Årjäng
Årjäng ranks 16,368th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Spiddal, Vingåker, and Wing, Rutland. Memorable people born in Årjäng include Victor Sjöström. Årjäng has been the birth place of many film directors. Årjäng is located in Sweden.
Årjäng is a locality and the seat of Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 3,228 inhabitants in 2010. It is located around 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Norway-Sweden border and on the road between Karlstad and Oslo. In 1540 Årjäng was spelled Argenge. This word has an Old Swedish genitive case of å, meaning river, which refers to the Silbodal river. The morpheme genge refers to a crossing over the river. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1879, Årjäng was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Victor Sjöström.
People Born in Årjäng
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Årjäng were film directors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history film directors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Årjäng, including Victor Sjöström.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Årjäng since 1700.
