greek-American Andreas Holevas may be the only man to obtain a Greek passport just to serve the country of his ancestors as an Evzone.

Greek-born George Karlaftis is becoming the National Football League's (NFL) emerging star. Karlaftis, a rookie defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs, is just getting started. His position is known for rushing the passer and sacking quarterbacks. An emerging fan favorite,...

Greek-American Fotios “Freddy” Geas, along with other two men, has been charged with the 2018 prison killing of the notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger. On Thursday, the Justice Department said, Geas, the 55-year-old who authorities also say was...

A Greek-American student pulled a stranger off of the subway tracks at a subway station in the Bronx just moments before a train approached the station at about 6 a.m. on Thursday. “It was pretty surreal,” Bryce Demopoulos, a senior...

Greek-American restaurateur Dean Poll will shutter the iconic Loeb Boathouse restaurant in Central Park, a New York City institution he has operated for over twenty years. He cited rising labor and costs of goods as the reasons for permanently...

Petros Galatoulas, former President of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, passed away on Saturday at the age of 66. The prominent figure in the Greek diaspora community had been facing a series of health problems before...