Paphos
Paphos ranks 4,916th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Osogbo, Havre, Montana, and Dzerzhinsk, Russia. The most famous people from Paphos are Rauf Denktaş, Ünal Üstel, and Androulla Vassiliou. The most famous people who died in Paphos are Christiaan Barnard, Eric I of Denmark, and Hilarion. Paphos has been the birth place of many politicians, and composers and the death place of many politicians, and physicians. Paphos is located in Cyprus.
Paphos, also spelled Pafos, is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of the Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were known as Paphos: Old Paphos and New Paphos. It is the fourth-largest city in the country, after Nicosia, Limassol, and Larnaca, with an urban population of 55,000. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1924 and 1978, Paphos was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Rauf Denktaş, Ünal Üstel, and Androulla Vassiliou. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Paphos including Christiaan Barnard, Eric I of Denmark, and Hilarion.
People Born in Paphos
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Rauf Denktaş
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2012
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 1
Ünal Üstel
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 2
Androulla Vassiliou
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 3
Marios Joannou Elia
COMPOSER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 4
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Christiaan Barnard
PHYSICIAN
1922 - 2001
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 1
Eric I of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1055 - 1103
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 2
Hilarion
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
291 - 372
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 3
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1101
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Paphos were politicians (3), and composers (1), 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 Ünal Üstel, and Androulla Vassiliou. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Paphos, including Rauf Denktaş, Ünal Üstel, and Androulla Vassiliou.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Paphos since 1700.
