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Davíð Oddsson

1948 - Today

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Davíð Oddsson (pronounced [ˈtaːvið ˈɔtsɔn]; born 17 January 1948) is an Icelandic politician, and the longest-serving prime minister of Iceland, in office from 1991 to 2004. From 2004 to 2005 he served as foreign minister and as the chairman for the Independence Party from 1991 to 2005. Previously, he was Mayor of Reykjavík from 1982 to 1991, and he chaired the board of governors of the Central Bank of Iceland from 2005 to 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Davíð Oddsson has received more than 152,029 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Davíð Oddsson is the 10,816th most popular politician (up from 11,742nd in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 42nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Icelander Politician.

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  • 59.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Davíð Oddsson ranks 10,816 out of 19,576. Before him are Ralpacan, Muhammad VI of Granada, Margot Wallström, Morta, Zdravko Krivokapić, and Doris Leuthard. After him are Ahmed Osman, Öküz Mehmed Pasha, Ali-Morad Khan Zand, Edgar Savisaar, Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Theodote.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Davíð Oddsson ranks 259. Before him are Michael Berryman, Avi Arad, Theo Jörgensmann, Susan Blakely, Gerry Adams, and José José. After him are Bernard Thévenet, Muse Watson, Clarence Thomas, Carol Potter, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, and Luis Rodríguez.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Davíð Oddsson ranks 34 out of 190. Before him are Thorvald Eiriksson (972), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), Erró (1932), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), and Geir Haarde (1951). After him are Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975), Guðbrandur Þorláksson (1542), Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (1885), Friðrik Ólafsson (1935), Sturla Þórðarson (1214), and Gunnar Hansen (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Davíð Oddsson ranks 13. Before him are Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), and Geir Haarde (1951). After him are Hannes Hafstein (1861), Ólafur Thors (1892), Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910), Geir Hallgrímsson (1925), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1924), and Hermann Jónasson (1896).

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