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Olaf II of Norway

993 - 1030

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Saint Olaf (c. 995 – 29 July 1030), also called Saint Olav, Olaf the Holy, Olaf II, Olaf Haraldsson, and Olaf the Stout, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae (English: Eternal/Perpetual King of Norway) and canonised at Nidaros (Trondheim) by Bishop Grimketel, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. His remains were enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral, built over his burial site. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olaf II of Norway has received more than 2,004,432 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Olaf II of Norway is the 1,063rd most popular politician (down from 831st in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Norway (down from 15th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Olaf II of Norway is most famous for the Battle of Stiklestad.

Memorability Metrics

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Olaf II of Norway ranks 1,063 out of 19,576. Before him are Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor Yao, Alfonso VI of León and Castile, As-Saffah, Klement Gottwald, and Volodymyr Zelensky. After him are Maurice, Calvin Coolidge, James I of Aragon, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Dagobert I, and False Dmitry I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 993, Olaf II of Norway ranks 1. After him are Edmund Ironside, and Samuel ibn Naghrillah. Among people deceased in 1030, Olaf II of Norway ranks 1. After him are Mahmud of Ghazni, Miskawayh, Adalberon, William V, Duke of Aquitaine, Ernest II, Duke of Swabia, and Krešimir III of Croatia.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Olaf II of Norway ranks 21 out of 1,039. Before him are Thor Heyerdahl (1914), Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), Jon Fosse (1959), Rollo (846), Olaf II of Denmark (1370), and Trygve Lie (1896). After him are Jo Nesbø (1960), Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Vidkun Quisling (1887), Olaf Tryggvason (963), Ivar Aasen (1813), and Ingólfr Arnarson (850).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Olaf II of Norway ranks 6. Before him are Harald V of Norway (1937), Harald Fairhair (850), Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), Olaf II of Denmark (1370), and Trygve Lie (1896). After him are 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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