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Cnut the Great

995 - 1035

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Cnut (; Old Norse: Knútr Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈknuːtr]; c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cnut the Great has received more than 7,118,661 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Cnut the Great is the 492nd most popular politician (up from 1,160th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 41st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Politician.

Cnut the Great was most famous for conquering England and Denmark.

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  • 73.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cnut the Great ranks 492 out of 15,577. Before him are Menachem Begin, Şehzade Cihangir, Nader Shah, Macrinus, Alfonso XIII of Spain, and Yazid I. After him are Tahmasp I, John II of France, Hafez al-Assad, Christian VII of Denmark, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, and Heraklonas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 995, Cnut the Great ranks 1. After him are Shaykh Tusi, Richeza of Lotharingia, Bernard II, Duke of Saxony, Muniadona of Castile, John Gualbert, Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi, Haakon Ericsson, Wipo of Burgundy, Herman III, Duke of Swabia, and Reginar V, Count of Mons. Among people deceased in 1035, Cnut the Great ranks 1. After him are Robert I, Duke of Normandy, Sancho III of Pamplona, Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona, Svein Knutsson, and Estrid of the Obotrites.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Cnut the Great ranks 11 out of 893. Before him are Margrethe II of Denmark (1940), Ivar the Boneless (900), Björn Ironside (800), Vitus Bering (1681), Ole Rømer (1644), and Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857). After him are Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Sigrid Undset (1882), Karen Blixen (1885), Lili Elbe (1882), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), and Frederick IX of Denmark (1899).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Cnut the Great ranks 3. Before him are Ivar the Boneless (900) and Björn Ironside (800). After him are Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Gorm the Old (900), George I of Greece (1845), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian II of Denmark (1481), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), and Christian X of Denmark (1870).

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