POLITICIAN

Olaf II of Denmark

1370 - 1387

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Olaf II of Denmark (December 1370 – 3 August 1387) was King of Denmark as Olaf II (though occasionally referred to as Olaf III) from 1376 and King of Norway as Olav IV from 1380 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olaf II of Denmark has received more than 346,136 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Olaf II of Denmark is the 1,047th most popular politician (up from 2,041st in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Norway (up from 31st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Olaf II of Denmark was most famous for conquering England.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Olaf II of Denmark ranks 1,047 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis V of France, Gustáv Husák, Liu Shaoqi, John VIII Palaiologos, Frederick VII of Denmark, and Abdelaziz Bouteflika. After him are Lee Myung-bak, Abijah of Judah, Feodor III of Russia, Gough Whitlam, Muhammad XII of Granada, and Decebalus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1370, Olaf II of Denmark ranks 4. Before him are Pope Gregory XI, Antipope John XXIII, and Isabeau of Bavaria. After him are Leonardo Bruni, John VII Palaiologos, Gentile da Fabriano, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Lorenzo Monaco, Erasmo of Narni, William, Duke of Austria, and Švitrigaila. Among people deceased in 1387, Olaf II of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Charles II of Navarre, Peter IV of Aragon, Elizabeth of Bosnia, Abraham Cresques, Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Pasha, and Sāyaṇa.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Olaf II of Denmark ranks 19 out of 1,039. Before him are Erik the Red (950), Queen Sonja of Norway (1937), Thor Heyerdahl (1914), Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), Jon Fosse (1959), and Rollo (846). After him are Trygve Lie (1896), Olaf II of Norway (993), Jo Nesbø (1960), Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Vidkun Quisling (1887), and Olaf Tryggvason (963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Olaf II of Denmark ranks 4. Before him are Harald V of Norway (1937), Harald Fairhair (850), and Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939). After him are Trygve Lie (1896), Olaf II of Norway (993), Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Vidkun Quisling (1887), Olaf Tryggvason (963), Eric Bloodaxe (885), Harald Hardrada (1015), and Magnus IV of Sweden (1316).

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