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Solon

638 BC - 558 BC

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Solon (; Ancient Greek: Σόλων; c. 630 – c. 560 BC) was an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet. He is one of the Seven Sages of Greece and credited with laying the foundations for Athenian democracy. Solon's efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline resulted in his constitutional reform overturning most of Draco's laws. Solon's reforms included debt relief later known and celebrated among Athenians as the seisachtheia (shaking off of burdens). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Solon is the 90th most popular politician (up from 305th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Greece (up from 39th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Politician.

Solon was a lawgiver in ancient Athens. He was most famous for his reforms of the Athenian constitution.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Solon ranks 90 out of 19,576. Before him are Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Haile Selassie, Hammurabi, Ho Chi Minh, Ögedei Khan, and Hannibal. After him are George IV of the United Kingdom, Richard I of England, Josip Broz Tito, Pericles, Ronald Reagan, and Queen Victoria.

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Among people born in 638 BC, Solon ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 558 BC, Solon ranks 1. 

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    Solon

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    638 BC - 558 BC

    HPI: 86.59

    Rank: 1

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    Solon

    POLITICIAN

    638 BC - 558 BC

    HPI: 86.59

    Rank: 1

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Solon ranks 12 out of 1,024. Before him are Pythagoras (-570), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881), Hippocrates (-460), Sophocles (-497), Democritus (-460), and Epicurus (-341). After him are Pericles (-494), Aristophanes (-448), El Greco (1541), Euripides (-480), Saint Stephen (1), and Thucydides (-460).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Solon ranks 2. Before him are Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881). After him are Pericles (-494), Bayezid II (1447), Philip II of Macedon (-382), Kösem Sultan (1590), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Demosthenes (-384), Cleisthenes (-565), Lycurgus of Sparta (-800), Leonidas I (-540), and Peisistratos (-600).

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