Ephesus ranks 783rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chelsea, London, Oran, and Paisley, Renfrewshire. Memorable people born in Ephesus include Heraclitus, Herostratus, and Pope John VI. Memorable people who died in Ephesus include John the Apostle, Mary Magdalene, and Herostratus. Ephesus has been the birth place of many writers and philosophers and the death place of many religious figures and writers. Ephesus is located in Turkey.
Ephesus was a city in Ancient Greece on the coast of Ionia, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of Apasa, the former Arzawan capital, by Attic and Ionian Greeks. During the Classical Greek era, it was one of twelve cities that were members of the Ionian League. The city came under the control of the Roman Republic in 129 BC. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 680 BC and 655, Ephesus was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Heraclitus, Herostratus, and Pope John VI. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Ephesus including John the Apostle, Mary Magdalene, and Herostratus.
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 1
301 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 2
655 - 705
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 3
200 - 200
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 4
330 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 5
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 6
680 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 7
98 - 200
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 8
101 - 300
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 9
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 10
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 11
310 - 372
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 12
6 - 100
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 1
10 BC - 100
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 2
301 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 3
10 - 100
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 4
17 - 97
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 5
15 - 100
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 6
700 - 722
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 7
68 BC - 41 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 8
50 - 100
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 9
310 - 372
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 10
390 - 380
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 11
50 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Ephesus were writers (5), philosophers (3), religious figures (3), physicians (2), and extremists (1), while most who died were religious figures (6), writers (2), philosophers (2), politicians (2), and extremists (1).
Throughout history writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ephesus, including Artemidorus, Zenodotus, and Callinus.