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Jón Arason

1484 - 1550

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Jón Arason (1484 – November 7, 1550) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic bishop and poet, who was executed in his struggle against the imposition of the Protestant Reformation in Iceland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jón Arason has received more than 81,984 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Jón Arason is the 1,879th most popular writer (down from 1,796th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 17th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Icelander Writer.

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  • 55.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jón Arason ranks 1,879 out of 5,755. Before him are Oliver Goldsmith, Jacint Verdaguer, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Mukaghali Makatayev, Ruan Ji, and Ibn al-Farid. After him are John Tzetzes, John of Ruusbroec, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Augustin Barruel, Zinaida Gippius, and Pierre Klossowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1484, Jón Arason ranks 14. Before him are Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Matteo Bandello, George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Michele Sanmicheli, and Pedro Mascarenhas. After him are Pedro de Toledo y Zúñiga, Il Pordenone, Estêvão Gomes, and Franciabigio. Among people deceased in 1550, Jón Arason ranks 8. Before him are William IV, Duke of Bavaria, Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Claude, Duke of Guise, Andrea Alciato, Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Françoise d'Alençon. After him are Pir Sultan Abdal, Gian Giorgio Trissino, Ambrosius Benson, Sebald Beham, Tabinshwehti, and Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Jón Arason ranks 18 out of 180. Before him are Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Sæmundr fróði (1056), Ari Thorgilsson (1067), and Kristján Eldjárn (1916). After him are Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Magnús Scheving (1964), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), and Thorvald Eiriksson (972).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Jón Arason ranks 7. Before him are Snorri Sturluson (1179), Halldór Laxness (1902), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), and Sæmundr fróði (1056). After him are Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Sturla Þórðarson (1214), and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963).

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