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Harald Bluetooth

935 - 986

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Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson (Old Norse: Haraldr Blátǫnn Gormsson; Danish: Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway. The son of King Gorm the Old and Thyra Dannebod, Harald ruled as king of Denmark from c. 958 – c. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harald Bluetooth is the 202nd most popular politician (up from 1,334th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 51st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Politician.

Harald Bluetooth was a king of Denmark who united Denmark and Norway into one kingdom. He is most famous for uniting the two countries.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harald Bluetooth ranks 202 out of 19,576Before him are Lee Kuan Yew, Orhan, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Louis XVII of France, Cardinal Richelieu, and James V of Scotland. After him are Philip II of Macedon, William I, German Emperor, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, Kösem Sultan, Isabella I of Castile, and Artaxerxes I of Persia.

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Among people born in 935, Harald Bluetooth ranks 1After him are Harald Greycloak, Hrotsvitha, William IV, Duke of Aquitaine, Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar, and Michitsuna's mother. Among people deceased in 986, Harald Bluetooth ranks 1After him are Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, and Lothair of France.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Harald Bluetooth ranks 7 out of 1,032Before him are Hans Christian Andersen (1805), Cnut the Great (995), Margrethe II of Denmark (1940), Niels Bohr (1885), Hans Christian Ørsted (1777), and Søren Kierkegaard (1813). After him are Haakon VII of Norway (1872), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Christian X of Denmark (1870), Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857), and Vitus Bering (1681).

Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Harald Bluetooth ranks 2Before him are Cnut the Great (995). After him are Haakon VII of Norway (1872), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Christian X of Denmark (1870), Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), John, King of Denmark (1455), Ivar the Boneless (900), Christian VI of Denmark (1699), Gorm the Old (900), and Christian II of Denmark (1481).