Pielavesi
Pielavesi ranks 5,067th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Horodenka, and Cooperstown, New York. Memorable people born in Pielavesi include Urho Kekkonen, Leo Makkonen, and Antti Ruuskanen. Pielavesi has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures. Pielavesi is located in Finland.
Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 3,994 and covers an area of 1,406.51 square kilometres (543.06 sq mi) of which 253.27 km2 (97.79 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1900 and 1984, Pielavesi was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Urho Kekkonen, Leo Makkonen, and Antti Ruuskanen.
People Born in Pielavesi
Go to all RankingsUrho Kekkonen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1986
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 1
Leo Makkonen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 2
Antti Ruuskanen
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pielavesi were politicians (1), religious figures (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, religious figures have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pielavesi, including Leo Makkonen. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pielavesi, including Urho Kekkonen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Pielavesi since 1700.