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Oslo (nor)

Norway

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Oslo ranks 41st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Athens, Warsaw, and Detroit. The most famous people from Oslo are Fridtjof Nansen, Queen Sonja of Norway, and Trygve Lie. The most famous people who died in Oslo are Edvard Munch, Henrik Ibsen, and Sigurd the Crusader. Oslo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Oslo is located in Norway.

People

Between 0 and 2006, Oslo was the birth place of 258 globally memorable people, including Fridtjof Nansen, Queen Sonja of Norway, and Trygve Lie. Additionaly, 139 globally memorable people have passed away in Oslo including Edvard Munch, Henrik Ibsen, and Sigurd the Crusader.

People Born in Oslo

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People Deceased in Oslo

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Oslo were soccer players (37), athletes (29), writers (28), skiers (25), and politicians (21),  while most who died were politicians (23), writers (18), athletes (9), painters (8), and mathematicians (8).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oslo, including Joshua King, Dan Eggen, and Mix Diskerud. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oslo, including Arne Brustad, Henry Johansen, and Joshua King.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Oslo since 1700.

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