850 - 801
Ragnar Lodbrok ("Ragnar hairy-breeches") (Old Norse: Ragnarr loðbrók), according to legends, was a Viking hero and a Swedish and Danish king. He is known from Old Norse poetry of the Viking Age, Icelandic sagas, and near-contemporary chronicles. According to traditional literature, Ragnar distinguished himself by conducting many raids against the British Isles and the Carolingian Empire during the 9th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ragnar Lodbrok has received more than 23,384,524 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Ragnar Lodbrok is the 5th most popular nobleman (down from 2nd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian 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 5 out of 842. Before him are Elizabeth II, Henry VIII of England, Marie Antoinette, and Ramesses II. After him are Catherine the Great, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Margrethe II of Denmark, Akihito, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and William the Conqueror.
1926 - 2022
HPI: 90.46
Rank: 1
1491 - 1547
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 2
1755 - 1793
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 3
1303 BC - 1213 BC
HPI: 85.07
Rank: 4
850 - 801
HPI: 84.44
Rank: 5
1729 - 1796
HPI: 83.49
Rank: 6
1921 - 2021
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 7
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.66
Rank: 8
1933 - Present
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 9
1863 - 1914
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 10
1900 - 2002
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 11
1028 - 1087
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 12
Among people born in 850, Ragnar Lodbrok ranks 1. After him are Harald Fairhair, Arnulf of Carinthia, Pope John IX, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, Berengar I of Italy, Ingólfr Arnarson, Pope Stephen VII, Pope Stephen VI, Pope Romanus, Pope Stephen V, and Istakhri. Among people deceased in 801, Ragnar Lodbrok ranks 1. After him are Rabia of Basra, Theodote, Bardanes Tourkos, Eudokia Dekapolitissa, Constantine, and Theophano of Athens.
850 - 801
HPI: 84.44
Rank: 1
850 - 933
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 2
850 - 899
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 3
850 - 900
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 4
850 - 891
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 5
850 - 924
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 6
850 - 910
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 7
850 - 931
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 8
850 - 897
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 9
850 - 897
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 10
850 - 891
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 11
850 - 957
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 12
850 - 801
HPI: 84.44
Rank: 1
710 - 801
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 2
780 - 801
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 3
800 - 801
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 4
801 - 801
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 5
800 - 801
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 6
701 - 801
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 7
Among people born in Norway, Ragnar Lodbrok ranks 2 out of 927. Before him are Edvard Munch (1863). After him are Roald Amundsen (1872), Edvard Grieg (1843), Henrik Ibsen (1828), Harald V of Norway (1937), Knut Hamsun (1859), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (1945), Harald Fairhair (850), Rollo (846), Fridtjof Nansen (1861), and Erik the Red (950).
1863 - 1944
HPI: 84.64
Rank: 1
850 - 801
HPI: 84.44
Rank: 2
1872 - 1928
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 3
1843 - 1907
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 4
1828 - 1906
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 5
1937 - Present
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 6
1859 - 1952
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 7
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 8
850 - 933
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 9
846 - 930
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 10
1861 - 1930
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 11
950 - 1003
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 12
Among noblemen born in Norway, Ragnar Lodbrok ranks 1. After him are Rollo (846), Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973), Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283), Ingeborg of Norway (1301), Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004), Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005), and Leah Isadora Behn (2005).
850 - 801
HPI: 84.44
Rank: 1
846 - 930
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 2
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 3
1283 - 1290
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4
1301 - 1361
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 5
2004 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 6
2005 - Present
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 7
2005 - Present
HPI: 22.94
Rank: 8