RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Olaus Magnus

1490 - 1557

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Olaus Magnus (born Olof Månsson; October 1490 – 1 August 1557) was a Swedish writer, cartographer, and Catholic clergyman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olaus Magnus has received more than 202,028 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Olaus Magnus is the 663rd most popular religious figure (up from 675th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 97th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Religious Figure.

Olaus Magnus is most famous for his book, "Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus," which was published in 1555. The book is a comprehensive description of the Nordic countries and the Arctic region.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Olaus Magnus ranks 663 out of 3,187. Before him are Evagrius Ponticus, Menno Simons, Benkei, Romanos the Melodist, Je Tsongkhapa, and Paulo Miki. After him are Empress Meishō, Louis de Montfort, Pope Benedict V, Mattathias, Justin Martyr, and John Cassian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1490, Olaus Magnus ranks 5. Before him are Mimar Sinan, Albert, Duke of Prussia, Adrian Willaert, and Charles III, Duke of Bourbon. After him are Vittoria Colonna, Huáscar, Albert of Brandenburg, Florian Geyer, Ebussuud Efendi, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, and Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino. Among people deceased in 1557, Olaus Magnus ranks 8. Before him are Anne of Cleves, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, John III of Portugal, Pontormo, Bona Sforza, and Mikael Agricola. After him are Sebastian Cabot, Emperor Go-Nara, Lautaro, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Ferrante Gonzaga, and Galvarino.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Olaus Magnus ranks 98 out of 1,879. Before him are Ronnie Peterson (1944), Axel Munthe (1857), Keke Rosberg (1948), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), and Per Teodor Cleve (1840). After him are Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), Anund Jacob (1008), Bibi Andersson (1935), Haakon VI of Norway (1340), Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), and Alva Myrdal (1902).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Sweden

Among religious figures born in Sweden, Olaus Magnus ranks 3. Before him are Bridget of Sweden (1303), and Eric IX of Sweden (1120). After him are Nathan Söderblom (1866), Lars Levi Laestadius (1800), Catherine of Vadstena (1331), Johannes Magnus (1488), Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859), Gustav Trolle (1488), Laurentius Petri (1499), Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1417), and Elizabeth Hesselblad (1870).

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