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Yannis Ritsos

Greek poet
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Summary

Yannis Ritsos was born on May 1, 1909[1], in Monemvasia[2]. He died on November 11, 1990[3], in Athens[4]. He worked as a poet[5], playwright[6], translator[7], writer[8], and actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,164 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Q141526931[11]
  • Child: Eri Ritsos[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Greece[13]
  • Native language: Greek[14]
  • Occupation: director[15], librettist[16]
  • Field of work: poetry[17], literature[18], theatre art[19], translation[20]
  • Award received: Order of Friendship of Peoples[21], Q138307600[22], Lenin Peace Prize[23], Golden Wreath[24], honorary doctor of the University of Strasbourg-II[25]
  • Member of: National Liberation Front[26]
  • Sex or gender: male[27]
  • Member of political party: Communist Party of Greece[28]
  • Movement: realism[29], surrealism[30], Thirties Generation[31]
  • Record label: Lyra[32]
  • Commons category: Yiannis Ritsos[33]
  • Family name: Ritsos[34]
  • Given name: Giannis[35]
  • Pseudonym: Πέτρος Βελιώτης[36]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Yiannis Ritsos[37]
  • Relative: Despina Glezou[38]
  • Depicted by: Bust of Giannis Ritsos, Peristeri[39], Bust of Giannis Ritsos, Gytheio[40]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[41]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Greek[42]
  • Birth name: Ιωάννης Ρίτσος[43]
  • Name in native language: Γιάννης Ρίτσος[44]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[45]

  • Country: GR[46]

  • Began / founded: 1909-05-01[47]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1990-11-11[48]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8d2a17f6-2213-4c0b-88ed-ba8984f62e71[49]

Why It Matters

Yannis Ritsos has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Yannis Ritsos born?

Yannis Ritsos was born in Monemvasia[2].

Where did Yannis Ritsos die?

Yannis Ritsos passed away in Athens[4].

What did Yannis Ritsos do for work?

Yannis Ritsos worked as a poet[5], playwright[6], translator[7], writer[8], and actor[9].

What awards did Yannis Ritsos receive?

Honors received include Order of Friendship of Peoples[21], Q138307600[22], Lenin Peace Prize[23], and Golden Wreath[24].

Related Entities

Greece poetry theatre

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . litterart.webador.fr. litterart.webador.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'da', 'de'
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  2. 26d ago · Melmakko · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → giannes-ritsos
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  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0277356-Ritsos-Jannis-19091990
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, playwright, translator +4
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  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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