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Haakon VII of Norway

1872 - 1957

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Haakon VII (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; 3 August 1872 – 21 September 1957) was King of Norway from 18 November 1905 until his death in 1957. The future Haakon VII was born in Copenhagen as Prince Carl of Denmark. He was the second son of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark (later King Frederick VIII and Queen Louise). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haakon VII of Norway has received more than 2,759,100 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Haakon VII of Norway is the 210th most popular politician (up from 1,005th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Danish Politician.

Haakon VII of Norway is most famous for his role in the Norwegian resistance during World War II.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Haakon VII of Norway ranks 210 out of 19,576. Before him are Mehmed I, Darius III, Joanna of Castile, Heraclius, Amenhotep III, and George H. W. Bush. After him are Louis XVII of France, Olav V of Norway, Xi Jinping, Kublai Khan, Jacques Chirac, and Tomyris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Haakon VII of Norway ranks 4. Before him are Roald Amundsen, Piet Mondrian, and Bertrand Russell. After him are Alexandra Kollontai, Alexandra Feodorovna, Calvin Coolidge, Johan Huizinga, Charles Greeley Abbot, Paul Langevin, Marcel Mauss, and Anton Denikin. Among people deceased in 1957, Haakon VII of Norway ranks 1. After him are Friedrich Paulus, Jean Sibelius, John von Neumann, Miklós Horthy, Diego Rivera, Christian Dior, Nikos Kazantzakis, Humphrey Bogart, Johannes Stark, Wilhelm Reich, and Arturo Toscanini.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Haakon VII of Norway ranks 6 out of 1,032. Before him are Hans Christian Andersen (1805), Margrethe II of Denmark (1940), Hans Christian Ørsted (1777), Niels Bohr (1885), and Søren Kierkegaard (1813). After him are Ivar the Boneless (900), Cnut the Great (995), Asta Nielsen (1881), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Björn Ironside (800), and Karen Blixen (1885).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Haakon VII of Norway ranks 1. After him are Ivar the Boneless (900), Cnut the Great (995), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Björn Ironside (800), Gorm the Old (900), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), George I of Greece (1845), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), and Christian X of Denmark (1870).

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