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Gorgo, Queen of Sparta

506 BC - 500 BC

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Gorgo (; Greek: Γοργώ [ɡorɡɔ͜ɔ́]; fl. 480 BC) was a Spartan woman and wife to King Leonidas I (r. 489–480 BC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gorgo, Queen of Sparta has received more than 1,776,031 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Gorgo, Queen of Sparta is the 169th most popular companion (down from 131st in 2019), the 167th most popular biography from Greece (down from 147th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Companion.

Gorgo is famous for being the daughter of King Leonidas I of Sparta. She is most famous for being the wife of King Cleomenes I of Sparta.

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  • 29

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  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta ranks 169 out of 784. Before her are Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Joanna of Bourbon, Agnès Sorel, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, Matilda of Flanders, and Elizabeth Alexeievna. After her are Rosalynn Carter, Brunhilda of Austrasia, Julia, Isabella of Angoulême, Wahshi ibn Harb, and Barbara Radziwiłł.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 506 BC, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 500 BC, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta ranks 12. Before her are Hippasus, Artemisia I of Caria, Diogenes of Apollonia, Rāhula, Obadiah, and Gaius Marcius Coriolanus. After her are Demaratus, Lars Porsena, Polygnotus, Kapila, Amestris, and Himilco.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta ranks 167 out of 1,024. Before her are Cleon (-450), Crates of Thebes (-365), Spyridon Louis (1873), Craterus (-370), Nicias (-500), and Antigonus II Gonatas (-319). After her are Thaïs (-400), Callisthenes (-360), Hippocrates of Chios (-470), Pleistarchus (-500), Meton of Athens (-500), and Periander (-700).

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Among COMPANIONS In Greece

Among companions born in Greece, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta ranks 2. Before her are Nurbanu Sultan (1525). After her are Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896), Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1921), Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta (1904), Aspasia Manos (1896), and Eusebia (400).

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