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Milo of Croton

557 BC - 550 BC

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Milo or Milon of Croton (fl. 540 – 511 BC) was a famous ancient Greek athlete from the Greek colony of Croton in Magna Graecia. He was a six-time Olympic victor; once for boys wrestling in 540 BC at the 60th Olympics, and five-time wrestling champion at the 62nd through 66th Olympiads. Milo kept on competing, even well after what would have been considered a normal Olympic athlete's prime; by the 67th Olympiad, he would have been over 40 years of age. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Milo of Croton has received more than 990,907 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Milo of Croton is the 2,233rd most popular politician (down from 1,898th in 2019), the 784th most popular biography from Italy (down from 693rd in 2019) and the 150th most popular Italian Politician.

Milo of Croton was a Greek athlete in the 6th century BC. He is most famous for his Olympic victories in running and wrestling.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Milo of Croton ranks 2,233 out of 19,576. Before him are Tancred, King of Sicily, Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Alfonso III of Asturias, Colin Powell, Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, and Alberto Fernández. After him are Amenemhat II, Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, René Coty, Samudragupta, Arsinoe III of Egypt, and Edward Rydz-Śmigły.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 557 BC, Milo of Croton ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 550 BC, Milo of Croton ranks 2. Before him is Zedekiah. After him are Semonides of Amorgos, and Nitocris of Babylon.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Milo of Croton ranks 784 out of 5,161. Before him are Vannozza dei Cattanei (1442), Mina (1940), Maria Luisa of Spain (1745), Lorenzo Lotto (1480), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France (1248), and Tancred, King of Sicily (1138). After him are Pope Benedict IV (860), Maria Goretti (1890), Giosuè Carducci (1835), Faustina the Younger (125), Pietro Metastasio (1698), and Lorenzo di Credi (1459).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Milo of Croton ranks 150. Before him are Charles Martel of Anjou (1271), Lucius Cornelius Cinna (-135), Vannozza dei Cattanei (1442), Maria Luisa of Spain (1745), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France (1248), and Tancred, King of Sicily (1138). After him are Faustina the Younger (125), Tiberius Claudius Nero (-85), Nero Julius Caesar (6), Athalaric (516), Giovanna of Italy (1907), and Phalaris (-700).

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