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Leonidas of Rhodes

200 BC - 200 BC

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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 410,395 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Leonidas of Rhodes is the 27th most popular athlete (up from 4,348th in 2019), the 309th most popular biography from Greece (down from 279th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 27 out of 3,059. Before him are Javier Sotomayor, Mike Powell, Tamara Press, Ray Ewry, Thomas Burke, and Fanny Blankers-Koen. After him are Lasse Virén, Aladár Gerevich, Marita Koch, Larry Scott, Dorando Pietri, and Al Oerter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 17. Before him are Micipsa, Antipater of Sidon, Antiochus X Eusebes, Mithridates V of Pontus, Simon Thassi, and Aristobulus I. After him are Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, Crates of Mallus, Jonathan Apphus, Bocchus I, Apollonius Molon, and Phraates II. Among people deceased in 200 BC, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 3. Before him are Livius Andronicus and Gentius. After him are Lucius Mummius Achaicus, Wiman of Gojoseon, Gaius Terentius Varro, Mithridates III of Pontus, Mithridates IV of Pontus, Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus, Moschus, Gaius Laelius, and Laodice III.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 309 out of 936. Before him are Agis III (-350), Menaechmus (-375), Alexios Komnenos (1106), Laonikos Chalkokondyles (1423), Terpander (-712), and Diagoras of Melos (-450). After him are Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta (1904), Paeonius (-500), Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus (-200), Campaspe (-400), Cynisca (-430), and Paul of Aegina (625).

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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), Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (1888), Evangelos Damaskos (1801), Dimitrios Golemis (1874), Yiannis Kouros (1956), Georgios Papasideris (1875), and Ioannis Theodoropoulos (1900).

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