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Gunnbjörn Ulfsson

910 - 901

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Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (fl. c. 10th century), also Gunnbjörn Ulf-Krakuson, was a Norwegian settler of Iceland. He was reportedly the first European to sight Greenland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gunnbjörn Ulfsson is the 5,993rd most popular politician (down from 5,011th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Norway (down from 71st in 2019) and the 39th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Gunnbjörn Ulfsson is most famous for being a Viking explorer who was the first European to discover North America.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gunnbjörn Ulfsson ranks 5,993 out of 19,576Before him are Michael I Apafi, Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria, Emperor Takakura, Raymond of Burgundy, Ahmed Shafik, and Emine Hatun. After him are Alfonso Jordan, Yoshihiko Noda, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, László Csatáry, Beatrice of Provence, and Al-Mustanjid.

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Among people born in 910, Gunnbjörn Ulfsson ranks 7Before him are Pope John XI, Pope Benedict VII, Adalbert of Magdeburg, Eadgyth, William III, Duke of Aquitaine, and Hasdai ibn Shaprut. After him are Fernán González of Castile, Helena Lekapene, Nilus the Younger, Theobald I, Count of Blois, Andregoto Galíndez, and Alan II, Duke of Brittany. Among people deceased in 901, Gunnbjörn Ulfsson ranks 2Before him is Thābit ibn Qurra. After him are Theodora, daughter of Constantine VII, Ohthere of Hålogaland, Adelaide of Paris, Eudokia Baïana, Leo Phokas the Elder, Irene Lekapene, Antony II of Constantinople, and Amr ibn al-Layth.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Gunnbjörn Ulfsson ranks 95 out of 1,039Before him are Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847), Sverre Fehn (1924), Ingeborg of Norway (1301), Haakon Ericsson (995), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), and Henrik Wergeland (1808). After him are Theodor Kittelsen (1857), Einar Gerhardsen (1897), Harald Sverdrup (1888), Atle Selberg (1917), Lars Korvald (1916), and Martin Vahl (1749).

Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Gunnbjörn Ulfsson ranks 39Before him are Olaf III of Norway (1050), Christian Michelsen (1857), Sverre of Norway (1145), Halfdan the Black (810), Eric II of Norway (1268), and Haakon Ericsson (995). After him are Einar Gerhardsen (1897), Lars Korvald (1916), Magnus II of Norway (1048), Odvar Nordli (1927), Johan Nygaardsvold (1879), and Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971).