1056 - 1133
Sæmundr Sigfússon, better known as Sæmundr fróði (Sæmundr the Learned; 1056–1133), was an Icelandic priest and scholar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sæmundr fróði has received more than 71,723 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Sæmundr fróði is the 1,725th most popular writer (down from 1,668th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Iceland and the 6th most popular Icelander Writer.
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Among writers, Sæmundr fróði ranks 1,725 out of 5,755. Before him are Symeon the Metaphrast, Jules Romains, José Carlos Mariátegui, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Arthur Machen, and Dexippus. After him are Cristóbal de Morales, Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, Konstantin Ushinsky, Sophie de Condorcet, Jurji Zaydan, and Pierre Plantard.
900 - 987
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1,719
1885 - 1972
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 1,720
1894 - 1930
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 1,721
1871 - 1943
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 1,722
1863 - 1947
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 1,723
210 - 278
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,724
1056 - 1133
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 1,725
1600 - 1655
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 1,726
1874 - 1938
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 1,727
1823 - 1870
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 1,728
1764 - 1822
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 1,729
1861 - 1914
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,730
1920 - 2000
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,731
Among people born in 1056, Sæmundr fróði ranks 4. Before him are William II of England, Nestor the Chronicler, and Al-Muqtadi. After him are Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut, Judith of Bohemia, and Cecilia of Normandy. Among people deceased in 1133, Sæmundr fróði ranks 1.
1056 - 1100
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 1
1056 - 1106
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 2
1056 - 1094
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 3
1056 - 1133
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 4
1056 - 1098
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 5
1056 - 1086
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 6
1056 - 1126
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 7
Among people born in Iceland, Sæmundr fróði ranks 15 out of 180. Before him are Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), and Arnaldur Indriðason (1961). After him are Ari Thorgilsson (1067), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Jón Arason (1484), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), and Magnús Scheving (1964).
904 - 990
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 9
1894 - 1972
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 10
1000 - 1100
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 11
1811 - 1879
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 12
1889 - 1975
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 13
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 14
1056 - 1133
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 15
1067 - 1148
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 16
1916 - 1982
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 17
1484 - 1550
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 18
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 19
1614 - 1674
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 20
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 21
Among writers born in Iceland, Sæmundr fróði ranks 6. Before him are Snorri Sturluson (1179), Halldór Laxness (1902), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), and Arnaldur Indriðason (1961). After him are Jón Arason (1484), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), and Sturla Þórðarson (1214).
1179 - 1241
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 1
1902 - 1998
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 2
904 - 990
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3
1889 - 1975
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 4
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 5
1056 - 1133
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 6
1484 - 1550
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 7
1614 - 1674
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 9
1807 - 1845
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10
1835 - 1920
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 11
1214 - 1284
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 12