EXPLORER

Grímur Kamban

801 - 899

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Grímr Kamban was, according to the Færeyinga saga, the first Norse settler in the Faroe Islands. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Grímur Kamban has received more than 56,473 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Grímur Kamban is the 327th most popular explorer (down from 317th in 2019), the 233rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 225th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Norwegian Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 56k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Grímur Kamban ranks 327 out of 498. Before her are Thorvald Asvaldsson, Pedro Tafur, William Clark, Bento de Góis, Martim Afonso de Sousa, and Alexander Dalrymple. After her are Louise Arner Boyd, Friedrich Welwitsch, Louis de Freycinet, Pyotr Beketov, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and John C. Frémont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 801, Grímur Kamban ranks 8. Before her are Ansgar, Ya'qubi, Huang Chao, Malcolm I of Scotland, Constantine II of Scotland, and Leo Phokas the Elder. After her are Enravota, Theodora, Zoe Zaoutzaina, and Eudokia Dekapolitissa. Among people deceased in 899, Grímur Kamban ranks 3. Before her are Alfred the Great, and Arnulf of Carinthia. After her is Zoe Zaoutzaina.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Grímur Kamban ranks 233 out of 1,039. Before her are Erling Skakke (1115), Thorvald Asvaldsson (950), Johan Turi (1854), Harald Grønningen (1934), Wenche Myhre (1947), and Alf-Inge Håland (1972). After her are Kjetil André Aamodt (1971), Alf Prøysen (1914), Ingeborg of Norway (1301), Harald Sverdrup (1888), John Arne Riise (1980), and Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634).

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Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Grímur Kamban ranks 18. Before her are Hjalmar Johansen (1867), Jens Munk (1579), Oscar Wisting (1871), Helmer Hanssen (1870), Helge Ingstad (1899), and Thorvald Asvaldsson (950). After her are Knut Haugland (1917), Olav Bjaaland (1873), Finn Ronne (1899), Lars Christensen (1884), Kristian Prestrud (1881), and Sverre Hassel (1876).

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