Pärnu
Pärnu ranks 791st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mendoza, Argentina, Nerima, and Gwangju. Memorable people born in Pärnu include Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Jüri Tamm, and Friedrich Martens. Memorable people who died in Pärnu include Jindřich Matyáš Thurn. Pärnu has been the birth place of many soccer players and athletes and the death place of many politicians. Pärnu is located in Estonia.
Pärnu is the fourth-largest city in Estonia and third in terms of the ethnic Estonian population. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located 128 kilometres (80 mi) south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and 176 kilometres (109 mi) west of Estonia's second-largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga, which is a part of the Baltic Sea. In the city, the Pärnu River drains into the Gulf of Riga. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1711 and 1989, Pärnu was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Jüri Tamm, and Friedrich Martens. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Pärnu including Jindřich Matyáš Thurn.
People Born in Pärnu
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Georg Wilhelm Richmann
1711 - 1753
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1
Jüri Tamm
1957 - 2021
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 2
Friedrich Martens
1845 - 1909
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 3
Mart Helme
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 4
Andrus Veerpalu
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 5
Erika Salumäe
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 6
Jüri Jaanson
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.37
Rank: 7
Indrek Zelinski
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.54
Rank: 8
Raio Piiroja
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.63
Rank: 9
Marek Lemsalu
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 10
Kristjan Kangur
1982 - Present
HPI: 27.79
Rank: 11
Tõnu Endrekson
1979 - Present
HPI: 27.35
Rank: 12
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Most individuals born in present day Pärnu were soccer players (6), athletes (3), politicians (2), physicists (1), and diplomats (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pärnu, including Indrek Zelinski, Raio Piiroja, and Marek Lemsalu. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pärnu, including Indrek Zelinski, Raio Piiroja, and Marek Lemsalu.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Pärnu since 1700.
