Riihimäki
Riihimäki ranks 3,666th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Evergreen Park, Illinois, Kensington Palace, and Royal Palace of Portici. Memorable people born in Riihimäki include Ragnar Granit, Renny Harlin, and Pekka Vasala. Riihimäki has been the birth place of many physicians, and film directors. Riihimäki is located in Finland.
Riihimäki is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about 69 kilometres (43 mi) north of Helsinki and 109 kilometres southeast of Tampere. An important railway junction is located in Riihimäki, since railway tracks from Riihimäki lead to Helsinki, Tampere and Lahti. Several businesses also operate in Riihimäki. Notably, Würth Oy has its Finnish headquarters and logistics center in Riihimäki. Valio has a major dairy in the Herajoki part of Riihimäki. The famous Sako rifles are also produced in Riihimäki. Riihimäki also has the second-highest flagpole in Finland. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1900 and 1994, Riihimäki was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Ragnar Granit, Renny Harlin, and Pekka Vasala.
People Born in Riihimäki
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Ragnar Granit
PHYSICIAN
1900 - 1991
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 1
Renny Harlin
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 2
Pekka Vasala
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 3
Jussi Veikkanen
CYCLIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.98
Rank: 4
Daniel O'Shaughnessy
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 23.86
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Riihimäki were physicians (1), film directors (1), athletes (1), cyclists (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Riihimäki, including Renny Harlin. Whereas, throughout history, physicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Riihimäki, including Ragnar Granit.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Riihimäki since 1700.
