Cultural Production in
Present Day
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 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
Go to all RankingsAristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 96.25
Rank: 155
Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.94
Rank: 1,068
Alexander the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 95.63
Rank: 1,066
Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Rank: 147
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.90
Rank: 1,073
Pythagoras
PHILOSOPHER
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 93.36
Rank: 52
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 91.26
Rank: 142
Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 90.19
Rank: 81
Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 151
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 75
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 86.65
Rank: 918
Solon
POLITICIAN
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 629
People Deceased in Present Day Greece
Go to all RankingsAristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 96.25
Rank: 120
Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.94
Rank: 558
Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Rank: 112
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.90
Rank: 560
Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 90.19
Rank: 62
Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 117
Andrew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
6 BC - 70
HPI: 89.10
Rank: 60
Diogenes
PHILOSOPHER
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 88.38
Rank: 512
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 58
Hesiod
WRITER
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 452
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 86.65
Rank: 435
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 557
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Greece were politicians (374), soccer players (108), athletes (97), 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.