Sinop, Turkey
Sinop, Turkey ranks 2,060th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kaposvár, Bangui, and Basingstoke. Memorable people born in Sinop, Turkey include Diogenes, Mithridates VI of Pontus, and Marcion of Sinope. Memorable people who died in Sinop, Turkey include Mithridates V of Pontus, Theodora of Trebizond, and Andronikos III of Trebizond. Sinop, Turkey has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many politicians. Sinop, Turkey is located in Turkey.
Sinop, historically known as Sinope, is a city on the isthmus of İnce Burun and on the Boztepe Peninsula, near Cape Sinope which is situated on the northernmost edge of the Turkish side of the Black Sea coast, in the ancient region of Paphlagonia, in modern-day northern Turkey. It is the seat of Sinop Province and Sinop District. Its population is 57,404 (2022). Read more on Wikipedia
Between 404 BC and 1973, Sinop, Turkey was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Diogenes, Mithridates VI of Pontus, and Marcion of Sinope. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Sinop, Turkey including Mithridates V of Pontus, Theodora of Trebizond, and Andronikos III of Trebizond.
People Born in Sinop, Turkey
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Diogenes
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 1
Mithridates VI of Pontus
132 BC - 63 BC
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 2
Marcion of Sinope
85 - 160
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 3
Necmettin Erbakan
1926 - 2011
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 4
Maximus V of Constantinople
1897 - 1972
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 5
Diphilus
350 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 6
Hakan Ünsal
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Sinop, Turkey
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Mithridates V of Pontus
200 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1
Theodora of Trebizond
1253 - 1285
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 2
Andronikos III of Trebizond
1310 - 1332
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 3
John III of Trebizond
1321 - 1362
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 4
Pythodorida of Pontus
30 BC - 38
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 5
Most individuals born in present day Sinop, Turkey were politicians (2), religious figures (2), philosophers (1), writers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were politicians (5).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Sinop, Turkey since 1700.
