Notable Persons in The History of The NBG
- Jean-Gabriel Eynard (1775–1863) banker and initiator to found the NBG
- Georgios Stavros (1788–1869) banker
- Julius von Hößlin (1802–1849) banker of J. Hösslin & Cie until the foundation of the NBG
- Alexandros Diomidis, Governor of the National Bank of Greece, later founder and Governor of the Bank of Greece.
- Georgios Mavros (1909–1995) jurist and chairman who founded the cultural foundation in 1966.
- Hüsnü Özyeğin (born 1944) chairman of the Finansbank before and after the takeover by NBG
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