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Olav Bjaaland

20th-century Norwegian polar explorer

1873 - 1961

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Olav Bjaaland

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Olav Bjaaland is the 375th most popular explorer (down from 345th in 2024), the 286th most popular biography from Norway (down from 252nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Norwegian Explorer.

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Mar 5

Olav Bjaaland shares a March 5 birthday with Rosa Luxemburg, Gerardus Mercator, and Pier Paolo Pasolini.

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Among Explorers

Among explorers, Olav Bjaaland ranks 375 out of 498. Before him are Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Miguel Corte-Real, John Wesley Powell, George Bass, and John Moresby. After him are Henri Duveyrier, Samuel Baker, Fernão de Loronha, Knut Haugland, Naomi Uemura, and Vasily Chichagov.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie
1815 - 1893
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 369
Alexandre de Serpa Pinto
1846 - 1900
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 370
Miguel Corte-Real
1448 - 1502
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 371
John Wesley Powell
1834 - 1902
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 372
George Bass
1771 - 1803
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 373
John Moresby
1830 - 1922
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 374
Olav Bjaaland
1873 - 1961
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 375
Henri Duveyrier
1840 - 1892
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 376
Samuel Baker
1821 - 1893
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 377
Fernão de Loronha
1470 - 1540
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 378
Knut Haugland
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 379
Naomi Uemura
1941 - 1984
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 380
Vasily Chichagov
1726 - 1809
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 381

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Olav Bjaaland ranks 140. Before him are Carl Vaugoin, Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich, Jan Janský, Carlos María de la Torre, Francisco Villota, and James Jones. After him are Max Švabinský, Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Sunao Tawara, Gombojab Tsybikov, Rosa Sensat, and W. C. Handy. Among people deceased in 1961, Olav Bjaaland ranks 135. Before him are Tsuru Aoki, Lajos Dinnyés, Alberto Chividini, Scott LaFaro, Şemsettin Günaltay, and Tiny Sandford. After him are Henri Deloge, Nita Naldi, Paul W. Merrill, George Simpson, Alberto Galateo, and Rosa Sensat.

Others Born in 1873

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Carl Vaugoin
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1949
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 134
Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1955
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 135
Jan Janský
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1921
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 136
Carlos María de la Torre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1873 - 1968
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 137
Francisco Villota
ATHLETE
1873 - 1950
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 138
James Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1873 - 1955
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 139
Olav Bjaaland
EXPLORER
1873 - 1961
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 140
Max Švabinský
PAINTER
1873 - 1962
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 141
Jurgis Baltrušaitis
WRITER
1873 - 1944
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 142
Sunao Tawara
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1952
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 143
Gombojab Tsybikov
EXPLORER
1873 - 1930
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 144
Rosa Sensat
WRITER
1873 - 1961
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 145
W. C. Handy
COMPOSER
1873 - 1958
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 146