Ephesus
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.
People Born in Ephesus
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Heraclitus
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 1
Herostratus
301 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 2
Pope John VI
655 - 705
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 3
Artemidorus
200 - 200
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 4
Zenodotus
330 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 5
Parrhasius
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 6
Callinus
680 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 7
Soranus of Ephesus
98 - 200
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 8
Xenophon of Ephesus
101 - 300
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 9
Hipponax
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 10
Artemidorus Ephesius
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 11
Maximus of Ephesus
310 - 372
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 12
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People Deceased in Ephesus
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John the Apostle
6 - 100
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 1
Mary Magdalene
10 BC - 100
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 2
Herostratus
301 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 3
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 4
Saint Timothy
17 - 97
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 5
Apollonius of Tyana
15 - 100
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 6
Theodosius III
700 - 722
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 7
Arsinoe IV of Egypt
68 BC - 41 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 8
John of Patmos
50 - 100
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 9
Maximus of Ephesus
310 - 372
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 10
Festus
390 - 380
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 11
Onesiphorus
50 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Ephesus
Go to all RankingsMost 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.
