RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Brynjólfur Sveinsson
1605 - 1675
Brynjólfur Sveinsson
Brynjólfur Sveinsson (14 September 1605 – 5 August 1675) served as the Lutheran Bishop of the see of Skálholt in Iceland. His main influence has been on modern knowledge of Old Norse literature. Brynjólfur is also known for his support of the career of the Icelandic poet and hymn writer Hallgrímur Pétursson. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brynjólfur Sveinsson has received more than 39,032 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Brynjólfur Sveinsson is the 1,821st most popular religious figure (down from 1,530th in 2019).
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39k
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
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6.86
Effective Languages (L*)
1.53
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Brynjólfur Sveinsson ranks 1,821 out of 2,238. Before him are Johann Theodor of Bavaria, Giuseppe Maria Tomasi, Giacomo Antonelli, Anatolius of Laodicea, Prosper Guéranger, and Virgilio Noè. After him are Bill W., John XIV of Constantinople, Saint Aurelius, Jorge María Mejía, Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko, and Wolfgang Capito.
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HPI: 51.66
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HPI: 51.62
Rank: 1,821
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HPI: 51.61
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HPI: 51.58
Rank: 1,826
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HPI: 51.58
Rank: 1,827
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1605, Brynjólfur Sveinsson ranks 19. Before him are Thomas Browne, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, Simon Dach, Zhu Yuyue, Antonio Bertali, and Ismaël Bullialdus. Among people deceased in 1675, Brynjólfur Sveinsson ranks 17. Before him are Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, Leopoldo de' Medici, Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts, Feodosia Morozova, Gaspard Dughet, and Allaert van Everdingen. After him are Abraham van Diepenbeeck, August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Jacques Marquette, Michael van Langren, Domenico II Contarini, and Cort Adeler.
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Thomas Browne
1605 - 1682
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 13
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
1605 - 1689
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 14
Simon Dach
1605 - 1659
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 15
Zhu Yuyue
1605 - 1647
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 16
Antonio Bertali
1605 - 1669
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 17
Ismaël Bullialdus
1605 - 1694
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 18
Brynjólfur Sveinsson
1605 - 1675
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1675
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Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
1602 - 1675
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 11
Leopoldo de' Medici
1617 - 1675
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 12
Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts
1630 - 1675
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 13
Feodosia Morozova
1632 - 1675
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 14
Gaspard Dughet
1613 - 1675
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 15
Allaert van Everdingen
1621 - 1675
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 16
Brynjólfur Sveinsson
1605 - 1675
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 17
Abraham van Diepenbeeck
1596 - 1675
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 18
August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
1612 - 1675
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 19
Jacques Marquette
1637 - 1675
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 20
Michael van Langren
1598 - 1675
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 21
Domenico II Contarini
1585 - 1675
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 22
Cort Adeler
1622 - 1675
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 23
