Liepāja
Liepāja ranks 1,597th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ceuta, Heilbronn, and Ruse, Bulgaria. The most famous people from Liepāja are Herberts Cukurs, Morris Halle, and Lina Stern. The most famous people who died in Liepāja are Walter Krüger. Liepāja has been the birth place of many soccer players, and military personnels and the death place of many military personnels. Liepāja is located in Latvia.
Liepāja is a state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the Courland region and the third-largest in the country after Riga and Daugavpils. It is an important ice-free port. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1878 and 1995, Liepāja was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Herberts Cukurs, Morris Halle, and Lina Stern. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Liepāja including Walter Krüger.
People Born in Liepāja
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Herberts Cukurs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1965
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 1
Morris Halle
LINGUIST
1923 - 2018
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2
Lina Stern
CHEMIST
1878 - 1968
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 3
Arvīds Jansons
MUSICIAN
1914 - 1984
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4
Balys Dvarionas
COMPOSER
1904 - 1972
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 5
Mirdza Ķempe
WRITER
1907 - 1974
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 6
Eduard Tisse
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1961
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 7
Māris Verpakovskis
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 8
Kristaps Porziņģis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 9
Mārtiņš Freimanis
SINGER
1977 - 2011
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 10
Oskars Kļava
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Liepāja
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Liepāja were soccer players (2), military personnels (1), linguists (1), chemists (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Liepāja, including Māris Verpakovskis, and Oskars Kļava. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Liepāja, including Māris Verpakovskis, and Oskars Kļava.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Liepāja since 1700.
