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Tampere ranks 676th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Avellaneda, Tønsberg, and Inglewood, California. Memorable people born in Tampere include Minna Canth, Matti Järvinen, and Leo Kinnunen. Memorable people who died in Tampere include Väinö Linna, Laila Halme, and Lydia Wideman. 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 the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of approximately 255,000; the urban area has a population of approximately 340,000; and the metropolitan area, also known as the Tampere sub-region, has a population of 417,000 in an area of 4,970 km2 (1,920 sq mi). Tampere is the second largest urban area and the third most populous single municipality in Finland, after the cities of Helsinki and Espoo, and the most populous Finnish city outside the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. Today, Tampere is one of the most important urban, economic and cultural centres in the entire inland region. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1844 and 1998, Tampere was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Minna Canth, Matti Järvinen, and Leo Kinnunen. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Tampere including Väinö Linna, Laila Halme, and Lydia Wideman.

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Most individuals born in present day Tampere were athletes (5), hockey players (5), politicians (2), soccer players (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 Aleksander Barkov Jr.. 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.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Tampere since 1700.