800 - 876
Björn Ironside (Swedish: Björn Järnsida) (Old Norse: Bjǫrn Járnsíða), according to Norse legends, was a Norse Viking chief and Swedish king. According to the 12th- and 13th-century Scandinavian histories, he was the son of notorious Viking king Ragnar Lodbrok and lived in the 9th century, between 855 and 858. Björn Ironside is said to have been the first ruler of the Swedish Munsö dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Björn Ironside has received more than 10,288,614 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Björn Ironside is the 258th most popular politician (down from 176th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 6th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Politician.
Björn Ironside is most famous for being a Viking king and ruler of Sweden.
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Among politicians, Björn Ironside ranks 258 out of 15,577. Before him are Safiye Sultan, Bill Clinton, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Antoninus Pius, Empress Dowager Cixi, and Louis XVII of France. After him are Charles VII of France, Neville Chamberlain, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Tolui, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, and Philippe Pétain.
1550 - 1619
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 252
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 253
1640 - 1705
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 254
86 - 161
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 255
1835 - 1908
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 256
1785 - 1795
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 257
800 - 876
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 258
1403 - 1461
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 259
1869 - 1940
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 260
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 261
1191 - 1232
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 262
1161 - 1185
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 263
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 264
Among people born in 800, Björn Ironside ranks 1. After him are Pope Nicholas I, Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Pope Adrian III, Ælla of Northumbria, Pope Boniface VI, Pope Sergius II, Fatima al-Fihri, Offa of Mercia, Thomas the Slav, Jayavarman II, and Horik I. Among people deceased in 876, Björn Ironside ranks 1. After him are Louis the German, Kocel, Hemma, Conrad II, Duke of Transjurane Burgundy, and Domagoj of Croatia.
800 - 876
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 1
800 - 867
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 2
800 - 839
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 3
800 - 885
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 4
800 - 867
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 5
800 - 896
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 6
800 - 847
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 7
800 - 880
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 8
800 - 796
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 9
800 - 823
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 10
800 - 835
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 11
800 - 854
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 12
800 - 876
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 1
806 - 876
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 2
830 - 876
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 3
800 - 876
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 4
835 - 876
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 5
900 - 876
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 6
Among people born in Denmark, Björn Ironside ranks 7 out of 893. Before him are Hans Christian Andersen (1805), Hans Christian Ørsted (1777), Søren Kierkegaard (1813), Niels Bohr (1885), Margrethe II of Denmark (1940), and Ivar the Boneless (900). After him are Vitus Bering (1681), Ole Rømer (1644), Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857), Cnut the Great (995), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), and Sigrid Undset (1882).
1805 - 1875
HPI: 87.84
Rank: 1
1777 - 1851
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 2
1813 - 1855
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 3
1885 - 1962
HPI: 80.71
Rank: 4
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.66
Rank: 5
900 - 873
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 6
800 - 876
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 7
1681 - 1741
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 8
1644 - 1710
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 9
1857 - 1919
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 10
995 - 1035
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 11
1749 - 1808
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 12
1882 - 1949
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 13
Among politicians born in Denmark, Björn Ironside ranks 2. Before him are Ivar the Boneless (900). After him are Cnut the Great (995), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Gorm the Old (900), George I of Greece (1845), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian II of Denmark (1481), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), and Christian X of Denmark (1870).
900 - 873
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 1
800 - 876
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 2
995 - 1035
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 3
1749 - 1808
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 4
1353 - 1412
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 5
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 6
900 - 958
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 7
1845 - 1913
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 8
960 - 1014
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 9
1481 - 1559
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 10
1844 - 1925
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 11
1870 - 1947
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 12