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Gorgo, Queen of Sparta

506 BC - 500 BC

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Gorgo (; Greek: Γοργώ [ɡorɡɔ͜ɔ́]; fl. 480 BC) was a Spartan woman and wife to King Leonidas I (r. 489–480 BC). She was the daughter and the only known child of Cleomenes I, Leonidas' half-brother and King of Sparta (r. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gorgo, Queen of Sparta is the 194th most popular companion (down from 169th in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Greece (down from 167th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Companion.

Gorgo is famous for being the daughter of King Leonidas I of Sparta. She is most famous for being the wife of King Cleomenes I of Sparta.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta ranks 194 out of 784. Before her are Asiya, Stateira I, Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon, Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, and Matilda of Ringelheim. After her are Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria, Matilda of Flanders, Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Bruttia Crispina, Arsinoe II, and Tjuyu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 506 BC, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 500 BC, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta ranks 13. Before her are Diogenes of Apollonia, Myron, Hippasus, Rāhula, Himilco, and Xanthippus. After her are Obadiah, Demaratus, Polygnotus, Lars Porsena, Kapila, and Amestris.

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  • Photo of Diogenes of Apollonia

    Diogenes of Apollonia

    PHILOSOPHER

    460 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 74.11

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Myron

    Myron

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 74.09

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Hippasus

    Hippasus

    PHILOSOPHER

    600 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 73.44

    Rank: 9

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    Rāhula

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    534 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 71.96

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Himilco

    Himilco

    EXPLORER

    550 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 71.23

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Xanthippus

    Xanthippus

    POLITICIAN

    590 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 70.34

    Rank: 12

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    Gorgo, Queen of Sparta

    COMPANION

    506 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 70.31

    Rank: 13

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    Obadiah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    587 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 70.24

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Demaratus

    Demaratus

    POLITICIAN

    600 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 67.99

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Polygnotus

    Polygnotus

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 67.86

    Rank: 16

  • Photo of Lars Porsena

    Lars Porsena

    POLITICIAN

    600 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 67.43

    Rank: 17

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    Kapila

    PHILOSOPHER

    550 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 66.48

    Rank: 18

  • Photo of Amestris

    Amestris

    COMPANION

    600 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 66.39

    Rank: 19

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta ranks 188 out of 1,024. Before her are Yanis Varoufakis (1961), Cleomenes I (-600), Karolos Papoulias (1929), Jerry Falwell (1933), Xanthippus (-590), and Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907). After her are Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217), Thaïs (-400), Costa-Gavras (1933), Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), Herodes Atticus (101), and Aenesidemus (-80).

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Among COMPANIONS In Greece

Among companions born in Greece, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta ranks 2. Before her are Nurbanu Sultan (1525). After her are Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896), Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1921), Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta (1904), Aspasia Manos (1896), and Eusebia (400).

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