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Ingólfr Arnarson

850 - 910

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Ingólfr 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 381,737 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Ingólfr Arnarson is the 42nd most popular explorer (down from 39th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Norway 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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  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Ingólfr Arnarson ranks 42 out of 405. Before him are Jan van Riebeeck, Robert Falcon Scott, Martin Behaim, Ernest Shackleton, Hanno the Navigator, and Zhang Qian. After him are Sven Hedin, William Baffin, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Diego de Almagro, and Louis Antoine de Bougainville.

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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, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, and Berengar I of Italy. After him are Pope Stephen VII, Pope Stephen VI, Pope Romanus, Pope Stephen V, Istakhri, and Linji Yixuan. Among people deceased in 910, Ingólfr Arnarson ranks 1. After him are Saint Naum, Junayd of Baghdad, Alfonso III of Asturias, Richilde of Provence, Yasovarman I, and Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Ingólfr Arnarson ranks 24 out of 927. Before him are Queen Sonja of Norway (1937), Eric Bloodaxe (885), Vidkun Quisling (1887), Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Jo Nesbø (1960), and Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939). After him are Harald Hardrada (1015), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Ragnar Frisch (1895), Magnus the Good (1024), Ludvig Holberg (1684), and Odd Hassel (1897).

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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), Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Hjalmar Johansen (1867), Naddodd (900), Oscar Wisting (1871), Helmer Hanssen (1870), and Ohthere of Hålogaland (900).

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