Keuruu
Keuruu ranks 8,813th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kokemäki, Château d'Angers, and Marktbreit. Memorable people born in Keuruu include Kalevi Sorsa, and Matti Kassila. Keuruu has been the birth place of many politicians, and film directors. Keuruu is located in Finland.
Keuruu is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 9,101 and covers an area of 1,430.57 square kilometres (552.35 sq mi) of which 172.4 km2 (66.6 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.23 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.7/sq mi). The town center and Haapamäki village are both the most populated places in Keuruu. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1924 and 1930, Keuruu was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Kalevi Sorsa, and Matti Kassila.
People Born in Keuruu
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Kalevi Sorsa
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2004
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 2
Matti Kassila
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2018
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Keuruu were politicians (1), and film directors (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 Keuruu, including Kalevi Sorsa. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Keuruu, including Kalevi Sorsa.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Keuruu since 1700.
