Stavanger
Stavanger ranks 436th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chang'an, Freiburg im Breisgau, and Syracuse, New York. The most famous people from Stavanger are Christian Lous Lange, Peder Severin Krøyer, and Alexander Kielland. The most famous people who died in Stavanger are Reidar Kvammen, Gabriel Thorstensen, and Chenjerai Hove. Stavanger has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and gymnasts. Stavanger is located in Norway.
People
Between 1773 and 1999, Stavanger was the birth place of 41 globally memorable people, including Christian Lous Lange, Peder Severin Krøyer, and Alexander Kielland. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Stavanger including Reidar Kvammen, Gabriel Thorstensen, and Chenjerai Hove.
People Born in Stavanger
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Christian Lous Lange
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1869 - 1938
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 1
Peder Severin Krøyer
PAINTER
1851 - 1909
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 2
Alexander Kielland
WRITER
1849 - 1906
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 3
Alf-Inge Håland
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 4
Kitty Lange Kielland
PAINTER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 5
Henrik Steffens
BIOLOGIST
1773 - 1845
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 6
Aurora
MUSICIAN
1996 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 7
Vicky Vette
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 8
Sigbjørn Obstfelder
WRITER
1866 - 1900
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 9
Fartein Valen
COMPOSER
1887 - 1952
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 10
Pål Sverre Hagen
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 11
Harald Natvig
PHYSICIAN
1872 - 1947
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Stavanger
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Kristoffer Joner
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 17
Kjetil Undset
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 28
Annette Sikveland
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.19
Rank: 29
Johan Harstad
WRITER
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 31
Pia Tjelta
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 32
Gøran Johannessen
HANDBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.18
Rank: 38
Pål Varhaug
RACING DRIVER
1991 - Present
HPI: 28.90
Rank: 40
People Deceased in Stavanger
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Reidar Kvammen
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 1
Gabriel Thorstensen
GYMNAST
1888 - 1974
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 2
Chenjerai Hove
WRITER
1956 - 2015
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Stavanger were soccer players (8), athletes (5), handball players (4), writers (3), and actors (3), while most who died were soccer players (1), gymnasts (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Stavanger, including Alf-Inge Håland, Erik Thorstvedt, and Erik Nevland. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Stavanger, including Alf-Inge Håland, Reidar Kvammen, and Erik Thorstvedt.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Stavanger since 1700.
