POLITICIAN

Hastein

810 - 896

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Hastein (Old Norse: Hásteinn, also recorded as Hastingus, Anstign, Haesten, Hæsten, Hæstenn or Hæsting and alias Alsting) was a Viking chieftain of the late 9th century who made several raiding voyages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hastein has received more than 785,385 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Hastein is the 7,265th most popular politician (down from 5,001st in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 76th most popular Danish Politician.

Hastein is most famous for his work on the Norse creation story, the Prose Edda.

Memorability Metrics

  • 790k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hastein ranks 7,265 out of 19,576. Before him are Lucjan Żeligowski, Philippe de Gaulle, Max Koegel, Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, Il-Arslan, and Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi. After him are Perctarit, Hussein Dey, Jahandar Shah, Frederick, Duke of Bohemia, Andrej Plenković, and Fructuoso Rivera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 810, Hastein ranks 11. Before him are Kenneth MacAlpin, Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani, Halfdan the Black, Kassia, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and García Íñiguez of Pamplona. After him are Eberhard of Friuli, Eulogius of Córdoba, Girart de Roussillon, Malamir of Bulgaria, Bivin of Gorze, and Galindo Garcés. Among people deceased in 896, Hastein ranks 5. Before him are Pope Formosus, Photios I of Constantinople, Pope Boniface VI, and Abu Hanifa Dinawari. After him are Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, and Ermengard of Italy.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Hastein ranks 200 out of 1,032. Before him are Hans Christian Lumbye (1810), Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (1946), Princess Louise of Denmark (1750), Poul Nielsen (1891), Annette Stroyberg (1936), and Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737). After him are Prince Axel of Denmark (1888), Poul Schlüter (1929), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1546), Augusta of Denmark (1580), Erik Pontoppidan (1698), and Christen C. Raunkiær (1860).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Hastein ranks 76. Before him are Prince Harald of Denmark (1876), Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (1935), Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (1943), Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1765), Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (1946), and Princess Louise of Denmark (1750). After him are Prince Axel of Denmark (1888), Poul Schlüter (1929), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1546), Augusta of Denmark (1580), Jens Otto Krag (1914), and Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark (1747).

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