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Cleon

450 BC - 422 BC

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Cleon (; Ancient 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cleon has received more than 621,052 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Cleon is the 33rd most popular extremist (down from 27th in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from Greece (down from 136th in 2019) and the most popular Greek Extremist.

Cleon was most famous for being a major proponent of the Peloponnesian War.

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  • 620k

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  • 69.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Cleon ranks 33 out of 283. Before him are George Habash, Frederick Trump, Amon Göth, Luis Carrero Blanco, Abu Nidal, and Otto Ohlendorf. After him are Nathuram Godse, Andreas Baader, H. H. Holmes, Jim Jones, Tommaso Buscetta, and Peter Kürten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450 BC, Cleon ranks 6. Before him are Alcibiades, Polykleitos, Diotima of Mantinea, Malachi, and Amyntas III of Macedon. After him are Nectanebo I, Pelopidas, Archidamus II, Amyrtaeus, Theramenes, and Diagoras of Melos. Among people deceased in 422 BC, Cleon ranks 1. After him are Brasidas, Cratinus, and Ion of Chios.

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    Cleon

    EXTREMIST

    450 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 69.92

    Rank: 1

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    Brasidas

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 69.08

    Rank: 2

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    Cratinus

    WRITER

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 65.48

    Rank: 3

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    Ion of Chios

    WRITER

    490 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 62.58

    Rank: 4

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Cleon ranks 161 out of 1,024. Before him are Pausanias (null), Desmond Doss (1919), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Euclid of Megara (-435), Cleobulus (-590), and Aeschines (-389). After him are Crates of Thebes (-365), Spyridon Louis (1873), Craterus (-370), Nicias (-500), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), and Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Greece

Among extremists born in Greece, Cleon ranks 1. After him are Alexandros Koryzis (1885).

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