Kos
Kos ranks 2,741st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Medford, Massachusetts, Springfield, Ohio, and Somerville, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Kos include Hippocrates, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, and Ptolemy III Euergetes. Memorable people who died in Kos include Apelles, Meleager of Gadara, and Herodas. Kos has been the birth place of many politicians, and physicians and the death place of many writers, and painters. Kos is located in Greece.
Kos or Cos is a Greek island, which is part of the Dodecanese island chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Kos is the third largest island of the Dodecanese, after Rhodes and Karpathos; it has a population of 37,089, making it the second most populous of the Dodecanese after Rhodes. The island measures 42.1 by 11.5 kilometres. Administratively, Kos constitutes a municipality within the Kos regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is the town of Kos. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 460 BC and 1957, Kos was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Hippocrates, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, and Ptolemy III Euergetes. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Kos including Apelles, Meleager of Gadara, and Herodas.
People Born in Kos
Go to all RankingsHippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 1
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
POLITICIAN
308 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 2
Ptolemy III Euergetes
POLITICIAN
284 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 3
Theramenes
POLITICIAN
450 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 4
Philitas of Cos
WRITER
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5
Ioannis Sarmas
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Kos
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Go to all RankingsApelles
PAINTER
370 BC - 306 BC
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 1
Meleager of Gadara
WRITER
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 2
Herodas
WRITER
300 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 3
Philitas of Cos
WRITER
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kos were politicians (4), physicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were writers (3), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kos, including Ioannis Sarmas. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kos, including Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Ptolemy III Euergetes, and Theramenes.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Kos since 1700.