Kuressaare
Kuressaare ranks 1,706th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sutton Coldfield, Santiago de Compostela, and Merseburg. Memorable people born in Kuressaare include Louis Kahn, Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven, and Eugen Dücker. Kuressaare has been the birth place of many cyclists, and athletes. Kuressaare is located in Estonia.
Kuressaare is a town on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Municipality and the seat of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2024 was 13,185. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1781 and 1997, Kuressaare was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Louis Kahn, Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven, and Eugen Dücker.
People Born in Kuressaare
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Louis Kahn
ARCHITECT
1901 - 1974
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 1
Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 2007
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 3
Eugen Dücker
PAINTER
1841 - 1916
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 2
Voldemar Väli
WRESTLER
1903 - 1997
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 11
Richard Maack
EXPLORER
1825 - 1886
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 10
Ivo Linna
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 9
Alexander Vostokov
WRITER
1781 - 1864
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 4
Mihkel Aksalu
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 8
Mihkel Räim
CYCLIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.43
Rank: 7
Karl Patrick Lauk
CYCLIST
1997 - Present
HPI: 34.32
Rank: 12
Tiidrek Nurme
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.64
Rank: 5
Kemar Mowatt
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 8.13
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Kuressaare
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Most individuals born in present day Kuressaare were cyclists (2), athletes (2), architects (1), military personnels (1), and painters (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kuressaare, including Mihkel Räim, and Karl Patrick Lauk. Whereas, throughout history, cyclists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kuressaare, including Mihkel Räim, and Karl Patrick Lauk.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Kuressaare since 1700.
