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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 40,627 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Björn Þórðarson is the 17,197th most popular politician (down from 15,762nd in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Icelander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Björn Þórðarson ranks 17,197 out of 19,576. Before him are Susi Pudjiastuti, Drest IV, Mike Moore, Catherine Tizard, Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon, and Riikka Purra. After him are Valery Asapov, Caleb Cushing, Mike Mansfield, Leni Robredo, Kai Wegner, and Claude Onesta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Björn Þórðarson ranks 253. Before him are Magnús Guðmundsson, Edward Hennig, Edwin Montagu, Frank Kugler, Lucy Burns, and Edward Dillon. After him are Terence MacSwiney, Albert Ireton, James Branch Cabell, Charles Thias, King Baggot, and Elmer McCollum. Among people deceased in 1963, Björn Þórðarson ranks 215. Before him are Tashi Namgyal, Theodore Roethke, Donald Piper, Luis Pérez, Thomas Griffith Taylor, and Calvin Bricker. After him are Wanda Hawley, Monty Woolley, Jason Robards Sr., Estes Kefauver, Oliver La Farge, and James Kirkwood Sr..

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Björn Þórðarson ranks 106 out of 190. Before him are Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (1990), Heimir Hallgrímsson (1967), Einar Arnórsson (1880), Hera Björk (1972), Hannes Þór Halldórsson (1984), and Hildur Guðnadóttir (1982). After him are Ragnar Sigurðsson (1986), Birkir Bjarnason (1988), Birgitta Jónsdóttir (1967), Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979), Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (1967), and Jónsi (1975).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Björn Þórðarson ranks 37. Before him are Sigurður Eggerz (1875), Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (1975), Emil Jónsson (1902), Magnús Guðmundsson (1879), Steingrímur J. Sigfússon (1955), and Einar Arnórsson (1880). After him are Birgitta Jónsdóttir (1967).

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