Chania
Chania ranks 2,864th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, Berettyóújfalu, and Khartoum. Memorable people born in Chania include Nana Mouskouri, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, and John Aniston. Memorable people who died in Chania include Walter Lassally. Chania has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many film directors. Chania is located in Greece.
Chania, also sometimes romanized as Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about 70 km (43 mi) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 mi) west of Heraklion. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2000, Chania was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Nana Mouskouri, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, and John Aniston. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Chania including Walter Lassally.
People Born in Chania
Go to all RankingsNana Mouskouri
SINGER
1934 - Present
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 1
Konstantinos Mitsotakis
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2017
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 2
John Aniston
ACTOR
1933 - 2022
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 3
Sofoklis Venizelos
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1964
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 4
Eleni Daniilidou
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.99
Rank: 5
Andreas Glyniadakis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.55
Rank: 6
Anna Ntountounaki
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 7
Christos Frantzeskakis
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
Dimitrios Skoumpakis
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Athanasios Kynigakis
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Polychronis Tzortzakis
CYCLIST
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Chania
Go to all RankingsAnna Ntountounaki
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 7
Christos Frantzeskakis
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
Dimitrios Skoumpakis
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Athanasios Kynigakis
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Polychronis Tzortzakis
CYCLIST
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Chania
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Most individuals born in present day Chania were athletes (3), politicians (2), singers (1), actors (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were film directors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chania, including Christos Frantzeskakis, Dimitrios Skoumpakis, and Athanasios Kynigakis. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chania, including Christos Frantzeskakis, Dimitrios Skoumpakis, and Athanasios Kynigakis.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Chania since 1700.