Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä ranks 956th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tübingen, Bellshill, and Manisa. 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
People
Between 1886 and 2000, Jyväskylä was the birth place of 15 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.
People Born in Jyväskylä
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Matti Nykänen
SKIER
1963 - 2019
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 1
Henri Toivonen
RACING DRIVER
1956 - 1986
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 2
Matti Vanhanen
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 3
Sofi Oksanen
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 4
Harri Rovanperä
RACING DRIVER
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 5
Akilles Järvinen
ATHLETE
1905 - 1943
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 6
Urho Castrén
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1965
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 7
Sirkka Polkunen
ATHLETE
1927 - 2014
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 8
Jani Soininen
SKIER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 9
Kalle Rovanperä
RACING DRIVER
2000 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 10
Risto Jussilainen
SKIER
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.58
Rank: 11
Eero Markkanen
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 32.91
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Jyväskylä
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Aimo Lahti
INVENTOR
1896 - 1970
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 1
Vladimir Bagirov
CHESS PLAYER
1936 - 2000
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 2
Ferry Graf
SINGER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jyväskylä were skiers (3), racing drivers (3), politicians (2), athletes (2), and hockey players (2), while most who died were inventors (1), chess players (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Jyväskylä since 1700.
