980 - 1022
Olof Skötkonung, (Old Norse: Óláfr skautkonungr) sometimes stylized as Olaf the Swede (c. 980–1022), was King of Sweden, son of Eric the Victorious and, according to Icelandic sources, Sigrid the Haughty. He succeeded his father in c. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olof Skötkonung has received more than 347,017 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Olof Skötkonung is the 1,568th most popular politician (up from 1,852nd in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 84th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Swedish Politician.
Olof Skötkonung was the King of Sweden from c. 995 to c. 1022. He is most famous for being the first Christian king of Sweden.
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Among politicians, Olof Skötkonung ranks 1,568 out of 15,710. Before him are Princess Isabella of Parma, Marie Walewska, Chester A. Arthur, Porfirio Díaz, Mahfiruz Hatun, and Bill de Blasio. After him are Uesugi Kenshin, Albert Lebrun, Amr ibn Hishām, John II of Aragon, Getúlio Vargas, and Elizabeth of Portugal.
1741 - 1763
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 1,562
1786 - 1817
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 1,563
1829 - 1886
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 1,564
1830 - 1915
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 1,565
1590 - 1620
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 1,566
1961 - Present
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 1,567
980 - 1022
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 1,568
1530 - 1578
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 1,569
1871 - 1950
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 1,570
570 - 624
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 1,571
1398 - 1479
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 1,572
1882 - 1954
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 1,573
1271 - 1336
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 1,574
Among people born in 980, Olof Skötkonung ranks 4. Before him are Avicenna, Pope Benedict VIII, and Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Harald II of Denmark, Gisela of Hungary, Humbert I, Count of Savoy, Tancred of Hauteville, Mokjong of Goryeo, Gerard of Csanád, Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, and Emperor Ichijō. Among people deceased in 1022, Olof Skötkonung ranks 1. After him are Emperor Zhenzong, Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid, Symeon the New Theologian, and Ibn al-Bawwab.
980 - 1037
HPI: 92.51
Rank: 1
980 - 1024
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 2
980 - 1002
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 3
980 - 1022
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 4
980 - 1018
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 5
980 - 1065
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 6
980 - 1047
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 7
980 - 1041
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 8
980 - 1009
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 9
980 - 1046
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 10
980 - 1035
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 11
980 - 1011
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 12
980 - 1022
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 1
968 - 1022
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 2
948 - 1022
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 3
949 - 1022
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 4
961 - 1022
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 5
Among people born in Sweden, Olof Skötkonung ranks 68 out of 1,296. Before him are Gunnar Myrdal (1898), Carl Larsson (1853), Anders Zorn (1860), Haakon VI of Norway (1340), Hilma af Klint (1862), and Louise of Sweden (1851). After him are Sven Hedin (1865), Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864), Bibi Andersson (1935), Axel Oxenstierna (1583), Theodor Svedberg (1884), and Zlatan Ibrahimović (1981).
1898 - 1987
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 62
1853 - 1919
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 63
1860 - 1920
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 64
1340 - 1380
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 65
1862 - 1944
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 66
1851 - 1926
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 67
980 - 1022
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 68
1865 - 1952
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 69
1864 - 1931
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 70
1935 - 2019
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 71
1583 - 1654
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 72
1884 - 1971
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 73
1981 - Present
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 74
Among politicians born in Sweden, Olof Skötkonung ranks 20. Before him are Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), John III of Sweden (1537), Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Charles XI of Sweden (1655), and Eric XIV of Sweden (1533). After him are Axel Oxenstierna (1583), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), Charles VIII of Sweden (1409), Eric the Victorious (945), Ermanaric (400), and Anund Jacob (1008).
1778 - 1837
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 14
1537 - 1592
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 15
1688 - 1741
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 16
1826 - 1872
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 17
1655 - 1697
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 18
1533 - 1577
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 19
980 - 1022
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 20
1583 - 1654
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 21
1844 - 1916
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 22
1409 - 1470
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 23
945 - 995
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 24
400 - 376
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 25
1008 - 1050
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 26