ATHLETE
Leonidas of Rhodes
200 BC - 200 BC
Leonidas of Rhodes
Leonidas of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: Λεωνίδας ὁ Ῥόδιος; born 188 BC) was one of the most famous ancient Olympic runners. For four consecutive Olympiads (164–152 BC), he was champion of three foot races. He was hailed with the title "Triastes" (tripler). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leonidas of Rhodes has received more than 452,268 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Leonidas of Rhodes is the 40th most popular athlete (down from 27th in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Greece (down from 309th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
450k
Page Views (PV)
58.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
7.73
Effective Languages (L*)
1.74
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 40 out of 6,025. Before him are Larry Scott, Max Emmerich, Vasily Alekseyev, Aladár Gerevich, Tom Courtney, and Alberto Juantorena. After him are Albin Lermusiaux, Louis Zamperini, Jan Železný, Viktor Saneyev, Gaston Aumoitte, and Archie Hahn.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLarry Scott
1938 - 2014
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 34
Max Emmerich
1879 - 1956
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 35
Vasily Alekseyev
1942 - 2011
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 36
Aladár Gerevich
1910 - 1991
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 37
Tom Courtney
1933 - 2023
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 38
Alberto Juantorena
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 39
Leonidas of Rhodes
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 40
Albin Lermusiaux
1874 - 1940
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 41
Louis Zamperini
1917 - 2014
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 42
Jan Železný
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 43
Viktor Saneyev
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 44
Gaston Aumoitte
1884 - 1957
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 45
Archie Hahn
1880 - 1955
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 46
Contemporaries
Among people born in 200 BC, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 20. Before him are Aristobulus I, Eumenes III, Seleucus V Philometor, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, Simon Thassi, and Bocchus I. After him are Kanada, Crates of Mallus, Apollonius Molon, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, Artabanus I of Parthia, and Lucius Porcius Cato. Among people deceased in 200 BC, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 4. Before him are Livius Andronicus, Gentius, and Lucius Mummius Achaicus. After him are Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus, Laodice III, Moschus, Wiman of Gojoseon, Mithridates III of Pontus, Gaius Terentius Varro, Ariarathes VII of Cappadocia, and Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus.
Others Born in 200 BC
Go to all RankingsAristobulus I
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 103 BC
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 14
Eumenes III
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 15
Seleucus V Philometor
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 125 BC
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 16
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 91 BC
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 17
Simon Thassi
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 135 BC
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 18
Bocchus I
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 19
Leonidas of Rhodes
ATHLETE
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 20
Kanada
PHILOSOPHER
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 21
Crates of Mallus
PHILOSOPHER
200 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 22
Apollonius Molon
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 23
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 115 BC
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 24
Artabanus I of Parthia
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 124 BC
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 25
Lucius Porcius Cato
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 89 BC
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 200 BC
Go to all RankingsLivius Andronicus
WRITER
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1
Gentius
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 2
Lucius Mummius Achaicus
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 3
Leonidas of Rhodes
ATHLETE
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 4
Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 5
Laodice III
NOBLEMAN
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 6
Moschus
WRITER
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 7
Wiman of Gojoseon
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 8
Mithridates III of Pontus
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 9
Gaius Terentius Varro
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 10
Ariarathes VII of Cappadocia
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 11
Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 12
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 338 out of 1,024. Before him are Alexander V of Macedon (-390), Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Demosthenes (-412), Ariston of Sparta (-550), Zoilus (-400), and Antilochus (null). After him are Semonides of Amorgos (-650), Diagoras of Melos (-450), Laonikos Chalkokondyles (1423), Antenor (-590), Campaspe (-400), and Nikolaos Gyzis (1842).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsAlexander V of Macedon
POLITICIAN
390 BC - 294 BC
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 332
Nicos Poulantzas
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - 1979
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 333
Demosthenes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
412 BC - 413 BC
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 334
Ariston of Sparta
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 335
Zoilus
PHILOSOPHER
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 336
Antilochus
POLITICIAN
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 337
Leonidas of Rhodes
ATHLETE
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 338
Semonides of Amorgos
WRITER
650 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 339
Diagoras of Melos
WRITER
450 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 340
Laonikos Chalkokondyles
WRITER
1423 - 1490
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 341
Antenor
SCULPTOR
590 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 342
Campaspe
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 343
Nikolaos Gyzis
PAINTER
1842 - 1901
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 344
Among ATHLETES In Greece
Among athletes born in Greece, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 2. Before him are Spyridon Louis (1873). After him are Coroebus of Elis (-800), Theagenes of Thasos (-500), Stamata Revithi (1866), Charilaos Vasilakos (1877), Dimitrios Golemis (1874), Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (1888), Evangelos Damaskos (1801), Archon of Pella (-400), Miltiadis Gouskos (1877), and Yiannis Kouros (1956).
Spyridon Louis
1873 - 1940
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 1
Leonidas of Rhodes
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 2
Coroebus of Elis
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 3
Theagenes of Thasos
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 4
Stamata Revithi
1866 - 1896
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 5
Charilaos Vasilakos
1877 - 1964
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 6
Dimitrios Golemis
1874 - 1941
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 7
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras
1888 - 1913
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 8
Evangelos Damaskos
1801 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 9
Archon of Pella
400 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 10
Miltiadis Gouskos
1877 - 1904
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 11
Yiannis Kouros
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 12