904 - 990
Egil Skallagrímsson (Old Norse: Egill Skallagrímsson [ˈeɣelː ˈskɑlːɑˌɡriːmsˌson]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈeijɪtl̥ ˈskatlaˌkrimsˌsɔːn]; c. 904 – c. 995) was a Viking Age war poet, sorcerer, berserker, and farmer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Egill Skallagrímsson has received more than 467,851 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Egill Skallagrímsson is the 1,027th most popular writer (down from 992nd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Iceland and the 3rd most popular Icelander Writer.
Egill Skallagrímsson is most famous for his epic poem, The Saga of Egil Skallagrimsson.
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Among writers, Egill Skallagrímsson ranks 1,027 out of 5,755. Before him are Julien Green, Derek Walcott, Bernhard Schlink, Johannes Valentinus Andreae, Ernst Toller, and Ľudovít Štúr. After him are Shoko Asahara, Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Jerome K. Jerome, Marcus Minucius Felix, John Malalas, and Will Durant.
1900 - 1998
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,021
1930 - 2017
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,022
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,023
1586 - 1654
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,024
1893 - 1939
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,025
1815 - 1856
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 1,026
904 - 990
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 1,027
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 1,028
601 - 700
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 1,029
1859 - 1927
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 1,030
110 - 260
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 1,031
491 - 578
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 1,032
1885 - 1981
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 1,033
Among people born in 904, Egill Skallagrímsson ranks 2. Before him is Ælfweard of Wessex. Among people deceased in 990, Egill Skallagrímsson ranks 2. Before him is Theophanu. After him are Dunash ben Labrat and Eyvindr skáldaspillir.
960 - 990
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 1
904 - 990
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 2
920 - 990
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 3
910 - 990
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4
Among people born in Iceland, Egill Skallagrímsson ranks 9 out of 180. Before him are Halldór Laxness (1902), Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930), Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), Björk (1965), Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943), and Bjarni Herjólfsson (966). After him are Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), and Sæmundr fróði (1056).
1902 - 1998
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 3
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 4
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 5
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 6
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 7
966 - 1000
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 8
904 - 990
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 9
1894 - 1972
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 10
1000 - 1100
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 11
1811 - 1879
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 12
1889 - 1975
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 13
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 14
1056 - 1133
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 15
Among writers born in Iceland, Egill Skallagrímsson ranks 3. Before him are Snorri Sturluson (1179) and Halldór Laxness (1902). After him are Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Sæmundr fróði (1056), Jón Arason (1484), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), and Sturla Þórðarson (1214).
1179 - 1241
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 1
1902 - 1998
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 2
904 - 990
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3
1889 - 1975
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 4
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 5
1056 - 1133
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 6
1484 - 1550
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 7
1614 - 1674
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 9
1807 - 1845
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10
1835 - 1920
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 11
1214 - 1284
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 12