1882 - 1973
Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf Adolf ascended the throne, he had been crown prince for nearly 43 years during his father's reign. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden has received more than 1,355,346 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden is the 446th most popular politician (down from 362nd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 20th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Politician.
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden is most famous for his leadership during World War II. He was the King of Sweden from 1950 until 1973. He was born in 1882 and died in 1973.
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Among politicians, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ranks 446 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Gaozu of Han, George I of Great Britain, Vitellius, Miklós Horthy, Pertinax, and Guy of Lusignan. After him are Hongwu Emperor, Otho, Merneptah, Babur, Alfred Rosenberg, and Ögedei Khan.
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 440
1660 - 1727
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 441
15 - 69
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 442
1868 - 1957
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 443
126 - 193
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 444
1150 - 1194
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 445
1882 - 1973
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 446
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 447
32 - 69
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 448
1300 BC - 1203 BC
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 449
1483 - 1530
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 450
1893 - 1946
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 451
1185 - 1241
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 452
Among people born in 1882, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ranks 7. Before him are Franklin D. Roosevelt, Igor Stravinsky, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Wilhelm Keitel, and Georges Braque. After him are Sigrid Undset, Lili Elbe, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Georgi Dimitrov, Max Born, and Ion Antonescu. Among people deceased in 1973, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ranks 9. Before him are Bruce Lee, Pablo Neruda, Salvador Allende, David Ben-Gurion, Erich von Manstein, and Lyndon B. Johnson. After him are Fulgencio Batista, Pearl S. Buck, Ivan Konev, Hans Kelsen, İsmet İnönü, and Walter Ulbricht.
1882 - 1945
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 1
1882 - 1971
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 2
1882 - 1941
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 3
1882 - 1941
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 4
1882 - 1946
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 5
1882 - 1963
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 6
1882 - 1973
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 7
1882 - 1949
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 8
1882 - 1931
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 9
1882 - 1951
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 10
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 11
1882 - 1970
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 12
1882 - 1946
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 13
1940 - 1973
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 3
1904 - 1973
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 4
1908 - 1973
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 5
1886 - 1973
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 6
1887 - 1973
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 7
1908 - 1973
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 8
1882 - 1973
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 9
1901 - 1973
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 10
1892 - 1973
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 11
1897 - 1973
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 12
1881 - 1973
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 13
1884 - 1973
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 14
1893 - 1973
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 15
Among people born in Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ranks 22 out of 1,612. Before him are Ingrid Bergman (1915), August Strindberg (1849), Greta Garbo (1905), Oleg of Novgorod (900), Sigismund III Vasa (1566), and Bridget of Sweden (1303). After him are Gustav I of Sweden (1496), Dag Hammarskjöld (1905), Agnetha Fältskog (1950), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), and Emanuel Swedenborg (1688).
1915 - 1982
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 16
1849 - 1912
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 17
1905 - 1990
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 18
900 - 912
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 19
1566 - 1632
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 20
1303 - 1373
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 21
1882 - 1973
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 22
1496 - 1560
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 23
1905 - 1961
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 24
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 25
1829 - 1907
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 26
1858 - 1950
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 27
1688 - 1772
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 28
Among politicians born in Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ranks 8. Before him are Olof Palme (1927), Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Oleg of Novgorod (900), and Sigismund III Vasa (1566). After him are Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), John III of Sweden (1537), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), Charles XI of Sweden (1655), and Charles XIII of Sweden (1748).
1927 - 1986
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 2
1682 - 1718
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 4
1626 - 1689
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 5
900 - 912
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 6
1566 - 1632
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 7
1882 - 1973
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 8
1829 - 1907
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 9
1858 - 1950
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 10
1537 - 1592
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 11
1550 - 1611
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 12
1655 - 1697
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 13
1748 - 1818
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 14