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Haakon II of Norway

1147 - 1162

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Haakon II Sigurdsson (1147 – 7 July 1162), also known as Haakon Herdebrei meaning Haakon Broadshoulder, was King of Norway from 1157 until 1162 during the civil war era in Norway. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haakon II of Norway has received more than 102,499 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Haakon II of Norway is the 7,553rd most popular politician (down from 6,502nd in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Norway (down from 90th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Norwegian Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Haakon II of Norway ranks 7,553 out of 19,576. Before him are Beatrice of Vermandois, Artystone, Manishtushu, Bernd Rosemeyer, Mahidol Adulyadej, and Nayib Bukele. After him are Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Maurice Couve de Murville, Qusay Hussein, Quintus Servilius Caepio, and Tudhaliya II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1147, Haakon II of Norway ranks 5. Before him are Minamoto no Yoritomo, Stephen III of Hungary, Emperor Guangzong of Song, and Ibn Qudamah. After him are Taira no Munemori, and Otto II, Margrave of Brandenburg. Among people deceased in 1162, Haakon II of Norway ranks 5. Before him are Géza II of Hungary, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, Ibn Zuhr, and Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. After him is Odo II, Duke of Burgundy.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Haakon II of Norway ranks 113 out of 1,039. Before him are Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), Christian Sinding (1856), Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283), Ulvhild Håkansdotter (1090), Henrik Wergeland (1808), and Einar Thambarskelfir (980). After him are Ole Bull (1810), Jørgen Moe (1813), Kåre Willoch (1928), Bjørn Dæhlie (1967), Rikard Nordraak (1842), and Martin Vahl (1749).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Haakon II of Norway ranks 44. Before him are Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042), Magnus II of Norway (1048), Sigurd II of Norway (1133), Trygve Bratteli (1910), and Einar Thambarskelfir (980). After him are Kåre Willoch (1928), Jacob Tullin Thams (1898), Kjell Magne Bondevik (1947), Inge I of Norway (1135), Johan Nygaardsvold (1879), and Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068).

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