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Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

1946 - Today

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Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Having reigned since 1973, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history. Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, King Gustaf V, as the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. His father died in an airplane crash in Denmark in January 1947, when Carl Gustaf was nine months old. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is the 153rd most popular politician (up from 189th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Politician.

Carl XVI Gustaf is most famous for being the King of Sweden. He is the son of Gustaf VI Adolf and Princess Sibylla.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ranks 153 out of 19,576. Before him are Murad II, Louis XVIII of France, Sulla, Claudius, Hadrian, and Pontius Pilate. After him are Rodrigo Duterte, Severus Alexander, Henry IV of France, Uthman, Murad III, and Ahmed I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ranks 8. Before him are Sylvester Stallone, Steven Spielberg, Freddie Mercury, Cher, George W. Bush, and Hassanal Bolkiah. After him are Bill Clinton, David Lynch, Sonia Gandhi, Marina Abramović, Isaias Afwerki, and Patti Smith.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ranks 3 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl Linnaeus (1707), and Alfred Nobel (1833). After him are Astrid Lindgren (1907), Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Selma Lagerlöf (1858), Tycho Brahe (1546), Anders Celsius (1701), Ingmar Bergman (1918), Svante Arrhenius (1859), and Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden ranks 1. After him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), Olof Palme (1927), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), and Gustav III of Sweden (1746).

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