1490 - 1557
Olaus Magnus (October 1490 – 1 August 1557) was a Swedish writer, cartographer, and Catholic ecclesiastic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olaus Magnus has received more than 126,151 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Olaus Magnus is the 537th most popular religious figure (up from 541st in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 86th 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.
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Among religious figures, Olaus Magnus ranks 537 out of 2,272. Before him are Alexius of Rome, Pope Victor II, Saint Giles, Pope Eusebius, Benkei, and Zaynab bint Khuzayma. After him are Zaynab bint Ali, Saint Casimir, Scholastica, Francis of Paola, Seraphim of Sarov, and Abbas ibn Ali.
400 - 412
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 531
1018 - 1057
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 532
640 - 710
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 533
250 - 310
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 534
1155 - 1189
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 535
595 - 626
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 536
1490 - 1557
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 537
626 - 682
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 538
1458 - 1484
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 539
480 - 547
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 540
1416 - 1507
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 541
1754 - 1833
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 542
647 - 680
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 543
Among people born in 1490, Olaus Magnus ranks 2. Before him is Mimar Sinan. After him are Albert, Duke of Prussia, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Adrian Willaert, Vittoria Colonna, Huáscar, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Albert of Brandenburg, Florian Geyer, Ebussuud Efendi, and Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino. Among people deceased in 1557, Olaus Magnus ranks 7. Before him are Jacques Cartier, Anne of Cleves, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, Pontormo, John III of Portugal, and Bona Sforza. After him are Mikael Agricola, Sebastian Cabot, Lautaro, Emperor Go-Nara, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, and Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
1490 - 1588
HPI: 84.51
Rank: 1
1490 - 1557
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 2
1490 - 1568
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 3
1490 - 1527
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 4
1490 - 1562
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 5
1490 - 1547
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 6
1490 - 1533
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 7
1490 - 1573
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 8
1490 - 1545
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 9
1490 - 1525
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 10
1490 - 1574
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 11
1490 - 1538
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 12
1491 - 1557
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 1
1515 - 1557
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 2
1499 - 1557
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 3
1494 - 1557
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 4
1502 - 1557
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 5
1494 - 1557
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 6
1490 - 1557
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 7
1510 - 1557
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 8
1484 - 1557
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 9
1534 - 1557
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 10
1497 - 1557
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 11
1480 - 1557
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 12
1522 - 1557
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 13
Among people born in Sweden, Olaus Magnus ranks 79 out of 1,296. Before him are Theodor Svedberg (1884), Zlatan Ibrahimović (1981), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), Gustaf Dalén (1869), Eyvind Johnson (1900), and Marie Taglioni (1804). After him are Jenny Lind (1820), Charles VIII of Sweden (1409), Keke Rosberg (1948), Eric the Victorious (945), Harry Martinson (1904), and Stieg Larsson (1954).
1884 - 1971
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 73
1981 - Present
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 74
1844 - 1916
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 75
1869 - 1937
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 76
1900 - 1976
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 77
1804 - 1884
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 78
1490 - 1557
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 79
1820 - 1887
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 80
1409 - 1470
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 81
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 82
945 - 995
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 83
1904 - 1978
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 84
1954 - 2004
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 85
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), Catherine of Vadstena (1331), Lars Levi Laestadius (1800), Johannes Magnus (1488), Laurentius Petri (1499), Gustav Trolle (1488), Elizabeth Hesselblad (1870), Ulf Ekman (1950), and Eva Brunne (1954).
1303 - 1373
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 1
1120 - 1160
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 2
1490 - 1557
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 3
1866 - 1931
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 4
1331 - 1381
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 5
1800 - 1861
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 6
1488 - 1544
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 7
1499 - 1573
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 8
1488 - 1535
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 9
1870 - 1957
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 10
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 11
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 12