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Gelon

600 BC - 477 BC

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Gelon also known as Gelo (Greek: Γέλων Gelon, gen.: Γέλωνος; died 478 BC), son of Deinomenes, was a Greek tyrant of the Sicilian cities Gela and Syracuse, Sicily, and first of the Deinomenid rulers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gelon is the 3,488th most popular politician (up from 3,962nd in 2019), the 1,083rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,214th in 2019) and the 236th most popular Italian Politician.

Gelon was a tyrant of Syracuse in the 5th century BC. He was the grandson of Deinomenes and the son of Hiero II. Gelon was a tyrant of Syracuse in the 5th century BC. He was the grandson of Deinomenes and the son of Hiero II.

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Among politicians, Gelon ranks 3,488 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Ptolemy of Mauretania, Guy III of Spoleto, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Sancho Ramírez, and Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona. After him are Liudolf, Duke of Saxony, Omar Torrijos, William X, Duke of Aquitaine, Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Eric X of Sweden, and Yousaf Raza Gillani.

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Among people born in 600 BC, Gelon ranks 33. Before him are Alexander I of Macedon, Thespis, Aristagoras, Publius Valerius Publicola, Neriglissar, and Ibycus. After him are Hiero I of Syracuse, Demaratus, Sextus Tarquinius, Lars Porsena, Horatius Cocles, and Artaphernes. Among people deceased in 477 BC, Gelon ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Itoku. After him is King Jing of Zhou.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gelon ranks 1,083 out of 5,161. Before him are Gabriele Falloppio (1523), Sextus Pompey (-67), Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668), Carlo Crivelli (1430), Angelo Secchi (1818), and Guy III of Spoleto (900). After him are Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (1638), Scipione Borghese (1577), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920), Maria Cristina of Savoy (1812), Alessandro Marcello (1673), and Saint Cajetan (1480).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Gelon ranks 236. Before him are Cola di Rienzo (1313), Alfonso IV of Aragon (1299), Janus of Cyprus (1375), Fulvia (-77), Lucius Julius Caesar (-135), and Guy III of Spoleto (900). After him are Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (1638), Luigi Einaudi (1874), Marcomer (400), Bettino Craxi (1934), Pompeius Strabo (-135), and Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (1918).

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