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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

1960 - 1993

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Jón Páll Sigmarsson (28 April 1960 – 16 January 1993) was an Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder who was the first man to win the World's Strongest Man four times and the first and only man to win the World Muscle Power Classic five times. Jón Páll is widely regarded as one of the greatest strongmen of all time, and is credited with developing Iceland's national identity. He was named Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 1981, and was one of the best-known Icelandic athletes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jón Páll Sigmarsson has received more than 1,560,177 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jón Páll Sigmarsson is the 561st most popular social activist (down from 470th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 90th in 2019) and the most popular Icelander Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Jón Páll Sigmarsson ranks 561 out of 538. Before him are Fannie Lou Hamer, Felix Nartey, Roman Protasevich, Rajmohan Gandhi, Mari Beyleryan, and Stanislav Markelov. After him are Norma Cruz, Yoani Sánchez, Dorothy Height, Randa Siniora, Jadav Payeng, and Pablo Hasél.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jón Páll Sigmarsson ranks 523. Before him are Takashi Sekizuka, Inger Helene Nybråten, Al Joyner, Hubert Neuper, Kim Christofte, and Malouma. After him are Prvoslav Vujcic, Leroy Chiao, Road Warrior Animal, Éric Caritoux, Juan Simón, and Richard Biggs. Among people deceased in 1993, Jón Páll Sigmarsson ranks 271. Before him are Viola Myers, Joe Fortenberry, Charles Adkins, Bob Crosby, Archie Williams, and Penaia Ganilau. After him are Agnes de Mille, Adelaide Hall, Criss Oliva, David Brian, Brandon Teena, and Don Barksdale.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Jón Páll Sigmarsson ranks 107 out of 180. Before him are Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (1963), Hannes Þór Halldórsson (1984), Anita Briem (1982), Jóhannes Eðvaldsson (1950), Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979), and Alfreð Finnbogason (1989). After him are Jónsi (1975), Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1988), Birgitta Jónsdóttir (1967), Sjón (1962), Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (1967), and Bjarni Tryggvason (1945).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Iceland

Among social activists born in Iceland, Jón Páll Sigmarsson ranks 1. 

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