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Evangelos Zappas
1800 - 1865
Evangelos Zappas
Evangelos or Evangelis Zappas (Greek: Ευάγγελος or Ευαγγέλης Ζάππας; Romanian: Evanghelie Zappa; Albanian: Vangjel Zhapa) 23 August 1800 – 19 June 1865) was a Greek patriot, philanthropist and businessman who spent most of his life in Romania. He is recognized today as one of the founders of the modern Olympic Games, which were held in 1859, 1870, 1875, and 1888 and preceded the Olympic Games that came under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee. These Games, known at the time simply as Olympics (Greek: Ολύμπια), came before the founding of the International Olympic Committee itself. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Evangelos Zappas has received more than 127,024 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Evangelos Zappas is the 228th most popular businessperson (down from 170th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Albania (down from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Albanian Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
55.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.75
Effective Languages (L*)
2.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Evangelos Zappas ranks 228 out of 601. Before him are Aurelio Peccei, Carl Laemmle, Pavel Tretyakov, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Félicien Kabuga, and Yingluck Shinawatra. After him are Alice Walton, Steve Fossett, Morris Chang, Toto Wolff, Rosalía Mera, and Hans Wilsdorf.
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Aurelio Peccei
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HPI: 55.52
Rank: 222
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1867 - 1939
HPI: 55.52
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1832 - 1898
HPI: 55.42
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Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
1913 - 2012
HPI: 55.30
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Félicien Kabuga
1933 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 226
Yingluck Shinawatra
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 227
Evangelos Zappas
1800 - 1865
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 228
Alice Walton
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 229
Steve Fossett
1944 - 2007
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 230
Morris Chang
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 231
Toto Wolff
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 232
Rosalía Mera
1944 - 2013
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 233
Hans Wilsdorf
1881 - 1960
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 234
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1800, Evangelos Zappas ranks 26. Before him are Jean-Jacques Ampère, Princess Elisabeth of Savoy, Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Mustafa Reşid Pasha, and Ányos Jedlik. After him are John Nelson Darby, Jakob Lorber, Juan José Flores, Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Aga Khan I, and Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach. Among people deceased in 1865, Evangelos Zappas ranks 32. Before him are Antoine Wiertz, Constant Troyon, Giuditta Pasta, George Phillips Bond, Andrés Bello, and John Lindley. After him are Felice Romani, Madeleine Sophie Barat, Fredrika Bremer, Sengge Rinchen, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, and Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine.
Others Born in 1800
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Jean-Jacques Ampère
1800 - 1864
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 20
Princess Elisabeth of Savoy
1800 - 1856
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 21
Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza
1800 - 1834
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 22
Thomas Babington Macaulay
1800 - 1859
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 23
Mustafa Reşid Pasha
1800 - 1858
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 24
Ányos Jedlik
1800 - 1895
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 25
Evangelos Zappas
1800 - 1865
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 26
John Nelson Darby
1800 - 1882
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 27
Jakob Lorber
1800 - 1864
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 28
Juan José Flores
1800 - 1864
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 29
Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
1800 - 1882
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 30
Aga Khan I
1800 - 1881
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 31
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
1800 - 1834
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1865
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Antoine Wiertz
1806 - 1865
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 26
Constant Troyon
1810 - 1865
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 27
Giuditta Pasta
1797 - 1865
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 28
George Phillips Bond
1825 - 1865
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 29
Andrés Bello
1781 - 1865
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 30
John Lindley
1799 - 1865
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 31
Evangelos Zappas
1800 - 1865
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 32
Felice Romani
1788 - 1865
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 33
Madeleine Sophie Barat
1779 - 1865
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 34
Fredrika Bremer
1801 - 1865
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 35
Sengge Rinchen
1811 - 1865
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 36
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
1812 - 1865
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 37
Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine
1843 - 1865
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 38
In Albania
Among people born in Albania, Evangelos Zappas ranks 27 out of 111. Before him are Essad Pasha Toptani (1863), Gentius (-300), Rexhep Meidani (1944), John Koukouzelis (1280), Haxhi Lleshi (1913), and Bamir Topi (1957). After him are Ilir Meta (1969), Marin Barleti (1450), Gjergj Fishta (1871), Fatos Nano (1952), Karl Thopia (1331), and Ernest Simoni (1928).
Others born in Albania
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Essad Pasha Toptani
1863 - 1920
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 21
Gentius
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 22
Rexhep Meidani
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 23
John Koukouzelis
1280 - 1360
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 24
Haxhi Lleshi
1913 - 1998
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 25
Bamir Topi
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 26
Evangelos Zappas
1800 - 1865
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 27
Ilir Meta
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 28
Marin Barleti
1450 - 1513
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 29
Gjergj Fishta
1871 - 1940
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 30
Fatos Nano
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 31
Karl Thopia
1331 - 1388
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 32
Ernest Simoni
1928 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 33
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Albania
Among businesspeople born in Albania, Evangelos Zappas ranks 1.
