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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.
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: 376
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 392
1790 - 1823
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 397
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 472
1934 - 2021
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 479
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 489
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 499
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 506
200 - 230
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 532
1450 - 1508
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 533
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 546
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 549
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: 94
1924 - 1994
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 265
1790 - 1823
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 276
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 315
1401 - 1498
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 320
450 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 326
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 334
1662 - 1712
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 340
200 - 230
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 354
1450 - 1508
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 355
100 - 126
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 363
1000 - 1043
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 365
Most individuals born in present day Greece were politicians (355), soccer players (98), writers (87), philosophers (62), and military personnels (49), while most who died were politicians (237), writers (72), philosophers (50), military personnels (26), and religious figures (22).
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.