Kalamata
Kalamata ranks 1,653rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hillingdon, Alès, and Tandil. Memorable people born in Kalamata include Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Yanni, and William of Villehardouin. Memorable people who died in Kalamata include William of Villehardouin. Kalamata has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians. Kalamata is located in Greece.
Kalamata is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece after Patras, and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regional unit, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1300 and 1988, Kalamata was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Yanni, and William of Villehardouin. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Kalamata including William of Villehardouin.
People Born in Kalamata
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Prokopis Pavlopoulos
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 1
Yanni
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 2
William of Villehardouin
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1278
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 3
Michail Stasinopoulos
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2002
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 4
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 5
John Iliopoulos
PHYSICIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 6
Maria Polydouri
WRITER
1902 - 1930
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 7
Georgios Fotakis
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 32.84
Rank: 8
Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Kalamata
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Most individuals born in present day Kalamata were politicians (3), soccer players (3), musicians (1), physicists (1), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kalamata, including Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Georgios Fotakis, and Kyriakos Stamatopoulos. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kalamata, including Prokopis Pavlopoulos, William of Villehardouin, and Michail Stasinopoulos.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Kalamata since 1700.
