Editing Mytilene (section)

==Notable Mytileneans==
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===Ancient===
[[File:NAMA Sappho lisant.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Red-figure vase (hydria) with [[Sappho]]]]
*[[Alcaeus of Mytilene|Alcaeus]] (6th century BC), Greek poet.<ref>D. Gerber, ''Greek Lyric I: Sappho and Alcaeus'' (1982).</ref>
*[[Sappho]], Ancient Greek Lyric Poet. Plato called her "wise" and "Tenth Muse".
*[[Pittacus of Mytilene|Pittacus]] ({{Circa|640}}–568 BC), one of the [[Seven Sages of Greece]].
*[[Hellanicus of Lesbos|Hellanicus]] (mid-5th century BC), Greek historian.<ref>Hellanikos von Mytilene, ''Die Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker'' no. 4.</ref>
*[[Theophrastus]], Ancient Greek philosopher, student of Aristotle. 
*[[Laomedon of Mytilene]] (4th BC), general of [[Alexander the Great]]
*[[Chares of Mytilene|Chares]] (4th century BC), Greek historian and chamberlain to [[Alexander the Great]].<ref>Chares von Mytilene, ''Die Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker'' no. 125.</ref>
*[[Scamon of Mytilene|Scamon]] (4th century BC), Greek historian and son of Hellanicus.<ref>Skamon of Mytilene, ''Brill's New Pauly'' no. 476.</ref>
*[[Praxiphanes]] (4th century BC), Greek philosopher.<ref>F. Wehrli, ''Phainias von Eresos, Chamaileon, Praxiphanes'' (1945).</ref>
*[[Epicurus]], Greek philosopher.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epicurus/#Life|title = The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|chapter = Epicurus|year = 2018|publisher = Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University}}</ref>
*[[Aeschines of Mytilene|Aeschines]], Greek rhetorician.<ref>Diogenes Laertius 2.64.</ref>
*[[Eunicus]], Greek sculptor and silversmith.
*[[Hermarchus]] (3rd century BC), Greek philosopher.<ref>F. Longo Aurrichio, ''Ermarcho. Frammenti'' (1988).</ref>
*[[Diophanes]] (2nd century BC), Greek rhetorician.<ref>Plutarch, ''Vit. Ti. Gracch. 8.5.''</ref>
*[[Lesbonax]] (1st century BC), Greek sophist and rhetorician.
*[[Archytas of Mytilene]], Greek musician
*[[Crinagoras of Mytilene|Crinagoras]] (70 BC-18 AD), Greek epigrammatist and ambassador, poet of "Palatine Poetry".
*[[Theophanes of Mytilene|Theophanes]], middle of 1st century BC, Greek statesman, close friend of [[Pompey the Great]].<ref>[[Theophanes of Mytilene]], ''Brill's New Jacoby'' no. 188.</ref>
*[[Potamon of Mytilene|Potamon]] (1st century AD), Greek rhetorician.<ref>Potamon of Mytilene, ''Die Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker continued Part IV'' no. 1085.</ref>

===Medieval===
*[[Santa Thomais]] (910–1030), nun, philanthropist and healer
*[[Christopher of Mytilene]] (11th century), Greek poet.<ref>E. Follieri, ''I calendari in metro innografico di Cristoforo Mitileneo''(1980).</ref>

===Modern===
[[File:Georgios Iakovidis (1927).jpg|thumb|140px|[[Georgios Jakobides]]]]
[[File:Odysseas Elytis 1974.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Odysseas Elytis]]]]

*[[Hayreddin Barbarossa]]  (1478–1546), Ottoman admiral
*[[Oruç Reis]]  (1478–1518), Ottoman bey
*[[Saint Parthenios]] (1600–1657), Patriarch of Constantinople and religious martyr
*[[Palaiologos Lemonis]], member of [[Filiki Etaireia]]
*[[Dimitrios Skambas]] (1992–present), Greek-American financier, youngest Partner at Bannockburn Global Forex in NYC. Parents from Pamfila, Lesvos.
*[[Theophilos Hatzimihail]] ({{circa|1870}}–1934), Greek painter
*[[P. M. Kourtzis]], shipowner, founder of Aegean Steamship Company (1883)
*[[Gregorios Bernardakis]], philologist
*[[Demetrios Bernardakis]], playwright
*[[Stratis Myrivilis]] (1892–1969), Greek writer
*[[Odysseas Elytis]] (1911–1996), Greek poet, Nobel Laureate in 1979
*[[Argyris Eftaliotis]] (1849–1923) (née Cleanthis Michailidis), Greek writer
*[[Fotis Kontoglou]] (Aivali/Kydonies, origin from Mytilene) (1895–1965) Greek writer and painter.
*[[Georgios Jakobides]], painter
*[[Hermon di Giovanno]] ({{circa|1900}}–1968), Greek painter
*[[Nikos Fermas]] (1905–1972), Greek actor
*[[Irini Mouchou]] (born 1987), triathlete 
*[[Giorgos Mouflouzelis]] (1912–1991), Greek composer of rebetiko
*[[Panagiotis Polychronis]] (1854–1941), Greek artist: photographer, lithographist and painter.
*[[Leo Rapitis]] (1906–1957), Greek singer
*[[Konstantinos Kenteris]] (born 1973), Greek athlete
*[[Alexis Panselinos]] (1903–1984), Greek writer
*[[Sophocles Vournazos]] (1853–1889), Greek philanthropist and founder of Mytilene's academic buildings.
*[[Tériade]] (1889–1983), Greek art critic, patron, and publisher
*[[Ahmed Djemal Pasha]]  (1872–1922), Ottoman military leader, perpetrator of the [[Armenian genocide]]
*[[Tamburi Ali Efendi]]  (1836–1902), Turkish musician
*[[Nicholas Kampas]] (1857–1932), Greek poet
*[[Argyris Adalis]], architect
*[[Nicholas Athanasiadis]] (1904–1990), Greek theatre writer, literature writer, poet. 
*[[Ioannis Hatzidaniel]] (1850–1912), Greek painter and photographer.
*[[Solon Lekkas]], singer of traditional music from Asia Minor.
*[[Giannis Bournellis]], comedian, actor.
*[[Christos Touramanis]], particle physicist
*Giorgos Manousos, (born 1987), football player
*[[Praxitelis Vouros]], (born 1995), football player
*[[Michalis Pavlis]]  (born 1989), football player and coach
*[[Anastasios Chatzigiovanis]], football player

===Fictional===
*Lysimachus, in [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] ''[[Pericles, Prince of Tyre]]''