Mihalis Yannakakis (born 1953), professor of computer science at Columbia University, United States
Yannakakis was born in Athens, Greece in 1953 and attended Varvakeio High School for his early education.
Notable alumni: Alexandros Papadiamantιs, Evangelos Averoff, Fredy Germanos, Georgios Drosinis, Alexandros Papagos, Antonis Samarakis, Konstantinos Tsatsos, Leonidas Kouris, Mihalis Yannakakis.