Corinth
Corinth ranks 1,491st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aba, Nigeria, Bavaria, and Corpus Christi, Texas. Memorable people born in Corinth include Periander, Timoleon, and Cypselus. Memorable people who died in Corinth include Diogenes, Xenophon, and Periander. Corinth has been the birth place of many politicians and writers and the death place of many writers and politicians. Corinth is located in Greece.
Corinth is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality of Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is the capital of Corinthia. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 800 BC and 1993, Corinth was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Periander, Timoleon, and Cypselus. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Corinth including Diogenes, Xenophon, and Periander. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Corinth than were born there.
People Born in Corinth
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Periander
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 1
Timoleon
411 BC - 337 BC
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 2
Cypselus
700 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3
Lais of Corinth
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 4
Dinarchus
361 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 5
Eumelus of Corinth
800 BC - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 6
Panagis Tsaldaris
1868 - 1936
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 7
Anastasios Bakasetas
1993 - Present
HPI: 32.92
Rank: 8
Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos
1993 - Present
HPI: 21.73
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Corinth
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Diogenes
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 1
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 2
Periander
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 3
Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo
5 - 67
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 4
Ibycus
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 5
Cypselus
700 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 6
Diagoras of Melos
450 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 7
Lais of Corinth
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 8
William of Moerbeke
1215 - 1286
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 9
Pheidon
700 BC - 670 BC
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 10
Most individuals born in present day Corinth were politicians (5), writers (2), and soccer players (2), while most who died were writers (4), politicians (4), philosophers (1), and historians (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Corinth since 1700.
