Santorini
Santorini ranks 10,851st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sierra Leone, South Carolina, and Sarawak. Memorable people born in Santorini include Battus I of Cyrene. Memorable people who died in Santorini include Kaj Franck, and Spyridon Marinatos. Santorini has been the birth place of many politicians and the death place of many designers, and archaeologists. Santorini is located in Greece.
Santorini, officially Thira or Thera, is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago formed by the Santorini caldera. It is the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately 73 km2 (28 sq mi) and a 2021 census population of 15,480. The municipality of Santorini includes the inhabited islands of Santorini and Therasia, as well as the uninhabited islands of Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni, Aspronisi and Christiana. The total land area is 91 km2 (35 sq mi). Santorini is part of the Thira regional unit. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 580 BC, Santorini was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Battus I of Cyrene. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Santorini including Kaj Franck, and Spyridon Marinatos. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Santorini than were born there.
People Born in Santorini
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Go to all RankingsKaj Franck
DESIGNER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 1
Spyridon Marinatos
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1901 - 1974
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Santorini were politicians (1), while most who died were designers (1), and archaeologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Santorini, including Battus I of Cyrene.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Santorini since 1700.