Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörður ranks 2,524th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jaén, Spain, Biloxi, Mississippi, and Niamey. Memorable people born in Hafnarfjörður include Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Emil Jónsson, and Jón Páll Sigmarsson. Hafnarfjörður has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players. Hafnarfjörður is located in Iceland.
Hafnarfjörður, officially Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, is a port town and municipality in Iceland, located about 10 km (6 mi) south of Reykjavík. The municipality consists of two non-contiguous areas in the Capital Region, on the southwest coast of the country. At about 30,000 inhabitants, Hafnarfjörður is the third-most populous city in Iceland after Reykjavík and Kópavogur. It has established local industry and a variety of urban activities, with annual festival events. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1902 and 1990, Hafnarfjörður was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Emil Jónsson, and Jón Páll Sigmarsson.
People Born in Hafnarfjörður
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Stefán Karl Stefánsson
ACTOR
1975 - 2018
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 1
Emil Jónsson
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1986
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 2
Jón Páll Sigmarsson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1960 - 1993
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 3
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 4
Emil Hallfreðsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.75
Rank: 5
Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.41
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Hafnarfjörður
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Most individuals born in present day Hafnarfjörður were actors (2), soccer players (2), politicians (1), and social activists (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 Hafnarfjörður, including Stefán Karl Stefánsson, and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hafnarfjörður, including Stefán Karl Stefánsson, and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Hafnarfjörður since 1700.
