Kongsberg
Kongsberg ranks 1,344th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jos, Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Strumica. Memorable people born in Kongsberg include Morten Harket, Sverre Fehn, and Christian Sinding. Memorable people who died in Kongsberg include Birger Ruud, and Petter Hugsted. Kongsberg has been the birth place of many athletes, and skiers and the death place of many skiers, and athletes. Kongsberg is located in Norway.
Kongsberg is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production and forestry for centuries, and is the site of high technology industry including the headquarters of Norway's largest defence contractor Kongsberg Gruppen. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1842 and 1993, Kongsberg was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Morten Harket, Sverre Fehn, and Christian Sinding. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Kongsberg including Birger Ruud, and Petter Hugsted.
People Born in Kongsberg
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Morten Harket
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1
Sverre Fehn
ARCHITECT
1924 - 2009
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 2
Christian Sinding
COMPOSER
1856 - 1941
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 3
Birger Ruud
SKIER
1911 - 1998
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 4
Sigmund Ruud
SKIER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 5
Asbjørn Ruud
ATHLETE
1919 - 1989
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 6
Otto Sinding
PAINTER
1842 - 1909
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 7
Petter Hugsted
ATHLETE
1921 - 2000
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 8
Sigurd Pettersen
SKIER
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.32
Rank: 9
Erlend Bjøntegaard
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.26
Rank: 10
Silje Norendal
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 23.59
Rank: 11
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Most individuals born in present day Kongsberg were athletes (4), skiers (3), singers (1), architects (1), and composers (1), while most who died were skiers (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kongsberg, including Erlend Bjøntegaard, and Silje Norendal. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kongsberg, including Asbjørn Ruud, Petter Hugsted, and Erlend Bjøntegaard.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Kongsberg since 1700.
