The Roman Emperor Constantine.
It was Emperor Constantine I . The reason he moved from Rome to Byzantium, was because Rome was tainted with Pagan Traditions. He renamed the city Constantinople, in honor of himself.
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It was renamed shortly after JFK's assassination, to honor him.
Hoover dam (Boulder) was named in honor of Pres. Herbert W. Hoover.
Pygmalion Point in India was renamed as Lal Bahadur Shastri Point in honor of the former Prime Minister of India.
The former name of Istanbul is: Constantinople Before is was renamed Constantinople (in honor of the Roman emperor Constantine, this city was called Byzantium and New Rome).
Georgetown, Guyana.
Antigua renamed Boggy Peak to honor the 44th President of the United States on 4 August 2009 (which was President Obama's birthday).
The capital of "New Rome" was Constantinople, formerly Byzantium, now Istanbul. The port city of Byzantium is at farthest southeastern point of Europe, adjacent to Asia Minor. The city was selected for its position controlling the Straits of Bosporus. Since the city was established under the instructions of the Roman Emperor Constantine I the Great, it was renamed in his honor as Constantinople and survived the Ottoman Empire (1922 AD) although since 1453 it had a second name given by its Ottoman Turk conquerors, which was Istanbul.
No, it was renamed in honor of the late Richard J. Daley. It was formerly known as Southwest College.