972 - 1006
Thorvald Eiriksson (Old Norse: Þórvaldr Eiríksson [ˈθoːrˌwɑldr ˈɛiˌriːksˌson]; Modern Icelandic: Þorvaldur Eiríksson [ˈθɔrˌvaltʏr ˈeiːˌriksˌsɔːn]) was the son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Erikson. The only Medieval Period source material available regarding Thorvald Eiriksson are the two Vinland sagas; the Greenland Saga and the Saga of Erik the Red. Although differing in various detail, according to both sagas Thorvald was part of an expedition for the exploration of Vinland and became the first European to die in North America.The Greenland Saga describes a voyage made by Bjarni Herjolfsson, and the subsequent voyages of Leif Eriksson, his brother Thorvald Eiriksson, his sister Freydís Eiríksdóttir, and the Icelandic merchant Thorfinn Karlsefni. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thorvald Eiriksson has received more than 186,588 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Thorvald Eiriksson is the 244th most popular explorer (up from 282nd in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 33rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Icelander Explorer.
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Among explorers, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 244 out of 405. Before him are Samuel Baker, Ma Huan, Francis Garnier, Jorge Álvares, Annie Londonderry, and Vladimir Atlasov. After him are St John Philby, Ingvar the Far-Travelled, Yerofey Khabarov, William Parry, Anthony Jenkinson, and Nicolas Baudin.
1821 - 1893
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 238
1380 - 1460
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 239
1839 - 1873
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 240
1401 - 1521
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 241
1870 - 1947
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 242
1661 - 1711
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 243
972 - 1006
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 244
1885 - 1960
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 245
1050 - 1041
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 246
1603 - 1671
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 247
1790 - 1855
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 248
1529 - 1610
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 249
1754 - 1803
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 250
Among people born in 972, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 6. Before him are Robert II of France, Pope Gregory V, Emperor Shengzong of Liao, Ermesinde of Carcassonne, and Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona. Among people deceased in 1006, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 2. Before him is Gisela of Burgundy.
972 - 1031
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 1
972 - 999
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 2
972 - 1031
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3
972 - 1058
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 4
972 - 1017
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 5
972 - 1006
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 6
Among people born in Iceland, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 24 out of 180. Before him are Jón Arason (1484), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Magnús Scheving (1964), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), and Bjarni Benediktsson (1908). After him are Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Jón Ögmundsson (1052), Gunnar Hansen (1947), Geir Haarde (1951), and Friðrik Ólafsson (1935).
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
1947 - 2015
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 22
1908 - 1970
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 23
972 - 1006
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 24
1975 - 2018
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 25
1807 - 1845
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 26
1052 - 1121
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 27
1947 - 2015
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 28
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 29
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 30
Among explorers born in Iceland, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 4. Before him are Leif Erikson (970), Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), and Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000).
970 - 1020
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 1
966 - 1000
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 2
1000 - 1100
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 3
972 - 1006
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 4