Classical Athens ranks 952nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Breda, Taif, and Klagenfurt. Memorable people born in Classical Athens include Plato, Aristophanes, and Xenophon. Memorable people who died in Classical Athens include Plato, Sophocles, and Phidias. Classical Athens has been the birth place of many philosophers and politicians and the death place of many philosophers and politicians. Classical Athens is located in Greece.
The city of Athens during the classical period of ancient Greece was the major urban centre of the notable polis (city-state) of the same name, located in Attica, Greece, leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League. Athenian democracy was established in 508 BC under Cleisthenes following the tyranny of Isagoras. This system remained remarkably stable, and with a few brief interruptions remained in place for 180 years, until 322 BC. The peak of Athenian hegemony was achieved in the 440s to 430s BC, known as the Age of Pericles. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 565 BC and 350, Classical Athens was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Plato, Aristophanes, and Xenophon. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Classical Athens including Plato, Sophocles, and Phidias. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Classical Athens than were born there.
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.54
Rank: 1
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 2
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 3
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 4
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 5
460 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 6
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 7
470 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 8
180 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 9
407 BC - 339 BC
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 10
350 - 431
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 11
255 BC - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 12
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.54
Rank: 1
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 86.65
Rank: 2
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 3
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 4
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 5
371 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 6
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 7
470 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 8
180 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 9
390 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 10
450 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 11
400 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Classical Athens were philosophers (5), politicians (3), writers (2), architects (2), and historians (1), while most who died were philosophers (5), politicians (4), architects (2), writers (1), and sculptors (1).
Throughout history philosophers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Classical Athens, including Plato, Isocrates, and Apollodorus of Athens.