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George Maniakes

998 - 1043

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George Maniakes (Greek: Γεώργιος Μανιάκης; Italian: Giorgio Maniace; died 1043) was a prominent general of the Byzantine Empire during the 11th century. He was the catepan of Italy in 1042. He is known as Gyrgir in Scandinavian sagas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Maniakes has received more than 250,877 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. George Maniakes is the 470th most popular military personnel (down from 450th in 2019), the 266th most popular biography from Greece (down from 248th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Greek Military Personnel.

George Maniakes was a Byzantine general who led a successful invasion of Sicily in 1038.

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  • 250k

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  • 60.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, George Maniakes ranks 470 out of 2,058. Before him are Lian Po, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, Johannes Frießner, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Fyodor Ushakov, and Andreas Hofer. After him are Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Alfred Redl, Honda Tadakatsu, Karl von Bülow, and Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 998, George Maniakes ranks 1. After him are Mas'ud I of Ghazni, Berengar of Tours, and Muhammad of Ghazni. Among people deceased in 1043, George Maniakes ranks 1. After him are Gisela of Swabia, Stefan Vojislav, Alexius of Constantinople, John the Orphanotrophos, and Hallvard Vebjørnsson.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, George Maniakes ranks 266 out of 1,024. Before him are Agathon (-448), Conon of Samos (-280), Andocides (-440), Cynisca (-430), Lycophron (-320), and Rigas Feraios (1757). After him are Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872), Vicky Leandros (1949), Theodore Komnenos Doukas (1180), Agis II (-490), Ugo Foscolo (1778), and Alexandros Papagos (1883).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, George Maniakes ranks 21. Before him are Pausanias (null), Desmond Doss (1919), Craterus (-370), Thrasybulus (-440), Nearchus (-356), and Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770). After him are Conon (-401), Callimachus (-600), Peucestas (-390), Demosthenes (-412), Iphicrates (-415), and Peithon (-355).

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