POLITICIAN
Geir Haarde
1951 - Today
Geir Haarde
Geir Hilmar Haarde (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈceːir̥ ˈhɪlmar̥ ˈhɔrtɛ]; born 8 April 1951) is an Icelandic politician who served as prime minister of Iceland from 15 June 2006 to 1 February 2009, and as president of the Nordic Council in 1995. Geir was chairman of the Icelandic Independence Party from 2005 to 2009. From 2015 to 2019 he has served as the ambassador of Iceland to the United States and several Latin American countries. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geir Haarde has received more than 169,093 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Geir Haarde is the 10,793rd most popular politician (up from 10,903rd in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Iceland (down from 29th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Icelander Politician.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
59.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
7.82
Effective Languages (L*)
3.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Geir Haarde ranks 10,793 out of 19,576. Before him are Sextus Julius Severus, John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Antiochus Hierax, Nils Jönsson, Licinius II, and S. R. Nathan. After him are Paul Poupard, Alaa Hussein Ali, Victor Schœlcher, Enlil-nirari, Jim Gray, and Carlos Delgado Chalbaud.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSextus Julius Severus
50 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 10,787
John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1665 - 1698
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 10,788
Antiochus Hierax
266 BC - 226 BC
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 10,789
Nils Jönsson
1390 - 1450
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 10,790
Licinius II
315 - 326
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 10,791
S. R. Nathan
1924 - 2016
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 10,792
Geir Haarde
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 10,793
Paul Poupard
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 10,794
Alaa Hussein Ali
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 10,795
Victor Schœlcher
1804 - 1893
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 10,796
Enlil-nirari
1400 BC - 1307 BC
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 10,797
Jim Gray
1944 - 2007
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 10,798
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
1909 - 1950
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 10,799
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Geir Haarde ranks 179. Before him are Slavica Đukić Dejanović, Nitish Kumar, Marcel Iureș, Chrissie Hynde, Charly García, and Kazumi Takada. After him are Jacques Villeret, Emmanuel Sanon, François Bayrou, Izhar Cohen, Manfred Winkelhock, and Mike Mentzer.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsSlavica Đukić Dejanović
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 173
Nitish Kumar
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 174
Marcel Iureș
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 175
Chrissie Hynde
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 176
Charly García
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 177
Kazumi Takada
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2009
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 178
Geir Haarde
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 179
Jacques Villeret
ACTOR
1951 - 2005
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 180
Emmanuel Sanon
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2008
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 181
François Bayrou
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 182
Izhar Cohen
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 183
Manfred Winkelhock
RACING DRIVER
1951 - 1985
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 184
Mike Mentzer
WRITER
1951 - 2001
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 185
In Iceland
Among people born in Iceland, Geir Haarde ranks 33 out of 190. Before him are Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Thorvald Eiriksson (972), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), Erró (1932), and Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928). After him are Davíð Oddsson (1948), Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975), Guðbrandur Þorláksson (1542), Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (1885), Friðrik Ólafsson (1935), and Sturla Þórðarson (1214).
Others born in Iceland
Go to all RankingsJónas Hallgrímsson
WRITER
1807 - 1845
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 27
Thorvald Eiriksson
EXPLORER
972 - 1006
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 28
Matthías Jochumsson
WRITER
1835 - 1920
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 29
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 30
Erró
PAINTER
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 31
Steingrímur Hermannsson
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2010
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 32
Geir Haarde
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 33
Davíð Oddsson
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 34
Stefán Karl Stefánsson
ACTOR
1975 - 2018
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 35
Guðbrandur Þorláksson
MATHEMATICIAN
1542 - 1627
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 36
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval
PAINTER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 37
Friðrik Ólafsson
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 38
Sturla Þórðarson
WRITER
1214 - 1284
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 39
Among POLITICIANS In Iceland
Among politicians born in Iceland, Geir Haarde ranks 12. Before him are Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), and Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928). After him are Davíð Oddsson (1948), Hannes Hafstein (1861), Ólafur Thors (1892), Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910), Geir Hallgrímsson (1925), and Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1924).
Jón Sigurðsson
1811 - 1879
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 6
Kristján Eldjárn
1916 - 1982
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 7
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 8
Bjarni Benediktsson
1908 - 1970
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 9
Halldór Ásgrímsson
1947 - 2015
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 10
Steingrímur Hermannsson
1928 - 2010
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 11
Geir Haarde
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 12
Davíð Oddsson
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 13
Hannes Hafstein
1861 - 1922
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 14
Ólafur Thors
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 15
Gunnar Thoroddsen
1910 - 1983
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 16
Geir Hallgrímsson
1925 - 1990
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 17
Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
1924 - 2010
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 18