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Harald Fairhair

850 - 933

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Harald Fairhair (Old Norse: Haraldr Hárfagri) (c. 850 – c. 932) was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from c. 872 to 930 and was the first King of Norway. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harald Fairhair has received more than 3,798,893 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Harald Fairhair is the 422nd most popular politician (down from 274th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Norway (down from 9th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Politician.

Harald Fairhair is most famous for uniting Norway under one king and establishing the first Norwegian dynasty.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harald Fairhair ranks 422 out of 19,576. Before him are Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis VII of France, Rurik, Albert II of Belgium, Vitellius, and Ludwig II of Bavaria. After him are Hafsa Sultan, Rehoboam, Viktor Yanukovych, Józef Piłsudski, Maximilian I of Mexico, and Louis VIII of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 850, Harald Fairhair ranks 2. Before him is Ragnar Lodbrok. After him are Arnulf of Carinthia, Pope John IX, Pope Stephen VII, Berengar I of Italy, Ingólfr Arnarson, Pope Stephen VI, Pope Romanus, Pope Stephen V, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, and Istakhri. Among people deceased in 933, Harald Fairhair ranks 1. After him are Alfonso IV of León, Li Siyuan, Alfonso Fróilaz, and Tryphon of Constantinople.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Harald Fairhair ranks 12 out of 1,039. Before him are Henrik Ibsen (1828), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (1945), Knut Hamsun (1859), Niels Henrik Abel (1802), Fridtjof Nansen (1861), and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832). After him are Erik the Red (950), Queen Sonja of Norway (1937), Thor Heyerdahl (1914), Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), Jon Fosse (1959), and Rollo (846).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Harald Fairhair ranks 2. Before him are Harald V of Norway (1937). After him are Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), Olaf II of Denmark (1370), Trygve Lie (1896), Olaf II of Norway (993), Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Vidkun Quisling (1887), Olaf Tryggvason (963), Eric Bloodaxe (885), Harald Hardrada (1015), and Magnus IV of Sweden (1316).

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