Vopnafjörður
Vopnafjörður ranks 25,518th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Boliqueime, Vanua Balavu, and Hvammstangi. The most famous people from Vopnafjörður are Halldór Ásgrímsson, and Linda Pétursdóttir. Vopnafjörður has been the birth place of many politicians, and businesspeople. Vopnafjörður is located in Iceland.
Vopnafjörður is a village and municipality in Northeast Iceland, standing on a peninsula in the middle of a mountainous bay by the same name. The main industries of Vopnafjörður are fish processing, agriculture and tourism and other services. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1947 and 1969, Vopnafjörður was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Halldór Ásgrímsson, and Linda Pétursdóttir.
People Born in Vopnafjörður
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Halldór Ásgrímsson
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2015
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 1
Linda Pétursdóttir
BUSINESSPERSON
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Born in Vopnafjörður
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Most individuals born in present day Vopnafjörður were politicians (1), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vopnafjörður, including Halldór Ásgrímsson. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vopnafjörður, including Halldór Ásgrímsson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Vopnafjörður since 1700.
