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Gelon

600 BC - 477 BC

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Gelon also known as Gelo (Greek: Γέλων Gelon, gen.: Γέλωνος; died 478 BC), son of Deinomenes, was a Greek tyrant of the Sicilian cities Gela and Syracuse, Sicily, and first of the Deinomenid rulers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gelon has received more than 57,296 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Gelon is the 3,962nd most popular politician (down from 3,892nd in 2019), the 1,214th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,192nd in 2019) and the 267th most popular Italian Politician.

Gelon was a tyrant of Syracuse in the 5th century BC. He was the grandson of Deinomenes and the son of Hiero II. Gelon was a tyrant of Syracuse in the 5th century BC. He was the grandson of Deinomenes and the son of Hiero II.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gelon ranks 3,962 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Bayan I, Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Charles, Duke of Berry, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, and Emperor Kenzō. After him are Antonia the Elder, Luigi Facta, Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Kim Il, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, and David Cameron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Gelon ranks 37. Before him are Demaratus, Lars Porsena, Hiero I of Syracuse, Datis, Horatius Cocles, and Hipparchus. After him are Artaphernes, Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, Callimachus, Amestris, Sextus Tarquinius, and Agrippa Menenius Lanatus. Among people deceased in 477 BC, Gelon ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Itoku. After him is King Jing of Zhou.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gelon ranks 1,214 out of 5,161. Before him are Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642), Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1466), Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1533), Lorenzo Costa (1460), Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (1636), and Elsa Morante (1912). After him are Luigi Facta (1861), Tiberius Gemellus (19), Zucchero Fornaciari (1955), Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg (1810), Quintus Aurelius Symmachus (340), and Gioseffo Zarlino (1517).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Gelon ranks 267. Before him are Andrea Gritti (1455), Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus (-265), Antonio Segni (1891), Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642), Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1466), and Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (1636). After him are Luigi Facta (1861), Tiberius Gemellus (19), Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg (1810), Quintus Aurelius Symmachus (340), Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan (1470), and Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (1318).

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