Roald Amundsen

About Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen (1872–1928) was a pioneering Norwegian explorer, highly ranked by MIT's Pantheon project at #424 for his profound cultural impact. His principal historical achievement lies in leading the first successful expedition to reach the South Pole in December 1911, beating Robert Falcon Scott's British team in a decisive race to the Antarctic interior. Amundsen was also the first to complete the Northwest Passage, cementing his legacy as one of the most successful polar explorers in history.

Despite his high historical standing, Amundsen receives relatively limited modern internet attention. He logged approximately 420K Wikipedia views in 2025. This places him in an attention bracket near figures with demonstrably lower historical importance, as seen by his ~1x Attention Gap score, suggesting his digital presence is largely proportional to his impact, though perhaps under-appreciated compared to other explorers like James Cook (#515, 1.3M views).

His viewership is showing modest growth at +6.0% year-over-year, yet the short-term momentum from Q1 to Q3 of 2025 saw a -12% dip, suggesting a slight recent cooling in online interest regarding his legendary Antarctic achievements.