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Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

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Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkvʏðnɪ ˈtʰɔrlaˌsiʏs ˈjouːhanɛsɔn]; born 26 June 1968) is an Icelandic historian and politician who served as the sixth president of Iceland from 2016 to 2024. A historian, Guðni was a professor at the University of Iceland before running for president in 2016. His field of research is modern Icelandic history, and he has published works on the Cod Wars, the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis and the Icelandic presidency, among other topics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is the 5,203rd most popular politician (up from 5,830th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 15th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Icelander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson ranks 5,203 out of 19,576. Before him are Ian Smith, Machaon, Musa of Parthia, Ibbi-Sin, Puduḫepa, and Herihor. After him are Walter Christaller, Artabasdos, John II, Count of Holland, Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg, Chilperic of Aquitaine, and Stratonice of Syria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson ranks 35. Before him are Vlade Divac, Nataša Pirc Musar, Alexander Stubb, Chris McCandless, Marcel Desailly, and Guy Ritchie. After him are Jim Caviezel, Hashim Thaçi, Lucy Liu, Gillian Anderson, Eric Bana, and Billy Boyd.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson ranks 17 out of 190. Before him are Björk (1965), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), and Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947). After him are Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Friðrik Ólafsson (1935), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), and Bjarni Benediktsson (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson ranks 7. Before him are Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930), Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), and Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947). After him are Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Bjarni Benediktsson (1970), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1924), Geir Haarde (1951), and Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928).

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