Kuusamo
Kuusamo ranks 3,185th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Serpukhov, Birgu, and Venlo. The most famous people from Kuusamo are Kalevi Oikarainen, Pirkko Määttä, and Jarkko Oikarinen. The most famous people who died in Kuusamo are Eduard Pütsep, and Kalevi Oikarainen. Kuusamo has been the birth place of many athletes, and skiers and the death place of many wrestlers, and athletes. Kuusamo is located in Finland.
Kuusamo is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in Koillismaa, the northeastern part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 14,784 and covers an area of 5,808.92 square kilometres (2,242.84 sq mi) of which 830.81 km2 (320.78 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.7/sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1936 and 1990, Kuusamo was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Kalevi Oikarainen, Pirkko Määttä, and Jarkko Oikarinen. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Kuusamo including Eduard Pütsep, and Kalevi Oikarainen.
People Born in Kuusamo
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Kalevi Oikarainen
ATHLETE
1936 - 2020
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 1
Pirkko Määttä
SKIER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 2
Jarkko Oikarinen
INVENTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 3
Anssi Koivuranta
SKIER
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 4
Enni Rukajärvi
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Kuusamo
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Eduard Pütsep
WRESTLER
1898 - 1960
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1
Kalevi Oikarainen
ATHLETE
1936 - 2020
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kuusamo were athletes (2), skiers (2), and inventors (1), while most who died were wrestlers (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kuusamo, including Kalevi Oikarainen, and Enni Rukajärvi. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kuusamo, including Kalevi Oikarainen, and Enni Rukajärvi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kuusamo since 1700.
