Lier, Norway
Lier, Norway ranks 5,966th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lyngdal, Hagerstown, Maryland, and Redding, California. The most famous people from Lier, Norway are Viggo Brun, Thorleif Haug, and Hallvard Vebjørnsson. Lier, Norway has been the birth place of many mathematicians, and politicians. Lier, Norway is located in Norway.
Lier is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lierbyen. The municipality of Lier was established on 1 January 1838. The area Åssiden was transferred from Lier to the neighboring municipality of Drammen on 1 July 1951. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1020 and 1995, Lier, Norway was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Viggo Brun, Thorleif Haug, and Hallvard Vebjørnsson.
People Born in Lier, Norway
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Viggo Brun
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1978
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 1
Thorleif Haug
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1934
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 2
Hallvard Vebjørnsson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1020 - 1043
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 3
Rebekka Bakken
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 4
Ola Stunes Isene
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 14.92
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Lier, Norway
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Most individuals born in present day Lier, Norway were mathematicians (1), politicians (1), religious figures (1), singers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lier, Norway, including Rebekka Bakken. Whereas, throughout history, mathematicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lier, Norway, including Viggo Brun.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Lier, Norway since 1700.
