Turku
Turku ranks 323rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San Jose, California, Aarhus, and Podgorica. Memorable people born in Turku include Paavo Nurmi, Johan Gadolin, and Mauno Koivisto. Memorable people who died in Turku include Liisi Oterma, Lauri Ingman, and Pehr Kalm. 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
People
Between 1740 and 2001, Turku was the birth place of 40 globally memorable people, including Paavo Nurmi, Johan Gadolin, and Mauno Koivisto. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Turku including Liisi Oterma, Lauri Ingman, and Pehr Kalm.
People Born in Turku
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Paavo Nurmi
ATHLETE
1897 - 1973
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 1
Johan Gadolin
CHEMIST
1760 - 1852
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 2
Mauno Koivisto
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 3
Jarno Saarinen
RACING DRIVER
1945 - 1973
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 4
Liisi Oterma
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2001
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 5
Fredrika Bremer
WRITER
1801 - 1865
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 6
Rauno Aaltonen
RACING DRIVER
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 7
Elias Katz
ATHLETE
1901 - 1947
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 8
Anders Johan Lexell
MATHEMATICIAN
1740 - 1784
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 9
Reino Ragnar Lehto
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1966
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 10
Aksel Airo
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1985
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 11
Harri Larva
ATHLETE
1906 - 1980
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Turku
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Matti Salminen
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 13
Kaan Kairinen
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 27.54
Rank: 31
Kaapo Kakko
HOCKEY PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 21.01
Rank: 38
Lum Rexhepi
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 20.77
Rank: 39
People Deceased in Turku
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ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2001
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 1
Lauri Ingman
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1934
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 2
Pehr Kalm
BIOLOGIST
1716 - 1779
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3
Leo Kinnunen
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 4
Anders Dahl
BIOLOGIST
1751 - 1789
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 5
Lauri Virtanen
ATHLETE
1904 - 1982
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 6
Rafael Paasio
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1980
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 7
Heikki A. Alikoski
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 8
Ralf Törngren
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1961
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 9
Adolf Ehrnrooth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 2004
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 10
Veikko Karvonen
ATHLETE
1926 - 2007
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 11
Armas Taipale
ATHLETE
1890 - 1976
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Turku
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Most individuals born in present day Turku were hockey players (10), politicians (8), soccer players (8), athletes (3), and singers (3), while most who died were athletes (6), politicians (4), astronomers (2), biologists (2), and racing drivers (1).
Occupational Trends
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.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Turku since 1700.
