1873 - 1961
Olav Bjaaland (5 March 1873 – 8 June 1961) was a Norwegian ski champion and polar explorer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olav Bjaaland has received more than 78,985 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Olav Bjaaland is the 321st most popular explorer (down from 283rd in 2019), the 232nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 203rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Norwegian Explorer.
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Among explorers, Olav Bjaaland ranks 321 out of 405. Before him are Charles Wilkes, Alexander Burnes, Pyotr Kozlov, Grímur Kamban, Eudoxus of Cyzicus, and Félix de Azara. After him are Pyotr Beketov, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Stepan Krasheninnikov, and Charles Francis Hall.
1798 - 1877
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 315
1805 - 1841
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 316
1862 - 1935
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 317
801 - 899
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 318
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 319
1742 - 1821
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 320
1873 - 1961
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 321
1600 - 1661
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 322
1879 - 1962
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 323
1846 - 1900
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 324
1661 - 1706
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 325
1711 - 1755
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 326
1821 - 1871
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 327
Among people born in 1873, Olav Bjaaland ranks 115. Before him are W. C. Handy, Gyula Peidl, Antun Gustav Matoš, Max Švabinský, Richard von Kühlmann, and A. K. Fazlul Huq. After him are William D. Coolidge, Barnum Brown, Nikolay Bauman, Wojciech Korfanty, Hamida Javanshir, and Antonín Švehla. Among people deceased in 1961, Olav Bjaaland ranks 106. Before him are Sergio Osmeña, Joseph M. Schenck, Charles D. B. King, James Thurber, Percy Grainger, and Walter Bedell Smith. After him are Scott LaFaro, Alberto Chividini, Paul W. Merrill, Leonhard Frank, Maneca, and Nita Naldi.
1873 - 1958
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 109
1873 - 1943
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 110
1873 - 1914
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 111
1873 - 1962
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 112
1873 - 1948
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 113
1873 - 1962
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 114
1873 - 1961
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 115
1873 - 1975
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 116
1873 - 1963
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 117
1873 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 118
1873 - 1939
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 119
1873 - 1955
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 120
1873 - 1933
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 121
1878 - 1961
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 100
1876 - 1961
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 101
1875 - 1961
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 102
1894 - 1961
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 103
1882 - 1961
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 104
1895 - 1961
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 105
1873 - 1961
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 106
1936 - 1961
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 107
1907 - 1961
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 108
1887 - 1961
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 109
1882 - 1961
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 110
1926 - 1961
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 111
1894 - 1961
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 112
Among people born in Norway, Olav Bjaaland ranks 232 out of 927. Before him are Grímur Kamban (801), Sigurd Haakonsson (895), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), Pål Tyldum (1942), Harald Sæverud (1897), and Magne Furuholmen (1962). After him are Torbjørn Falkanger (1927), Johan Turi (1854), Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (900), Johan Bojer (1872), Håkon Brusveen (1927), and Nora Brockstedt (1923).
801 - 899
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 226
895 - 962
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 227
1920 - 2008
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 228
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 229
1897 - 1992
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 230
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 231
1873 - 1961
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 232
1927 - 2013
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 233
1854 - 1936
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 234
900 - 930
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 235
1872 - 1959
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 236
1927 - 2021
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 237
1923 - 2015
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 238
Among explorers born in Norway, Olav Bjaaland ranks 22. Before him are Jens Munk (1579), Knut Haugland (1917), Thekla Resvoll (1871), Sverre Hassel (1876), Kristian Prestrud (1881), and Grímur Kamban (801). After him are Finn Ronne (1899), Tryggve Gran (1888), and Lars Christensen (1884).
1579 - 1628
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 16
1917 - 2009
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 17
1871 - 1948
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 18
1876 - 1928
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 19
1881 - 1927
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 20
801 - 899
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 21
1873 - 1961
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 22
1899 - 1980
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 23
1888 - 1980
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 24
1884 - 1964
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 25