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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 50,145 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Grímur Kamban is the 318th most popular explorer (down from 289th in 2019), the 226th most popular biography from Norway (down from 213th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Norwegian Explorer.

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  • 49.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Grímur Kamban ranks 318 out of 405Before her are Isidore of Charax, Edward John Eyre, John C. Frémont, Charles Wilkes, Alexander Burnes, and Pyotr Kozlov. After her are Eudoxus of Cyzicus, Félix de Azara, Olav Bjaaland, Pyotr Beketov, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and Alexandre de Serpa Pinto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 801, Grímur Kamban ranks 10Before her are Huang Chao, Malcolm I of Scotland, Constantine II of Scotland, Zoe Zaoutzaina, Enravota, and Leo Phokas the Elder. After her are Theodora and Eudokia Dekapolitissa. Among people deceased in 899, Grímur Kamban ranks 4Before her are Alfred the Great, Arnulf of Carinthia, and Zoe Zaoutzaina.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Grímur Kamban ranks 226 out of 927Before her are Vicky Vette (1965), Helge Løvland (1890), Skule Bårdsson (1189), Tormod Knutsen (1932), Ole Ellefsæter (1939), and Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718). After her are Sigurd Haakonsson (895), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), Pål Tyldum (1942), Harald Sæverud (1897), Magne Furuholmen (1962), and Olav Bjaaland (1873).

Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Grímur Kamban ranks 21Before her are Helge Ingstad (1899), Jens Munk (1579), Knut Haugland (1917), Thekla Resvoll (1871), Sverre Hassel (1876), and Kristian Prestrud (1881). After her are Olav Bjaaland (1873), Finn Ronne (1899), Tryggve Gran (1888), and Lars Christensen (1884).