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Tórshavn (fro)

Tórshavn ranks 1,520th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sibiu, Freiberg, and Waukegan, Illinois. The most famous people from Tórshavn are Niels Ryberg Finsen, William Heinesen, and Kaj Leo Johannesen. The most famous people who died in Tórshavn are William Heinesen, Símun av Skarði, and Christian Matras. Tórshavn has been the birth place of many writers, and soccer players and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Tórshavn is located in Faroe Islands.

Between 1860 and 1997, Tórshavn was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Niels Ryberg Finsen, William Heinesen, and Kaj Leo Johannesen. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Tórshavn including William Heinesen, Símun av Skarði, and Christian Matras.

Most individuals born in present day Tórshavn were writers (4), soccer players (2), singers (2), musicians (2), and physicians (1), while most who died were writers (4), and politicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tórshavn, including Gunnar Nielsen, and Súni Olsen. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tórshavn, including William Heinesen, Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, and Rói Patursson.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Tórshavn since 1700.