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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. 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 nearly 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 934 globally memorable people, including Aristotle, Plato, and Alexander the Great. Additionaly, 498 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Greece including Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates.

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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.