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===Modern=== [[File:Kapodistrias2.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Count Ioannis Kapodistrias]] (1776–1831), first head of state, governor of independent Greece, founder of the modern Greek state, and distinguished European diplomat]] [[File:25.Jun.2015_Prince_Philip_in_Frankfurt.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], consort of [[Elizabeth II]] until his death in 2021]] {{div col}} *[[Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark]], born in Corfu *[[Panos Aravantinos]], artist, born in Corfu *[[Marie Aspioti]], magazine publisher and cultural figure who influenced the literary and cultural life of post-war Corfu *[[Felice Beato]], 19th-century photographer, born in Corfu *[[Giacomo Casanova]], lived on the island as an officer of the Venetian army *[[Tilemachos Chytiris]], Greek politician, Member of the Hellenic Parliament *[[Albert Cohen (novelist)|Albert Cohen]], Swiss-French author, born in Corfu *[[Spiro Çomora]], Albanian playwright, born in Corfu *[[Haim Corfu]], Israeli politician, was born in Jerusalem, his family name testifying to his family's origin *[[Nikos Dendias]], Greek lawyer and politician, has been [[Member of the Hellenic Parliament]] and has served as [[Minister for National Defence (Greece)|Minister for National Defence]] and [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] *[[Maria Desylla-Kapodistria]], relative of Ioannis Kapodistrias, mayor of Corfu and first female mayor of Greece<ref name="web.archive.org"/> *[[Mathew Devaris]], scholar, born in Corfu *[[Tommaso Diplovataccio]], Greco-Italian jurist, publisher and politician, born in Corfu *[[Eleni Doika]], Greek Olympic gymnast, born in Corfu *[[Viktor Dousmanis]], Hellenic Army officer, born in Corfu *[[Panagiotis Doxaras]], painter, pioneer of the [[Heptanese School (painting)|Heptanese School]] of painting, worked and died in Corfu *[[Gerald Durrell]], British naturalist and younger brother of Lawrence Durrell, lived in Corfu *[[Lawrence Durrell]], British writer and older brother of Gerald Durrell, lived in Corfu *[[Elisabeth of Bavaria]] ("Sissi"), Empress of Austria, built Achilleion as summer palace *[[Thomas Flanginis]], wealthy Greek lawyer and merchant in Venice, who founded the [[Flanginian School]], a Greek college where many teachers were trained *[[Mario Frangoulis]], Greek vocalist, famous for his refined tenor vocals *[[Kostas Georgakis]], student, martyr of the resistance against the [[Greek military junta of 1967–1974]], born in Corfu *[[Angela Gerekou]], actress, singer and politician, born in Corfu, wife of [[Tolis Voskopoulos]] *[[Angelos Giallinas]], Greek landscape painter, known primarily for his watercolors *[[Spyridon Gianniotis]], Olympic silver medalist in swimming, raised in Corfu with father from Corfu *[[Gaetano Giuffrè]], composer and conductor, born in Corfu *[[Spyros Gogolos]], footballer, born in Corfu *[[Angelos Grammenos]], Greek actor, television director and singer *[[Ian Hamilton (British Army officer)|Ian Hamilton]], British Army officer, led the 1915 [[Gallipoli campaign|Gallipoli Landings]], born in Corfu *[[Markos Antonios Katsaitis]] (1717–1787), Greek scholar, geographer and lawyer born in Corfu<ref name="Bracewell, Wendy 2009 49-50">{{cite book |author=Bracewell, Wendy |title=Orientations: an anthology of East European travel writing, c. 1550-2000 |publisher=Central European University Press |year=2009 |pages=49–50 |isbn=978-963-9776-10-4 |quote=A Venetian Greek in the Ottoman Balkans Marco Antonio Cazzaiti, 1 742 Marco Antonio Cazzaiti (Markos Antonios Katsaites, 1717–1787) was a nobleman from Venetian Corfu, a lawyer and geographer...Greek in origin and consciousness}}</ref> *[[Augustinos Kapodistrias]], younger brother of Ioannis Kapodistrias, soldier and politician, born in