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Ólafur Stefánsson

1973 - Today

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Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson (born 3 July 1973) is an Icelandic former handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 2012 London Olympics. His position was right back. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ólafur Stefánsson has received more than 78,927 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ólafur Stefánsson is the 44th most popular handball player (down from 39th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 90th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Icelander Handball Player.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Ólafur Stefánsson ranks 44 out of 420. Before him are Niklas Landin Jacobsen, Kang Jae-won, Zlatko Portner, Artur Knautz, Ljubomir Vranjes, and Veselin Vuković. After him are Tomas Svensson, Helmut Braselmann, Luka Karabatic, Hans Theilig, Fritz Fromm, and Heinrich Keimig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Ólafur Stefánsson ranks 301. Before him are Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Josh Homme, Jaime Camil, David Zepeda, Claudio Reyna, and Júnior. After him are Sonu Sood, Magnus Hedman, Alberto Berasategui, Marco Antonio Rodríguez, Mark Iuliano, and Róisín Murphy.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Ólafur Stefánsson ranks 86 out of 190. Before him are Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1893), Guðmundur Guðmundsson (1960), Bjarni Tryggvason (1945), Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (1962), Emilíana Torrini (1977), and Alfreð Finnbogason (1989). After him are Sigurður Eggerz (1875), Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (1975), Emil Jónsson (1902), Eiríkur Hauksson (1959), Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir (1940), and Jón Gnarr (1967).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Iceland

Among handball players born in Iceland, Ólafur Stefánsson ranks 2. Before him are Guðmundur Guðmundsson (1960). After him are Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979), Aron Pálmarsson (1990), Snorri Guðjónsson (1981), Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (1985), Arnór Atlason (1984), Róbert Gunnarsson (1980), and Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (1984).

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