Sparta
Sparta ranks 169th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Long Beach, California, Toulouse, and Neuilly-sur-Seine. Memorable people born in Sparta include Leonidas I, Lycurgus of Sparta, and Chilon of Sparta. Memorable people who died in Sparta include Tyrtaeus, Pausanias, and Pleistarchus. Sparta has been the birth place of many politicians, and military personnels and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Sparta is located in Greece.
Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon, while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement on the banks of the Eurotas River in the Eurotas valley of Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. Around 650 BC, it rose to become the dominant military land-power in ancient Greece. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 957 BC and 0, Sparta was the birth place of 68 globally memorable people, including Leonidas I, Lycurgus of Sparta, and Chilon of Sparta. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Sparta including Tyrtaeus, Pausanias, and Pleistarchus.
People Born in Sparta
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Leonidas I
POLITICIAN
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 1
Lycurgus of Sparta
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 2
Chilon of Sparta
PHILOSOPHER
600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 3
Agesilaus II
POLITICIAN
444 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 4
Lysander
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 395 BC
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 5
Pausanias
MILITARY PERSONNEL
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 6
Gorgo, Queen of Sparta
COMPANION
506 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 7
Pleistarchus
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 458 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 8
Brasidas
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 9
Cleomenes I
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 10
Cleomenes III
POLITICIAN
260 BC - 219 BC
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 11
Demaratus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Sparta
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People Deceased in Sparta
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Tyrtaeus
WRITER
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1
Pausanias
MILITARY PERSONNEL
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 2
Pleistarchus
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 458 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 3
Cleomenes I
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 4
Agis IV
POLITICIAN
265 BC - 241 BC
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 5
Nabis
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 192 BC
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 6
Cynisca
POLITICIAN
430 BC - 389 BC
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 7
Agis II
POLITICIAN
490 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 8
Terpander
MUSICIAN
712 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 9
Pleistoanax
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 408 BC
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 10
Lykourgos
POLITICIAN
250 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 11
Cleombrotus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sparta were politicians (56), military personnels (9), philosophers (1), companions (1), and noblemen (1), while most who died were politicians (13), military personnels (2), writers (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sparta, including Leonidas I, Lycurgus of Sparta, and Agesilaus II.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Sparta since 1700.
