850 - 801
Ragnar Lodbrok or Lothbrok (Old Norse: Ragnarr Loðbrók, "Ragnar shaggy breeches", Modern Icelandic: Ragnar Loðbrók) is a legendary Viking hero, as well as, according to the Gesta Danorum, a legendary Danish and Swedish king. He is known from Old Norse poetry of the Viking Age, Icelandic sagas, and near-contemporary chronicles. According to the traditional literature, Ragnar Lodbrok distinguished himself by many raids against the British Isles and the Holy Roman Empire during the 9th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ragnar Lodbrok has received more than 16,901,959 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Ragnar Lodbrok is the 2nd most popular nobleman (up from 13th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 64th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Nobleman.
Ragnar Lodbrok is most famous for his many raids and conquests. He is also famous for being the father of Ivar the Boneless, Halfdan the Black, and Ubba.
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Among noblemen, Ragnar Lodbrok ranks 2 out of 843. Before him are Elizabeth II. After him are Marie Antoinette, Ramesses II, Henry VIII of England, Catherine the Great, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Margrethe II of Denmark, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Lucrezia Borgia, and Akihito.
1926 - Present
HPI: 93.05
Rank: 1
850 - 801
HPI: 89.21
Rank: 2
1755 - 1793
HPI: 88.67
Rank: 3
1303 BC - 1213 BC
HPI: 88.04
Rank: 4
1491 - 1547
HPI: 88.02
Rank: 5
1762 - 1796
HPI: 86.23
Rank: 6
1921 - Present
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 7
1900 - 2002
HPI: 84.75
Rank: 8
1940 - Present
HPI: 84.06
Rank: 9
1863 - 1914
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 10
1480 - 1519
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 11
1933 - Present
HPI: 83.49
Rank: 12
Among people born in 850, Ragnar Lodbrok ranks 1. After him are Harald Fairhair, Arnulf of Carinthia, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, Pope John IX, Ingólfr Arnarson, Berengar I of Italy, Pope Romanus, Pope Stephen V, Pope Stephen VI, Pope Stephen VII, and Linji Yixuan. Among people deceased in 801, Ragnar Lodbrok ranks 1. After him are Rabia of Basra, Bardanes Tourkos, Theodote, and Theophano of Athens.
850 - 801
HPI: 89.21
Rank: 1
850 - 933
HPI: 84.92
Rank: 2
850 - 899
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 3
850 - 891
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 4
850 - 900
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 5
850 - 910
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 6
850 - 924
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 7
850 - 897
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 8
850 - 891
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 9
850 - 897
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 10
850 - 931
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 11
850 - 866
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 12
850 - 801
HPI: 89.21
Rank: 1
710 - 801
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 2
800 - 801
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 3
780 - 801
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 4
701 - 801
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 5
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ragnar Lodbrok ranks 13 out of 6,924. Before him are Charlie Chaplin (1889), John Locke (1632), Francis Bacon (1561), Winston Churchill (1874), James Watt (1736), and Stephen Hawking (1942). After him are Queen Victoria (1819), Thomas Hobbes (1588), Michael Faraday (1791), Henry VIII of England (1491), Richard III of England (1452), and Agatha Christie (1890).
1889 - 1977
HPI: 90.72
Rank: 7
1632 - 1704
HPI: 90.25
Rank: 8
1561 - 1626
HPI: 90.24
Rank: 9
1874 - 1965
HPI: 89.73
Rank: 10
1736 - 1819
HPI: 89.63
Rank: 11
1942 - 2018
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 12
850 - 801
HPI: 89.21
Rank: 13
1819 - 1901
HPI: 89.14
Rank: 14
1588 - 1679
HPI: 88.52
Rank: 15
1791 - 1867
HPI: 88.23
Rank: 16
1491 - 1547
HPI: 88.02
Rank: 17
1452 - 1485
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 18
1890 - 1976
HPI: 87.74
Rank: 19
Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Ragnar Lodbrok ranks 2. Before him are Elizabeth II (1926). After him are Henry VIII of England (1491), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900), Charles, Prince of Wales (1948), Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930), Harold Harefoot (1016), Edward VII (1841), Diana, Princess of Wales (1961), Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857), Henry IV of England (1367), and Henrietta of England (1644).
1926 - Present
HPI: 93.05
Rank: 1
850 - 801
HPI: 89.21
Rank: 2
1491 - 1547
HPI: 88.02
Rank: 3
1900 - 2002
HPI: 84.75
Rank: 4
1948 - Present
HPI: 83.31
Rank: 5
1930 - 2002
HPI: 82.98
Rank: 6
1016 - 1040
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 7
1841 - 1910
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 8
1961 - 1997
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 9
1857 - 1944
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 10
1367 - 1413
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 11
1644 - 1670
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 12