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Athens ranks 38th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Istanbul, Venice, and Sydney. Memorable people born in Athens include Pericles, Phidias, and Solon. Memorable people who died in Athens include Plato, Socrates, and Pericles. Athens has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. Athens is located in Greece.

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A major coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the eighth largest urban area in the European Union. The Municipality of Athens, which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (2021) within its official limits, and a land area of 38.96 km2 (15.04 sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 700 BC and 2006, Athens was the birth place of 256 globally memorable people, including Pericles, Phidias, and Solon. Additionaly, 231 globally memorable people have passed away in Athens including Plato, Socrates, and Pericles.

People Born in Athens

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  • Photo of Pericles

    Pericles

    POLITICIAN

    494 BC - 429 BC

    HPI: 86.71

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Phidias

    Phidias

    SCULPTOR

    490 BC - 430 BC

    HPI: 82.48

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Solon

    Solon

    POLITICIAN

    638 BC - 558 BC

    HPI: 79.59

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Alcibiades

    Alcibiades

    POLITICIAN

    450 BC - 404 BC

    HPI: 78.94

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Draco

    Draco

    PUBLIC WORKER

    650 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 78.69

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Praxiteles

    Praxiteles

    SCULPTOR

    395 BC - 330 BC

    HPI: 78.04

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Constantine II of Greece

    Constantine II of Greece

    POLITICIAN

    1940 - 2023

    HPI: 77.94

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Peisistratos

    Peisistratos

    POLITICIAN

    600 BC - 527 BC

    HPI: 77.87

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Antisthenes

    Antisthenes

    PHILOSOPHER

    445 BC - 365 BC

    HPI: 77.03

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Miltiades

    Miltiades

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    540 BC - 488 BC

    HPI: 76.88

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Xanthippe

    Xanthippe

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 76.70

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Irene of Athens

    Irene of Athens

    POLITICIAN

    752 - 803

    HPI: 76.67

    Rank: 12

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People Deceased in Athens

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Athens were politicians (75), athletes (34), writers (20), soccer players (19), and philosophers (13),  while most who died were politicians (100), philosophers (32), writers (30), military personnels (9), and religious figures (8).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Athens, including Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Ekaterini Thanou, and Emmanouil Karalis. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Athens, including Pericles, Solon, and Alcibiades.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Athens since 1700.