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Tampere (fin)

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Tampere ranks 642nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jackson, Mississippi, California, and Rabat. Memorable people born in Tampere include Minna Canth, Matti Järvinen, and Leo Kinnunen. Memorable people who died in Tampere include Väinö Linna, Lydia Wideman, and Eino Leino. Tampere has been the birth place of many athletes, and hockey players and the death place of many athletes, and writers. Tampere is located in Finland.

Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately 259,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 421,000. It is the 3rd most populous municipality in Finland, and the second most populous urban area in the country after the Helsinki metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1998, Tampere was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Minna Canth, Matti Järvinen, and Leo Kinnunen. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Tampere including Väinö Linna, Lydia Wideman, and Eino Leino.

People Born in Tampere

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People Deceased in Tampere

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Tampere were athletes (8), hockey players (5), soccer players (4), politicians (2), and writers (1),  while most who died were athletes (5), writers (2), politicians (1), wrestlers (1), and musicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, hockey players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tampere, including Raimo Helminen, Teppo Numminen, and Ville Nieminen. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tampere, including Matti Järvinen, Julius Saaristo, and Vilho Tuulos.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Tampere since 1700.