POLITICIAN

Haakon Sigurdsson

930 - 995

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Haakon Sigurdsson (Old Norse: Hákon Sigurðarson [ˈhɑːˌkon ˈsiɣˌurðɑz̠ˌson], Norwegian: Håkon Sigurdsson; c. 937–995), known as Haakon Jarl (Old Norse: Hákon jarl), was the de facto ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haakon Sigurdsson has received more than 312,592 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Haakon Sigurdsson is the 3,447th most popular politician (down from 2,342nd in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Norway (down from 36th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Haakon Sigurdsson is most famous for being the first king of Norway.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Haakon Sigurdssons by language

Over the past year Haakon Sigurdsson has had the most page views in the with 67,684 views, followed by Russian (11,300), and French (6,283). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (85.82%), Korean (70.15%), and Russian (31.29%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Haakon Sigurdsson ranks 3,447 out of 19,576. Before him are Cao Mao, H. H. Asquith, Idomeneus of Crete, Mike Pence, Anatoly Lunacharsky, and Salome Alexandra. After him are Jean de Dunois, Olaf III of Norway, Lucius Aelius, Henry II the Pious, Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, and João Lourenço.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 930, Haakon Sigurdsson ranks 4. Before him are Almanzor, Pope John XIII, and Pope Benedict V. After him are Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, 'Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi, Roman of Bulgaria, David III of Tao, Lanzelin of Klettgau, and Constantine Lekapenos. Among people deceased in 995, Haakon Sigurdsson ranks 3. Before him are Eric the Victorious, and Henry II, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Ibn al-Nadim, Kenneth II of Scotland, García Fernández of Castile, and Michitsuna's mother.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Haakon Sigurdsson ranks 48 out of 1,039. Before him are Haakon IV of Norway (1204), Trygve Haavelmo (1911), Sophus Lie (1842), Ivar Giaever (1929), Oda Krohg (1860), and Johan Halvorsen (1864). After him are Olaf III of Norway (1050), Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932), Sonja Henie (1912), Sverre of Norway (1145), Haakon V of Norway (1270), and Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Haakon Sigurdsson ranks 16. Before him are Eric Bloodaxe (885), Harald Hardrada (1015), Magnus IV of Sweden (1316), Haakon the Good (918), Magnus the Good (1024), and Haakon IV of Norway (1204). After him are Olaf III of Norway (1050), Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932), Sverre of Norway (1145), Haakon V of Norway (1270), Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), and Halfdan the Black (810).

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