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Ásgeir Ásgeirsson

1894 - 1972

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Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (Icelandic: [ˈausceir̥ ˈausceir̥sɔn]; 13 May 1894 – 15 September 1972) was the second president of Iceland; he served from 1952 to 1968. He also served as the prime minister of Iceland from 3 June 1932 to 28 July 1934 for the Progressive Party. Ásgeir is the only person in Iceland to date to serve both as president and prime minister. He was a Freemason and served as grand master of the Icelandic Order of Freemasons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ásgeir Ásgeirsson is the 3,892nd most popular politician (up from 4,855th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Iceland and the 4th most popular Icelander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson ranks 3,892 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Muntasir, Salome Alexandra, Peter I of Bulgaria, Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, and Jose P. Laurel. After him are Halimah Yacob, Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France, Vahagn Khachaturyan, Alexander Balas, John I of Sweden, and Emperor Ai of Tang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson ranks 46. Before him are Martha Graham, Josef von Sternberg, Elisabeth of Romania, Nazli Sabri, Walter Brennan, and Sergey Ilyushin. After him are Kōnosuke Matsushita, Norman Rockwell, Paul Blobel, Dimitri Tiomkin, Bessie Smith, and Leo Kanner. Among people deceased in 1972, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson ranks 35. Before him are Erhard Milch, Heinrich Lübke, Erwin Bowien, Henri Coandă, Margaret Rutherford, and Ghassan Kanafani. After him are Jackie Robinson, Antonio Segni, Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Emil Maurice, Lale Andersen, and Said bin Taimur.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson ranks 12 out of 190. Before him are Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943), Ari Thorgilsson (1067), Halla Margrét Árnadóttir (1964), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), and Björk (1965). After him are Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), and Bjarni Benediktsson (1908).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson ranks 4. Before him are Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930), Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), and Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943). After him are Kristján Eldjárn (1916), 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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