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Snorri Thorfinnsson

1004 - 1090

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Snorri Thorfinnsson (Old Norse and Icelandic: Snorri Þorfinnsson or Snorri Karlsefnisson; most likely born between 1004 and 1013, and died c. 1090) was the son of explorers Thorfinn Karlsefni and Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir. He is considered to be the first child of European descent to be born in the Americas, apart from Greenland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Snorri Thorfinnsson has received more than 220,096 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Snorri Thorfinnsson is the 253rd most popular explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Snorri Thorfinnsson ranks 253 out of 498. Before him are Edward Bransfield, Juan de Garay, Pero Escobar, Ingvar the Far-Travelled, Thorvald Eiriksson, and Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. After him are Carl Anton Larsen, Hjalmar Johansen, William Smith, Pierre Poivre, Jens Munk, and Carl Peters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1004, Snorri Thorfinnsson ranks 3. Before him are Nasir Khusraw, and Anund Gårdske. After him is William VI, Duke of Aquitaine. Among people deceased in 1090, Snorri Thorfinnsson ranks 6. Before him are Michael VII Doukas, Guo Xi, García II of Galicia, Al-Sarakhsi, and Sikelgaita. After him are Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen, Adelaide of Rheinfelden, Amatus of Montecassino, Robert, Count of Mortain, William of Poitiers, and Adelaide of Normandy.

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