Politician

Oleg of Novgorod

Grand Prince of Rus'

900 - 912

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Oleg of Novgorod

His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2024). Oleg of Novgorod is the 1,028th most popular politician (down from 601st in 2024), the 48th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 27th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Swedish Politician.

Oleg of Novgorod is most famous for his conquest of Kiev and founding of the Kievan Rus' empire.

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Oleg of Novgorod is the most memorable of the 62 notable people born in Sweden, in what is now modern-day Sweden, ahead of Haakon VI of Norway, Nathan Söderblom, and Catherine of Vadstena.

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Oleg of Novgorod's biography appears in 61 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 94% of all Politicians.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Oleg of Novgorod ranks 1,028 out of 20,022. Before him are Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, Maria Anna of Spain, Chlothar I, George II of Greece, Salome Zourabichvili, and Cleopatra Selene II. After him are Benjamin Harrison, Edith Roosevelt, Hezekiah, Faisal II of Iraq, Peleus, and Brennus.

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Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
1341 - 1402
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 1,022
Maria Anna of Spain
1606 - 1646
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 1,023
Chlothar I
498 - 561
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 1,024
George II of Greece
1890 - 1947
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 1,025
Salome Zourabichvili
1952 - Present
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 1,026
Cleopatra Selene II
40 BC - 5
HPI: 75.73
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Oleg of Novgorod
900 - 912
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 1,028
Benjamin Harrison
1833 - 1901
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 1,029
Edith Roosevelt
1861 - 1948
HPI: 75.73
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Hezekiah
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 1,031
Faisal II of Iraq
1935 - 1958
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 1,032
Peleus
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 1,033
Brennus
500 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 1,034

Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Oleg of Novgorod ranks 6. Before him are Ivar the Boneless, Gorm the Old, Photios I of Constantinople, Pope Leo VII, and Pope Lando. After him are Pope Benedict VI, Pope Stephen VIII, Pope Agapetus II, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Halfdan Ragnarsson, and Pope Leo VIII. Among people deceased in 912, Oleg of Novgorod ranks 1. After him are Leo VI the Wise, Otto I, Duke of Saxony, Ibn Khordadbeh, Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Rudolph I of Burgundy, Zhu Wen, Notker the Stammerer, Smbat I of Armenia, and Ahmad ibn Yusuf.

Others Born in 900

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Ivar the Boneless
POLITICIAN
900 - 873
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 1
Gorm the Old
POLITICIAN
900 - 958
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 2
Photios I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 896
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 3
Pope Leo VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 939
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 4
Pope Lando
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 914
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 5
Oleg of Novgorod
POLITICIAN
900 - 912
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 6
Pope Benedict VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 974
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 7
Pope Stephen VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 942
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 8
Pope Agapetus II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 955
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 9
Ahmad ibn Fadlan
WRITER
900 - 960
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 10
Halfdan Ragnarsson
POLITICIAN
900 - 877
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 11
Pope Leo VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 965
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 12