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In Greek mythology, Telamon (; Ancient Greek: Τελαμών, Telamōn means "broad strap") was the son of King Aeacus of Aegina, and Endeïs, a mountain nymph. The elder brother of Peleus, Telamon sailed alongside Jason as one of his Argonauts, and was present at the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. In the Iliad, he was the father of Greek heroes Ajax the Great and Teucer by different mothers. Some accounts mention a third son of his, Trambelus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Telamon is the 3,286th most popular politician (down from 2,966th in 2019), the 212th most popular biography from Greece (down from 199th in 2019) and the 81st most popular Greek Politician.

Telamon is most famous for being the father of Ajax.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Telamon ranks 3,286 out of 19,576Before him are Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Ajax the Lesser, Felipe González, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, Yitzhak Navon, and Chryseis. After him are Charles Martel of Anjou, Nectanebo I, Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, Alberto Fernández, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, and Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Telamon ranks 212 out of 1,024Before him are Nearchus (-356), Theopompus (-400), Nicias (-500), Crates of Thebes (-365), Aelia Eudocia (401), and Bacchylides (-490). After him are Stilpo (-359), Idomeneus of Crete (null), Erasistratus (-303), Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968), Periander (-700), and Andreas Papandreou (1919).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Telamon ranks 81Before him are Herodes Atticus (101), Theophano (941), Pleistarchus (-500), Brasidas (-500), Gazi Husrev-beg (1480), and Nicias (-500). After him are Idomeneus of Crete (null), Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968), Andreas Papandreou (1919), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), and Ephialtes (-590).