Bærum ranks 520th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gary, Indiana, Zadar, and Aix-en-Provence. Memorable people born in Bærum include Gro Harlem Brundtland, Narve Bonna, and Anita Thallaug. Memorable people who died in Bærum include Johan Galtung, Max Manus, and John Lyng. Bærum has been the birth place of many skiers and athletes and the death place of many politicians and political scientists. Bærum is located in Norway.
Bærum is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Akershus County, Norway. It forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1901 and 2000, Bærum was the birth place of 23 globally memorable people, including Gro Harlem Brundtland, Narve Bonna, and Anita Thallaug. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Bærum including Johan Galtung, Max Manus, and John Lyng.
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 1
1901 - 1976
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 2
1938 - 2023
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 3
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 4
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 5
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 6
1945 - 2022
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 7
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 8
1951 - 2017
HPI: 35.72
Rank: 9
1996 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 10
1997 - Present
HPI: 33.47
Rank: 11
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 12
1901 - 1976
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 2
1938 - 2023
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 3
1945 - 2022
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 7
1997 - Present
HPI: 33.47
Rank: 11
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.26
Rank: 13
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.78
Rank: 14
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.11
Rank: 17
1996 - Present
HPI: 21.92
Rank: 22
2000 - Present
HPI: 16.08
Rank: 23
1930 - 2024
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 1
1914 - 1996
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2
1905 - 1978
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 3
1901 - 1976
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 4
1903 - 1982
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 5
1904 - 1974
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 6
Most individuals born in present day Bærum were skiers (7), athletes (5), politicians (4), actors (3), and soccer players (2), while most who died were politicians (2), political scientists (1), businesspeople (1), skiers (1), and boxers (1).
Over the past 100 years, skiers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bærum, including Anne Jahren, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, and Hans Petter Buraas. Whereas, throughout history, skiers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bærum, including Narve Bonna, Anne Jahren, and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Bærum since 1700.