Athens
Athens ranks 38th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Istanbul, Venice, and Sydney. Memorable people born in Athens include Solon, Pericles, and Phidias. Memorable people who died in Athens include Plato, Socrates, and Pericles. Athens has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. Athens is located in Greece.
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU). The Municipality of Athens, which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (2021) within its official limits, and a land area of 38.96 km2 (15.04 sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 700 BC and 2006, Athens was the birth place of 256 globally memorable people, including Solon, Pericles, and Phidias. Additionaly, 234 globally memorable people have passed away in Athens including Plato, Socrates, and Pericles.
People Born in Athens
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Solon
POLITICIAN
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 221
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 54
Phidias
SCULPTOR
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 82.85
Rank: 230
Draco
PUBLIC WORKER
650 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 256
Peisistratos
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 248
Miltiades
MILITARY PERSONNEL
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 234
Alcibiades
POLITICIAN
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 231
Antisthenes
PHILOSOPHER
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 78
Praxiteles
SCULPTOR
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 254
Irene of Athens
POLITICIAN
752 - 803
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 233
Xanthippe
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 244
Constantine II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2023
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 223
Newly Added People Born in Athens
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People Deceased in Athens
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Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.94
Rank: 155
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.90
Rank: 156
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 154
Aristophanes
WRITER
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 107
Thucydides
HISTORIAN
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 103
Aspasia
COMPANION
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 47
Zeno of Citium
PHILOSOPHER
334 BC - 263 BC
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 33
Peisistratos
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 52
Theophrastus
PHILOSOPHER
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 229
Miltiades
MILITARY PERSONNEL
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 43
Aristippus
PHILOSOPHER
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 38
Demis Roussos
SINGER
1946 - 2015
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 176
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Athens were politicians (75), athletes (33), writers (20), soccer players (20), and philosophers (13), while most who died were politicians (100), philosophers (32), writers (30), military personnels (9), and religious figures (9).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Athens, including Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Ekaterini Thanou, and Emmanouil Karalis. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Athens, including Solon, Pericles, and Peisistratos.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Athens since 1700.
