Jakobstad
Jakobstad ranks 3,219th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brody, Gillingham, Kent, and Zoetermeer. The most famous people from Jakobstad are Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Anna-Maja Henriksson, and Tomas Sandström. Jakobstad has been the birth place of many hockey players, and writers. Jakobstad is located in Finland.
People
Between 1804 and 1995, Jakobstad was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Anna-Maja Henriksson, and Tomas Sandström.
People Born in Jakobstad
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Johan Ludvig Runeberg
WRITER
1804 - 1877
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 1
Anna-Maja Henriksson
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 2
Tomas Sandström
HOCKEY PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 3
Fredrik Norrena
HOCKEY PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 4
Simon Skrabb
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jakobstadwere hockey players (2), writers (1), politicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, hockey players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jakobstad, including Tomas Sandström, and Fredrik Norrena. Whereas, throughout history, hockey players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jakobstad, including Tomas Sandström, and Fredrik Norrena.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Jakobstad since 1700.
