Paphlagonia
Paphlagonia ranks 1,894th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dundalk, Dudley, and Kirkcaldy. Memorable people born in Paphlagonia include Diogenes, Michael V Kalaphates, and Theodora. Paphlagonia has been the birth place of many philosophers, and politicians. Paphlagonia is located in Türkiye.
Paphlagonia was an ancient region on the Black Sea coast of north-central Anatolia, situated between Bithynia to the west and Pontus to the east, and separated from Phrygia by a prolongation to the east of the Bithynian Olympus. According to Strabo, the region was bounded by the river Parthenius to the west and the Halys River to the east. Paphlagonia was said to be named after Paphlagon, a son of the mythical Phineus. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 404 BC and 1015, Paphlagonia was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Diogenes, Michael V Kalaphates, and Theodora.
People Born in Paphlagonia
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Diogenes
PHILOSOPHER
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 1
Michael V Kalaphates
POLITICIAN
1015 - 1042
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 2
Theodora
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
815 - 867
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 3
Themistius
PHILOSOPHER
317 - 388
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 4
Maria of Amnia
NOBLEMAN
770 - 823
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 5
Manuel Erotikos Komnenos
MILITARY PERSONNEL
901 - 1020
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 6
Joseph Bringas
POLITICIAN
950 - 965
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 7
John Mauropous
WRITER
990 - 1070
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Paphlagonia were philosophers (2), politicians (2), religious figures (1), noblemen (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history philosophers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Paphlagonia, including Diogenes, and Themistius.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Paphlagonia since 1700.
