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Roald Amundsen

1872 - 1928

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Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (UK: , US: ; Norwegian: [ˈrùːɑɫ ˈɑ̂mʉnsən] ; 16 July 1872 – c. 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen began his career as a polar explorer as first mate on Adrien de Gerlache's Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899. From 1903 to 1906, he led the first expedition to successfully traverse the Northwest Passage on the sloop Gjøa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roald Amundsen is the 9th most popular explorer (down from 7th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Explorer.

Roald Amundsen is most famous for being the first person to reach the South Pole.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Roald Amundsen ranks 9 out of 498. Before him are Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Leif Erikson, Amerigo Vespucci, Hernán Cortés, and Ibn Battuta. After him are Bartolomeu Dias, Prince Henry the Navigator, Zheng He, James Cook, Jacques Cartier, and Francisco Pizarro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Roald Amundsen ranks 1. After him are Piet Mondrian, Haakon VII of Norway, Bertrand Russell, Alexandra Feodorovna, Richard Willstätter, Alexandra Kollontai, Calvin Coolidge, Charles Greeley Abbot, Johan Huizinga, Edith Wilson, and Emil Hácha. Among people deceased in 1928, Roald Amundsen ranks 1. After him are Thomas Hardy, Hendrik Lorentz, Wilhelm Wien, Maria Feodorovna, Leoš Janáček, Max Scheler, Édouard-Henri Avril, Emmeline Pankhurst, Theodore William Richards, Johannes Fibiger, and Franz Stuck.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Roald Amundsen ranks 3 out of 1,039. Before him are Edvard Munch (1863), and Harald V of Norway (1937). After him are Harald Hardrada (1015), Henrik Ibsen (1828), Ragnar Lodbrok (850), Rollo (846), Edvard Grieg (1843), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (1945), Knut Hamsun (1859), Olaf II of Norway (993), and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832).

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Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Roald Amundsen ranks 1. After him are Fridtjof Nansen (1861), Erik the Red (950), Thor Heyerdahl (1914), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), Otto Sverdrup (1854), Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Ohthere of Hålogaland (900), Naddodd (900), Carl Anton Larsen (1860), Helge Ingstad (1899), and Thekla Resvoll (1871).

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