Turku
Turku ranks 314th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mie Prefecture, Magdeburg, and Tours. Memorable people born in Turku include Paavo Nurmi, Johan Gadolin, and Mauno Koivisto. Memorable people who died in Turku include Alexander von Nordmann, Pehr Kalm, and Lauri Ingman. Turku has been the birth place of many hockey players and politicians and the death place of many athletes and politicians. Turku is located in Finland.
Turku is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately 202,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 311,000. It is the 6th most populous municipality in Finland, and the third most populous urban area in the country after Helsinki and Tampere. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1740 and 1999, Turku was the birth place of 36 globally memorable people, including Paavo Nurmi, Johan Gadolin, and Mauno Koivisto. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Turku including Alexander von Nordmann, Pehr Kalm, and Lauri Ingman.
People Born in Turku
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Paavo Nurmi
1897 - 1973
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 1
Johan Gadolin
1760 - 1852
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 2
Mauno Koivisto
1923 - 2017
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 3
Jarno Saarinen
1945 - 1973
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 4
Fredrika Bremer
1801 - 1865
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 5
Rauno Aaltonen
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 6
Anders Johan Lexell
1740 - 1784
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 7
Liisi Oterma
1915 - 2001
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 8
Elias Katz
1901 - 1947
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 9
Aksel Airo
1898 - 1985
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 10
Reino Ragnar Lehto
1898 - 1966
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 11
Rafael Erich
1879 - 1946
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Turku
Go to all RankingsAksel Airo
1898 - 1985
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 10
Hannu Virta
1963 - Present
HPI: 32.82
Rank: 22
Miikka Kiprusoff
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.74
Rank: 23
Antero Niittymäki
1980 - Present
HPI: 26.83
Rank: 30
Lauri Korpikoski
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.88
Rank: 31
Robin Packalen
1998 - Present
HPI: 22.26
Rank: 33
Marcus Forss
1999 - Present
HPI: 21.73
Rank: 34
Aksel Kankaanranta
1998 - Present
HPI: 19.21
Rank: 35
Joni Kauko
1990 - Present
HPI: 16.09
Rank: 36
People Deceased in Turku
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Alexander von Nordmann
1803 - 1866
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 1
Pehr Kalm
1716 - 1779
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 2
Lauri Ingman
1868 - 1934
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 3
Anders Dahl
1751 - 1789
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 4
Liisi Oterma
1915 - 2001
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 5
Heikki A. Alikoski
1912 - 1997
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 6
Lauri Virtanen
1904 - 1982
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 7
Leo Kinnunen
1943 - 2017
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 8
Armas Taipale
1890 - 1976
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 9
Veikko Karvonen
1926 - 2007
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 10
Rafael Paasio
1903 - 1980
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 11
Henrik Gabriel Porthan
1739 - 1804
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Turku
Go to all RankingsVeikko Karvonen
1926 - 2007
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 10
Jalmari Eskola
1886 - 1958
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 14
Kalervo Toivonen
1913 - 2006
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 15
Voitto Hellsten
1932 - 1998
HPI: 41.35
Rank: 16
Ilkka Kanerva
1948 - 2022
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 17
Most individuals born in present day Turku were hockey players (9), politicians (8), soccer players (6), athletes (3), and racing drivers (2), while most who died were athletes (6), politicians (4), biologists (3), astronomers (2), and racing drivers (1).
Over the past 100 years, hockey players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Turku, including Saku Koivu, Petteri Nummelin, and Hannu Virta. Whereas, throughout history, hockey players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Turku, including Saku Koivu, Petteri Nummelin, and Hannu Virta.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Turku since 1700.
