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Asker (nor)

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Asker ranks 2,925th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gjøvik, Elverum, and Zapopan. Memorable people born in Asker include Einar Gerhardsen, Johan Ferner, and Simen Agdestein. Memorable people who died in Asker include Josef Terboven, Arne Garborg, and Peter Wessel Zapffe. Asker has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Asker is located in Norway.

Asker, also called Asker proper, is a district and former municipality in Akershus, Norway. From 2020 it is part of the larger administrative municipality Asker together with the traditional Buskerud districts Røyken and Hurum; Asker proper constitutes the northern fourth and is part of the Greater Oslo Region. The administrative centre was the town of Asker, which remains so for the new larger municipality. Asker was established as a parish in the Middle Ages and as a municipality on 1 January 1838. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1897 and 1987, Asker was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Einar Gerhardsen, Johan Ferner, and Simen Agdestein. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Asker including Josef Terboven, Arne Garborg, and Peter Wessel Zapffe.

People Born in Asker

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People Deceased in Asker

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Asker were politicians (2), athletes (2), chess players (1), and skiers (1),  while most who died were writers (3), politicians (1), computer scientists (1), and athletes (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Asker, including Tore Berger, and Halvard Hanevold. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Asker, including Einar Gerhardsen, and Johan Ferner.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Asker since 1700.