Meråker
Meråker ranks 5,982nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sorgenfri Palace, Orkdal, and Steinkjer. Memorable people born in Meråker include Helge Ingstad, Emil Iversen, and Elise Ringen. Meråker has been the birth place of many explorers, and skiers. Meråker is located in Norway.
Meråker is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda which is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Storlien in Sweden and 46 kilometres (29 mi) east of the town of Stjørdalshalsen in neighboring Stjørdal municipality. Other villages in Meråker include Gudåa, Kopperå, and Stordalen. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1899 and 1991, Meråker was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Helge Ingstad, Emil Iversen, and Elise Ringen.
People Born in Meråker
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Helge Ingstad
EXPLORER
1899 - 2001
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 1
Emil Iversen
SKIER
1991 - Present
HPI: 31.89
Rank: 2
Elise Ringen
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 26.59
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Meråker were explorers (1), skiers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, skiers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Meråker, including Emil Iversen. Whereas, throughout history, explorers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Meråker, including Helge Ingstad.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Meråker since 1700.
