Abdera, Thrace
Abdera, Thrace ranks 3,972nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Ahmednagar, and Centralia, Illinois. Memorable people born in Abdera, Thrace include Democritus, Protagoras, and Anaxarchus. Abdera, Thrace has been the birth place of many philosophers. Abdera, Thrace is located in Greece.
Abdera is a municipality in the Xanthi regional unit of Thrace, Greece. In classical antiquity, it was a major Greek polis on the Thracian coast. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 486 BC and 380 BC, Abdera, Thrace was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Democritus, Protagoras, and Anaxarchus.
People Born in Abdera, Thrace
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Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 1
Protagoras
PHILOSOPHER
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 79.60
Rank: 2
Anaxarchus
PHILOSOPHER
380 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 3
Hecataeus of Abdera
PHILOSOPHER
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Abdera, Thrace were philosophers (4), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history philosophers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Abdera, Thrace, including Democritus, Protagoras, and Anaxarchus.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Abdera, Thrace since 1700.
