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Costas Simitis

1936 - 2025

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Konstantinos G. Simitis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Σημίτης; 23 June 1936 – 5 January 2025) was a Greek politician who led the 'Modernization' movement of Greece . He succeeded in leadership Andreas Papandreou, the founder of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), and served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004. Simitis was a founding member of PASOK, and he gained significant ministerial experience in Papandreou's governments. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Costas Simitis has received more than 194,023 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Costas Simitis is the 8,082nd most popular politician (down from 7,436th in 2019), the 425th most popular biography from Greece (down from 403rd in 2019) and the 182nd most popular Greek Politician.

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  • 61.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Costas Simitis ranks 8,082 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria of Courtenay, Yegor Gaidar, Temür Qutlugh, Antonis Samaras, Ferruccio Parri, and Claudia Marcella Major. After him are Nguyễn Văn Linh, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, Hippocrates of Gela, Matilda of Boulogne, and Emperor Wu of Southern Qi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Costas Simitis ranks 153. Before him are Canaan Banana, Robert Downey Sr., Eliahu Inbal, Charles Napier, Siw Malmkvist, and Philippe Sollers. After him are Juliette Mayniel, Federico Sacchi, Klaus Kinkel, Joaquín Peiró, Ziaur Rahman, and Ferran Olivella. Among people deceased in 2025, Costas Simitis ranks 4. Before him are David Lynch, Jean-Marie Le Pen, and Ágnes Keleti. After him are Oliviero Toscani, David Lodge, Ferdi Tayfur, Robert Hübner, Fabio Cudicini, Ján Zachara, Claude Allègre, and Werner Leimgruber.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Costas Simitis ranks 425 out of 1,024. Before him are Aristomenes (-700), Michail Stasinopoulos (1903), Constantine Phaulkon (1647), Dexippus (210), Manolis Glezos (1922), and Antonis Samaras (1951). After him are Hermarchus (-325), Agis I (-957), Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (1952), Philotheus I of Constantinople (1300), Metrocles (-400), and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Costas Simitis ranks 182. Before him are Battus I of Cyrene (-580), Aristomenes (-700), Michail Stasinopoulos (1903), Constantine Phaulkon (1647), Manolis Glezos (1922), and Antonis Samaras (1951). After him are Agis I (-957), Konstantinos Tsatsos (1899), Alexandros Zaimis (1855), Agapenor (null), Patrona Halil (1690), and Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855).

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