Cēsis
Cēsis ranks 4,439th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hôtel de Soissons, Roosendaal, and Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania. Memorable people born in Cēsis include Laima Vaikule, Alfrēds Kalniņš, and Baiba Bendika. Cēsis has been the birth place of many actors, and composers. Cēsis is located in Latvia.
Cēsis, is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Central Vidzeme Upland. Cēsis is on the Gauja River valley, and is built on a series of ridges above the river, overlooking the woods below. Cēsis was selected to be one of the candidate cities for the title of the European Capital of Culture 2014. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1879 and 1998, Cēsis was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Laima Vaikule, Alfrēds Kalniņš, and Baiba Bendika.
People Born in Cēsis
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Laima Vaikule
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 1
Alfrēds Kalniņš
COMPOSER
1879 - 1951
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 2
Baiba Bendika
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.36
Rank: 3
Rodions Kurucs
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 29.74
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Cēsis
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Most individuals born in present day Cēsis were actors (1), composers (1), athletes (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cēsis, including Laima Vaikule. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cēsis, including Laima Vaikule.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Cēsis since 1700.
