COMPOSER

Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson

1847 - 1927

Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson

Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson (28 June 1847 – 23 February 1927) was an Icelandic composer best known for composing "Lofsöngur", the national anthem of Iceland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson is the 1,120th most popular composer (up from 1,174th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 61st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Icelander Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson ranks 1,120 out of 1,451. Before him are Jacopo da Bologna, Aulis Sallinen, Yasushi Akutagawa, Harry Partch, Girolamo Diruta, and Marcello Abbado. After him are Ture Rangström, Adolf Bernhard Marx, Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Siegmund von Hausegger, Rudolf Friml, and Avet Terterian.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

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Jacopo da Bologna
1340 - 1386
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 1,114
Aulis Sallinen
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 1,115
Yasushi Akutagawa
1925 - 1989
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 1,116
Harry Partch
1901 - 1974
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 1,117
Girolamo Diruta
1554 - 1610
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 1,118
Marcello Abbado
1926 - 2020
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 1,119
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson
1847 - 1927
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,120
Ture Rangström
1884 - 1947
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,121
Adolf Bernhard Marx
1795 - 1866
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,122
Francesco Antonio Vallotti
1697 - 1780
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,123
Siegmund von Hausegger
1872 - 1948
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,124
Rudolf Friml
1879 - 1972
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,125
Avet Terterian
1929 - 1994
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 1,126

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson ranks 83. Before him are William Edward Ayrton, Marcel Alexandre Bertrand, Dimitar Grekov, Lipót Schulhof, Louis Henri Boussenard, and Heinrich Gelzer. After him are Giacomo Bresadola, Carlo Alberto Castigliano, Eliška Krásnohorská, Wilhelm Killing, Otto Blehr, and Mary Watson Whitney. Among people deceased in 1927, Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson ranks 111. Before him are Friedrich Reinitzer, Charles Warren, Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, Klaus Berntsen, János Csernoch, and Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge. After him are Fernand de Langle de Cary, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Ricardo Güiraldes, Wang Guowei, Sam Warner, and Otto Blehr.

Others Born in 1847

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William Edward Ayrton
PHYSICIST
1847 - 1908
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 77
Marcel Alexandre Bertrand
GEOLOGIST
1847 - 1907
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 78
Dimitar Grekov
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1901
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 79
Lipót Schulhof
ASTRONOMER
1847 - 1921
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 80
Louis Henri Boussenard
WRITER
1847 - 1910
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 81
Heinrich Gelzer
HISTORIAN
1847 - 1906
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 82
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson
COMPOSER
1847 - 1927
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 83
Giacomo Bresadola
BIOLOGIST
1847 - 1929
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 84
Carlo Alberto Castigliano
PHYSICIST
1847 - 1884
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 85
Eliška Krásnohorská
WRITER
1847 - 1926
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 86
Wilhelm Killing
MATHEMATICIAN
1847 - 1923
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 87
Otto Blehr
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1927
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 88
Mary Watson Whitney
ASTRONOMER
1847 - 1921
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 89

Others Deceased in 1927

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Friedrich Reinitzer
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1927
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 105
Charles Warren
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1840 - 1927
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 106
Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1843 - 1927
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 107
Klaus Berntsen
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1927
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 108
János Csernoch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1927
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 109
Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1927
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 110
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson
COMPOSER
1847 - 1927
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 111
Fernand de Langle de Cary
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1927
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 112
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1927
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 113
Ricardo Güiraldes
WRITER
1886 - 1927
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 114
Wang Guowei
WRITER
1877 - 1927
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 115
Sam Warner
PRODUCER
1887 - 1927
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 116
Otto Blehr
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1927
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 117

In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson ranks 59 out of 190. Before him are Eggert Ólafsson (1726), Geir Hallgrímsson (1925), Jóhann Hafstein (1915), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Tryggvi Þórhallsson (1889), and Jón Magnússon (1859). After him are Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Baltasar Kormákur (1966), Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (1954), Einar Benediktsson (1864), Ísleifur Gissurarson (1006), and Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir (1986).

Others born in Iceland

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Eggert Ólafsson
WRITER
1726 - 1768
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 53
Geir Hallgrímsson
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1990
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 54
Jóhann Hafstein
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1980
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 55
Guðbergur Bergsson
WRITER
1932 - 2023
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 56
Tryggvi Þórhallsson
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1935
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 57
Jón Magnússon
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1926
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 58
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson
COMPOSER
1847 - 1927
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 59
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 60
Baltasar Kormákur
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 61
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 62
Einar Benediktsson
WRITER
1864 - 1940
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 63
Ísleifur Gissurarson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1006 - 1080
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 64
Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 65