Cultural Production in

Present Day

Ólafsvík (isl)

Iceland

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Ólafsvík ranks 15,612th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Helmstedt, Richmond, Ontario, and Humboldt Sink. The most famous people from Ólafsvík are Erró. Ólafsvík has been the birth place of many painters. Ólafsvík is located in Iceland.

Ólafsvík is a small town in Iceland on the northern side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports in Iceland. Ólafsvík became certified trading place, authorized by the Danish King and Danish authorities, in 1687. Read more on Wikipedia

People

In 1932, Ólafsvík was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Erró.

People Born in Ólafsvík

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Ólafsvík were painters (1),  while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, painters have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ólafsvík, including Erró. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ólafsvík, including Erró.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Ólafsvík since 1700.

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