Viitasaari
Viitasaari ranks 8,690th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Westfield, Massachusetts, Vilppula, and Berwyn, Illinois. Memorable people born in Viitasaari include Henrik Gabriel Porthan, and Tuomas Grönman. Viitasaari has been the birth place of many historians, and hockey players. Viitasaari is located in Finland.
Viitasaari is a Finnish town and municipality located in the Central Finland region. It is located between the neighbouring municipalities of Pihtipudas to the north and Äänekoski to the south. The town has a population of 5,757 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 1,589.13 square kilometres (613.57 sq mi) of which 340.43 km2 (131.44 sq mi), or 21%, is water. There are all together 230 lakes in Viitasaari. The biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi. The population density is 4.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.9/sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1739 and 1974, Viitasaari was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Henrik Gabriel Porthan, and Tuomas Grönman.
People Born in Viitasaari
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Henrik Gabriel Porthan
HISTORIAN
1739 - 1804
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 1
Tuomas Grönman
HOCKEY PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 27.66
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Born in Viitasaari
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Most individuals born in present day Viitasaari were historians (1), and hockey players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, hockey players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Viitasaari, including Tuomas Grönman. Whereas, throughout history, historians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Viitasaari, including Henrik Gabriel Porthan.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Viitasaari since 1700.
