Chania
Chania ranks 2,864th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, Berettyóújfalu, and Khartoum. The most famous people from Chania are Nana Mouskouri, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, and John Aniston. The most famous people who died in Chania are Walter Lassally. Chania has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many film directors. Chania is located in Greece.
People
Between 0 and 2002, Chania was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Nana Mouskouri, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, and John Aniston. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Chania including Walter Lassally.
People Born in Chania
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Nana Mouskouri
SINGER
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 1
Konstantinos Mitsotakis
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2017
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 2
John Aniston
ACTOR
1933 - 2022
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 3
Sofoklis Venizelos
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1964
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 4
Eleni Daniilidou
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 5
Andreas Glyniadakis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 6
Konstantinos Tzolakis
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 35.22
Rank: 7
Anna Ntountounaki
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 29.70
Rank: 8
Polychronis Tzortzakis
CYCLIST
HPI: 29.68
Rank: 9
Christos Frantzeskakis
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 21.36
Rank: 10
Dimitrios Skoumpakis
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 12.98
Rank: 11
Athanasios Kynigakis
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 8.77
Rank: 12
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Chaniawere athletes (3), politicians (2), singers (1), actors (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were film directors (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Chania since 1700.
