Reidar Andersen

Norwegian ski jumper (1911–1991)
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Summary

Reidar Andersen was born on April 20, 1911[1], in Ringerike[2]. He died on December 15, 1991[3], in Oslo[4]. He worked as a ski jumper[5] and expeditor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Oslo Municipality[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Norway[9]
  • Award received: Holmenkollen Medal[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Commons category: Reidar Andersen[12]
  • Sport: ski jumping[13]
  • Family name: Andersen[14]
  • Given name: Reidar[15]
  • Participant in: ski jumping at the 1936 Winter Olympics[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Norwegian[17]
  • Height: 180 cm[18]
  • Place of detention: Grini detention camp[19]
  • Subject has role: political prisoner[20]
  • P14536: 393496[21]

Why It Matters

Reidar Andersen has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Reidar Andersen born?

Reidar Andersen was born in Ringerike[2].

Where did Reidar Andersen die?

Reidar Andersen died in Oslo[4].

What did Reidar Andersen do for work?

Reidar Andersen worked as a ski jumper[5] and expeditor[6].

What awards did Reidar Andersen receive?

Honors received include Holmenkollen Medal[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . International Ski and Snowboard Federation database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . International Ski and Snowboard Federation database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Fanger.no. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Norwegian ski jumper (1911–1991)
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'nn', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||3 */ source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permiss"
  2. 15w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of detention → Grini detention camp
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Place of detention: Grini detention camp, add detentions from fanger.no ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/beccb7e78e9|details]])"
  3. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 393496
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 393496, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  4. 23w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Ringerike
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+180'}
    Country of citizenship → Norway
    Occupation → ski jumper, expeditor
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Country of citizenship: Norway, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257566|batch #257566]]"
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