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Björn Þórðarson

1879 - 1963

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Björn Þórðarson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpjœrtn̥ ˈθourðarsɔn̥]; 6 February 1879 – 25 October 1963) was prime minister of Iceland from 16 December 1942 to 21 October 1944, in the only government that did not rely on parliamentary support. He was prime minister when Iceland became a republic. His cabinet was named the Coca-Cola rule because two of its ministers started franchises of two big American companies during the US occupation during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Björn Þórðarson has received more than 36,500 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Björn Þórðarson is the 15,820th most popular politician (down from 13,405th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Iceland and the 37th most popular Icelander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Björn Þórðarson ranks 15,820 out of 15,577. Before him are Moshe Kahlon, Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, Omar Sharmarke, David Davis, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, and Anthony Lake. After him are Roy Welensky, George Lansbury, Pearlette Louisy, Peter Tschentscher, Samuel Osgood, and Howard Dean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Björn Þórðarson ranks 232. Before him are C. H. Douglas, Edwin Montagu, Wesley Coe, Otto Fickeisen, Kathlyn Williams, and James Branch Cabell. After him are Lucy Burns, King Baggot, Vachel Lindsay, Harry A. Pollard, Miles Franklin, and Otto Wahle. Among people deceased in 1963, Björn Þórðarson ranks 190. Before him are Edward Charles Titchmarsh, Herbert H. Lehman, Theodore Roethke, Monte Blue, Edith Hamilton, and Otto Fickeisen. After him are Ivan Brown, Calvin Bricker, Oliver La Farge, Monty Woolley, Thomas Griffith Taylor, and Hooley Smith.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Björn Þórðarson ranks 92 out of 180. Before him are Heimir Hallgrímsson (1967), Hera Björk (1972), Gyrðir Elíasson (1961), Ragnar Sigurðsson (1986), Ólafur Stefánsson (1973), and Steingrímur J. Sigfússon (1955). After him are Hera Hilmar (1988), Ólafur Arnalds (1986), Atli Eðvaldsson (1957), Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (1990), Birkir Bjarnason (1988), and Tómas Lemarquis (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Björn Þórðarson ranks 37. Before him are Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (1962), Magnús Guðmundsson (1879), Einar Arnórsson (1880), Bjarni Benediktsson (1970), Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (1975), and Steingrímur J. Sigfússon (1955). After him are Birgitta Jónsdóttir (1967).

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