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Canute I of Sweden

1150 - 1196

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Knut Eriksson (Old Norse: Knútr Eiríksson; born before 1150 – died 1195/96), also known as Canute I, was King of Sweden from 1173 to 1195 (rival king since 1167). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Canute I of Sweden has received more than 138,783 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Canute I of Sweden is the 3,647th most popular politician (down from 2,921st in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 113th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Swedish Politician.

Canute was the king of Denmark, Norway, and England. He was most famous for being the one who commanded the tide to stop rising.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Canute I of Sweden ranks 3,647 out of 19,576. Before him are Sumu-abum, William III of Sicily, Shahrbaraz, Louise of France, Philip III of Navarre, and Anitta. After him are Afonso I of Kongo, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, Enmerkar, Henri Christophe, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, and Baldwin V, Count of Flanders.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1150, Canute I of Sweden ranks 9. Before him are Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat, Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Qutb al-Din Aibak, Arnaut Daniel, Kaykhusraw I, and Roman the Great. After him are Leo I, King of Armenia, Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, Robert IV of Sablé, Antipope Innocent III, Jacopo Tiepolo, and John of Matha. Among people deceased in 1196, Canute I of Sweden ranks 4. Before him are Béla III of Hungary, Alfonso II of Aragon, and Basava. After him are Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg, Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, Maurice de Sully, Saint Meinhard, Conrad II, Duke of Swabia, and Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Canute I of Sweden ranks 143 out of 1,879. Before him are Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), Birgit Nilsson (1918), Roy Andersson (1943), Erland Josephson (1923), Carin Göring (1888), and Johannes Rydberg (1854). After him are Eric XI of Sweden (1216), Basshunter (1984), Zarah Leander (1907), Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953), Magnus I of Sweden (1106), and Björn Andrésen (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Canute I of Sweden ranks 45. Before him are Stefan Löfven (1957), Magnus III of Sweden (1240), Sverker I of Sweden (1100), Stenkil (1030), Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), and Carin Göring (1888). After him are Eric XI of Sweden (1216), Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953), Magnus I of Sweden (1106), Halsten Stenkilsson (1050), Emund the Old (1030), and Ulf Kristersson (1963).

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