980 - 1022
Olof Skötkonung, (Old Norse: Óláfr skautkonungr; c. 980–1022) sometimes stylized as Olaf the Swede, was King of Sweden, son of Eric the Victorious and, according to Icelandic sources, Sigrid the Haughty. He succeeded his father in c. 995. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olof Skötkonung has received more than 468,562 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Olof Skötkonung is the 1,737th most popular politician (down from 1,565th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 68th in 2019) and the 22nd 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 1,737 out of 15,577. Before him are Diadumenian, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Shepseskaf, John II of Aragon, Akhmad Kadyrov, and Nicolás Maduro. After him are Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Conrad of Montferrat, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, and Uesugi Kenshin.
208 - 218
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 1,731
1892 - 1980
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 1,732
2600 BC - 2499 BC
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 1,733
1398 - 1479
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 1,734
1951 - 2004
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 1,735
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 1,736
980 - 1022
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,737
1489 - 1537
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,738
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,739
1146 - 1192
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,740
1901 - 1965
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,741
1754 - 1806
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,742
1530 - 1578
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1,743
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, Hemma of Gurk, Gerard of Csanád, Mokjong of Goryeo, and Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders. Among people deceased in 1022, Olof Skötkonung ranks 1. After him are Emperor Zhenzong, Symeon the New Theologian, Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid, Bernward of Hildesheim, and Ibn al-Bawwab.
980 - 1037
HPI: 89.56
Rank: 1
980 - 1024
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 2
980 - 1002
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 3
980 - 1022
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 4
980 - 1018
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 5
980 - 1065
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 6
980 - 1047
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 7
980 - 1041
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 8
980 - 1045
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 9
980 - 1046
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 10
980 - 1009
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 11
980 - 1035
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 12
980 - 1022
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1
968 - 1022
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 2
949 - 1022
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 3
948 - 1022
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 4
960 - 1022
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 5
961 - 1022
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 6
Among people born in Sweden, Olof Skötkonung ranks 74 out of 1,612. Before him are Eric IX of Sweden (1120), Axel Oxenstierna (1583), Ronnie Peterson (1944), Marie Fredriksson (1958), Sven Hedin (1865), and Arne Tiselius (1902). After him are Louise of Sweden (1851), Marie Taglioni (1804), Haakon VI of Norway (1340), Eyvind Johnson (1900), Eric the Victorious (945), and Anders Zorn (1860).
1120 - 1160
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 68
1583 - 1654
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 69
1944 - 1978
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 70
1958 - 2019
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 71
1865 - 1952
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 72
1902 - 1971
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 73
980 - 1022
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 74
1851 - 1926
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 75
1804 - 1884
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 76
1340 - 1380
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 77
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 78
945 - 995
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 79
1860 - 1920
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 80
Among politicians born in Sweden, Olof Skötkonung ranks 22. Before him are Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), and Axel Oxenstierna (1583). After him are Eric the Victorious (945), Charles VIII of Sweden (1409), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861), Ermanaric (400), and Birger Jarl (1210).
1778 - 1837
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 16
1688 - 1741
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 17
1844 - 1916
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 18
1533 - 1577
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 19
1826 - 1872
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 20
1583 - 1654
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 21
980 - 1022
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 22
945 - 995
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 23
1409 - 1470
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 24
1700 - 1739
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 25
1861 - 1951
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 26
400 - 376
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 27
1210 - 1266
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 28