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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×
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.
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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Sirpa Lane
1952 - 1999
Minna Aaltonen
Born 1966
Aino-Maija Tikkanen
1927 - 2014
Kaisu Leppänen
1904 - 1993
Jussi Jurkka
1930 - 1982
Kari-Pekka Toivonen
Born 1967
Eero Roine
1904 - 1966
Pentti Kirstilä
Born 1948
Ville-Veikko Salminen
1937 - 2006
Senni Nieminen
1905 - 1970
Eila Peitsalo
1931 - 1997
Matti Mäntylä
Born 1945
Christina Indrenius-Zalewski
Born 1938
Maija Karhi
1932 - 2018
Henake Schubak
1911 - 1986
Yrjö Ikonen
1902 - 1981
Kirsti Hurme
1916 - 1988
Rita Polster
Born 1948
Elli Ylimaa
1900 - 1982
Alma Lund
1854 - 1932
Anders Granell
Born 1949
Akseli Karhi
1891 - 1943
Åke Svensson (skådespelare)
1899 - 1970