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Anund Jacob

1008 - 1050

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Anund Jacob or James (Swedish: Anund Jakob; c. 25 July 1008/10 - c. 1050) was King of Sweden from 1022 until around 1050. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anund Jacob has received more than 77,778 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Anund Jacob is the 2,332nd most popular politician (down from 2,147th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular Swedish Politician.

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

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  • 78k

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  • 64.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Anund Jacob ranks 2,332 out of 15,577. Before him are Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, Fumimaro Konoe, Alfonso II of Naples, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Andrej Babiš, and Françoise Marie de Bourbon. After him are Jovanka Broz, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, Emperor Xuan of Han, Michael IX Palaiologos, Edward Rydz-Śmigły, and Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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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 Guido of Arezzo, Zoë Porphyrogenita, and Peter, King of Hungary. After him are Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, Herleva, and Suryavarman I.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Anund Jacob ranks 95 out of 1,612. Before him are Stieg Larsson (1954), Verner von Heidenstam (1859), Ermanaric (400), Hugo Theorell (1903), Axel Munthe (1857), and Birger Jarl (1210). After him are Hannes Alfvén (1908), Hilma af Klint (1862), Olaus Magnus (1490), Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), Bertil Ohlin (1899), and Arvid Carlsson (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Anund Jacob ranks 29. Before him are Eric the Victorious (945), Charles VIII of Sweden (1409), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861), Ermanaric (400), and Birger Jarl (1210). After him are Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), Sverker I of Sweden (1100), Stefan Löfven (1957), Carin Göring (1888), Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), and Canute I of Sweden (1150).

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