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Kristján Eldjárn

1916 - 1982

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Kristján Eldjárn (Icelandic: [ˈkʰrɪstjaun ˈɛltjaurtn̥]; 6 December 1916 – 14 September 1982) was the third president of Iceland, serving from 1968 to 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kristján Eldjárn is the 4,799th most popular politician (up from 5,137th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Iceland and the 5th most popular Icelander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kristján Eldjárn ranks 4,799 out of 19,576. Before him are Etana, Otto Meissner, Martin I of Sicily, Werner I, Count of Klettgau, Yury Luzhkov, and Radagaisus. After him are Phocion, Elliot Richardson, Wei Zhongxian, Abimelech, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria, and Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Kristján Eldjárn ranks 56. Before him are Dino Risi, Ephraim Katzir, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Dương Văn Minh, Alberto Ginastera, and Consuelo Velázquez. After him are Jacque Fresco, Glenn Ford, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, Rafael Caldera, Michael Gough, and Saburō Sakai. Among people deceased in 1982, Kristján Eldjárn ranks 60. Before him are Shiro Teshima, Gershom Scholem, Takashi Shimura, Mario Del Monaco, Vladimir K. Zworykin, and Sobhuza II. After him are Giovanni Benelli, Colin Chapman, Adolf Heusinger, Marty Feldman, Elis Regina, and Patrick Dewaere.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Kristján Eldjárn ranks 14 out of 190. Before him are Ari Thorgilsson (1067), Halla Margrét Árnadóttir (1964), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), Björk (1965), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), and Bjarni Herjólfsson (966). After him are Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Friðrik Ólafsson (1935), and Jón Sigurðsson (1811).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Kristján Eldjárn ranks 5. Before him are Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930), Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943), and Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894). After him are Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Bjarni Benediktsson (1970), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1924), and Geir Haarde (1951).

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