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Alexandros Panagoulis

1939 - 1976

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Alexandros Panagoulis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παναγούλης; 2 July 1939 – 1 May 1976) was a Greek politician and poet. He took an active role in the fight against the Regime of the Colonels (1967–1974) in Greece. He became famous for his attempt to assassinate dictator Georgios Papadopoulos on 13 August 1968, but also for the torture to which he was subjected during his detention. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexandros Panagoulis has received more than 196,049 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Alexandros Panagoulis is the 6,157th most popular politician (up from 6,394th in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from Greece (up from 360th in 2019) and the 148th most popular Greek Politician.

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  • 200k

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  • 57.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexandros Panagoulis ranks 6,157 out of 19,576. Before him are Arnuwanda I, Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, Neeme Järvi, Kusaila, Wazner, and Amadeus III, Count of Savoy. After him are Kido Takayoshi, Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria, Pleistoanax, Chung Hong-won, Pontiac, and Ratchis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Alexandros Panagoulis ranks 104. Before him are Yaphet Kotto, Cynthia Lennon, Kathryn Joosten, Michael Moorcock, Lee Majors, and Krzysztof Zanussi. After him are Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, Velibor Vasović, Barbara Liskov, Dusty Springfield, Salomé, and Concha Velasco. Among people deceased in 1976, Alexandros Panagoulis ranks 65. Before him are Lee J. Cobb, Mikhail Gurevich, Arnold Gehlen, Walter Warlimont, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, and Abdul Razak Hussein. After him are Adolph Zukor, Walter H. Schottky, Orlando Letelier, Gottfried von Cramm, Willi Hennig, and Harry Nyquist.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Alexandros Panagoulis ranks 349 out of 1,024. Before him are Campaspe (-400), Nikolaos Gyzis (1842), Paeonius (-500), Leotychidas (-540), Isaac Carasso (1874), and Aeschines of Sphettus (-430). After him are Pleistoanax (-500), Aratus of Sicyon (-271), Eupolis (-446), Posidippus (-310), Aspasia Manos (1896), and Iphicrates (-415).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Alexandros Panagoulis ranks 148. Before him are Machaon (null), Cypselus (-700), Alexis Tsipras (1974), Alexander V of Macedon (-390), Ariston of Sparta (-550), and Antilochus (null). After him are Pleistoanax (-500), Aratus of Sicyon (-271), Brennus (-301), Eurydice of Egypt (-400), Simeon Uroš (1326), and Agis III (-350).

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