(born 1972), football coach Yiannis Chryssomallis ("Yanni") (born 1954), composer and musician Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos (19352012), shipowner George A. Iliopoulos (born 1987) actor, President of the Maria Callas Alumni Association Aggeliki Daliani (born 1979) actress Nikolaos Doxaras, painter Panagiotis Doxaras, painter Nikolaos Georgeas (born 1976), footballer Alexandros Koumoundouros, Prime Minister of Greece in the 19th century Elia Markopoulos, American professional wrestler who spent his childhood summers at his family's home in Kalamata. Gerasimos Michaleas (1947), American Eastern Orthodox bishop Panos Mihalopoulos (born 1949), actor Nikos Moulatsiotis, footballer and coach Sokratis Papastathopoulos (born 1988), footballer Prokopis Pavlopoulos (born 1950) lawyer, university professor, politician, former President of Greece from 2015 to 2020 Vassilis Photopoulos (19342007) painter, film director, art director and set designer Nikolaos Politis (18721942), diplomat, lawyer Maria Polydouri (19021930), poet Aris San (born Aristides Saisanas, 19401992), Greek-Israeli singer Angelos Skafidas, footballer and coach Kenny Stamatopoulos (born 1979), footballer Michail Stasinopoulos (19032002) lawyer, President of the Republic of Greece Gregory Stephanopoulos (born 1950) Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT William II of Villehardouin (died 1278) the last Villehardouin prince of Achaea Mihalis Papagiannakis (19412009), Greek politician Panagiotis Benakis (17001771), Greek notable Stavros Kostopoulos (19001968), Greek banker and politician Dimitrios Stefanakos (born 1936), Greek footballer Konstantinos Ventiris (18921960), Greek army officer Panagiotis Bachramis (19762010), Greek footballer Nikos Economopoulos (born 1953), Greek photographer Bleepsgr, Greek street artist Sporting teams Kalamata hosts a lot of notable sport clubs with earlier presence in the higher national divisions in Greek football. It also hosts one of the oldest Greek club, the club Messiniakos FC founded in 1888. International relations Twin towns—sister cities Kalamata is twinned with: Aglantzia, Cyprus. Xi'an, China Lowell, Massachusetts, United States References External links Municipality of Kalamata Historic maps of Kalamata Messinian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ministry of Culture – Messinia Kalamata The Official website of the Greek National Tourism Organisation Greek Local Yellow Pages of Kalamata Byzantine sites in Peloponnese (region) Castles in the Peloponnese Greek prefectural capitals Mediterranean port cities and towns in Greece Municipalities of Peloponnese (region) Populated places in Messenia