Heraklion
Heraklion ranks 1,267th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Thessaly, Esbjerg, and Hanoi. Memorable people born in Heraklion include Nikos Kazantzakis, Odysseas Elytis, and Cyril Lucaris. Memorable people who died in Heraklion include François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort and Vitsentzos Kornaros. Heraklion has been the birth place of many soccer players and writers and the death place of many noblemen and writers. Heraklion is located in Greece.
Heraklion or Herakleion, sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a municipal population of 179,302 (2021) and 211,370 in its wider metropolitan area, according to the 2011 census. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1572 and 1994, Heraklion was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Nikos Kazantzakis, Odysseas Elytis, and Cyril Lucaris. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Heraklion including François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort and Vitsentzos Kornaros.
People Born in Heraklion
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Nikos Kazantzakis
1883 - 1957
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 1
Odysseas Elytis
1911 - 1996
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 2
Cyril Lucaris
1572 - 1638
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3
Joseph Sifakis
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 4
Nikos Machlas
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 5
Georgios Samaras
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 6
Michalis Sifakis
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.56
Rank: 7
Giorgos Giakoumakis
1994 - Present
HPI: 26.88
Rank: 8
Nikos Karelis
1992 - Present
HPI: 25.03
Rank: 9
Andreas Bouchalakis
1993 - Present
HPI: 24.36
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Heraklion
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François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort
1616 - 1669
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 1
Vitsentzos Kornaros
1553 - 1616
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 2
Most individuals born in present day Heraklion were soccer players (6), writers (2), religious figures (1), and computer scientists (1), while most who died were noblemen (1) and writers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Heraklion since 1700.
