List of Famous people named Meliton

Here are some famous Melitons:

Melitón Manzanas González

First Name Melitón

Born on June 9, 1909

Died on August 2, 1968 (aged 59)

Born in Spain, Basque Autonomous Community

Melitón Manzanas González was a high-ranking police officer in Francoist Spain, known as a torturer and the first planned victim of ETA.

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Meliton Kantaria

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First Name Meliton

Born on October 5, 1920

Died on December 27, 1993 (aged 73)

Meliton Varlamis dze Kantaria or Kantariya was a Georgian sergeant of the Soviet Army credited with having hoisted a Soviet flag over the Reichstag on 30 April 1945, together with Mikhail Yegorov and Aleksey Berest.

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Meliton Balanchivadze

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First Name Meliton

Born on December 24, 1862

Died on December 21, 1937 (aged 74)

Meliton Balanchivadze was a Georgian opera singer, composer and a celebrated member of Georgia's cultural scene, both under the Russian Empire and during the country's independence. Two of his sons, George and Andria, had illustrious careers, the former as a pioneering choreographer in the United States, and the latter as Soviet Georgia's leading classical composer.

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