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Jón Sigurðsson

1811 - 1879

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Jón Sigurðsson (17 June 1811 – 7 December 1879) was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jón Sigurðsson is the 5,566th most popular politician (down from 5,004th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 13th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Icelander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jón Sigurðsson ranks 5,566 out of 19,576. Before him are Peter, Duke of Coimbra, William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent, Franz Ritter von Epp, Bayan I, Josef Bühler, and Prusias I of Bithynia. After him are Assef Shawkat, Yoshirō Mori, Batbayan, Sikandar Lodi, Ulf Kristersson, and Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1811, Jón Sigurðsson ranks 21. Before him are Louis Blanc, Ambroise Thomas, Elisha Otis, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, George Gilbert Scott, and Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. After him are Auguste Bravais, Jules Dupré, Ferdinand Hiller, Princess Louise Amelie of Baden, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel, and Zeng Guofan. Among people deceased in 1879, Jón Sigurðsson ranks 17. Before him are Gottfried Semper, Charles De Coster, Julia Margaret Cameron, Ludwig Reichenbach, August Grisebach, and Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville. After him are Johann Friedrich von Brandt, Heinrich Geißler, Sher Ali Khan, August Bournonville, Camille Doncieux, and William, Prince of Orange.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Jón Sigurðsson ranks 20 out of 190. Before him are Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), and Friðrik Ólafsson (1935). After him are Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Bjarni Benediktsson (1970), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jón Arason (1484), and Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Jón Sigurðsson ranks 9. Before him are Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), and Bjarni Benediktsson (1908). After him are Bjarni Benediktsson (1970), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1924), Geir Haarde (1951), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), Davíð Oddsson (1948), and Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910).

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