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Chios ranks 1,391st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Springfield, Illinois, Qazvin, and Canada. Memorable people born in Chios include Homer, Mikis Theodorakis, and Hippocrates of Chios. Memorable people who died in Chios include Zoilus, Benedetto I Zaccaria, and Chabrias. Chios has been the birth place of many writers, and historians and the death place of many military personnels, and philosophers. Chios is located in Greece.

Chios is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea, and the tenth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of mastic gum and its nickname is "the Mastic Island". Tourist attractions include its medieval villages and the 11th-century monastery of Nea Moni, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 800 BC and 1999, Chios was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Homer, Mikis Theodorakis, and Hippocrates of Chios. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Chios including Zoilus, Benedetto I Zaccaria, and Chabrias.

People Born in Chios

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Chios were writers (2), historians (2), politicians (2), philosophers (2), and athletes (2),  while most who died were military personnels (3), philosophers (1), writers (1), and politicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chios, including Ioannis Fountoulis, and Konstantinos Gkiouvetsis. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chios, including Homer, and Ion of Chios.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Chios since 1700.