Drammen
Drammen ranks 988th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Huntsville, Alabama, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Irun. Memorable people born in Drammen include Johan Halvorsen, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, and Thorbjørn Jagland. Memorable people who died in Drammen include Thorleif Haug, Charles Mathiesen, and Sigurd Moen. Drammen has been the birth place of many athletes and skaters and the death place of many politicians and athletes. Drammen is located in Norway.
Drammen is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such as Konnerud, Svelvik, Mjøndalen and Skoger. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1803 and 1998, Drammen was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Johan Halvorsen, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, and Thorbjørn Jagland. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Drammen including Thorleif Haug, Charles Mathiesen, and Sigurd Moen.
People Born in Drammen
Go to all Rankings
Johan Halvorsen
1864 - 1935
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 1
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 2
Thorbjørn Jagland
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 3
Martinus Rørbye
1803 - 1848
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 4
Alf Andersen
1906 - 1975
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 5
Ferdinand Bie
1888 - 1961
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 6
Finn Helgesen
1919 - 2011
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 7
Charles Mathiesen
1911 - 1994
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 8
Sten Stensen
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 9
Johann Olav Koss
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 10
Martin Ødegaard
1998 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 11
Hans Jæger
1854 - 1910
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Drammen
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Drammen
Go to all Rankings
Thorleif Haug
1894 - 1934
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1
Charles Mathiesen
1911 - 1994
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 2
Sigurd Moen
1897 - 1967
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Drammen
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Drammen were athletes (3), skaters (3), composers (1), politicians (1), and painters (1), while most who died were politicians (1), athletes (1), and skaters (1).
Over the past 100 years, skaters have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Drammen, including Sten Stensen and Johann Olav Koss. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Drammen, including Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Ferdinand Bie, and Charles Mathiesen.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Drammen since 1700.
