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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

1943 - Today

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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (Icelandic: [ˈouːlavʏr ˈraknar ˈkrimsɔn] ; born 14 May 1943) is an Icelandic politician who was the fifth president of Iceland from 1996 to 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has received more than 496,183 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is the 2,565th most popular politician (up from 3,113th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Iceland and the 2nd most popular Icelander Politician.

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is most famous for being the president of Iceland from 1996 to 2016. He was born in 1944 and became president in 1996. He was re-elected in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012. He was the first president of Iceland to be born after Iceland gained independence from Denmark in 1944.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

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  • 64.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson ranks 2,565 out of 19,576. Before him are Thomas Palaiologos, Julius Nyerere, Christopher II of Denmark, Louis Desaix, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, and Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany. After him are Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, Al-Wathiq, Armand Fallières, Anne of France, Emperor Nintoku, and Psamtik II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson ranks 58. Before him are Pervez Musharraf, Andreas Baader, Terrence Malick, Peter Zumthor, Mohammed Badie, and Betty Williams. After him are Jean-Claude Killy, Ralph M. Steinman, Antonio Tabucchi, Masaru Emoto, Klaus Maria Brandauer, and Esma Redžepova.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson ranks 7 out of 190. Before him are Leif Erikson (970), Snorri Sturluson (1179), Halldór Laxness (1902), Thorfinn Karlsefni (1000), Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930), and Björk (1965). After him are Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), and Jón Sigurðsson (1811).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson ranks 2. Before him are Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930). After him are Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), and Geir Haarde (1951).

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