Akranes
Akranes ranks 4,131st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Point Pleasant, New Jersey, Palmerston North, and Locarno. Memorable people born in Akranes include Teitur Thordarson, Arnór Smárason, and Arnór Sigurðsson. Akranes has been the birth place of many soccer players, and coaches. Akranes is located in Iceland.
Akranes is a port town and municipality on the west coast of Iceland, around 50 km (31 mi) north of the capital Reykjavík. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1952 and 1999, Akranes was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Teitur Thordarson, Arnór Smárason, and Arnór Sigurðsson.
People Born in Akranes
Go to all RankingsTeitur Thordarson
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 1
Arnór Smárason
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 2
Arnór Sigurðsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 3
Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.89
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Akranes were soccer players (3), and coaches (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Akranes, including Arnór Smárason, Arnór Sigurðsson, and Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Akranes, including Arnór Smárason, Arnór Sigurðsson, and Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Akranes since 1700.