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Greece
Greece ranks 27th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hungary, Norway, and Denmark. Memorable people born in present day Greece include Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates. Memorable people who died in Greece include Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates. Greece has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring thousands of islands. The country comprises nine traditional geographic regions, and has a population of over 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 2780 BC and 2006, present day Greece was the birth place of 1,089 globally memorable people, including Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates. Additionaly, 561 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Greece including Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates.
People Born in Present Day Greece
Go to all RankingsAristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 94.42
Rank: 1
Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 94.10
Rank: 2
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 93.30
Rank: 3
Alexander the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 4
Pythagoras
PHILOSOPHER
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 91.06
Rank: 5
Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 6
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 7
Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 8
Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 9
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 10
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 11
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Greece
Go to all RankingsAli Rıza Efendi
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1888
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 302
Loukas Notaras
POLITICIAN
1402 - 1453
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 361
Vassilis Vassilikos
WRITER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 415
Douris
PAINTER
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 497
Axiothea of Phlius
PHILOSOPHER
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 524
Timarete
PAINTER
420 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 526
Pamphilus
PAINTER
390 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 527
Lastheneia of Mantinea
PHILOSOPHER
350 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 537
Georgios Zoitakis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1996
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 549
Eugenios Voulgaris
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1716 - 1806
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 570
Philothei of Athens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1522 - 1589
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 580
Rhianus
WRITER
275 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 582
People Deceased in Present Day Greece
Go to all RankingsAristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 94.42
Rank: 1
Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 94.10
Rank: 2
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 93.30
Rank: 3
Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 4
Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 5
Lord Byron
WRITER
1788 - 1824
HPI: 87.18
Rank: 6
Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 7
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 8
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 9
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 10
Aesop
WRITER
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 83.44
Rank: 11
Andrew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
6 BC - 70
HPI: 83.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Greece
Go to all RankingsAli Rıza Efendi
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1888
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 211
Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 235
Vassilis Vassilikos
WRITER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 297
Pamphilus
PAINTER
390 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 361
Benedetto I Zaccaria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1240 - 1307
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 364
Adolf Furtwängler
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1853 - 1907
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 373
Georgios Zoitakis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1996
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 374
Aram Tigran
SINGER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 380
Lasus of Hermione
WRITER
548 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 382
Andronikos Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1190 - 1248
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 383
Parmenas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 98
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 408
Dionysius of Corinth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
150 - 171
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 416
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Greece were politicians (374), soccer players (109), athletes (97), writers (94), and philosophers (66), while most who died were politicians (257), writers (77), philosophers (53), military personnels (32), and religious figures (30).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Greece, including Ange Postecoglou, Theodoros Zagorakis, and Antonios Nikopolidis. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Greece, including Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Pericles, and Kösem Sultan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Greece since 1700.