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Corfu (grc)

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Corfu ranks 1,436th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Burnley, Jesenice, and Culiacán. Memorable people born in Corfu include Philomena, Ioannis Kapodistrias, and Albert Cohen. Memorable people who died in Corfu include George Sphrantzes, Dionysios Solomos, and Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos. Corfu has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many religious figures, and writers. Corfu is located in Greece.

Corfu or Kerkyra is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the nation's northwestern frontier with Albania. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered by three municipalities with the islands of Othonoi, Ereikoussa, and Mathraki. The principal city of the island is also named Corfu. Corfu is home to the Ionian University. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 291 and 1895, Corfu was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Philomena, Ioannis Kapodistrias, and Albert Cohen. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Corfu including George Sphrantzes, Dionysios Solomos, and Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos.

People Born in Corfu

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Corfu were politicians (4), religious figures (2), composers (2), writers (1), and historians (1),  while most who died were religious figures (1), writers (1), athletes (1), and composers (1).

Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Corfu, including Ioannis Kapodistrias, Augustinos Kapodistrias, and Georgios Theotokis.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Corfu since 1700.