Cultural Production in
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Greece
Greece
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, Patras and Heraclion. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 2780 BC and 2006, present day Greece was the birth place of 1,130 globally memorable people, including Aristotle, Plato, and Alexander the Great. Additionaly, 566 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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Aristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 96.25
Rank: 862
Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.94
Rank: 686
Alexander the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 95.63
Rank: 684
Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Rank: 854
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.90
Rank: 691
Pythagoras
PHILOSOPHER
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 93.36
Rank: 759
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 91.26
Rank: 849
Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 90.19
Rank: 788
Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 858
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 782
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 86.65
Rank: 536
Solon
POLITICIAN
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 204
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Greece
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Mike Zambidis
MARTIAL ARTS
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 247
Ioannis Ikonomou
PUBLIC WORKER
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 264
Klavdia
SINGER
2002 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 226
Zoe Konstantopoulou
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 253
Pantelis Pantelidis
SINGER
1983 - 2016
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 244
Yannis Ploutarchos
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 261
Akis Zikos
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 258
Alexandros Alexiou
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 265
Peggy Zina
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 256
Giannis Kalitzakis
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 263
Irene Skliva
CELEBRITY
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 249
Julia Alexandratou
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 240
People Deceased in Present Day Greece
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PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 96.25
Rank: 540
Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.94
Rank: 413
Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Rank: 532
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.90
Rank: 415
Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 90.19
Rank: 482
Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 537
Andrew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
6 BC - 70
HPI: 89.10
Rank: 480
Diogenes
PHILOSOPHER
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 88.38
Rank: 367
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 478
Hesiod
WRITER
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 307
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 86.65
Rank: 290
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 412
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Greece
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Most individuals born in present day Greece were politicians (378), soccer players (118), athletes (104), writers (94), and philosophers (66), while most who died were politicians (258), writers (77), philosophers (53), military personnels (32), and religious figures (31).
Occupational Trends
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.
