1857 - 1925
Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen (15 March 1857 – 29 June 1925), better known as Christian Michelsen, was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first prime minister of independent Norway and Norway's 9th prime minister from 1905 to 1907. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian Michelsen has received more than 85,266 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Christian Michelsen is the 6,021st most popular politician (down from 5,992nd in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Norway (up from 100th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Norwegian Politician.
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Among politicians, Christian Michelsen ranks 6,021 out of 15,577. Before him are Wolfgang Kapp, Sam Houston, Charles I, Lord of Monaco, Gundemar, Miroslav Filipović, and Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin. After him are Aurelius of Asturias, Muhammad VIII al-Amin, Otto Meissner, Khyan, Manuel Gomes da Costa, and Grimoald the Younger.
1858 - 1922
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 6,015
1793 - 1863
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 6,016
1300 - 1357
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 6,017
600 - 612
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 6,018
1915 - 1946
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 6,019
1673 - 1726
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 6,020
1857 - 1925
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 6,021
740 - 774
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 6,022
1881 - 1962
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 6,023
1880 - 1953
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 6,024
1700 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 6,025
1863 - 1929
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 6,026
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 6,027
Among people born in 1857, Christian Michelsen ranks 48. Before him are Cécile Chaminade, Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden, Theodor Kittelsen, Ida Tarbell, Mikhail Alekseyev, and Émile Coué. After him are Cyril Genik, Williamina Fleming, Le Pétomane, Fergus Suter, Alfred Loisy, and Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Among people deceased in 1925, Christian Michelsen ranks 52. Before him are Robert Koldewey, Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, Antti Aarne, Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow, Michel Verne, and Sidney Reilly. After him are Khải Định, Cyril Genik, Pier Giorgio Frassati, René Viviani, Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, and Anna Schäffer.
1857 - 1944
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 42
1857 - 1928
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 43
1857 - 1914
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 44
1857 - 1944
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 45
1857 - 1918
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 46
1857 - 1926
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 47
1857 - 1925
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 48
1857 - 1925
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 49
1857 - 1911
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 50
1857 - 1945
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 51
1857 - 1916
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 52
1857 - 1940
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 53
1857 - 1882
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 54
1855 - 1925
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 46
1876 - 1925
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 47
1867 - 1925
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 48
1865 - 1925
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 49
1861 - 1925
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 50
1873 - 1925
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 51
1857 - 1925
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 52
1885 - 1925
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 53
1857 - 1925
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 54
1901 - 1925
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 55
1862 - 1925
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 56
1853 - 1925
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 57
1882 - 1925
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 58
Among people born in Norway, Christian Michelsen ranks 83 out of 927. Before him are Arne Næss (1912), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Jan Garbarek (1947), Stein Rokkan (1921), Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), and Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042). After him are Otto Sverdrup (1854), Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (1973), Sigurd II of Norway (1133), Magnus V of Norway (1156), Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973), and Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283).
1912 - 2009
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 77
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 78
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 79
1921 - 1979
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 80
957 - 1024
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 81
1042 - 1106
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 82
1857 - 1925
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 83
1854 - 1930
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 84
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 85
1133 - 1155
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 86
1156 - 1184
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 87
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 88
1283 - 1290
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 89
Among politicians born in Norway, Christian Michelsen ranks 34. Before him are Magnus Barefoot (1073), Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931), Sigurd the Crusader (1090), Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), and Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042). After him are Sigurd II of Norway (1133), Magnus V of Norway (1156), Haakon II of Norway (1147), Eystein I of Norway (1088), Inge II of Norway (1185), and Thorleif Haug (1894).
1073 - 1103
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 28
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 29
1090 - 1130
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 30
1115 - 1139
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 31
957 - 1024
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 32
1042 - 1106
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 33
1857 - 1925
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 34
1133 - 1155
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 35
1156 - 1184
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 36
1147 - 1162
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 37
1088 - 1123
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 38
1185 - 1217
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 39
1894 - 1934
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 40