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TURKU

Most Famous People Born in Turku, Finland

Notable people
583
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1934
Most distinctive
Hockey 12.2×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Turku during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Turku Is Known For

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Hockey is Turku's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (84).

Turku over-indexes on hockey — 12.2× the global rate.

Turku under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Hockey84
  2. Football59
  3. Politician42
  4. Actor23
  5. Architect18
  6. Painter16
  7. Writer15
  8. Rower13
  1. Hockey8412.2×
  2. Rower136.1×
  3. Professor74.3×
  4. Architect183.5×
  5. Physician102.5×
  6. Artist111.8×
  7. Historian111.8×
  1. Politician420.6×
  2. Singer80.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Turku's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 27 of 583 notable people

0001 RUNNER

Paavo Nurmi

1897 - 1973

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0018 ARCHITECT

Erik Bryggman

1891 - 1955

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0028 POLITICIAN

Rainer von Fieandt

1890 - 1972

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0057 LIEUTENANT

Aksel Airo

1898 - 1985

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0095 POLITICIAN

Reino Ragnar Lehto

1898 - 1966

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0142 SKIER

Karl Ebb

1896 - 1988

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0154 ATHLETE

Väinö Bremer

1899 - 1964

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0155 LINGUIST

Lauri Hakulinen

1899 - 1985

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0160 LINGUIST

Erik Ahlman

1892 - 1952

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0172 ECONOMIST

Eino Saari

1894 - 1971

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0173 JUDGE

Olavi Honka

1894 - 1988

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0185 ARCHITECT

Märta Blomstedt

1899 - 1982

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0188 SCREENWRITER

Bengt Idestam-Almquist

1895 - 1983

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0200 DIPLOMAT

Ragnar Numelin

1890 - 1972

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0247 FOOTBALL

Bror Wiberg

1890 - 1935

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0319 BUSINESS

Hans von Rettig

1894 - 1979

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0431 HISTORIAN

John Gardberg

1899 - 1974

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0443 SINGER

Niilo Saarikko

1898 - 1979

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0474 PAINTER

Aarno Ahtaja

1898 - 1978

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0478 SPORT

Sylvester Granrose

1895 - 1958

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0502 ATHLETIC

Väinö Rainio

1896 - 1979

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0518 PSYCHIATRIST

Ruth Svensson

1890 - 1971

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0532 TEACHER

Eric Bahne

1895 - 1972

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0537 SCIENTIST

Carl-Rudolf Gardberg

1892 - 1972

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0542 ARTIST

Marie Louise Idestam

1898 - 1988

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0545 ACTOR

Akseli Karhi

1891 - 1943

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0577 ACTOR

Åke Svensson (skådespelare)

1899 - 1970

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