Paphos
Paphos ranks 4,916th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Osogbo, Havre, Montana, and Dzerzhinsk, Russia. Memorable people born in Paphos include Rauf Denktaş, Androulla Vassiliou, and Ünal Üstel. Memorable people who died in Paphos include Christiaan Barnard, Eric I of Denmark, and Welf I, Duke of Bavaria. Paphos has been the birth place of many politicians and the death place of many politicians, and physicians. Paphos is located in Cyprus.
Paphos, also spelled as Pafos, is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and New Paphos. It is the fourth-largest city in the country, after Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca, with an urban population of 63,600 in 2018. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1924 and 1955, Paphos was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Rauf Denktaş, Androulla Vassiliou, and Ünal Üstel. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Paphos including Christiaan Barnard, Eric I of Denmark, and Welf I, Duke of Bavaria. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Paphos than were born there.
People Born in Paphos
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Rauf Denktaş
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2012
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 1
Androulla Vassiliou
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 2
Ünal Üstel
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 3
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Christiaan Barnard
PHYSICIAN
1922 - 2001
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 1
Eric I of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1055 - 1103
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 2
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1101
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 3
Hilarion
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
291 - 372
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Paphos were politicians (3), while most who died were politicians (2), physicians (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Paphos, including Rauf Denktaş, Androulla Vassiliou, and Ünal Üstel. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Paphos, including Rauf Denktaş, Androulla Vassiliou, and Ünal Üstel.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Paphos since 1700.
