The Most Famous
COMPANIONS from Cyprus
This page contains a list of the greatest Cypriot Companions. The pantheon dataset contains 784 Companions, 1 of which were born in Cyprus. This makes Cyprus the birth place of the 41st most number of Companions behind Martinique, and Tajikistan.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Cypriot Companions of all time. This list of famous Cypriot Companions is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Theodora (500 - 548)
With an HPI of 70.37, Theodora is the most famous Cypriot Companion. Her biography has been translated into 56 different languages on wikipedia.
Theodora (; Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 490/500 – 28 June 548) was a Byzantine empress and wife of emperor Justinian I. She was from humble origins and became empress when her husband became emperor in 527. She was one of his chief advisers. Theodora is recognized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church, and commemorated on 14 November.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Cypriot companions born between 500 and 500. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Cypriot companions include Theodora.
