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Olav Bjaaland

1873 - 1961

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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.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 49.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Olav Bjaaland ranks 321 out of 405Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Olav Bjaaland ranks 115Before 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 106Before 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.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Olav Bjaaland ranks 232 out of 927Before 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).

Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Olav Bjaaland ranks 22Before 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).