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Cecrops I

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Cecrops (; Ancient Greek: Κέκροψ, romanized: Kekrops; gen Κέκροπος, Kékropos) was a mythical king of Attica which derived from him its name Cecropia, 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 375,125 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Cecrops I is the 2,623rd most popular politician (up from 2,734th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Greece (up from 196th in 2019) and the 70th 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 2,623 out of 15,577Before him are Adelaide of Maurienne, Léon Gambetta, Vsevolod I of Kiev, Bolesław III Wrymouth, Pepin I of Aquitaine, and Vishvamitra. After him are Kārlis Ulmanis, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon, Gisela of Hungary, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, Emperor Ling of Han, and Amalie Auguste of Bavaria.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Cecrops I ranks 189 out of 936Before him are Calchas (null), Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911), Aenesidemus (-80), Exekias (-501), Athenagoras of Athens (133), and Aelia Eudocia (401). After him are Agathias (536), Crates of Thebes (-365), Timon of Phlius (-320), Telamon (null), Nearchus (-356), and Nabis (-300).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Cecrops I ranks 70Before him are Ephialtes (-590), Brasidas (-500), Admetus (null), Archidamus II (-450), Calchas (null), and Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911). After him are Telamon (null), Nabis (-300), Theophano (941), Gotse Delchev (1872), Idomeneus of Crete (null), and Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950).