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Bergen ranks 160th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Neuilly-sur-Seine, Bratislava, and Strasbourg. Memorable people born in Bergen include Edvard Grieg, Ludvig Holberg, and Gerhard Armauer Hansen. Memorable people who died in Bergen include Edvard Grieg, Sverre of Norway, and Eric II of Norway. Bergen has been the birth place of many gymnasts and politicians and the death place of many gymnasts and politicians. Bergen is located in Norway.

Bergen, historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. As of 2022, its population was roughly 289,330. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway after national capital Oslo. The municipality covers 465 square kilometres (180 sq mi) and is located on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen. The city centre and northern neighbourhoods are on Byfjorden, 'the city fjord'. The city is surrounded by mountains, causing Bergen to be called the "city of seven mountains". Many of the extra-municipal suburbs are on islands. Bergen is the administrative centre of Vestland county. The city consists of eight boroughs: Arna, Bergenhus, Fana, Fyllingsdalen, Laksevåg, Ytrebygda, Årstad, and Åsane. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1232 and 1998, Bergen was the birth place of 64 globally memorable people, including Edvard Grieg, Ludvig Holberg, and Gerhard Armauer Hansen. Additionaly, 22 globally memorable people have passed away in Bergen including Edvard Grieg, Sverre of Norway, and Eric II of Norway.

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Most individuals born in present day Bergen were gymnasts (10), politicians (8), singers (8), writers (7), and musicians (6),  while most who died were gymnasts (7), politicians (6), composers (2), writers (2), and philosophers (1).

Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bergen, including Sissel Kyrkjebø, Arne Bendiksen, and Kurt Nilsen. Whereas, throughout history, gymnasts have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bergen, including Isak Abrahamsen, Alfred Engelsen, and Sigurd Jørgensen.

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