Rakvere
Rakvere ranks 10,370th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bluefield, West Virginia, Glen Dale, West Virginia, and Palisades, New York. The most famous people from Rakvere are Ene Ergma, Epp Mäe, and Mart Seim. Rakvere has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians. Rakvere is located in Estonia.
Rakvere is the administrative center, or county seat, of Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia, about 100 km southeast of Tallinn and 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea. In 2022, Rakvere was one of 10 ACES European Towns of Sport. In 2023, Rakvere won the Green Destinations' Silver Award after having been selected in 2021 as part of the Top 100 Destination Sustainability Stories. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1944 and 1996, Rakvere was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Ene Ergma, Epp Mäe, and Mart Seim.
People Born in Rakvere
Go to all RankingsEne Ergma
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 1
Epp Mäe
WRESTLER
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 2
Mart Seim
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.90
Rank: 3
Frank Liivak
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.46
Rank: 4
Kaidi Kivioja
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 19.64
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Rakvere
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Most individuals born in present day Rakvere were athletes (2), politicians (1), wrestlers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rakvere, including Mart Seim, and Kaidi Kivioja. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rakvere, including Mart Seim, and Kaidi Kivioja.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Rakvere since 1700.





