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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

1942 - Today

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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈjouːhana ˈsɪːɣʏrðarˌtouhtɪr̥]; born 4 October 1942) is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013. Elected as an MP from 1978 to 2013, she was appointed as Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security, serving from 1987 to 1994, and from 2007 until 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir has received more than 990,209 page views. Her biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is the 2,457th most popular politician (up from 2,604th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 6th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Icelander Politician.

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is most famous for being the first openly gay head of state in the world. She was elected Prime Minister of Iceland in 2009.

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  • 990k

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  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir ranks 2,457 out of 15,577Before her are Atossa, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Zimri, Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, Titus Tatius, and Ivan Gašparovič. After her are Atia, Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases, Halfdan the Black, Amyntas IV of Macedon, Hacı I Giray, and Ma Chao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir ranks 61Before her are Manuel Castells, Maurizio Pollini, Jacob Zuma, Martin Seligman, Arto Paasilinna, and Bob Hoskins. After her are Lee Kun-hee, Peter Greenaway, Felipe González, Leo Beenhakker, René Angélil, and Hissène Habré.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir ranks 5 out of 180Before her are Leif Erikson (970), Snorri Sturluson (1179), Halldór Laxness (1902), and Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930). After her are Björk (1965), Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943), Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), and Jón Sigurðsson (1811).

Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir ranks 2Before her are Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930). After her are Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Geir Haarde (1951), Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976), and Davíð Oddsson (1948).