# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bjorn-petursson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:55:16.369Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bjorn-petursson"
name: "Björn Pétursson"
slug: "bjorn-petursson"
description: "Björn Pétursson was the only known serial killer in the history of Iceland. He was nicknamed Axlar-Björn, with Axlar being genitive of Öxl, his place of residence."
tagline: "Icelandic serial killer"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1555"
deathDate: "1596"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.34
  momentum:             1.804942630185349
  historical:           5.509254666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axlar-Bj%C3%B6rn"
    title: "Axlar-Björn"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "بيورن بيتورسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axlar-Bj%C3%B6rn"
    title: "Axlar-Björn"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axlar-Bj%C3%B6rn"
    title: "Axlar-Björn"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_P%C3%A9tursson"
    title: "Björn Pétursson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axlar-Bj%C3%B6rn"
    title: "Axlar-Björn"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14828576"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump