Kemi
Kemi ranks 2,890th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Merano, Palace of Laeken, and San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Memorable people born in Kemi include Elissa Aalto, Paavo Aaltonen, and Tony Kakko. Kemi has been the birth place of many musicians, and architects. Kemi is located in Finland.
Kemi is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located very near the city of Tornio and the Swedish border. The distance to Oulu is 105 kilometres (65 mi) to the south and to Rovaniemi is 117 kilometres (73 mi) to the northeast. It was founded in 1869 by a decree of the Emperor Alexander II of Russia because of its proximity to a deepwater port. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1919 and 1987, Kemi was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Elissa Aalto, Paavo Aaltonen, and Tony Kakko.
People Born in Kemi
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Elissa Aalto
ARCHITECT
1922 - 1994
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 1
Paavo Aaltonen
GYMNAST
1919 - 1962
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 2
Tony Kakko
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 3
Jani Liimatainen
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 4
Elias Viljanen
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 5
Anssi Jaakkola
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.16
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kemi were musicians (2), architects (1), gymnasts (1), singers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kemi, including Jani Liimatainen, and Elias Viljanen. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kemi, including Jani Liimatainen, and Elias Viljanen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Kemi since 1700.
