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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