Paros
Paros ranks 4,525th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Castro Valley, California, East Lansing, Michigan, and San Leandro, California. Memorable people born in Paros include Nurbanu Sultan, Archilochus, and Scopas. Memorable people who died in Paros include Manto Mavrogenous. Paros has been the birth place of many sculptors, and companions and the death place of many politicians. Paros is located in Greece.
Paros is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea and part of the Cyclades island group. It lies 8 kilometers west of Naxos, separated by a narrow channel and about150 km south-east of Piraeus. The Municipality of Paros covers about 196.308 square kilometres (75.795 sq mi) including, numerous uninhabited offshore islets. Its closest neighbor is the municipality of Antiparos, located to the southwest. In ancient Greece, the island was home to the city-state of Paros. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 680 BC and 1525, Paros was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Nurbanu Sultan, Archilochus, and Scopas. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Paros including Manto Mavrogenous.
People Born in Paros
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Nurbanu Sultan
COMPANION
1525 - 1583
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 1
Archilochus
WRITER
680 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 2
Scopas
SCULPTOR
395 BC - 350 BC
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 3
Agoracritus
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Paros
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Paros were sculptors (2), companions (1), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history sculptors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Paros, including Scopas, and Agoracritus.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Paros since 1700.
