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Paul of Greece

1901 - 1964

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Paul (Greek: Παύλος; 14 December 1901 – 6 March 1964) was King of Greece from 1 April 1947 until his death on 6 March 1964. Paul was born in Athens as the third son of Crown Prince Constantine and Crown Princess Sophia of Greece. In 1912, the year before his father ascended the throne, Paul joined the Royal Hellenic Navy at eleven years old, becoming the youngest cadet at the time. After the National Schism during World War I, Constantine's abdication was forced and Paul and his family went into exile in Switzerland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul of Greece is the 1,060th most popular politician (down from 873rd in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Greece and the 25th most popular Greek Politician.

Paul of Greece is most famous for being the father of Queen Sophia of Spain.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paul of Greece ranks 1,060 out of 19,576. Before him are Taejo of Goryeo, Andrew Johnson, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ilham Aliyev, Empress Gi, and Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. After him are Magnus VI of Norway, Lev Kamenev, Gyula Andrássy, Cato the Younger, Frederick VI of Denmark, and Henry Clay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Paul of Greece ranks 19. Before him are Linus Pauling, Leopold III of Belgium, Ngo Dinh Diem, Gary Cooper, Princess Märtha of Sweden, and Magda Goebbels. After him are Ernest Lawrence, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Giacometti, André Malraux, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, and Joaquín Rodrigo. Among people deceased in 1964, Paul of Greece ranks 7. Before him are Jawaharlal Nehru, Leo Szilard, Douglas MacArthur, Herbert Hoover, Victor Francis Hess, and Frans Eemil Sillanpää. After him are Hans von Euler-Chelpin, James Franck, Alma Mahler, Rachel Carson, Norbert Wiener, and Gerhard Domagk.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Paul of Greece ranks 81 out of 1,024. Before him are George II of Greece (1890), Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906), Peleus (null), Clement of Alexandria (150), Pope Hyginus (100), and Galla Placidia (388). After him are Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382), Handan Sultan (1574), Melissus of Samos (-470), Creon (null), Giorgio de Chirico (1888), and Irene Papas (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Paul of Greece ranks 25. Before him are Ptolemy III Euergetes (-284), Epaminondas (-418), Constantine I of Greece (1868), George II of Greece (1890), Peleus (null), and Galla Placidia (388). After him are Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382), Handan Sultan (1574), Creon (null), Philip III of Macedon (-359), Alexander of Greece (1893), and John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192).

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