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Greece ranks 23rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Argentina, Czechia, and South Korea. Memorable people born in present day Greece include Aristotle, Plato, and Alexander the Great. 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. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. 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 consists of nine traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 2780 BC and 2002, present day Greece was the birth place of 935 globally memorable people, including Aristotle, Plato, and Alexander the Great. Additionaly, 494 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Greece including Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates.
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 96.24
Rank: 1
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.54
Rank: 2
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 94.56
Rank: 3
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.34
Rank: 4
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 91.42
Rank: 5
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 91.39
Rank: 6
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.95
Rank: 7
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 8
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 86.65
Rank: 9
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 10
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 11
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.49
Rank: 12
1874 - 1939
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 377
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 393
1790 - 1823
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 398
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 473
1934 - 2021
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 480
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 490
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 500
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 507
200 - 230
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 533
1450 - 1508
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 534
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 547
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 550
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 96.24
Rank: 1
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.54
Rank: 2
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.34
Rank: 3
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 91.42
Rank: 4
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 5
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 86.65
Rank: 6
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 85.15
Rank: 7
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 8
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 9
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.49
Rank: 10
6 BC - 70
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 11
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 12
1292 - 1383
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 92
1924 - 1994
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 263
1790 - 1823
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 274
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 313
1401 - 1498
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 318
450 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 324
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 332
1662 - 1712
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 338
200 - 230
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 352
1450 - 1508
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 353
100 - 126
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 361
1000 - 1043
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 363
Most individuals born in present day Greece were politicians (367), soccer players (98), writers (87), philosophers (61), and military personnels (48), while most who died were politicians (235), writers (72), philosophers (50), military personnels (25), and religious figures (21).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Greece, including Theodoros Zagorakis, Angelos Charisteas, 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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Greece since 1700.