Chios
Chios ranks #1381 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Belgium, and Greece. The most famous people from Chios are Homer, Mikis Theodorakis, and Hippocrates of Chios. The most famous people who died in Chios are Giovanni Giustiniani, Zoilus, and Namık Kemal. Chios has been the birthplace of many writers, and historians and the death place of many military personnels, and philosophers. Chios is located in Greece.
People
Between 800 BC and 1999, present-day Chios was the birthplace of 13 globally memorable people, including Homer, Mikis Theodorakis, and Hippocrates of Chios. Additionally, 6 globally memorable people died in present-day Chios, including Giovanni Giustiniani, Zoilus, and Namık Kemal.
People Born in Present-Day Chios
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Homer
Writer
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Rank: 1
Mikis Theodorakis
Composer
1925 - 2021
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 2
Hippocrates of Chios
Mathematician
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 3
Theopompus
Historian
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 4
Andreas Papandreou
Politician
1919 - 1996
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 5
Aristo of Chios
Philosopher
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 6
Ion of Chios
Writer
490 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 7
Metrodorus of Chios
Philosopher
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 8
Oenopides
Astronomer
490 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 9
Ibrahim Edhem Pasha
Politician
1818 - 1893
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 10
Leo Allatius
Historian
1586 - 1669
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 11
Ioannis Fountoulis
Athlete
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.18
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Present-Day Chios
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Giovanni Giustiniani
Military Personnel
1418 - 1453
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 1
Zoilus
Philosopher
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 2
Namık Kemal
Writer
1840 - 1888
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 3
Jacques Cœur
Politician
1395 - 1456
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 4
Chabrias
Military Personnel
500 BC - 357 BC
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 5
Benedetto I Zaccaria
Military Personnel
1240 - 1307
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Chios were writers (2), historians (2), politicians (2), philosophers (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were military personnels (3), philosophers (1), writers (1), and politicians (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in present-day Chios since 1700.
