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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sigfrid of Sweden

1000 - 1045

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Saint Sigfrid of Sweden (Swedish: Sigfrid, Latin: Sigafridus, Old Norse: Sigurðr, Old English: Sigefrið/Sigeferð) was a missionary-bishop in Scandinavia during the first half of the 11th century. Originally from England, Saint Sigfrid is credited in late medieval king-lists and hagiography with performing the baptism of the first steadfastly Christian monarch of Sweden, Olof Skötkonung. He most likely arrived in Sweden soon after the year 1000 and conducted extensive missions in Götaland and Svealand. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sigfrid of Sweden has received more than 67,832 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sigfrid of Sweden is the 1,574th most popular religious figure, the 1,893rd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 47th most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 68k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sigfrid of Sweden ranks 1,574 out of 2,238Before him are Antony II of Constantinople, Shaykh Ahmad, Gan Ji, Franjo Šeper, Stephen Pongracz, and Joseph Butler. After him are Mary Ward, Wiborada, Antonio Quarracino, Tlacaelel, Jehoiada, and Yijing.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Sigfrid of Sweden ranks 39Before him are Herman II, Duke of Swabia, Joseph Genesius, Gottschalk, Adalbert of Hamburg, Rainulf Drengot, and Lambert I, Count of Louvain. After him are Conan I of Rennes, Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou, Ad-Darazi, Ermengol I, Count of Urgell, Suryavarman I, and Rajendra Chola I. Among people deceased in 1045, Sigfrid of Sweden ranks 5Before him are Hemma of Gurk, Emperor Go-Suzaku, Radbot of Klettgau, and Rainulf Drengot.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sigfrid of Sweden ranks 1,893 out of 7,765Before him are Renée Vivien (1877), James Blunt (1974), Patrick Geddes (1854), John Flaxman (1755), Jenson Button (1980), and Joseph Butler (1692). After him are Edward FitzGerald (1809), Mary Ward (1585), Philip Kerr (1956), John Mills (1908), Ray Winstone (1957), and Robert Palmer (1949).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Sigfrid of Sweden ranks 47Before him are John Nelson Darby (1800), Roger Deakins (1949), Dunstan (909), Julian of Norwich (1342), Stephen Langton (1150), and Joseph Butler (1692). After him are Mary Ward (1585), Willibald (700), Cuthbert (635), Willehad (735), Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516), and Saint Alban (300).