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Hermann Jónasson

1896 - 1976

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Hermann Jónasson (25 December 1896 – 22 January 1976) was an Icelandic politician of the Progressive Party who served as prime minister of Iceland from 1934 to 1942 and again from 1956 to 1958. He served his first term from 28 July 1934 to 16 May 1942. This term included one of the most difficult times in Icelandic history. In the pre-war years he had to deal with constant pressures from Nazi Germany and the United Kingdom regarding Iceland's diplomatic stance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Jónasson is the 15,282nd most popular politician (down from 14,254th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 58th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Icelander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hermann Jónasson ranks 15,282 out of 19,576. Before him are Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Fernando Haddad, Ptolemy of Epirus, Franco Marini, Serapio Calderón, and Masha Bruskina. After him are Hubert Védrine, Dimitrios Valvis, Gamal Mubarak, Walter Behrendt, Jacques Parizeau, and Pascal Yoadimnadji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Hermann Jónasson ranks 223. Before him are Gunnar Lindström, José Vidal, Margarete Adler, Walter Breuning, Lotte Jacobi, and Anton Walbrook. After him are Okuro Oikawa, Alberto Vargas, Luiz Vinhaes, Natalie Talmadge, Esteban Canal, and Ralph Bagnold. Among people deceased in 1976, Hermann Jónasson ranks 205. Before him are Tarab Abdul Hadi, Anna Kéthly, Yashpal, L. S. Lowry, Paul Kossoff, and Henri Bosco. After him are Anton Grasser, Norman Foster, John C. Slater, Alfredo Dinale, Victor Varconi, and Johnny Mercer.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Hermann Jónasson ranks 75 out of 190. Before him are Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason (1867), Þorsteinn Pálsson (1947), Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963), Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (1948), and Sigurður Eggerz (1875). After him are Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1893), Hera Björk (1972), Þórbergur Þórðarson (1888), Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876), Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir (1940), and Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Hermann Jónasson ranks 28. Before him are Tryggvi Þórhallsson (1889), Jón Magnússon (1859), Magnús Guðmundsson (1879), Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason (1867), Þorsteinn Pálsson (1947), and Sigurður Eggerz (1875). After him are Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1893), Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894), Einar Arnórsson (1880), Jón Þorláksson (1877), Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (1962), and Björn Þórðarson (1879).

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