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Grímur Kamban

801 - 899

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Grímr Kamban was, according to the Færeyinga saga, the first Norse settler in the Faroe Islands. The modern Faroese form of the name is Grímur, but it was Grímr in Old Norse and is often anglicised as Grim. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Grímur Kamban is the 407th most popular explorer (down from 327th in 2019), the 348th most popular biography from Norway (down from 233rd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Norwegian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Grímur Kamban ranks 407 out of 498. Before her are George Nares, Richard Maack, Étienne Brûlé, Johannes Rebmann, Edward Belcher, and George Kennan. After her are Charles Francis Hall, Dirk Hartog, Fyodor Konyukhov, Edward John Eyre, Jørgen Jørgensen, and Ernest Henry Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 801, Grímur Kamban ranks 12. Before her are Theodora, Constantine II of Scotland, Leo Phokas the Elder, Enravota, Zoe Zaoutzaina, and Eudokia Dekapolitissa.  Among people deceased in 899, Grímur Kamban ranks 4. Before her are Alfred the Great, Arnulf of Carinthia, and Zoe Zaoutzaina.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Grímur Kamban ranks 348 out of 1,039. Before her are Sverre Farstad (1920), Tom Henning Øvrebø (1966), Terje Rypdal (1947), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Therese Johaug (1988), and Fartein Valen (1887). After her are Simen Agdestein (1967), Gjermund Eggen (1941), Otto Bahr Halvorsen (1872), Peter Ascanius (1723), Finn Helgesen (1919), and Jens Bjørneboe (1920).

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Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Grímur Kamban ranks 20. Before her are Hjalmar Johansen (1867), Jens Munk (1579), Helmer Hanssen (1870), Thorvald Asvaldsson (950), Olav Bjaaland (1873), and Knut Haugland (1917). After her are Finn Ronne (1899), Sverre Hassel (1876), Lars Christensen (1884), Kristian Prestrud (1881), Tryggve Gran (1888), and Erling Kagge (1963).

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