Akureyri
Akureyri ranks 2,114th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jaffa, Plano, Texas, and Toyonaka. Memorable people born in Akureyri include Jóhann Hafstein, Birkir Bjarnason, and Aron Gunnarsson. Memorable people who died in Akureyri include Matthías Jochumsson, and Jóhann Hafstein. Akureyri has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Akureyri is located in Iceland.
Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland, the country's fifth most populous municipality and the largest outside the Capital Region. The municipality includes the town's neighbourhood at the head of Eyjafjörður and two farther islands: Hrísey at the mouth of Eyjafjörður and Grímsey off the coast. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1915 and 1991, Akureyri was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Jóhann Hafstein, Birkir Bjarnason, and Aron Gunnarsson. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Akureyri including Matthías Jochumsson, and Jóhann Hafstein.
People Born in Akureyri
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Jóhann Hafstein
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1980
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 1
Birkir Bjarnason
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 2
Aron Gunnarsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 3
Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.47
Rank: 4
Haukur Heiðar Hauksson
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 32.10
Rank: 5
Arnór Atlason
HANDBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.91
Rank: 6
Heiðar Helguson
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 27.93
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Akureyri
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Matthías Jochumsson
WRITER
1835 - 1920
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 1
Jóhann Hafstein
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1980
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Akureyri were soccer players (4), politicians (1), singers (1), and handball players (1), while most who died were writers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Akureyri, including Birkir Bjarnason, Aron Gunnarsson, and Haukur Heiðar Hauksson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Akureyri, including Birkir Bjarnason, Aron Gunnarsson, and Haukur Heiðar Hauksson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Akureyri since 1700.
