ATHLETE
Torfi Bryngeirsson
1926 - 1995
Torfi Bryngeirsson
Torfi Bryngeirsson (11 November 1926 – 16 July 1995) was an Icelandic athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Torfi was born in Búastaðar on 11 November 1926. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Torfi Bryngeirsson has received more than 7,728 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Torfi Bryngeirsson is the 1,210th most popular athlete, the 79th most popular biography from Iceland and the 2nd most popular Icelander Athlete.
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7.7k
Page Views (PV)
45.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
8.43
Effective Languages (L*)
1.11
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Torfi Bryngeirsson ranks 1,210 out of 6,025. Before him are Teodor Koskenniemi, Ernest Hamilton, Veli Lehtelä, Vladimir Belousov, Marie-José Pérec, and Yohan Blake. After him are Lily Carlstedt, Mary Frizzell, Valentin Gavrilov, Sven Fahlman, Rudolf Lippert, and Victor Thibault.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTeodor Koskenniemi
1887 - 1965
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 1,204
Ernest Hamilton
1883 - 1964
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 1,205
Veli Lehtelä
1935 - 2020
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 1,206
Vladimir Belousov
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 1,207
Marie-José Pérec
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 1,208
Yohan Blake
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,209
Torfi Bryngeirsson
1926 - 1995
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,210
Lily Carlstedt
1926 - 2002
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 1,211
Mary Frizzell
1913 - 1972
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 1,212
Valentin Gavrilov
1946 - 2003
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 1,213
Sven Fahlman
1914 - 2003
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,214
Rudolf Lippert
1900 - 1945
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1,215
Victor Thibault
1867 - 1901
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1,216
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Torfi Bryngeirsson ranks 425. Before him are Tom Tryon, Conrad Hall, Darleane C. Hoffman, H. R. Haldeman, Ralph Abernathy, and Klaus Schütz. After him are Lily Carlstedt, José Manuel Caballero, Robert Bly, Loris Campana, Georges Gandil, and Richard DeVos. Among people deceased in 1995, Torfi Bryngeirsson ranks 276. Before him are Maino Neri, Sabir Yunusov, Stephen Spender, Don Patinkin, Iosif Kheifits, and Giovanni Giacomazzi. After him are T. Keith Glennan, Rauf Hajiyev, René Lemoine, Godfrey Brown, Art Mollner, and George Rodger.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsTom Tryon
ACTOR
1926 - 1991
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 419
Conrad Hall
WRITER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 420
Darleane C. Hoffman
CHEMIST
1926 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 421
H. R. Haldeman
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1993
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 422
Ralph Abernathy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1926 - 1990
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 423
Klaus Schütz
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2012
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 424
Torfi Bryngeirsson
ATHLETE
1926 - 1995
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 425
Lily Carlstedt
ATHLETE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 426
José Manuel Caballero
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 427
Robert Bly
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 428
Loris Campana
CYCLIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 429
Georges Gandil
ATHLETE
1926 - 1999
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 430
Richard DeVos
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2018
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 431
Others Deceased in 1995
Go to all RankingsMaino Neri
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1995
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 270
Sabir Yunusov
CHEMIST
1909 - 1995
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 271
Stephen Spender
WRITER
1909 - 1995
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 272
Don Patinkin
ECONOMIST
1922 - 1995
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 273
Iosif Kheifits
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1995
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 274
Giovanni Giacomazzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1995
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 275
Torfi Bryngeirsson
ATHLETE
1926 - 1995
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 276
T. Keith Glennan
ENGINEER
1905 - 1995
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 277
Rauf Hajiyev
COMPOSER
1922 - 1995
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 278
René Lemoine
FENCER
1905 - 1995
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 279
Godfrey Brown
ATHLETE
1915 - 1995
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 280
Art Mollner
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 281
George Rodger
JOURNALIST
1908 - 1995
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 282
In Iceland
Among people born in Iceland, Torfi Bryngeirsson ranks 79 out of 190. Before him are Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason (1867), Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913), Snorri Hjartarson (1906), Jón Magnússon (1859), Jón Þorláksson (1877), and Arnór Guðjohnsen (1961). After him are Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1893), Guðmundur Guðmundsson (1960), Bjarni Tryggvason (1945), Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (1962), Emilíana Torrini (1977), and Alfreð Finnbogason (1989).
Others born in Iceland
Go to all RankingsIngibjörg H. Bjarnason
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1941
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 73
Ólafur Jóhannesson
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1984
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 74
Snorri Hjartarson
WRITER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 75
Jón Magnússon
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1926
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 76
Jón Þorláksson
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1935
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 77
Arnór Guðjohnsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 78
Torfi Bryngeirsson
ATHLETE
1926 - 1995
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 79
Steingrímur Steinþórsson
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1966
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 80
Guðmundur Guðmundsson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 81
Bjarni Tryggvason
ASTRONAUT
1945 - 2022
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 82
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 83
Emilíana Torrini
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 84
Alfreð Finnbogason
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 85
Among ATHLETES In Iceland
Among athletes born in Iceland, Torfi Bryngeirsson ranks 2. Before him are Vilhjálmur Einarsson (1934). After him are Vala Flosadóttir (1978), Aníta Hinriksdóttir (1996), Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson (null), and Anton McKee (null).
Vilhjálmur Einarsson
1934 - 2019
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 1
Torfi Bryngeirsson
1926 - 1995
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 2
Vala Flosadóttir
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.58
Rank: 3
Aníta Hinriksdóttir
1996 - Present
HPI: 22.60
Rank: 4
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
Anton McKee
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6