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Kåre Willoch

1928 - 2021

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Kåre Isaachsen Willoch (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈkòːrə ˈìːsɑksn̩ ˈvɪ̀lːɔk] ; 3 October 1928 – 6 December 2021) was a Norwegian politician who served as the 30th prime minister of Norway from 1981 to 1986 and as leader of the Conservative Party from 1970 to 1974. He previously served as the Minister of Trade and Shipping from August to September 1963 and 1965 to 1970, and as the president of the Nordic Council in 1973.After stepping down as Prime Minister, he later served as Governor of both Oslo as well as Akershus counties from 1990 to 1998 and as Chairman of Norway's state broadcasting company NRK from 1998 to 2000. Following his retirement from politics he became an outspoken advocate of the environment and human rights and was widely respected for his activism including amongst Norway's political left. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kåre Willoch has received more than 130,878 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Kåre Willoch is the 7,905th most popular politician (down from 3,405th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Norway (down from 49th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Kåre Willoch has had the most page views in the with 15,336 views, followed by Chinese (4,805), and Swedish (4,354). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Swedish (174.70%), Finnish (165.31%), and Chinese (146.41%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kåre Willoch ranks 7,905 out of 19,576. Before him are Henk Sneevliet, David A. Granger, Berthold, Margrave of Baden, Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria, and Albert Forster. After him are Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony, Nahum Sokolow, Said Halim Pasha, Lucius Licinius Murena, Pedro de Toledo y Zúñiga, and Horst Seehofer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Kåre Willoch ranks 166. Before him are László Budai, Ralph Waite, Jean Kennedy Smith, Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, Henri Debehogne, and Borisav Jović. After him are Fredrik Barth, Walter Tevis, Dick York, Nick Holonyak, Ali Kafi, and Line Renaud. Among people deceased in 2021, Kåre Willoch ranks 148. Before him are Dusty Hill, Stephen Sondheim, Robert Downey Sr., Vladimir Shatalov, Ned Beatty, and Borisav Jović. After him are George Shultz, Kurt Westergaard, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Dilip Kumar, Nelson Freire, and Igor Oistrakh.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Kåre Willoch ranks 116 out of 1,039. Before him are Ulvhild Håkansdotter (1090), Henrik Wergeland (1808), Einar Thambarskelfir (980), Haakon II of Norway (1147), Ole Bull (1810), and Jørgen Moe (1813). After him are Bjørn Dæhlie (1967), Rikard Nordraak (1842), Martin Vahl (1749), Jacob Tullin Thams (1898), Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831), and Kjell Magne Bondevik (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Kåre Willoch ranks 45. Before him are Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042), Magnus II of Norway (1048), Sigurd II of Norway (1133), Trygve Bratteli (1910), Einar Thambarskelfir (980), and Haakon II of Norway (1147). After him are Jacob Tullin Thams (1898), Kjell Magne Bondevik (1947), Inge I of Norway (1135), Johan Nygaardsvold (1879), Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068), and Eystein I of Norway (1088).

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