Demetrius Vikelas
Greek businessman and writer; president of the International Olympic Committee (1835-1908)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Demetrius Vikelas got the International Olympic Committee off the ground as its first president in the 1890s, then quietly stepped aside. A Greek businessman who actually knew when to exit.
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Demetrios Vikelas was a Greek businessman and writer; he was the co-founder and first president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), from 1894 to 1896.
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