Miletus - Notable People

Notable People

  • Thales (c. 624 BC–c. 546 BC) Pre-Socratic philosopher
  • Anaximander (c. 610 BC–c. 546 BC) Pre-Socratic philosopher
  • Cadmus (c.550 ) writer
  • Anaximenes (c. 585 BC–c. 525 BC) Pre-Socratic philosopher
  • Hippodamus (c. 498—408 BC) urban planner
  • Aspasia (c. 470–400 BC) courtesan, and mistress of Pericles, was born here
  • Aristides, writer
  • Hecataeus, historian
  • Hesychius (6th century) Greek chronicler and biographer
  • Isidore (4th–5th century) Greek architect
  • Aristagoras (5th–6th century) Tyrant of Miletus
  • Leucippus (first half of 5th century BC) Philosopher and originator of Atomism (his association with Miletus is traditional, but disputed)

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