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Turku ranks 323rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San Jose, California, Aarhus, and Podgorica. Memorable people born in Turku include Paavo Nurmi, Johan Gadolin, and Mauno Koivisto. Memorable people who died in Turku include Leo Kinnunen, Lauri Ingman, and Liisi Oterma. Turku has been the birth place of many hockey players, and politicians and the death place of many athletes, and politicians. Turku is located in Finland.

Turku is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately 206,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 316,000. It is the 6th most populous municipality in Finland, and the third most populous urban area in the country after Helsinki and Tampere. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1740 and 2001, Turku was the birth place of 43 globally memorable people, including Paavo Nurmi, Johan Gadolin, and Mauno Koivisto. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Turku including Leo Kinnunen, Lauri Ingman, and Liisi Oterma.

People Born in Turku

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Turku were hockey players (10), politicians (8), soccer players (8), athletes (6), and singers (3),  while most who died were athletes (6), politicians (4), astronomers (2), biologists (2), and racing drivers (1).

Over the past 100 years, hockey players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Turku, including Saku Koivu, Petteri Nummelin, and Hannu Virta. Whereas, throughout history, hockey players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Turku, including Saku Koivu, Petteri Nummelin, and Hannu Virta.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Turku since 1700.