Bithynia
Bithynia ranks 2,392nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zamora, Spain, Waiblingen, and Horten. Memorable people born in Bithynia include Gülçiçek Hatun, Asclepiades of Bithynia, and Prusias I of Bithynia. Memorable people who died in Bithynia include Pliny the Younger, Theodore the Studite, and Constantina. Bithynia has been the birth place of many politicians, and physicians and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Bithynia is located in Türkiye.
Bithynia was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Black Sea. It bordered Mysia to the southwest, Paphlagonia to the northeast along the Pontic coast, and Phrygia to the southeast towards the interior of Asia Minor. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 300 BC and 1355, Bithynia was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Gülçiçek Hatun, Asclepiades of Bithynia, and Prusias I of Bithynia. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Bithynia including Pliny the Younger, Theodore the Studite, and Constantina.
People Born in Bithynia
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Gülçiçek Hatun
POLITICIAN
1355 - 1389
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 1
Asclepiades of Bithynia
PHYSICIAN
120 BC - 40 BC
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 2
Prusias I of Bithynia
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 182 BC
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 3
Cornelia Salonina
POLITICIAN
300 - 268
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 4
Alexios Apokaukos
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1250 - 1345
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 5
Marina the Monk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
715 - 750
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 6
Theodosius of Bithynia
MATHEMATICIAN
160 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Bithynia
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Pliny the Younger
WRITER
61 - 113
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 1
Theodore the Studite
WRITER
759 - 826
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 2
Constantina
COMPANION
325 - 354
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 3
Prusias I of Bithynia
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 182 BC
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 4
Caesarius of Nazianzus
PHYSICIAN
330 - 368
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 5
Vetranio
MILITARY PERSONNEL
300 - 356
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 6
Ablabius
POLITICIAN
300 - 338
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bithynia were politicians (3), physicians (1), military personnels (1), religious figures (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were writers (2), politicians (2), companions (1), physicians (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bithynia, including Gülçiçek Hatun, Prusias I of Bithynia, and Cornelia Salonina.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Bithynia since 1700.
