POLITICIAN

Sveinn Björnsson

1881 - 1952

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Sveinn Björnsson (Icelandic: [ˈsveitn̥ ˈpjœsːɔn]; 27 February 1881 – 25 January 1952) was the first president of Iceland (1944–1952). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sveinn Björnsson has received more than 187,651 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Sveinn Björnsson is the 1,234th most popular politician (up from 4,029th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 121st in 2019) and the 26th most popular Danish Politician.

Sveinn Björnsson is most famous for being the first person to walk on the moon.

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  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 17.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sveinn Björnsson ranks 1,234 out of 19,576. Before him are Jamukha, Francesco I Sforza, Berengar I of Italy, Chlothar II, Liz Truss, and Engelbert Dollfuss. After him are Elisabeth of France, Afonso V of Portugal, Mausolus, Alassane Ouattara, Emperor Yingzong of Ming, and Totila.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Sveinn Björnsson ranks 21. Before him are Walther von Brauchitsch, Roger Martin du Gard, Clinton Davisson, Guccio Gucci, Fernand Léger, and Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist. After him are Alexei Rykov, Alcide De Gasperi, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Ettore Bugatti, Hans Fischer, and Georg von Küchler. Among people deceased in 1952, Sveinn Björnsson ranks 11. Before him are John Dewey, Chaim Weizmann, Alexandra Kollontai, Wilm Hosenfeld, Paul Éluard, and Karen Horney. After him are Benedetto Croce, Elena of Montenegro, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Sven Hedin, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Walter Schellenberg.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Sveinn Björnsson ranks 47 out of 1,032. Before him are Christian VI of Denmark (1699), Henrik Dam (1895), Saxo Grammaticus (1150), Frederick II of Denmark (1534), Frederick I of Denmark (1471), and Aage Bohr (1922). After him are Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Fredrik Bajer (1837), Ubba (1000), Harald Bluetooth (935), Lili Elbe (1882), and Abel, King of Denmark (1218).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Sveinn Björnsson ranks 26. Before him are Valdemar II of Denmark (1170), Frederick VII of Denmark (1808), Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320), Christian VI of Denmark (1699), Frederick II of Denmark (1534), and Frederick I of Denmark (1471). After him are Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Fredrik Bajer (1837), Harald Bluetooth (935), Abel, King of Denmark (1218), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), and Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953).

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