Famous people who grew up or lived in and around Athens
3 notable people grew up or lived in and around Athens. Each listing explores the home and neighbourhood, and how the place shaped the person they became.
Pericles
📍 Agora of Athens, Monastiraki, Athens, Attica 105 55, Greece
I led Athens during its golden age in the fifth century BC, and the city I served was also the city that formed me. I was born around 495 BC into the Alcmaeonid family — one of Athens' most…
Plato387 BC–347 BC
📍 Plato's Academy Park, Akadimia Platonos, 104 42 Athens, Greece
I was born into an aristocratic family in Athens and grew up expecting a life in politics. Then I met Socrates, and spent my youth following him through the marketplace, watching him…
Socrates469 BC–399 BC
📍 Ancient Agora of Athens, Adrianou 24, 105 55 Athens, Greece
I was the son of a stonemason and a midwife, from the district of Alopeke just south of Athens. My father, Sophroniscus, taught me his trade, and for many years I worked stone. My mother…