
Mihri Belli was a prominent leader of the socialist movement in Turkey. He fought for the communist side in the Greek Civil War.

Nikos Beloyannis was a Greek resistance leader and leading cadre of the Greek Communist Party.
Charilaos Florakis was a leader of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). He is best known for establishing the dominance of the KKE over other left-wing elements, and for his flexibility and forming alliances with the conservatives.

Dimitrios Hatzis was a Greek novelist and journalist.

Kostas Karagiorgis was the alias of Kostas Gyftodimos, a prominent Greek communist who played an important role in the Greek Resistance and in the Greek Civil War.

Alexandros Rosios, also known by the nom de guerre Ypsilantis (Υψηλάντης), was a member of the Greek Communist Party (KKE) and officer of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS), and later the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE). On the night of 30 March 1946, he led the attack on the Greek Gendarmerie station in Litochoro, an event traditionally regarded as the starting point of the Greek Civil War.

Markos Vafeiadis was a leading figure of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) during the Greek Resistance and the Greek Civil War.

Nikos Zachariadis was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) from 1931 to 1956, and one of the most important personalities in the Greek Civil War.