Rautjärvi
Rautjärvi ranks 8,732nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Achaea, Vingrom, and Port-Daniel–Gascons. Memorable people born in Rautjärvi include Simo Häyhä, and Jesse Joronen. Rautjärvi has been the birth place of many military personnels, and soccer players. Rautjärvi is located in Finland.
Rautjärvi is a municipality in the South Karelia region of Finland. The municipality has a population of 3,018 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 401.89 square kilometres (155.17 sq mi) of which 50.25 km2 (19.40 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.59 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.2/sq mi). More than half of Rautjärvi's residents live in Simpele, the administrative center of the municipality. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1905 and 1993, Rautjärvi was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Simo Häyhä, and Jesse Joronen.
People Born in Rautjärvi
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Simo Häyhä
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 2002
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 1
Jesse Joronen
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.82
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rautjärvi were military personnels (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rautjärvi, including Jesse Joronen. Whereas, throughout history, military personnels have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rautjärvi, including Simo Häyhä.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Rautjärvi since 1700.
