POLITICIAN

Olof Björnsson

950 - 975

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Olof Björnsson, in legend, was a Swedish king who was referenced in several Old Norse Sagas including Hervarar saga, Saga of Harald Fairhair and the Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa. Reconstructions that place him as a historical king date his reign to c. 970 – c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olof Björnsson has received more than 58,374 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Olof Björnsson is the 7,546th most popular politician (down from 7,104th in 2019), the 291st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 280th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Swedish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Olof Björnsson ranks 7,546 out of 19,576Before him are Enrique Bolaños, Ragibagh Khan, Jayalalithaa, Catherine of Burgundy, Demades, and Džemal Bijedić. After him are Beatrice of Vermandois, Artystone, Manishtushu, Bernd Rosemeyer, Mahidol Adulyadej, and Nayib Bukele.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 950, Olof Björnsson ranks 12Before him are Arslan Isra'il, Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Leo the Deacon, Mariam al-Asturlabi, Abhinavagupta, and Bernard I, Duke of Saxony. After him are William I of Provence, Michael Krešimir II of Croatia, Otto III, Duke of Swabia, Gisela of Burgundy, Odo I, Count of Blois, and Sarolt. Among people deceased in 975, Olof Björnsson ranks 5Before him are Gwangjong of Goryeo, Edgar the Peaceful, Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, and Hasdai ibn Shaprut. After him are Theobald I, Count of Blois, and Adikavi Pampa.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Olof Björnsson ranks 291 out of 1,879Before him are Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), Magnus Stenbock (1664), John, Duke of Östergötland (1589), Anna Vasa of Sweden (1568), Eva Dahlbeck (1920), and Oskar Backlund (1846). After him are Arvid Lindman (1862), Magdalena Andersson (1967), Mikkey Dee (1963), Alice Babs (1924), Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken (1670), and Ivar Kreuger (1880).

Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Olof Björnsson ranks 85Before him are Carl Adolph Agardh (1785), Börje Salming (1951), Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), John, Duke of Östergötland (1589), and Anna Vasa of Sweden (1568). After him are Arvid Lindman (1862), Magdalena Andersson (1967), Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken (1670), Prince Carl Bernadotte (1911), Rogvolod (901), and Håkan the Red (1040).