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Cecrops I

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Cecrops (; Ancient Greek: Κέκροψ, romanized: Kekrops; gen Κέκροπος, Kékropos) was a legendary king of Attica which derived from him its name Cecropia, according to the Parian Chronicle having previously borne the name of Acte or Actice (from Actaeus). He was the founder and the first king of Athens itself though preceded in the region by the earth-born king Actaeus of Attica. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cecrops I has received more than 405,402 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Cecrops I is the 3,270th most popular politician (down from 2,615th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Greece (down from 189th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Greek Politician.

Cecrops I is most famous for being the founder of Athens.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cecrops I ranks 3,270 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Prem Tinsulanonda, Cao Zhi, and Emperor Ōgimachi. After him are Marcus Annius Verus, Mihály Károlyi, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Ferdinand II of Portugal, Junichiro Koizumi, and Princess Thyra of Denmark.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Cecrops I ranks 216 out of 1,024. Before him are Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), Demaratus (-600), Agis IV (-265), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), and Pelopidas (-450). After him are Ephialtes (-590), Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), Antiphon (-480), Pausanias of Sparta (null), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Cecrops I ranks 84. Before him are Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), Demaratus (-600), Agis IV (-265), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), and Pelopidas (-450). After him are Ephialtes (-590), Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), Antiphon (-480), Pausanias of Sparta (null), Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906), and Idomeneus of Crete (null).

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