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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

1943 - Today

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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (Icelandic: [ˈouːlavʏr ˈraknar ˈkrimsɔn] ; born 14 May 1943) is an Icelandic politician who was the fifth president of Iceland from 1996 to 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has received more than 471,736 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is the 3,122nd most popular politician (down from 2,253rd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 5th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Icelander Politician.

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is most famous for being the president of Iceland from 1996 to 2016. He was born in 1944 and became president in 1996. He was re-elected in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012. He was the first president of Iceland to be born after Iceland gained independence from Denmark in 1944.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson ranks 3,122 out of 15,577. Before him are Altan Khan, Seleucus III Ceraunus, Eleonora Gonzaga, Antipater the Idumaean, Mohammad-Ali Rajai, and Theudebald. After him are Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders, Topa Inca Yupanqui, Tomislav of Croatia, Qazi Muhammad, Albrecht von Roon, and Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson ranks 64. Before him are Neale Donald Walsch, Mario Botta, Sam Shepard, Antonio Tabucchi, Joni Mitchell, and Jerry Bruckheimer. After him are John Denver, Eduard Limonov, Esma Redžepova, Vint Cerf, Pervez Musharraf, and Bernard Tapie.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson ranks 7 out of 180. Before him are Leif Erikson (970), Snorri Sturluson (1179), Halldór Laxness (1902), Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930), Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), and Björk (1965). After him are Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), and Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson ranks 3. Before him are Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930) and Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942). After him are Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Geir Haarde (1951), Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976), and Davíð Oddsson (1948).

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