Borgarnes
Borgarnes ranks 9,117th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind South Chungcheong Province, Eijsden, and Imo (state). Memorable people born in Borgarnes include Magnús Scheving, and Ólafur Thors. Borgarnes has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians. Borgarnes is located in Iceland.
Borgarnes is a town located on a peninsula at the shore of Borgarfjörður in Iceland and is the largest town in the Borgarbyggð municipality with a population of about 3800 residents. It is a main junction in Iceland and the gateway to the Snaefellsnes National Park. Iceland's capital Reykjavík is 69 kilometers from the center of Borgarnes. The second largest bridge in Iceland, the Borgarfjarðarbrú, connects traffic to and from Reykjavík. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1892 and 1964, Borgarnes was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Magnús Scheving, and Ólafur Thors.
People Born in Borgarnes
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Magnús Scheving
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1
Ólafur Thors
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1964
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Borgarnes were writers (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Borgarnes, including Magnús Scheving. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Borgarnes, including Magnús Scheving.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Borgarnes since 1700.
