Yiannis Kouros

Greek ultramarathon runner (born 1956)
Person human Q708464
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Summary

Yiannis Kouros is a human[1]. He was born in Tripoli[2]. He was born on February 13, 1956[3]. He worked as a poet[4], ultramarathon runner[5], songwriter[6], athletics competitor[7], and marathon runner[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (663 views/month, #7,146 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Yiannis Kouros was born in Tripoli[2].
  • Yiannis Kouros was born on February 13, 1956[3].
  • Yiannis Kouros held citizenship in Greece[10].
  • Yiannis Kouros held citizenship in Australia[11].
  • Yiannis Kouros is identified as part of the Greeks ethnic group[12].
  • Yiannis Kouros worked as a poet[4].
  • Yiannis Kouros's professions included ultramarathon runner[5].
  • Yiannis Kouros's professions included songwriter[6].
  • Yiannis Kouros's professions included athletics competitor[7].
  • Yiannis Kouros worked as a marathon runner[8].
  • Yiannis Kouros's professions included writer[13].
  • Yiannis Kouros's education included a stint at La Trobe University[14].
  • Yiannis Kouros is recorded as male[15].
  • Yiannis Kouros's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Yiannis Kouros earned the academic degree of literature[17].
  • Yiannis Kouros's sport is recorded as athletics[18].
  • Yiannis Kouros's sport is recorded as running discipline of track[19].
  • Yiannis Kouros's sport is recorded as ultramarathon[20].
  • Yiannis Kouros's family name is recorded as Kouros[21].
  • Yiannis Kouros's given name is recorded as Giannis[22].
  • Yiannis Kouros's participant in is recorded as IAU 100 km World Championships[23].
  • Yiannis Kouros's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Modern Greek[24].
  • Yiannis Kouros's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Yiannis Kouros's country for sport is recorded as Australia[26].
  • Yiannis Kouros's name in native language is recorded as Γιάννης Κούρος[27].

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Origins and Family

Yiannis Kouros was born in Tripoli[2]. He was born on February 13, 1956[3]. He is identified as part of the Greeks ethnic group[12].

Education

Yiannis Kouros's education included a stint at La Trobe University[14]. He earned the academic degree of literature[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], ultramarathon runner[5], songwriter[6], athletics competitor[7], marathon runner[8], and writer[13].

Why It Matters

Yiannis Kouros ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (663 views/month, #7,146 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Yiannis Kouros born?

Born in Tripoli[2].

What did Yiannis Kouros do for work?

Yiannis Kouros worked as poet[4], ultramarathon runner[5], songwriter[6], athletics competitor[7], and marathon runner[8].

Where did Yiannis Kouros go to school?

Yiannis Kouros was educated at La Trobe University[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    All-athletics.com id (archived) → 583834
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  2. 21w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Academic degree → literature
    Occupation → poet, ultramarathon runner, songwriter +3
    Instance of → human
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Sport: running discipline of track, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect running discipline of track → running discipline of track ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotRe"
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