Heraklion
Heraklion ranks 1,370th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Durham, North Carolina, České Budějovice, and Amstelveen. The most famous people from Heraklion are Nikos Kazantzakis, Odysseas Elytis, and Cyril Lucaris. The most famous people who died in Heraklion are François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, Köprülüzade Numan Pasha, and Vitsentzos Kornaros. Heraklion has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many noblemen, and politicians. Heraklion is located in Greece.
People
Between 0 and 1994, Heraklion was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Nikos Kazantzakis, Odysseas Elytis, and Cyril Lucaris. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Heraklion including François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, Köprülüzade Numan Pasha, and Vitsentzos Kornaros.
People Born in Heraklion
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Nikos Kazantzakis
WRITER
1883 - 1957
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 1
Odysseas Elytis
WRITER
1911 - 1996
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 2
Cyril Lucaris
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1572 - 1638
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 3
Joseph Sifakis
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 4
Francesco Barozzi
MATHEMATICIAN
1537 - 1604
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 5
Nikos Machlas
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 6
Georgios Samaras
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 7
Ioannis Ikonomou
PUBLIC WORKER
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 8
Michalis Sifakis
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 9
Giorgos Giakoumakis
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 10
Nikos Karelis
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 11
Andreas Bouchalakis
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Heraklion
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François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort
NOBLEMAN
1616 - 1669
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 1
Köprülüzade Numan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1719
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 2
Vitsentzos Kornaros
WRITER
1553 - 1616
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Heraklion were soccer players (6), writers (2), religious figures (1), computer scientists (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were noblemen (1), politicians (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Heraklion, including Nikos Machlas, Georgios Samaras, and Michalis Sifakis. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Heraklion, including Nikos Machlas, Georgios Samaras, and Michalis Sifakis.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Heraklion since 1700.
