Chios
Chios ranks 1,391st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Springfield, Illinois, Qazvin, and Canada. Memorable people born in Chios include Homer, Mikis Theodorakis, and Hippocrates of Chios. Memorable people who died in Chios include Giovanni Giustiniani, Zoilus, and Namık Kemal. Chios has been the birth place of many writers, and historians and the death place of many military personnels, and philosophers. Chios is located in Greece.
Chios is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea, and the tenth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of mastic gum and its nickname is "the Mastic Island". Tourist attractions include its medieval villages and the 11th-century monastery of Nea Moni, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 800 BC and 1999, Chios was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Homer, Mikis Theodorakis, and Hippocrates of Chios. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Chios including Giovanni Giustiniani, Zoilus, and Namık Kemal.
People Born in Chios
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Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 1
Mikis Theodorakis
COMPOSER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 2
Hippocrates of Chios
MATHEMATICIAN
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 3
Theopompus
HISTORIAN
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 4
Andreas Papandreou
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1996
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 5
Aristo of Chios
PHILOSOPHER
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 6
Ion of Chios
WRITER
490 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 7
Metrodorus of Chios
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 8
Oenopides
ASTRONOMER
490 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 9
Ibrahim Edhem Pasha
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1893
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 10
Leo Allatius
HISTORIAN
1586 - 1669
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 11
Konstantinos Gkiouvetsis
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Chios
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POLITICIAN
1818 - 1893
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 10
Konstantinos Gkiouvetsis
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Ioannis Fountoulis
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Chios
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Giovanni Giustiniani
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1418 - 1453
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 1
Zoilus
PHILOSOPHER
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 2
Namık Kemal
WRITER
1840 - 1888
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 3
Chabrias
MILITARY PERSONNEL
500 BC - 357 BC
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 4
Jacques Cœur
POLITICIAN
1395 - 1456
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 5
Benedetto I Zaccaria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1240 - 1307
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Chios
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Most individuals 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).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chios, including Konstantinos Gkiouvetsis, and Ioannis Fountoulis. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chios, including Homer, and Ion of Chios.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Chios since 1700.
