The Aromanians in Greece (; ) are an Aromanian ethno-linguistic group native in Epirus, Thessaly and Western and Central Macedonia, in Greece. In the country, they are commonly known as "Vlachs" (Βλάχοι, Vláchoi) and referred to as "Vlachophone Greeks" or "Vlach-speaking Greeks", because most Aromanians in Greece have a Greek identity and identify themselves with the Greek nation and culture. Culture The Aromanians of Greece count with the Panhellenic Federation of Cultural Associations of Vlachs, a cultural organization of Aromanians. Music Cuisine List of settlements Notable Aromanians from modern Greece Academics Anastasios Pichion, educator, fighter in the Greek Struggle for Macedonia Art and literature Yanaki Manaki (1878-1954) - photography and cinema pioneer Milton Manaki (1882-1964) - photography and cinema pioneer Military Konda Bimbaša (1770-1813) - Serbian revolutionary Giorgakis Olympios (1772-1821) - armatolos and military commander during the Greek War of Independence Mitre the Vlach (1873-1907) - IMRO commander Vassilis Rapotikas (1888-1943) - Aromanian revolutionary Philanthropy Georgios Sinas (1783-1856) - businessman Evangelis Zappas (1800-1865) - businessman Konstantinos Zappas (1814-1892) - benefactor Simon Sinas (1810-1876) - businessman George Averoff (1818-1899) - businessman and philanthropist Politics Rigas Feraios (1757-1798), writer, political thinker and revolutionary (possible Aromanian origin) Ioannis Kolettis (1773-1847) - Prime Minister of Greece Petros Zappas, member of the Greek Parliament (1915–17) for the Argyrokastron Prefecture Alexandros Papagos (Aromanian mother) (1883-1955), Hellenic Army officer and Prime Minister Alcibiades Diamandi (1893-1948) - Leader of Principality of the Pindus and later of the Roman Legion Nicolaos Matussis (1899-1991) - lawyer, politician and leader of the Roman Legion Evangelos Averoff (1910-1990) - Greek minister and leader of the New Democracy party Michael Dukakis (Aromanian mother) (1933-) - American Governor of Massachusetts and former presidential candidate Andreas Tzimas, communist politician Alexandros Svolos, jurist and president of the Political Committee of National Liberation (unofficial Prime Minister) Yannis Boutaris (1942-) - businessman, politician and mayor of Thessaloniki Religion Nektarios Terpos (end 17th-18th century) - priest and author Theodore Kavalliotis (1718-1789) - priest and teacher Science Elie Carafoli (1901-1983)- engineer and aircraft designer See also Aromanians in Albania Aromanians in Bulgaria Aromanians in North Macedonia Aromanians in Romania Aromanians in Serbia Principality of the Pindus Roman Legion (1941–1943) Great Vlachia Hellenization Vlach Folklore Museum, Serres References Ethnic groups in Greece