Phrygia
Phrygia ranks 1,965th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Peć, Kruševac, and Gibraltar. 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 Turkey.
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. After its conquest, it became a region of the great empires of the time. Read more on Wikipedia
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
159 - 238
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 1
Novatian
220 - 258
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 2
Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 3
Artakama
350 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 4
Eutychius of Constantinople
512 - 582
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 5
Domitius Alexander
300 - 309
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 6
Saint Pothinus
87 - 177
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 7
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Alcibiades
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 1
Saint Menas
285 - 309
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 2
Peucestas
390 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 3
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).
