Jyväskylä ranks 940th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Meissen, Ulm, and Samarkand. Memorable people born in Jyväskylä include Matti Nykänen, Henri Toivonen, and Matti Vanhanen. Memorable people who died in Jyväskylä include Aimo Lahti, Vladimir Bagirov, and Ferry Graf. Jyväskylä has been the birth place of many skiers and racing drivers and the death place of many inventors and chess players. Jyväskylä is located in Finland.
Jyväskylä is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately 148,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 191,000. It is the 7th most populous municipality in Finland, and the fifth most populous urban area in the country. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1886 and 1994, Jyväskylä was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Matti Nykänen, Henri Toivonen, and Matti Vanhanen. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Jyväskylä including Aimo Lahti, Vladimir Bagirov, and Ferry Graf.
1963 - 2019
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 1
1956 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 2
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 3
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 4
1905 - 1943
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 5
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 6
1886 - 1965
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 7
1927 - 2014
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 8
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 9
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 10
1991 - Present
HPI: 29.50
Rank: 11
1975 - Present
HPI: 28.84
Rank: 12
1927 - 2014
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 8
1991 - Present
HPI: 28.81
Rank: 13
1994 - Present
HPI: 22.92
Rank: 14
1896 - 1970
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 1
1936 - 2000
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 2
1931 - 2017
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Jyväskylä were skiers (3), racing drivers (2), politicians (2), athletes (2), and hockey players (2), while most who died were inventors (1), chess players (1), and singers (1).
Over the past 100 years, skiers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jyväskylä, including Matti Nykänen, Jani Soininen, and Risto Jussilainen. Whereas, throughout history, skiers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jyväskylä, including Matti Nykänen, Jani Soininen, and Risto Jussilainen.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Jyväskylä since 1700.