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Birger, King of Sweden

1280 - 1321

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Birger (Swedish: Birger Magnusson; 1280 – 31 May 1321) was King of Sweden from 1290 to 1318. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Birger, King of Sweden has received more than 130,477 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Birger, King of Sweden is the 5,091st most popular politician (down from 4,508th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 186th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Swedish Politician.

Birger, King of Sweden is most famous for being the first king of Sweden. He was born in 1216, and became king in 1248.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Birger, King of Sweden ranks 5,091 out of 19,576. Before him are Nuri al-Said, Philip, Duke of Orléans, Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Moza bint Nasser, and Markos Vafeiadis. After him are Fruela II of Asturias, Philipp Bouhler, Kim Chaek, Emperor Guangzong of Song, Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, and Attalus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1280, Birger, King of Sweden ranks 6. Before him are Pope Benedict XII, Musa I of Mali, Öljaitü, Pietro Lorenzetti, and Michael Shishman of Bulgaria. After him are Blanche of Anjou, John Koukouzelis, Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg, Wu Zhen, Eric I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, and Ugolino di Nerio. Among people deceased in 1321, Birger, King of Sweden ranks 5. Before him are Dante Alighieri, Yunus Emre, Stefan Milutin, and Matthew III Csák. After him are María de Molina, and Ibn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Birger, King of Sweden ranks 202 out of 1,879. Before him are Sverker II of Sweden (1164), Sten Sture the Younger (1493), Ingvar Carlsson (1934), Nicolai Gedda (1925), Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613), and Markus Persson (1979). After him are Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (1722), Knut Wicksell (1851), Gunnar Asplund (1885), Per Olov Enquist (1934), Ann-Margret (1941), and Princess Sophie of Sweden (1801).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Birger, King of Sweden ranks 67. Before him are Inge the Younger (1100), Anna Lindh (1957), John I of Sweden (1201), Sverker II of Sweden (1164), Sten Sture the Younger (1493), and Ingvar Carlsson (1934). After him are Princess Sophie of Sweden (1801), Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916), Canute II of Sweden (1200), Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken (1616), Lennart Bernadotte (1909), and Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (1889).

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