Corfu<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sansimera.gr/archive/biographies/show.php?id=233&name=Avgoustinos_Kapodistrias |title=Avgoustinos Kapodistrias |publisher=Sansimera.gr |access-date=29 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402222130/http://www.sansimera.gr/archive/biographies/show.php?id=233&name=Avgoustinos_Kapodistrias |archive-date=2 April 2009}}</ref> *[[Ioannis Kapodistrias]], first Governor of Greece, born in Corfu *[[Giorgos Katsaros]], noted Greek musician and songwriter *[[Nikos Kourkoulos]], Greek theatrical and film actor *[[Spyridon Lambros]], history professor and former [[Prime Minister of Greece]], born in Corfu *[[Petros Lantzas]], Greek rebel, spy and privateer *[[Vicky Leandros]], international pop star, born in Corfu *[[Andreas Mandelis]], expert on [[photonics]], member of the [[Canadian Academy of Engineering]], awarded the 2014 [[Killam Prize]] *[[Nikolaos Mantzaros]], Greek composer, born in Corfu *[[Aristedes Metallinos]], sculptor *[[George Metallinos]], Greek Orthodox theologian, priest ([[protoiereus|protopresbyter]]), historian, author and professor *[[Margarita Miniati]] (1821–1897), Greek scholar and writer, born in Corfu *[[Andreas Mustoxydis|Andreas Moustoxydis]], historian and philologist, born in Corfu *[[Rena Pagrati]], Greek film, television and theatre actress *[[Vangelis Petsalis]], Greek classical musician and composer, born in Corfu *[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] (1921–2021), born Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, in Corfu *[[Spiros Pizanis]], famous Greek painter *{{ill|Iakovos Polylas|fr|Iákovos Polylás}}, first publisher of [[Dionysios Solomos]], born in Corfu *[[Henry Ponsonby]] (1825–1895), [[Private Secretary to the Sovereign|private secretary]] to [[Queen Victoria]] *[[Alfredo Ragona]] (born 1922), Greek footballer *[[Georgios Rallis]] (1918–2006), prime minister, son of Ioannis Rallis and Zaira, daughter of George Theotoki *[[Alexander Rossi (artist)|Alexander Rossi]], artist, born in Corfu *[[Sakis Rouvas]], Greek singer and athlete, born in Corfu *[[Spyridon Samaras]], Greek composer, born in Corfu *[[Georgios Samartzis]], Greek painter and musician, associated with the Heptanese School of painting *[[Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg]], Austrian general and aristocrat, successfully defended the island against the Ottoman Turks during the siege of 1716 as leader of the Venetian forces in Corfu *[[Edith Somerville|Edith Œnone Somerville]] (1858-1949), Irish novelist, born in Corfu *[[Nikolaos Sophianos]], was a Greek humanist and cartographer, born in Corfu *[[Carl Ludwig Sprenger]], German botanist, lived in Corfu *[[Theodore Stephanides]], Greek poet, author, doctor and naturalist, born in Corfu *[[Anthony Stevens (Jungian analyst)|Anthony Stevens]], Jungian analyst, lived in Corfu *[[Xenophon Stratigos]], Greek military officer *[[Georgios Theotokis]], former Prime Minister of Greece, born in Corfu *[[Ioannis Theotokis]], Greek politician, born in Corfu *[[Nikephoros Theotokis]] (1732–1800), Greek educator and Russian archbishop, born in Corfu *[[Nikolaos Ventouras]], Greek artist and engraver *[[Rena Vlahopoulou]], Greek actress and singer, born in Corfu *[[Stylianos Vlasopoulos]], scion of the aristocratic Vlassopoulos dynasty of Corfu *[[Eugenios Voulgaris]], Greek scholar, born in Corfu *[[Sotirios Voulgaris]] (1857–1932), silversmith and businessman, founder of the Bulgari jewellery store that later became the luxury fashion company [[Bulgari]] *[[Petros Vrailas Armenis]], Greek philosopher, politician, diplomat and former owner of the predecessor of the [[Achilleion (Corfu)|Achilleion]] palace, born in Corfu *[[Wilhelm II of Germany]], bought Achilleion after Sissi's death *[[Spyridon Xyndas]] (1812–1896), Greek composer and musician, born in Corfu {{div col end}}
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