Phrygia
Phrygia ranks 2,145th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hexham, João Pessoa, Paraíba, and Salinas, California. Memorable people born in Phrygia include Gordian I, Novatian, and Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha. Memorable people who died in Phrygia include Alcibiades, Saint Menas, and Peucestas. Phrygia has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Phrygia is located in Türkiye.
In classical antiquity, Phrygia was a kingdom in the west-central part of Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 350 BC and 512, Phrygia was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Gordian I, Novatian, and Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Phrygia including Alcibiades, Saint Menas, and Peucestas.
People Born in Phrygia
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Gordian I
POLITICIAN
159 - 238
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 1
Novatian
WRITER
220 - 258
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 2
Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 3
Eutychius of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
512 - 582
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 4
Artakama
COMPANION
350 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 5
Domitius Alexander
POLITICIAN
300 - 309
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 6
Saint Pothinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
87 - 177
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Phrygia
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Alcibiades
POLITICIAN
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 1
Saint Menas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
285 - 309
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 2
Peucestas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
390 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Phrygia were religious figures (3), politicians (2), writers (1), and companions (1), while most who died were politicians (1), religious figures (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Phrygia, including Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, Eutychius of Constantinople, and Saint Pothinus.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Phrygia since 1700.
