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Xanthippus

590 BC - 500 BC

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Xanthippus (; Greek: Ξάνθιππος, pronounced [ksán.tʰip.pos]; c. 520 – 475 BC) was a wealthy Athenian politician and general during the Greco-Persian Wars. He was the son of Ariphron and father of Pericles, both prominent Athenian statesmen. A marriage to Agariste, niece of Cleisthenes, linked Xanthippus with the Alcmaeonid clan, whose aristocratic interests he often represented in government. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xanthippus is the 2,722nd most popular politician (up from 5,285th in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from Greece (up from 314th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Greek Politician.

Xanthippus was most famous for being the father of Pericles, the leader of Athens during the Peloponnesian War.

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Among politicians, Xanthippus ranks 2,722 out of 19,576. Before him are Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, Kaja Kallas, Géza I of Hungary, François Bayrou, Vajiravudh, and Alfonso III of Asturias. After him are Konstantinos Karamanlis, Crown Prince Sado, Crazy Horse, Julia Minor, Ranavalona I, and Taichang Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 590 BC, Xanthippus ranks 3. Before him are Śuddhodana, and Psamtik III. After him are Cleobulus, Ephialtes, Baruch ben Neriah, and Antenor. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Xanthippus ranks 12. Before him are Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Diogenes of Apollonia, Myron, Hippasus, Rāhula, and Himilco. After him are Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Obadiah, Demaratus, Polygnotus, Lars Porsena, and Kapila.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Xanthippus ranks 186 out of 1,024. Before him are Odysseas Elytis (1911), Leotychidas (-540), Yanis Varoufakis (1961), Cleomenes I (-600), Karolos Papoulias (1929), and Jerry Falwell (1933). After him are Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506), Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217), Thaïs (-400), Costa-Gavras (1933), and Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Xanthippus ranks 72. Before him are Aeschines (-389), Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Yanis Varoufakis (1961), Cleomenes I (-600), and Karolos Papoulias (1929). After him are Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), Thaïs (-400), Herodes Atticus (101), Theophano (941), Pleistarchus (-500), and Brasidas (-500).

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