Athens
Athens ranks 38th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Istanbul, Venice, and Sydney. The most famous people from Athens are Solon, Pericles, and Phidias. The most famous people who died in Athens are Plato, Socrates, and Pericles. Athens has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. Athens is located in Greece.
People
Between 700 BC and 2006, Athens was the birth place of 268 globally memorable people, including Solon, Pericles, and Phidias. Additionaly, 234 globally memorable people have passed away in Athens including Plato, Socrates, and Pericles.
People Born in Athens
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Solon
POLITICIAN
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 1
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 2
Phidias
SCULPTOR
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 82.85
Rank: 3
Draco
PUBLIC WORKER
650 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 4
Peisistratos
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 5
Miltiades
MILITARY PERSONNEL
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 6
Alcibiades
POLITICIAN
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 7
Antisthenes
PHILOSOPHER
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 8
Praxiteles
SCULPTOR
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 9
Irene of Athens
POLITICIAN
752 - 803
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 10
Xanthippe
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 11
Constantine II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2023
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Athens
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Giorgos Papakonstantinou
ECONOMIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 193
Zoe Konstantopoulou
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 200
Pantelis Pantelidis
SINGER
1983 - 2016
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 201
Akis Zikos
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 203
Peggy Zina
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 209
Irene Skliva
CELEBRITY
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 213
Thomas Bimis
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 225
Nikolaos Siranidis
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 229
Mario Mitaj
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 230
Stefanos Kotsolis
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.50
Rank: 234
Vassiliki Vougiouka
FENCER
1986 - Present
HPI: 35.39
Rank: 237
Alastair Heathcote
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 31.33
Rank: 242
People Deceased in Athens
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Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.94
Rank: 1
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.90
Rank: 2
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 3
Aristophanes
WRITER
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 4
Thucydides
HISTORIAN
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 5
Aspasia
COMPANION
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 6
Zeno of Citium
PHILOSOPHER
334 BC - 263 BC
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 7
Peisistratos
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 8
Theophrastus
PHILOSOPHER
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 9
Miltiades
MILITARY PERSONNEL
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 10
Aristippus
PHILOSOPHER
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 11
Demis Roussos
SINGER
1946 - 2015
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Athens were politicians (76), athletes (36), soccer players (22), writers (20), and philosophers (13), while most who died were politicians (100), philosophers (32), writers (30), military personnels (9), and religious figures (9).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Athens, including Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Ekaterini Thanou, and Emmanouil Karalis. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Athens, including Solon, Pericles, and Peisistratos.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Athens since 1700.
