RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Brynjólfur Sveinsson
1605 - 1675
Brynjólfur Sveinsson
Brynjólfur Sveinsson (14 September 1605 – 5 August 1675) served as the Lutheran Bishop of the see of Skálholt in Iceland. His main influence has been on modern knowledge of Old Norse literature. Brynjólfur is also known for his support of the career of the Icelandic poet and hymn writer Hallgrímur Pétursson. Brynjólfur Sveinsson is currently pictured on the 1,000 Icelandic króna banknote. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brynjólfur Sveinsson is the 1,924th most popular religious figure (down from 1,815th in 2019). (up from 2,165th in 2019)
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Brynjólfur Sveinsson ranks 1,924 out of 3,187. Before him are Joseph Vaz, Hans Tausen, George Pell, Hyacinth, Sergio Sebastiani, and Ignatius Joseph III Yonan. After him are Kimpa Vita, Neferkasokar, Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, Jean du Bellay, Irenaios, and Jean du Vergier de Hauranne.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1605, Brynjólfur Sveinsson ranks 16. Before him are Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, Thomas Browne, Semyon Dezhnev, Simon Dach, George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Jean-Baptiste Tavernier. After him are Ismaël Bullialdus, Ferenc Wesselényi, Zhu Yuyue, Antonio Bertali, and Joos van Craesbeeck. Among people deceased in 1675, Brynjólfur Sveinsson ranks 16. Before him are Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Leopoldo de' Medici, Allaert van Everdingen, Gilles de Roberval, and Gaspard Dughet. After him are Michael van Langren, Feodosia Morozova, Jacques Marquette, Abraham van Diepenbeeck, Andreas Hammerschmidt, and August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
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Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier
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1605 - 1627
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 10
Thomas Browne
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1605 - 1682
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 11
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1605 - 1673
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 12
Simon Dach
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1605 - 1659
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 13
George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
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1605 - 1661
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 14
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
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1605 - 1689
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 15
Brynjólfur Sveinsson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1605 - 1675
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 16
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PAINTER
1605 - 1660
HPI: 58.18
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Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts
PAINTER
1630 - 1675
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 10
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1602 - 1675
HPI: 62.03
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HPI: 61.59
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HPI: 61.17
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HPI: 59.94
Rank: 17
Feodosia Morozova
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Rank: 21
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1612 - 1675
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 22
