Voss
Voss ranks 1,992nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Berdychiv, Slatina, Romania, and Sassari. Memorable people born in Voss include Eirik Kvalfoss, Kari Traa, and Egil Gjelland. Voss has been the birth place of many athletes, and skiers. Voss is located in Norway.
Voss is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Oppheim, Stalheim, and Vinje. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1959 and 1993, Voss was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Eirik Kvalfoss, Kari Traa, and Egil Gjelland.
People Born in Voss
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Eirik Kvalfoss
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 1
Kari Traa
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 2
Egil Gjelland
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 3
Kristen Skjeldal
SKIER
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 4
Lars Bystøl
SKIER
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 5
Anne Elvebakk
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.58
Rank: 6
Sjur Røthe
SKIER
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.80
Rank: 7
Hilde Fenne
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 27.29
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Voss were athletes (4), skiers (3), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Voss, including Eirik Kvalfoss, Egil Gjelland, and Anne Elvebakk. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Voss, including Eirik Kvalfoss, Egil Gjelland, and Anne Elvebakk.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Voss since 1700.
