Iraia
Iraia ranks 27,555th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fulneck Moravian Settlement, Putlitz, and Radeburg. Memorable people born in Iraia include Costa-Gavras. Iraia has been the birth place of many film directors. Iraia is located in Greece.
Iraia is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it became a municipal unit of the municipality of Gortynia. The municipal unit has an area of 144.002 km2. Its population is 960, according to the 2021 census. The seat of the municipality was in Paloumpa. The municipality is named after the ancient Arcadian city of Heraia. The region was known in recent times for the construction workers (mastori) who came from the villages of Servos and Lyssarea. Pausanias describes the ancient cities of Heraia and Melaineai and their buildings. An excavation near Lyssarea uncovered buildings, mosaics, as well as gold and silver coins. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1933, Iraia was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Costa-Gavras.
People Born in Iraia
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Iraia were film directors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Iraia, including Costa-Gavras. Whereas, throughout history, film directors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Iraia, including Costa-Gavras.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Iraia since 1700.
