ATHLETE
Charilaos Vasilakos
1877 - 1964
Charilaos Vasilakos
Charilaos Vasilakos (Greek: Χαρίλαος Βασιλάκος, November 1875 – 1 December 1964) was a Greek athlete and the first man to win a marathon race. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charilaos Vasilakos has received more than 61,892 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Charilaos Vasilakos is the 169th most popular athlete (down from 142nd in 2019), the 543rd most popular biography from Greece (down from 541st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Greek Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
62k
Page Views (PV)
52.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
6.96
Effective Languages (L*)
2.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Charilaos Vasilakos ranks 169 out of 6,025. Before him are Johan Grøttumsbråten, Albin Stenroos, Robert Shavlakadze, Ralph Craig, Vsevolod Bobrov, and Bernard Morel. After him are Milan Nenadić, Mariya Pisareva, George S. Robertson, Rosemarie Ackermann, James Quinn, and Heike Drechsler.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohan Grøttumsbråten
1899 - 1983
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 163
Albin Stenroos
1889 - 1971
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 164
Robert Shavlakadze
1933 - 2020
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 165
Ralph Craig
1889 - 1972
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 166
Vsevolod Bobrov
1922 - 1979
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 167
Bernard Morel
1925 - 2023
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 168
Charilaos Vasilakos
1877 - 1964
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 169
Milan Nenadić
1943 - 2024
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 170
Mariya Pisareva
1933 - 2023
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 171
George S. Robertson
1872 - 1967
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 172
Rosemarie Ackermann
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 173
James Quinn
1906 - 2004
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 174
Heike Drechsler
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 175
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Charilaos Vasilakos ranks 89. Before him are George Hackenschmidt, Pascual Ortiz Rubio, Titta Ruffo, Charles Coburn, Princess Mathilde of Bavaria, and Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia. After him are Isidora Sekulić, Viktor Dyk, Mohammad Ali Foroughi, Georg Kolbe, Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás, and Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Among people deceased in 1964, Charilaos Vasilakos ranks 91. Before him are Aleksander Zawadzki, Heinrich von Brentano, Otto Ciliax, Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg, Maithili Sharan Gupt, and Francisco Canaro. After him are Bodil Ipsen, Abbās al-Aqqād, Sofoklis Venizelos, Bernhard Goetzke, Eugen Sänger, and Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange.
Others Born in 1877
Go to all RankingsGeorge Hackenschmidt
WRESTLER
1877 - 1968
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 83
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1963
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 84
Titta Ruffo
SINGER
1877 - 1953
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 85
Charles Coburn
ACTOR
1877 - 1961
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 86
Princess Mathilde of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1906
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 87
Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1943
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 88
Charilaos Vasilakos
ATHLETE
1877 - 1964
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 89
Isidora Sekulić
WRITER
1877 - 1958
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 90
Viktor Dyk
WRITER
1877 - 1931
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 91
Mohammad Ali Foroughi
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1942
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 92
Georg Kolbe
SCULPTOR
1877 - 1947
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 93
Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás
BIOLOGIST
1877 - 1933
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 94
Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1947
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 95
Others Deceased in 1964
Go to all RankingsAleksander Zawadzki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1964
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 85
Heinrich von Brentano
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1964
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 86
Otto Ciliax
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1964
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 87
Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1964
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 88
Maithili Sharan Gupt
WRITER
1886 - 1964
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 89
Francisco Canaro
MUSICIAN
1888 - 1964
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 90
Charilaos Vasilakos
ATHLETE
1877 - 1964
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 91
Bodil Ipsen
ACTOR
1889 - 1964
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 92
Abbās al-Aqqād
WRITER
1889 - 1964
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 93
Sofoklis Venizelos
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1964
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 94
Bernhard Goetzke
ACTOR
1884 - 1964
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 95
Eugen Sänger
ENGINEER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 96
Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1964
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 97
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Charilaos Vasilakos ranks 543 out of 1,024. Before him are Lastheneia of Mantinea (-350), Leonidas Pyrgos (1871), Laomedon of Mytilene (-400), Anyte of Tegea (-290), Theodor Kallifatides (1938), and Antigone of Epirus (-350). After him are Krste Misirkov (1874), Louis Dumont (1911), Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851), Georgios Rallis (1918), Eudamidas III (-300), and Georgios Zoitakis (1910).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsLastheneia of Mantinea
PHILOSOPHER
350 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 537
Leonidas Pyrgos
POLITICIAN
1871 - 2000
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 538
Laomedon of Mytilene
MILITARY PERSONNEL
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 539
Anyte of Tegea
WRITER
290 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 540
Theodor Kallifatides
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 541
Antigone of Epirus
POLITICIAN
350 BC - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 542
Charilaos Vasilakos
ATHLETE
1877 - 1964
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 543
Krste Misirkov
HISTORIAN
1874 - 1926
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 544
Louis Dumont
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1911 - 1998
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 545
Alexandros Papadiamantis
WRITER
1851 - 1911
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 546
Georgios Rallis
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2006
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 547
Eudamidas III
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 548
Georgios Zoitakis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1996
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 549
Among ATHLETES In Greece
Among athletes born in Greece, Charilaos Vasilakos ranks 6. Before him are Spyridon Louis (1873), Leonidas of Rhodes (-200), Coroebus of Elis (-800), Theagenes of Thasos (-500), and Stamata Revithi (1866). After him are Dimitrios Golemis (1874), Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (1888), Evangelos Damaskos (1801), Archon of Pella (-400), Miltiadis Gouskos (1877), and Yiannis Kouros (1956).
Spyridon Louis
1873 - 1940
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 1
Leonidas of Rhodes
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 2
Coroebus of Elis
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 3
Theagenes of Thasos
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 4
Stamata Revithi
1866 - 1896
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 5
Charilaos Vasilakos
1877 - 1964
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 6
Dimitrios Golemis
1874 - 1941
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 7
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras
1888 - 1913
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 8
Evangelos Damaskos
1801 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 9
Archon of Pella
400 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 10
Miltiadis Gouskos
1877 - 1904
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 11
Yiannis Kouros
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 12