Patras
Patras ranks 806th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zwolle, Ichikawa, Chiba, and Thebes, Egypt. Memorable people born in Patras include Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Saturnin, and Dimitrios Gounaris. Memorable people who died in Patras include Andrew the Apostle, and Benizelos Roufos. Patras has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Patras is located in Greece.
Patras is Greece's third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, 215 km (134 mi) west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaikon, overlooking the Gulf of Patras. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 300 and 1992, Patras was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Saturnin, and Dimitrios Gounaris. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Patras including Andrew the Apostle, and Benizelos Roufos.
People Born in Patras
Go to all Rankings
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 1
Saturnin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 300
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 2
Dimitrios Gounaris
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1922
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 3
Arethas of Caesarea
PHILOSOPHER
860 - 935
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 4
Kostis Palamas
WRITER
1859 - 1943
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5
Stephanos Christopoulos
WRESTLER
1876 - 2000
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 6
Matilde Serao
WRITER
1856 - 1927
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 7
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1986
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 8
Stylianos Gonatas
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1966
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 9
Benizelos Roufos
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1868
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 10
Antonios Pepanos
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1918
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 11
Dimitrios Maximos
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1955
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Patras
Go to all RankingsBenizelos Roufos
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1868
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 10
Thanos Mikroutsikos
COMPOSER
1947 - 2019
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 14
Theodora Drakou
SWIMMER
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 18
Christodoulos Kolomvos
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 19
People Deceased in Patras
Go to all Rankings
Andrew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
6 BC - 70
HPI: 83.11
Rank: 1
Benizelos Roufos
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1868
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Patras
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Patras were politicians (8), writers (2), soccer players (2), athletes (2), and religious figures (1), while most who died were religious figures (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Patras, including Kostas Katsouranis, and Andreas Samaris. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Patras, including Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Dimitrios Gounaris, and Panagiotis Kanellopoulos.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Patras since 1700.
