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Einar Gerhardsen

1897 - 1987

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Einar Henry Gerhardsen (; 10 May 1897 – 19 September 1987) was a Norwegian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Norway from 1945 to 1951, 1955 to 1963 and 1963 to 1965. With a total of 16 years in office, he is the longest serving Prime Minister in Norway since the introduction of parliamentarism. He was the leader of the Labour Party from 1945 to 1965. Many Norwegians often refer to him as "Landsfaderen" (Father of the Nation); he is generally considered one of the main architects of the post-war rebuilding of Norway after World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Einar Gerhardsen has received more than 268,238 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Einar Gerhardsen is the 4,134th most popular politician (up from 10,983rd in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Norway (up from 184th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Norwegian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Einar Gerhardsen ranks 4,134 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Ninken, Emperor Lizong, Habibullah Khan, Sumu-la-El, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and Francesco Foscari. After him are Sebastiano Venier, Roger Ducos, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria, and Ramiro I of Aragon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Einar Gerhardsen ranks 55. Before him are Emil Maurice, Vasily Sokolovsky, Ye Jianying, Herbert Gille, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, and Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood. After him are Douglas Sirk, Dmitry Pavlov, Zakir Husain, Theodor Busse, Lester B. Pearson, and Yeghishe Charents. Among people deceased in 1987, Einar Gerhardsen ranks 36. Before him are Andrés Segovia, Joseph Campbell, Nobusuke Kishi, Jaco Pastorius, Didier Pironi, and André Masson. After him are Douglas Sirk, Luis Federico Leloir, Peter Tosh, Erskine Caldwell, Américo Tomás, and Peter Medawar.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Einar Gerhardsen ranks 58 out of 1,039. Before him are Sverre of Norway (1145), Haakon V of Norway (1270), Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), Hans Egede (1686), Halfdan the Black (810), and Camilla Collett (1813). After him are Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930), Harald Greycloak (935), Arne Garborg (1851), Alexander Kielland (1849), Christian Krohg (1852), and Johan Christian Dahl (1788).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Einar Gerhardsen ranks 23. Before him are Olaf III of Norway (1050), Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932), Sverre of Norway (1145), Haakon V of Norway (1270), Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), and Halfdan the Black (810). After him are Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930), Harald Greycloak (935), Eric II of Norway (1268), Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), and Magnus Barefoot (1073).

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