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EXTREMISTS from Greece

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This page contains a list of the greatest Greek Extremists. The pantheon dataset contains 209 Extremists, 2 of which were born in Greece. This makes Greece the birth place of the 19th most number of Extremists behind Ukraine and Hungary.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Greek Extremists of all time. This list of famous Greek Extremists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Cleon (-450 - -422)

With an HPI of 66.45, Cleon is the most famous Greek Extremist.  His biography has been translated into 38 different languages on wikipedia.

Cleon (; Greek: Κλέων Κλεαινέτου Κυδαθηναιεύς, Ancient Greek: [kléɔːn kle.ai̯.nétuː kyːda.tʰɛːnai̯.ěu̯s]; died 422 BC) was an Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War. He was an early representative of the commercial class in Athenian politics; which during the early Peloponnesian war was coming into prominence - although he was an aristocrat himself. He strongly advocated for an offensive war strategy and is remembered for being ruthless in carrying out his policies. He was often depicted in a negative way, predominantly by Thucydides and the comedic playwright Aristophanes, who both represent him as an unscrupulous, warmongering demagogue. Cleon was the son of Cleaenetus.

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2. Alexandros Koryzis (1885 - 1941)

With an HPI of 53.75, Alexandros Koryzis is the 2nd most famous Greek Extremist.  His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Alexandros Koryzis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Κορυζής; 1885 – 18 April 1941) was a Greek politician who served briefly as the prime minister of Greece in 1941.

Pantheon has 2 people classified as extremists born between 450 BC and 1885. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased extremists include Cleon and Alexandros Koryzis.

Deceased Extremists

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