Rjukan
Rjukan ranks 5,009th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kadhimiya, Litomyšl, and Snæfellsnes. Memorable people born in Rjukan include Gunnar Sønsteby, Knut Haugland, and Jørn Lande. Rjukan has been the birth place of many social activists, and explorers. Rjukan is located in Norway.
Rjukan is a town in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of Tinn Municipality. The town is located in the Vestfjorddalen valley, between the lakes Møsvatn and Tinnsjå. The municipal council of Tinn declared town status for Rjukan in 1996. The town is located about ten kilometres to the west of the village of Miland and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northwest of the village of Tuddal. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1917 and 1968, Rjukan was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Gunnar Sønsteby, Knut Haugland, and Jørn Lande.
People Born in Rjukan
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Gunnar Sønsteby
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2012
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 3
Knut Haugland
EXPLORER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 2
Jørn Lande
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rjukan were social activists (1), explorers (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rjukan, including Jørn Lande. Whereas, throughout history, social activists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rjukan, including Gunnar Sønsteby.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Rjukan since 1700.
