List of ancient Epirotes

This list refers to inhabitants of Ancient Epirus.

Mythology

 * Ambrax, Ambracia
 * Chaon
 * Echetus King of Epirus
 * Epirus, a Theban, died in Epirus.
 * Kallidike Queen of Thesprotians wife of Odysseus
 * Molossus
 * Pandrasus, a Greek king in medieval British legend
 * Thesprotus
 * Tyrimmas, King of Dodona; his daughter Euippe made a child with Odysseus

Aeacid dynasty

 * Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus)
 * Molossus son of Neoptolemus and Andromache
 * Alcon the Molossian (6th century BC) suitor of Agariste of Sicyon
 * Admetus of Epirus (c. 490 - 470 BC)
 * Tharypus
 * Alcetas I (c. 385 – 370)
 * Neoptolemos I
 * Arybbas (361/360-? ВС)
 * Alexander I (?-330/329 BC)
 * Aeacides
 * Alcetas II (313–307 ВС)
 * Beroea of Epirus
 * Pyrrhus I (307-302 BC)
 * Neoptolemos II (302-295 ВС)
 * Alexander II of Epirus (272-255 ВС)
 * Olympias II of Epirus
 * Pyrrhus II
 * Ptolemy of Epirus (238-231 ВС)
 * Deidamia (?-231 BC)

Tribal Kings

 * Oroedus, king of the Parauaioi
 * Antiochus (King), king of the Orestae

Nobles

 * Sabylinthus, regent of king Tharrhypas
 * Kleomachos the Atintanian

In Macedon

 * Amyntas of Tymphaia
 * Attalus of Tymphaia
 * Myrtale (Olympias) mother of Alexander the Great
 * Alexander the Great through his mother Olympias
 * Cleopatra of Macedon
 * Leonidas first teacher of Alexander the Great
 * Arybbas (somatophylax)
 * Polyperchon general and regent (of Tymphaia)
 * Neoptolemus (general)
 * Polemon of Tymphaia
 * Pyrrhus of Epirus basileus of Macedon (288-285 BC (divided with Lysimachus), 274-272 BC)
 * Simmias of Tymphaia

Athletes

 * Sophron of Ambracia Stadion, Olympics 432 BC
 * Arybbas of Epirus Tethrippon Olympics 344 BC
 * Tlasimachus of Ambracia Tethrippon and Synoris Olympics  296 BC
 * Simacus (son of Phalacrion) Thesprotian 3rd-2nd century BC Pancratiast, Epidauria (fined)
 * Alcemachus (son of Charops)  Diaulos (~400-metre race) Panathenaics 194/3 BC
 * -tos (son of Lysias) Chaonian, Pale (wrestling) Panathenaics 194/193 BC
 * Antipater of Epirus Stadion Olympics 136 BC
 * Andromachus of Ambracia  Stadion Olympics 60 BC

Artists

 * Epigonus of Ambracia 6th-century BC musician, inventor epigonion instrument
 * Nicocles of Ambracia auletes
 * Hippasus of Ambracia tragic actor hypocrites

Priests

 * Silanus of Ambracia seer in Xenophon's Anabasis
 * Pelignas chef, sacrificer sent by Olympias to Alexander

Physicians

 * Philagrius of Epirus 3rd century AD

Theorodokoi

 * Molossian Tharyps - Chaonian Doropsos - Thesprotian Petoas, Simakos - Admatos from Poionos - Skepas, Aristodamos from Cassopea - Dioszotos from Pandosia - Schidas of Artichia -Phorbadas, Timogenes of Ambracia -Geron son of Aristodamos (Epidauros 365 BC)

Writers

 * Philetas of Dodona Tragoedus c. 400 - 375
 * Epicrates of Ambracia comic poet 4th century BC
 * Pyrrhus of Epirus memoirs and books on military, mechanics and siegecraft
 * Nicolaus of Epirus Tragoedus winner in Delian festival 279 BC
 * Glaucus of Nicopolis epigrammatic poet of Greek Anthology