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Bjarni Benediktsson

1908 - 1970

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Bjarni Benediktsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpja(r)tnɪ ˈpɛːnɛtɪxtsˌsɔːn]; 30 April 1908 – 10 July 1970) was an Icelandic politician of the Independence Party who served as prime minister of Iceland from 1963 to 1970. He was born to Benedikt Sveinsson (1877–1954), a leader in the independence movement of Iceland and a member of the Althingi from 1908 to 1931, and Guðrún Pétursdóttir frá Engey, a nationally renowned poet. Bjarni studied constitutional law and became a professor at the University of Iceland at age 24. He was elected to the city council in Reykjavík in 1934 as a member of the Independence Party and from 1940 to 1947 was mayor of the city. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bjarni Benediktsson is the 5,326th most popular politician (up from 6,674th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Iceland and the 8th most popular Icelander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bjarni Benediktsson ranks 5,326 out of 19,576. Before him are Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Diana Abgar, Paul H. O'Neill, Ahuitzotl, and Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem. After him are Yevgeny Mravinsky, George Abela, Tiridates I of Armenia, Jazzar Pasha, Abdelkader Bensalah, and Walter Simons.

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Among people born in 1908, Bjarni Benediktsson ranks 69. Before him are Valentin Glushko, Victor Ambartsumian, Masaru Ibuka, Saizo Saito, Maria Prymachenko, and Robert Merle. After him are Martha Gellhorn, Percy Williams, Yousuf Karsh, Don Ameche, André Martinet, and Alain Cuny. Among people deceased in 1970, Bjarni Benediktsson ranks 59. Before him are Lev Kuleshov, Reizo Fukuhara, B. H. Liddell Hart, Kiyoo Kanda, Jean Giono, and Toshio Iwatani. After him are Percy Spencer, Elsa Triolet, Barnett Newman, Tarjei Vesaas, Gyula Cseszneky, and Marie-Pierre Kœnig.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Bjarni Benediktsson ranks 18 out of 190. Before him are Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), and Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968). After him are Friðrik Ólafsson (1935), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Bjarni Benediktsson (1970), and Magnús Scheving (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Bjarni Benediktsson ranks 8. Before him are Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), and Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968). After him are Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Bjarni Benediktsson (1970), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1924), Geir Haarde (1951), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), and Davíð Oddsson (1948).

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