Vyborg
Vyborg ranks 614th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Albuquerque, New Mexico, Alexandria, Virginia, and Le Havre. Memorable people born in Vyborg include Martti Ahtisaari, Lauri Törni, and Eero Järnefelt. Memorable people who died in Vyborg include Erik Axelsson Tott, Oskari Friman, and Toivo Kuula. Vyborg has been the birth place of many cyclists, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and wrestlers. Vyborg is located in Russia.
Vyborg is a town and the administrative center of Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of Vyborg Bay, 130 km northwest of St. Petersburg, 245 km east of the Finnish capital Helsinki, and 38 km south of Russia's border with Finland, where the Saimaa Canal enters the Gulf of Finland. The most recent census population of Vyborg is 72,530 (2021 Census). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1813 and 1997, Vyborg was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Martti Ahtisaari, Lauri Törni, and Eero Järnefelt. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Vyborg including Erik Axelsson Tott, Oskari Friman, and Toivo Kuula.
People Born in Vyborg
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Martti Ahtisaari
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 1
Lauri Törni
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1965
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 2
Eero Järnefelt
PAINTER
1863 - 1937
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 3
Carl Jaenisch
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1872
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 4
Armas Järnefelt
CONDUCTOR
1869 - 1958
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 5
Kaj Franck
DESIGNER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 6
Edwin Linkomies
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1963
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 7
Veijo Meri
WRITER
1928 - 2015
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 8
Viatcheslav Ekimov
CYCLIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 9
Veikko Huhtanen
GYMNAST
1919 - 1976
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 10
Max Jakobson
DIPLOMAT
1923 - 2013
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 11
Georg Schnéevoigt
CONDUCTOR
1872 - 1947
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Vyborg
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Erik Axelsson Tott
POLITICIAN
1419 - 1481
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1
Oskari Friman
WRESTLER
1893 - 1933
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 2
Toivo Kuula
COMPOSER
1883 - 1918
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 3
Adolf Ivar Arwidsson
WRITER
1791 - 1858
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Vyborg were cyclists (4), politicians (3), conductors (2), gymnasts (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were politicians (1), wrestlers (1), composers (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vyborg, including Viatcheslav Ekimov, Evgeni Berzin, and Aleksandr Vlasov. Whereas, throughout history, cyclists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vyborg, including Viatcheslav Ekimov, Evgeni Berzin, and Aleksandr Vlasov.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Vyborg since 1700.
