1946 - Today
Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has received more than 3,036,007 page views. His biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is the 383rd most popular politician (down from 302nd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 15th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Politician.
Carl XVI Gustaf is most famous for being the King of Sweden. He is the son of Gustaf VI Adolf and Princess Sibylla.
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Among politicians, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ranks 383 out of 15,710. Before him are Philip VI of France, Syngman Rhee, Narmer, Louis Bonaparte, Şehzade Mustafa, and Artaxerxes I of Persia. After him are Vitellius, Didius Julianus, Raúl Castro, Mustafa II, José Mujica, and Louis X of France.
1293 - 1350
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 377
1875 - 1965
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 378
3270 BC - 3125 BC
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 379
1778 - 1846
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 380
1515 - 1553
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 381
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 382
1946 - Present
HPI: 80.41
Rank: 383
15 - 69
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 384
133 - 193
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 385
1931 - Present
HPI: 80.39
Rank: 386
1664 - 1703
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 387
1935 - Present
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 388
1289 - 1316
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 389
Among people born in 1946, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ranks 10. Before him are Steven Spielberg, Cher, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ted Bundy, and Alan Rickman. After him are Demis Roussos, Patti Smith, Gianni Versace, David Lynch, George Best, and Bon Scott.
1946 - Present
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 4
1946 - Present
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 5
1946 - Present
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 6
1946 - Present
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 7
1946 - 1989
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 8
1946 - 2016
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 9
1946 - Present
HPI: 80.41
Rank: 10
1946 - 2015
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 11
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 12
1946 - 1997
HPI: 78.68
Rank: 13
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 14
1946 - 2005
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 15
1946 - 1980
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 16
Among people born in Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ranks 22 out of 1,296. Before him are Greta Garbo (1905), Bridget of Sweden (1303), Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779), Max von Sydow (1929), Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), and Sigismund III Vasa (1566). After him are Svante Arrhenius (1859), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Dag Hammarskjöld (1905), Gustav I of Sweden (1496), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), and Dieterich Buxtehude (1637).
1905 - 1990
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 16
1303 - 1373
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 17
1779 - 1848
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 18
1929 - 2020
HPI: 80.64
Rank: 19
1882 - 1973
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 20
1566 - 1632
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 21
1946 - Present
HPI: 80.41
Rank: 22
1859 - 1927
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 23
1858 - 1950
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 24
1905 - 1961
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 25
1496 - 1560
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 26
1829 - 1907
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 27
1637 - 1707
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 28
Among politicians born in Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ranks 8. Before him are Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Olof Palme (1927), Oleg of Novgorod (900), Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), and Sigismund III Vasa (1566). After him are Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Gustav III of Sweden (1746), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), and Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778).
1626 - 1689
HPI: 82.50
Rank: 2
1927 - 1986
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 3
900 - 912
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 4
1682 - 1718
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 5
1882 - 1973
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 6
1566 - 1632
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 7
1946 - Present
HPI: 80.41
Rank: 8
1858 - 1950
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 9
1829 - 1907
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 10
1746 - 1792
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 11
1550 - 1611
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 12
1748 - 1818
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 13
1778 - 1837
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 14