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Hjalmar Branting

1860 - 1925

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Karl Hjalmar Branting (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjǎlmar ˈbrânːtɪŋ] ; 23 November 1860 – 24 February 1925) was a Swedish statesman and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Sweden on three occasions from 1920 to 1925. From 1907 until his death in 1925, Branting led the Social Democratic Party (SAP), playing a major role in advocating universal suffrage, an eight-hour workday, and other labor rights. He was also instrumental in foreign policy, including his support for the League of Nations. In 1921, Branting shared the Nobel Peace Prize with the Norwegian secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Christian Lous Lange. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 62 in 2024). Hjalmar Branting is the 2,715th most popular politician (up from 2,949th in 2024), the 109th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 123rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Swedish Politician.

Hjalmar Branting was a Swedish politician and the first leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. He was also the first Prime Minister of Sweden.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hjalmar Branting ranks 2,715 out of 19,576. Before him are David IV of Georgia, Cevdet Sunay, Irene of Hungary, Süleyman Çelebi, Amyntas III of Macedon, and Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. After him are Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, Kaja Kallas, Géza I of Hungary, François Bayrou, Vajiravudh, and Alfonso III of Asturias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1860, Hjalmar Branting ranks 22. Before him are Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Anders Zorn, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Hugo Wolf, and Jane Addams. After him are René Lalique, John J. Pershing, Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Louis Wain, Ernest Thompson Seton, and William Kemmler. Among people deceased in 1925, Hjalmar Branting ranks 22. Before him are Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria, Mikhail Frunze, Camille Flammarion, Felix Klein, Léon Bourgeois, and Alexander Friedmann. After him are Vajiravudh, Félix Vallotton, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Aleksey Kuropatkin, Wong Fei-hung, and Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Hjalmar Branting ranks 109 out of 1,879. Before him are Arvid Carlsson (1923), Stieg Larsson (1954), Axel Munthe (1857), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Bibi Andersson (1935), and Nathan Söderblom (1866). After him are Eric XII of Sweden (1339), Svante Pääbo (1955), Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), Olaus Magnus (1490), Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), and Elias Magnus Fries (1794).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Hjalmar Branting ranks 31. Before him are Eric the Victorious (945), Axel Oxenstierna (1583), Olof Skötkonung (980), Birger Jarl (1210), Ermanaric (400), and Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700). After him are Eric XII of Sweden (1339), Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), Charles VII of Sweden (1130), Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861), and Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938).

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