ACTOR

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

1988 - Today

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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Icelandic: [ˈhafθour ˈjuːlijʏs ˈpjœr̥sɔn] ; transliterated as Hafthor in English; born 26 November 1988) is an Icelandic professional strongman who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all time. He is the first and only person to have won the Arnold Strongman Classic, the Europe's Strongest Man, and the World's Strongest Man competitions in the same calendar year and holds numerous Strongman titles from multiple strength federations, including multiple world records. With 30 international competition wins, he is the third most decorated strongman in history, behind Lithuania's Žydrūnas Savickas and Poland's Mariusz Pudzianowski, and in terms of pure brute strength, many strength analysts and strongman experts regard Hafþór as "the strongest man to have ever lived".Hafþór has also appeared on television as an actor, portraying "The Mountain" Ser Gregor Clegane in the HBO series Game of Thrones for five seasons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson has received more than 14,229,629 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is the 9,409th most popular actor (down from 8,327th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 109th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Icelander Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Hafþór Júlíus Björnssons by language

Over the past year Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson has had the most page views in the with 1,308,726 views, followed by Spanish (135,322), and German (103,360). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Icelandic (177.85%), Haitian (73.21%), and Portuguese (54.72%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson ranks 9,409 out of 13,578. Before him are Bojana Novakovic, John Michael Higgins, Tom Forman, Ravi Teja, Ronnie Corbett, and Zuleyka Rivera. After him are Thierry Neuvic, Billy Porter, Maximiliano Hernández, Beverley Mitchell, Patrick Gallagher, and Alden Ehrenreich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson ranks 266. Before him are Jessica Lowndes, Dakota Kai, Naldo, Max Kruse, Daniel Caligiuri, and Rumer Willis. After him are Park Gyu-ri, Nadine Keßler, Luís Neto, Birgit Õigemeel, Sinan Bolat, and Lucas Bravo.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson ranks 119 out of 190. Before him are Birkir Már Sævarsson (1984), Anita Briem (1982), Paul Oscar (1970), Hera Hilmar (1988), Ólafur Arnalds (1986), and Aron Gunnarsson (1989). After him are Jónína Leósdóttir (1954), Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir (1984), Rúnar Kristinsson (1969), Ari Freyr Skúlason (1987), Sigga (1962), and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson (1980).

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Among ACTORS In Iceland

Among actors born in Iceland, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson ranks 7. Before him are Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975), Gunnar Hansen (1947), Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (1963), Jón Gnarr (1967), Anita Briem (1982), and Hera Hilmar (1988). After him are Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson (1980), Tómas Lemarquis (1977), and Heida Reed (1988).

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Television and Movie Roles

Game of Thrones
Gregor 'The Mountain' Clegane
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
8.448 / 10
The Northman
Thórfinnr Tooth-Gnasher
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.
Apr 7o 20227.066 / 10
Kickboxer: Retaliation
Mongkut
One year after the events of "Kickboxer: Vengeance", Kurt Sloan has vowed never to return to Thailand. However, while gearing up for a MMA title shot, he finds himself sedated and forced back into Thailand, this time in prison. He is there because the ones responsible want him to face a 6'8" 400 lbs. beast named Mongkut and in return for the fight, Kurt will get two million dollars and his freedom back. Kurt at first refuses, in which a bounty is placed on his head as a way to force him to face Mongkut. Kurt soon learns he will have no other choice and will undergo his most rigorous training yet under some unexpected mentors in order to face Mongkut in hopes to regain his freedom.
Jan 26o 20185.4 / 10