Greece
Greece ranks 1,197th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gloucester, Patna, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Memorable people born in Greece include Saint Stephen, Pope Sixtus II, and Pope Dionysius. Memorable people who died in Greece include Democritus, Polybius, and Parascheva of the Balkans. Greece has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. Greece is located in Greece.
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring thousands of islands. The country comprises nine traditional geographic regions, and has a population of over 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 500 BC and 1979, Greece was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Saint Stephen, Pope Sixtus II, and Pope Dionysius. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Greece including Democritus, Polybius, and Parascheva of the Balkans.
People Born in Greece
Go to all RankingsSaint Stephen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 36
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 1
Pope Sixtus II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
215 - 258
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 2
Pope Dionysius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 268
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 3
Mahfiruz Hatun
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1620
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 4
Quintus Curtius Rufus
HISTORIAN
41 - 53
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 5
Parmenion
MILITARY PERSONNEL
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 6
Meton of Athens
MATHEMATICIAN
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 7
Victorinus of Pettau
WRITER
250 - 303
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8
Nikolaos Andriakopoulos
POLITICIAN
1878 - 2000
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 9
Dinostratus
MATHEMATICIAN
390 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 10
Faustus Cornelius Sulla
POLITICIAN
88 BC - 46 BC
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 11
Stavros Dimas
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Greece
Go to all RankingsDemocritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 1
Polybius
HISTORIAN
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 2
Parascheva of the Balkans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1100
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 3
Cynane
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4
Dinostratus
MATHEMATICIAN
390 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 5
Aram Tigran
SINGER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 6
Spyros Markezinis
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2000
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 7
Dimitrios Loundras
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1971
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Greece
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Most individuals born in present day Greece were politicians (4), religious figures (3), mathematicians (2), historians (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were politicians (2), philosophers (1), historians (1), religious figures (1), and mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Greece, including Stavros Dimas. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Greece, including Mahfiruz Hatun, Nikolaos Andriakopoulos, and Faustus Cornelius Sulla.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Greece since 1700.