Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghQueen Sofía of SpainPrincess Marina of Greece and DenmarkLeotychidas
Princess Sophie of Greece and DenmarkArsinoe I

The Most Famous

Noblemen from Greece

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This page contains a list of the greatest Greeks Noblemen. The pantheon dataset contains 1,415 Noblemen, 7 of which were born in Greece. This makes Greece the birth place of the 22nd most number of Noblemen behind Norway and Switzerland.

Top 7 Greek Noblemen

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Greeks Noblemen of all time. This list of famous Greeks Noblemen is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

  1. #1
    Photo of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    1921 - 2021

    HPI 82.77114 langs

    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is most famous for being the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.

  2. #2
    Photo of Queen Sofía of Spain

    Queen Sofía of Spain

    b. 1938

    HPI 78.9753 langs
    Queen Sofía of Spain is most famous for her marriage to King Juan Carlos I. She was born in Athens, Greece, and she is the daughter of King...Read moreShow less

    Queen Sofía of Spain is most famous for her marriage to King Juan Carlos I. She was born in Athens, Greece, and she is the daughter of King Paul of Greece and Queen Frederica of Greece.

  3. #4
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    Leotychidas

    540 BC - 469 BC

    HPI 70.4129 langs

    Leotychidas was most famous for being the first Spartan king to die in battle.

  4. #5
    Photo of Memnon of Rhodes

    Memnon of Rhodes

    380 BC - 333 BC

    HPI 68.3928 langs
    Memnon of Rhodes is most famous for the colossal statue that was carved to honor the king of the city-state of Rhodes. The statue was carved...Read moreShow less

    Memnon of Rhodes is most famous for the colossal statue that was carved to honor the king of the city-state of Rhodes. The statue was carved from a single stone and depicts Memnon sitting on a throne with a scepter in his right hand and an eagle at his feet.

  5. #6
    Photo of Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark

    Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark

    1914 - 2001

    HPI 67.3331 langs

    Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark is most famous for being the grandmother of King Constantine II of Greece.

  6. #7
    Photo of Arsinoe I

    Arsinoe I

    305 BC - 248 BC

    HPI 67.0936 langs

    Arsinoe I was the daughter of Ptolemy I and the sister of Ptolemy II. She married her brother and became the most powerful woman in Egypt.

Overlapping Lives

Which Noblemen were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Noblemen since 1700.

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