In Greek mythology, Meriones (Ancient Greek: Μηριόνης, romanized: Mēriónēs) was the Cretan son of Molus and Melphis or Euippe. Molus was a half-brother of Idomeneus. Like other heroes of mythology, Meriones was said to be a descendant of gods. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meriones has received more than 8,092 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Meriones is the 204th most popular athlete (up from 9,694th in 2019), the 906th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 785th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Athlete.
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Among athletes, Meriones ranks 204 out of 3,059. Before him are Alfred Tysoe, Silvio Cator, Ron Clarke, Ivanka Khristova, Nándor Dáni, and Johnny Hayes. After him are Charley Paddock, František Pospíšil, Gisela Mauermayer, Sergey Litvinov, Imre Földi, and Veikko Kankkonen.
1874 - 1901
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 198
1900 - 1952
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 199
1937 - 2015
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 200
1941 - 2022
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 201
1871 - 1949
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 202
1886 - 1965
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 203
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 204
1900 - 1943
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 205
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 206
1913 - 1995
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 207
1958 - 2018
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 208
1938 - 2017
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 209
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 210
Among people born in Turkey, Meriones ranks 906 out of 1,301. Before him are Philip I, Latin Emperor (1243), Hypatius of Gangra (300), Sabiha Kasimati (1912), Morphia of Melitene (1010), Theodosius (583), and Ruben III, Prince of Armenia (1145). After him are George Kodinos (1350), Wasfi Tal (1919), Theodore of Tarsus (602), Musine Kokalari (1917), Polemon of Laodicea (200), and Deniz Gezmiş (1947).
1243 - 1283
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 900
300 - 350
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 901
1912 - 1951
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 902
1010 - 1126
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 903
583 - 602
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 904
1145 - 1187
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 905
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 906
1350 - 1401
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 907
1919 - 1971
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 908
602 - 690
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 909
1917 - 1983
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 910
200 - 200
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 911
1947 - 1972
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 912
Among athletes born in Turkey, Meriones ranks 1. After him are Georgios Orphanidis (1859), Kazım Ayvaz (1938), Ayla Erduran (1934), Ruhi Sarıalp (1924), Süreyya Ayhan (1978), Nurcan Taylan (1983), Eşref Apak (1982), Nur Tatar (1992), Aslı Çakır Alptekin (1985), Nevin Yanıt (1986), and Sibel Özkan (1988).
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 1
1859 - 1942
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 2
1938 - 2020
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 3
1934 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 4
1924 - 2001
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 5
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.02
Rank: 6
1983 - Present
HPI: 28.53
Rank: 7
1982 - Present
HPI: 28.28
Rank: 8
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.02
Rank: 9
1985 - Present
HPI: 26.17
Rank: 10
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.84
Rank: 11
1988 - Present
HPI: 24.86
Rank: 12