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 1,099 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: 929
Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.94
Rank: 753
Alexander the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 95.63
Rank: 751
Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Rank: 921
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.90
Rank: 758
Pythagoras
PHILOSOPHER
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 93.36
Rank: 826
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 91.26
Rank: 916
Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 90.19
Rank: 855
Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 925
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 849
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 86.65
Rank: 603
Solon
POLITICIAN
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 302
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Greece
Go to all RankingsKlavdia
SINGER
2002 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 324
Fotis Ioannidis
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 321
Despina Papamichail
TENNIS PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 332
Ioannis Papapetrou
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 329
Elina Tzengko
ATHLETE
2002 - Present
HPI: 36.04
Rank: 322
Konstantinos Tzolakis
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 35.22
Rank: 323
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 326
Pantelis Chatzidiakos
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 35.04
Rank: 327
Georgios Masouras
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 34.07
Rank: 331
Dimitrios Agravanis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 330
Taxiarchis Fountas
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 33.42
Rank: 328
Dimitrios Limnios
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 32.76
Rank: 325
People Deceased in Present Day Greece
Go to all RankingsAristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 96.25
Rank: 544
Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.94
Rank: 417
Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Rank: 536
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.90
Rank: 419
Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 90.19
Rank: 486
Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 541
Andrew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
6 BC - 70
HPI: 89.10
Rank: 484
Diogenes
PHILOSOPHER
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 88.38
Rank: 371
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 482
Hesiod
WRITER
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 311
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 86.65
Rank: 294
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 416
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Greece were politicians (374), soccer players (114), athletes (96), 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.