Crete
Crete ranks 2,719th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bromsgrove, Yasothon province, and Aurora, Illinois. Memorable people born in Crete include Saint Titus, George of Trebizond, and Gregory III of Constantinople. Memorable people who died in Crete include Marcus Antonius Creticus and Lucius Cornelius Sisenna. Crete has been the birth place of many religious figures and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers. Crete is located in Greece.
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete rests about 160 km (99 mi) south of the Greek mainland, and about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Anatolia. Crete has an area of 8,450 km2 (3,260 sq mi) and a coastline of 1,046 km (650 mi). It bounds the southern border of the Aegean Sea, with the Sea of Crete to the north and the Libyan Sea to the south. Crete covers 260 km from west to east but is narrow from north to south, spanning three longitudes but only half a latitude. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 400 BC and 1450, Crete was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Saint Titus, George of Trebizond, and Gregory III of Constantinople. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Crete including Marcus Antonius Creticus and Lucius Cornelius Sisenna.
People Born in Crete
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Saint Titus
13 - 107
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 1
George of Trebizond
1395 - 1472
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 2
Gregory III of Constantinople
1450 - 1459
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 3
Sibyrtius
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 4
Ablabius
300 - 338
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Crete
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Marcus Antonius Creticus
115 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 1
Lucius Cornelius Sisenna
120 BC - 67 BC
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 2
Most individuals born in present day Crete were religious figures (2), politicians (2), and philosophers (1), while most who died were politicians (1) and writers (1).
