Valmiera
Valmiera ranks 2,154th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bethlehem, Waxahachie, Texas, and Bizerte. Memorable people born in Valmiera include Jāzeps Vītols, Jānis Daliņš, and Andris Piebalgs. Valmiera has been the birth place of many athletes, and basketball players. Valmiera is located in Latvia.
Valmiera is the largest city of the historical Vidzeme region, Latvia, with a total area of 19.35 square kilometres. As of 2002, Valmiera had a population of 27,323, and in 2020, it was at 24,879. It is a state city, and is the seat of the Valmiera Municipality. Valmiera is one of the oldest cities in Latvia; it was a member of the Hanseatic League. According to the ethnic composition, Valmiera has the largest proportion of ethnic Latvians among the state cities. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1863 and 1992, Valmiera was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Jāzeps Vītols, Jānis Daliņš, and Andris Piebalgs.
People Born in Valmiera
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Jāzeps Vītols
COMPOSER
1863 - 1948
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 1
Jānis Daliņš
ATHLETE
1904 - 1978
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 2
Andris Piebalgs
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 3
Dāvis Bertāns
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 4
Māris Štrombergs
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.84
Rank: 5
Dairis Bertāns
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 6
Oskars Melbārdis
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.88
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Valmiera were athletes (2), basketball players (2), composers (1), politicians (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Valmiera, including Dāvis Bertāns, and Dairis Bertāns. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Valmiera, including Jānis Daliņš, and Oskars Melbārdis.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Valmiera since 1700.
