800 - 810
Gudfred was a ninth century Danish king who reigned from at least 804 to 810. Alternate spellings include Godfred (Danish), Göttrick (German), Gøtrik (Danish), Gudrød (Danish), and Godofredus (Latin). He stands at the threshold of the History of Denmark in the sense that he is the first ruler about whom there is substantial knowledge from contemporary sources. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gudfred has received more than 248,776 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Gudfred is the 3,813th most popular politician (down from 3,498th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 114th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Danish Politician.
Gudfred was most famous for being the first king of Denmark. He was the son of Gorm the Old and Thyra Dannebod.
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Among politicians, Gudfred ranks 3,813 out of 15,577. Before him are Sigismund Kęstutaitis, Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Haman, Ephraim Katzir, Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, and Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta. After him are Tassos Papadopoulos, Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, Menua, Theuderic II, Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, and Shapur III.
1365 - 1440
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,807
844 - 912
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,808
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,809
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,810
1756 - 1791
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,811
1943 - 2021
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,812
800 - 810
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,813
1934 - 2008
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,814
1782 - 1824
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,815
900 BC - 786 BC
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,816
587 - 613
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,817
1887 - 1949
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,818
400 - 388
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,819
Among people born in 800, Gudfred ranks 15. Before him are Offa of Mercia, Thomas the Slav, Jayavarman II, Horik I, Sigurd Ring, and Pribina. After him are Piast the Wheelwright, Al-Muqanna, Antipope Philip, Thyra, Hemma, and George Syncellus. Among people deceased in 810, Gudfred ranks 3. Before him are Widukind and Pepin of Italy. After him are George Syncellus, Gisela, Abbess of Chelles, Rotrude, and Eardwulf of Northumbria.
800 - 796
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 9
800 - 823
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 10
800 - 835
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 11
800 - 854
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 12
800 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 13
800 - 860
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 14
800 - 810
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 15
800 - 870
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 16
800 - 783
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 17
800 - 769
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 18
800 - 958
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 19
800 - 876
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 20
800 - 810
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 21
755 - 810
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 1
777 - 810
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 2
800 - 810
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3
800 - 810
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 4
757 - 810
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 5
775 - 810
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6
800 - 810
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 7
Among people born in Denmark, Gudfred ranks 117 out of 893. Before him are Nicolai Abildgaard (1743), Allan Simonsen (1952), Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (1968), N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783), Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), and Boetius of Dacia (1240). After him are Eric III of Denmark (1100), Bjarne Stroustrup (1950), Haakon III of Norway (1182), Martin Andersen Nexø (1869), Sveinn Björnsson (1881), and Erik Bruhn (1928).
1743 - 1809
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 111
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 112
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 113
1783 - 1872
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 114
1858 - 1939
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 115
1240 - 1284
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 116
800 - 810
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 117
1100 - 1146
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 118
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 119
1182 - 1204
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 120
1869 - 1954
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 121
1881 - 1952
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 122
1928 - 1986
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 123
Among politicians born in Denmark, Gudfred ranks 51. Before him are Eric II of Denmark (1090), Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900), Prince George of Denmark (1653), Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753), Absalon (1128), and Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858). After him are Eric III of Denmark (1100), Haakon III of Norway (1182), Sveinn Björnsson (1881), Guthrum (830), Magnus, Duke of Holstein (1540), and Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776).
1090 - 1137
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 45
1900 - 1976
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 46
1653 - 1708
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 47
1753 - 1805
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 48
1128 - 1201
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 49
1858 - 1939
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 50
800 - 810
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 51
1100 - 1146
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 52
1182 - 1204
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 53
1881 - 1952
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 54
830 - 890
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 55
1540 - 1583
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 56
1776 - 1831
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 57