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Oscar II of Sweden

1829 - 1907

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Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905. Oscar was the son of King Oscar I and Queen Josephine. He inherited the Swedish and Norwegian thrones when his brother died in 1872. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oscar II of Sweden has received more than 1,261,637 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Oscar II of Sweden is the 567th most popular politician (up from 583rd in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 26th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swedish Politician.

Oscar II of Sweden is most famous for being the king of Sweden from 1872-1907. He was the son of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Oscar II of Sweden ranks 567 out of 19,576. Before him are Oscar I of Sweden, George I of Greece, Mobutu Sese Seko, Ahmose I, Eduard Shevardnadze, and Lucius Tarquinius Priscus. After him are Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Kim Dae-jung, Lech Kaczyński, George II of Great Britain, Sneferu, and Chaim Weizmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1829, Oscar II of Sweden ranks 2. Before him is Levi Strauss. After him are Geronimo, August Kekulé, Chester A. Arthur, Anton Rubinstein, John Everett Millais, Auguste Beernaert, Philip Sclater, Asaph Hall, Theodor Billroth, and Alfred Brehm. Among people deceased in 1907, Oscar II of Sweden ranks 6. Before him are Dmitri Mendeleev, Edvard Grieg, Klara Hitler, Sully Prudhomme, and William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin. After him are Henri Moissan, Hector Malot, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Alfred Jarry, Giosuè Carducci, and Pierre Janssen.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Oscar II of Sweden ranks 25 out of 1,879. Before him are Ingrid Bergman (1915), Greta Garbo (1905), Gustav I of Sweden (1496), Bridget of Sweden (1303), Dag Hammarskjöld (1905), and Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626). After him are Ingrid of Sweden (1910), Oleg of Novgorod (900), Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622), Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), Tomas Tranströmer (1931), and Charles IX of Sweden (1550).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Oscar II of Sweden ranks 9. Before him are Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Olof Palme (1927), and Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626). After him are Oleg of Novgorod (900), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), John III of Sweden (1537), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), and Charles XV of Sweden (1826).

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