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Trygve Lie

1896 - 1968

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Trygve Halvdan Lie ( LEE, Norwegian: [ˈtrʏ̂ɡvə ˈliː] ; 16 July 1896 – 30 December 1968) was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. He was the first secretary-general of the United Nations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Trygve Lie is the 1,434th most popular politician (down from 1,056th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 20th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Trygve Lie was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations. He was also a Norwegian diplomat and politician. He is most famous for being the first Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Trygve Lie ranks 1,434 out of 19,576. Before him are Albert Lebrun, Fuxi, Leo IV the Khazar, David Lloyd George, Julius Streicher, and Valdemar IV of Denmark. After him are Aurangzeb, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, Petronius Maximus, Clement Attlee, and Samo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Trygve Lie ranks 17. Before him are Antonin Artaud, Gerty Cori, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Robert S. Mulliken, and Klement Gottwald. After him are Andrei Zhdanov, Paula Hitler, Milena Jesenská, Carl Ferdinand Cori, Felix Steiner, and Dziga Vertov. Among people deceased in 1968, Trygve Lie ranks 16. Before him are Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Max Brod, Henry Hallett Dale, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Robert F. Kennedy, and George Gamow. After him are Karl Barth, Georg von Küchler, Erwin Panofsky, Enid Blyton, Corneille Heymans, and Salvatore Quasimodo.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Trygve Lie ranks 32 out of 1,039. Before him are Magnus Barefoot (1073), Queen Sonja of Norway (1937), Magnus VI of Norway (1238), Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), Haakon V of Norway (1270), and Ivar Aasen (1813). After him are Ragnar Frisch (1895), Odd Hassel (1897), Jo Nesbø (1960), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), Inge I of Norway (1135), and Lars Onsager (1903).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Trygve Lie ranks 16. Before him are Harald Greycloak (935), Sigurd the Crusader (1090), Magnus Barefoot (1073), Magnus VI of Norway (1238), Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), and Haakon V of Norway (1270). After him are Inge I of Norway (1135), Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932), Olaf II of Denmark (1370), Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Eric Bloodaxe (885), and Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930).

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