Kontiolahti
Kontiolahti ranks 8,808th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind 2nd arrondissement of Paris, Fredericton, and Hämeenkoski. Memorable people born in Kontiolahti include Vilho Väisälä, and Lauri Dalla Valle. Kontiolahti has been the birth place of many physicists, and soccer players. Kontiolahti is located in Finland.
Kontiolahti is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Joensuu. The municipality has a population of 15,062 and covers an area of 1,029.82 square kilometres (397.62 sq mi) of which 230.1 km2 (88.8 sq mi) is water. The population density is 18.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.8/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Juuka, Lieksa, Liperi and Polvijärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1889 and 1991, Kontiolahti was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Vilho Väisälä, and Lauri Dalla Valle.
People Born in Kontiolahti
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Vilho Väisälä
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1969
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 2
Lauri Dalla Valle
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.91
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kontiolahti were physicists (1), and soccer players (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 Kontiolahti, including Lauri Dalla Valle. Whereas, throughout history, physicists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kontiolahti, including Vilho Väisälä.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kontiolahti since 1700.
