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Jo Benkow

1924 - 2013

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Jo Benkow (born Josef Elias Benkowitz; 15 August 1924 – 18 May 2013) was a Norwegian politician and writer, notable for being an important person in the Conservative Party of Norway, and the President of the Parliament 1985–1993. He was also President of the Nordic Council in 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jo Benkow has received more than 46,304 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jo Benkow is the 17,306th most popular politician (down from 15,785th in 2019), the 559th most popular biography from Norway (down from 486th in 2019) and the 98th most popular Norwegian Politician.

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  • 49.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jo Benkow ranks 17,306 out of 19,576. Before him are María Dolores de Cospedal, Philippe Lamberts, Mike Enzi, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Osric of Deira, and Ahmed Tidiane Souaré. After him are John Boozman, Safra Catz, Natalya Petrusyova, David Ige, William Hooper, and Peyton Randolph.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Jo Benkow ranks 476. Before him are Ivan Udodov, Tapan Sinha, Louie Bellson, Jimmy Rogers, Vajiha Samadova, and Mal Whitfield. After him are Wendell Ford, Frank Press, Lucky Thompson, Brenda Helser, Frank Havens, and Annemarie Buchner. Among people deceased in 2013, Jo Benkow ranks 479. Before him are Peter Broadbent, Marian McPartland, Shamshad Begum, Fred Martin, Eeva Ruoppa, and Antonio Jasso. After him are Stanisław Szozda, Dale Robertson, Karla Álvarez, John Kerr, Lajos Für, and Mary Ellen Rudin.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jo Benkow ranks 559 out of 1,039. Before him are Silje Nergaard (1966), Tommy Ingebrigtsen (1977), Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (1980), Vibeke Skofterud (1980), Erik Thorstvedt (1962), and Tron Øgrim (1947). After him are Erling Kagge (1963), Anneke von der Lippe (1964), Arnstein Arneberg (1882), Lars Berger (1979), Marta Kristen (1944), and Truls Mørk (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Jo Benkow ranks 98. Before him are Kaci Kullmann Five (1951), Otto Bahr Halvorsen (1872), Jens Bratlie (1856), Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (1949), Siv Jensen (1969), and Ivar Lykke (1872). After him are Trine Haltvik (1965), Knut Holmann (1968), Anniken Huitfeldt (1969), Kari Traa (1974), Trine Skei Grande (1969), and Marit Nybakk (1947).

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