Harald V
1937 - 2026
HPI 85.4590 languages
Harald V of Norway is most famous for being the king of Norway from 1991-present.
The Most Famous
Politicians from Norway
131 notable people
Trending Politicians from Norway This Week
The top 10 Politicians from Norway trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1
Harald V
1937 - 2026
Trending in German (#1), Hungarian (#1), Polish (#1), English (#4), Spanish (#4), Arabic (#5), Dutch (#5), Russian (#10), French (#11),...
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Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
b. 1932
Trending in Dutch (#7), German (#9), Spanish (#11), Polish (#16), French (#95), Portuguese (#111), Italian (#150), and English (#275)...
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Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
1930 - 2012
Trending in German (#34), Dutch (#50), Spanish (#86), and Polish (#107) Wikipedia (3,287 views, on Sep 3).
- #4
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
b. 1971
Trending in English (#99) Wikipedia (16,718 views, on Aug 30).
This page contains a list of the greatest Norwegians Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 20,022 Politicians, 133 of which were born in Norway. This makes Norway the birth place of the 27th most number of Politicians behind Belgium and Portugal.
Top 10 Norwegian Politicians
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Norwegian Politicians of all time. This list of famous Norwegian Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Norwegian Politicians.
#1 #2 
Harald Hardrada
1015 - 1066
HPI 84.8356 languagesHarald Hardrada was the king of Norway from 1046-1066. He is most famous for his invasion of England in 1066, which he failed to conquer.
#3 
Olaf II of Norway
993 - 1030
HPI 81.5247 languagesOlaf II of Norway is most famous for the Battle of Stiklestad.
#4 
Magnus the Good
1024 - 1047
HPI 79.9242 languagesMagnus the good, also known as Magnus I, was king of Norway from 1035 to 1047. He is most famous for his unification of Norway and his introduction of Christianity.
#5 
Olaf Tryggvason
963 - 1000
HPI 78.8044 languagesOlaf Tryggvason was a king of Norway in the 10th century. He was most famous for converting the Norwegian people to Christianity.
#6 
Harald Fairhair
850 - 933
HPI 77.6949 languagesHarald Fairhair is most famous for uniting Norway under one king and establishing the first Norwegian dynasty.
#7 
Haakon the Good
918 - 961
HPI 77.5240 languagesHaakon the Good is most famous for being the son of Harald Fairhair and the first king of Norway.
#8 
Haakon IV of Norway
1204 - 1263
HPI 76.9941 languagesHaakon IV of Norway is most famous for being the first king of the Union of Kalmar.
#9 
Vidkun Quisling
1887 - 1945
HPI 76.3864 languagesVidkun Quisling was a Norwegian politician who was a Nazi collaborator. He was the Prime Minister of Norway from 1942 to 1945.
#10 
Harald Greycloak
935 - 970
HPI 76.2737 languagesHarald Greycloak was the first king of Norway and is most famous for unifying Norway.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Politicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Politicians since 1700.
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