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Greece ranks 27th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hungary, Norway, and Denmark. Memorable people born in present day Greece include Aristotle, Plato, and Alexander the Great. Memorable people who died in Greece include Aristotle, Plato, and Homer. Greece has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers.

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, spanning thousands of islands and nine traditional geographic regions. It has a population of over 10 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 2780 BC and 2006, present day Greece was the birth place of 1,089 globally memorable people, including Aristotle, Plato, and Alexander the Great. Additionaly, 565 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Greece including Aristotle, Plato, and Homer.

People Born in Present Day Greece

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People Deceased in Present Day Greece

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Occupations

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Greece, including Mimis Domazos, Theodoros Zagorakis, and Angelos Charisteas. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Greece, including Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Solon, and Pericles.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Greece since 1700.