Politician

Anund Jacob

King of Sweden

1008 - 1050

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His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Anund Jacob is the 3,251st most popular politician (down from 2,303rd in 2024), the 131st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 100th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Swedish Politician.

Anund Jacob is most famous for being the first Swedish king to convert to Christianity.

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#10,157

More than 9 centuries after death, Anund Jacob still holds rank #10,157 among all individuals in Pantheon.

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Anund Jacob's biography appears in 35 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 77% of all Politicians.

Jul 24

Anund Jacob shares a July 24 birthday with Alexandre Dumas, Simón Bolívar, and Alphonse Mucha.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Anund Jacob ranks 3,249 out of 19,576. Before him are Vratislaus II of Bohemia, Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Joan II of Navarre, Abu'l-Fida, Edi Rama, and Lady Sun. After him are Shajar al-Durr, Tarō Asō, Janez Drnovšek, Canute I of Sweden, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, and Abd al-Mu'min.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1008, Anund Jacob ranks 2. Before him is Henry I of France. After him are Ramiro I of Aragon, Emperor Go-Ichijō, and Gothelo II of Lower Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1050, Anund Jacob ranks 4. Before him are Zoë Porphyrogenita, Guido of Arezzo, and Peter, King of Hungary. After him are Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, Herleva, Suryavarman I, and Einar Thambarskelfir.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Anund Jacob ranks 131 out of 1,879. Before him are Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861), Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953), Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681), Carin Göring (1888), and Sverker I of Sweden (1100). After him are Canute I of Sweden (1150), Johannes Rydberg (1854), Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (1584), Catherine of Vadstena (1331), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), and Johan Gottlieb Gahn (1745).

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Among Politicians In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Anund Jacob ranks 42. Before him are Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861), Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953), Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681), Carin Göring (1888), and Sverker I of Sweden (1100). After him are Canute I of Sweden (1150), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), Eric X of Sweden (1180), Lennart Johansson (1929), Rudolf Kjellén (1864), and John I of Sweden (1201).

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