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Thorvald Stoltenberg

1931 - 2018

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Thorvald Stoltenberg (8 July 1931 – 13 July 2018) was a Norwegian politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Defence from 1979 to 1981 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1989 and again from 1990 to 1993 in two Labour governments. From 1989 to 1990, Stoltenberg served as the Norwegian ambassador to the United Nations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thorvald Stoltenberg has received more than 203,710 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Thorvald Stoltenberg is the 5,403rd most popular politician (down from 4,838th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Norway (down from 67th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Norwegian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thorvald Stoltenberg ranks 5,403 out of 19,576Before him are Emperor Nijō, Hiram Bingham III, Gyanendra of Nepal, Halide Edib Adıvar, Magnus Barefoot, and Sin-shumu-lishir. After him are Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Karl Nesselrode, Constantine Kanaris, Naevius Sutorius Macro, Hormizd III, and James III of Majorca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Thorvald Stoltenberg ranks 85Before him are Vujadin Boškov, Charles Taylor, Telê Santana, Ferenc Mádl, Stephen Boyd, and Takashi Takabayashi. After him are Sergio Sebastiani, Nikolai Chernykh, Johnny Kitagawa, Anthony de Mello, Samir Amin, and Tomi Ungerer. Among people deceased in 2018, Thorvald Stoltenberg ranks 72Before him are Dolores O'Riordan, Thomas A. Steitz, Anthony Bourdain, Steve Ditko, Christine Nöstlinger, and Quini. After him are Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Efraín Ríos Montt, Henri Michel, Samir Amin, Whitey Bulger, and James Mirrlees.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Thorvald Stoltenberg ranks 74 out of 1,039Before him are Finn E. Kydland (1943), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Frits Thaulow (1847), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Morten Harket (1959), and Magnus Barefoot (1073). After him are Sverre Fehn (1924), Magnus VI of Norway (1238), Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973), Christian Michelsen (1857), Anders Behring Breivik (1979), and Jonas Gahr Støre (1960).

Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Thorvald Stoltenberg ranks 30Before him are Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930), Harald Greycloak (935), Eric II of Norway (1268), Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), and Magnus Barefoot (1073). After him are Magnus VI of Norway (1238), Christian Michelsen (1857), Jonas Gahr Støre (1960), Sigurd the Crusader (1090), Thorleif Haug (1894), and Odvar Nordli (1927).