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Ingólfr Arnarson

850 - 910

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Ingólfur Arnarson, in some sources named Bjǫrnólfsson, (c. 849 – c. 910) is commonly recognized as the first permanent Norse settler of Iceland, together with his wife Hallveig Fróðadóttir and foster brother Hjörleifr Hróðmarsson. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ingólfr Arnarson has received more than 405,982 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Ingólfr Arnarson is the 36th most popular explorer (up from 42nd in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Norway (down from 24th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Norwegian Explorer.

Ingólfr Arnarson is most famous for being the first Norse settler in Iceland, in 874.

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  • 67.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Ingólfr Arnarson ranks 36 out of 498. Before him are Jan van Riebeeck, Pytheas, John Cabot, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Evliya Çelebi, and Henry Morton Stanley. After him are Juan Ponce de León, Francisco de Orellana, Thorfinn Karlsefni, William Baffin, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, and Richard E. Byrd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 850, Ingólfr Arnarson ranks 7. Before him are Ragnar Lodbrok, Harald Fairhair, Arnulf of Carinthia, Pope John IX, Pope Stephen VII, and Berengar I of Italy. After him are Pope Stephen VI, Pope Romanus, Pope Stephen V, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, Istakhri, and Abu Zayd al-Balkhi. Among people deceased in 910, Ingólfr Arnarson ranks 1. After him are Junayd of Baghdad, Saint Naum, Alfonso III of Asturias, Yasovarman I, Richilde of Provence, Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine, and Ishaq ibn Hunayn.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Ingólfr Arnarson ranks 27 out of 1,039. Before him are Olaf II of Norway (993), Jo Nesbø (1960), Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Vidkun Quisling (1887), Olaf Tryggvason (963), and Ivar Aasen (1813). After him are Eric Bloodaxe (885), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Ragnar Frisch (1895), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Johan Galtung (1930), and Harald Hardrada (1015).

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Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Ingólfr Arnarson ranks 5. Before him are Roald Amundsen (1872), Fridtjof Nansen (1861), Erik the Red (950), and Thor Heyerdahl (1914). After him are Otto Sverdrup (1854), Naddodd (900), Thekla Resvoll (1871), Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Ohthere of Hålogaland (900), Carl Anton Larsen (1860), and Hjalmar Johansen (1867).

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