WRITER
Eggert Ólafsson
1726 - 1768
Eggert Ólafsson
Eggert Ólafsson (1 December 1726 – 30 May 1768) was an Icelandic explorer, writer and conservator of the Icelandic language. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eggert Ólafsson has received more than 27,695 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Eggert Ólafsson is the 4,420th most popular writer (down from 4,381st in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Iceland (up from 54th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Icelander Writer.
Memorability Metrics
28k
Page Views (PV)
56.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
4.94
Effective Languages (L*)
1.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Eggert Ólafsson ranks 4,420 out of 7,302. Before him are Janwillem van de Wetering, Raghunath Murmu, Mykola Kulish, Sara Lidman, Yuri Vizbor, and Gerbrand Bredero. After him are Stanislas Julien, Anatoly Kuznetsov, Adrienne Clarkson, Félix María de Samaniego, Norman Vincent Peale, and Besiki.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJanwillem van de Wetering
1931 - 2008
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 4,414
Raghunath Murmu
1905 - 1982
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,415
Mykola Kulish
1892 - 1937
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,416
Sara Lidman
1923 - 2004
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,417
Yuri Vizbor
1934 - 1984
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,418
Gerbrand Bredero
1585 - 1618
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,419
Eggert Ólafsson
1726 - 1768
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,420
Stanislas Julien
1797 - 1873
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,421
Anatoly Kuznetsov
1929 - 1979
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,422
Adrienne Clarkson
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,423
Félix María de Samaniego
1745 - 1801
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,424
Norman Vincent Peale
1898 - 1993
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,425
Besiki
1750 - 1791
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,426
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1726, Eggert Ólafsson ranks 19. Before him are Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este, Charles Burney, Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel, Katsukawa Shunshō, Gabriel François Doyen, and Alexander Kokorinov. After him are Jovan Rajić, Vasily Chichagov, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, Thomas Pennant, Benjamin Harrison V, and George Wythe. Among people deceased in 1768, Eggert Ólafsson ranks 19. Before him are François de Cuvilliés, Michel Blavet, Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Robert Simson, Giuseppe Simone Assemani, and Princess Louisa of Great Britain. After him is George Hadley.
Others Born in 1726
Go to all RankingsMaria Teresa Felicitas d'Este
NOBLEMAN
1726 - 1754
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 13
Charles Burney
COMPOSER
1726 - 1814
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 14
Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel
NOBLEMAN
1726 - 1808
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 15
Katsukawa Shunshō
PAINTER
1726 - 1793
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 16
Gabriel François Doyen
PAINTER
1726 - 1806
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 17
Alexander Kokorinov
ARCHITECT
1726 - 1772
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 18
Eggert Ólafsson
WRITER
1726 - 1768
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 19
Jovan Rajić
WRITER
1726 - 1801
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 20
Vasily Chichagov
EXPLORER
1726 - 1809
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 21
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1726 - 1799
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 22
Thomas Pennant
BIOLOGIST
1726 - 1798
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 23
Benjamin Harrison V
POLITICIAN
1726 - 1791
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 24
George Wythe
JUDGE
1726 - 1806
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1768
Go to all RankingsFrançois de Cuvilliés
ARCHITECT
1695 - 1768
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 13
Michel Blavet
COMPOSER
1700 - 1768
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 14
Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin
POLITICIAN
1693 - 1768
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 15
Robert Simson
MATHEMATICIAN
1687 - 1768
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 16
Giuseppe Simone Assemani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1686 - 1768
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 17
Princess Louisa of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1768
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 18
Eggert Ólafsson
WRITER
1726 - 1768
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 19
George Hadley
LAWYER
1685 - 1768
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 20
In Iceland
Among people born in Iceland, Eggert Ólafsson ranks 52 out of 190. Before him are Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910), Jón Leifs (1899), Geir Hallgrímsson (1925), Saint Thorlak (1133), Vilhjálmur Einarsson (1934), and Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (1963). After him are Einar Benediktsson (1864), Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (1954), Ísleifur Gissurarson (1006), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1924), Ásgeir Sigurvinsson (1955), and Hermann Jónasson (1896).
Others born in Iceland
Go to all RankingsGunnar Thoroddsen
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1983
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 46
Jón Leifs
COMPOSER
1899 - 1968
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 47
Geir Hallgrímsson
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1990
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 48
Saint Thorlak
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1133 - 1193
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 49
Vilhjálmur Einarsson
ATHLETE
1934 - 2019
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 50
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 51
Eggert Ólafsson
WRITER
1726 - 1768
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 52
Einar Benediktsson
WRITER
1864 - 1940
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 53
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 54
Ísleifur Gissurarson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1006 - 1080
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 55
Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 56
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 57
Hermann Jónasson
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1976
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 58
Among WRITERS In Iceland
Among writers born in Iceland, Eggert Ólafsson ranks 15. Before him are Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), and Sturla Þórðarson (1214). After him are Einar Benediktsson (1864), Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963), Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), and Þórbergur Þórðarson (1888).
Hallgrímur Pétursson
1614 - 1674
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 9
Guðbergur Bergsson
1932 - 2023
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 10
Jónas Hallgrímsson
1807 - 1845
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 11
Matthías Jochumsson
1835 - 1920
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 12
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 13
Sturla Þórðarson
1214 - 1284
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 14
Eggert Ólafsson
1726 - 1768
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 15
Einar Benediktsson
1864 - 1940
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 16
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 17
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 18
Einar Már Guðmundsson
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 19
Hallgrímur Helgason
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 20
Þórbergur Þórðarson
1888 - 1974
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 21