Born in Turku
Turku
City in the region of Finland Proper, Finland
Turku as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973), Finnish author, Finnish politician): Paavo Nurmi, Leena Lander, Li Andersson and some more.
Celebrities from TurkuCelebrities from Turku
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76 Paavo Nurmi
Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973)
*June 13th, 1897 †October 2nd, 1973, Helsinki.jpg "Li Andersson")
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Mauno Koivisto
President of Finland (1923–2017)
*November 25th, 1923 †May 12th, 2017, Meilahti Tower Hospital
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64 Tamara Lund
Finnish actor, singer and opera singer (1941-2005)
*January 6th, 1941 †July 21st, 2005, Turku
41 Heikki Ritavuori
Finnish government minister and lawyer
*March 23rd, 1880 †February 14th, 1922, Etu-Töölö
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Johan Gadolin
Finnish chemist, physicist and mineralogist (1760–1852)
*June 5th, 1760 †August 15th, 1852, Mynämäki
72 Harri Sjöström
Finnish jazz musician; saxophonist who specializes in the soprano saxophone
*February 29th, 1952
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Arto Salomaa
Finnish mathematician and computer scientist; academian of science (Academy of Finland), professor emeritus of mathematics (University of Turku)
*June 6th, 1934 64
Fredrika Bremer
Swedish writer and feminist
*August 17th, 1801 †December 31st, 1865, Österhaninge church parish 86
Rauno Aaltonen
Finnish rally driver, winner of the 1965 European Rally Championship
*January 7th, 1938 43
Anders Johan Lexell
Russian mathematician (1740-1784)
*December 24th, 1740 †December 11th, 1784, Saint Petersburg 27
Jarno Saarinen
Finnish motorcycle racer (1945-1973)
*December 11th, 1945 †May 20th, 1973, Monza Circuit 72
Dmitry Mikhailovich Golitsyn
Russian diplomat (1721-1793)
*May 15th, 1721 †September 19th, 1793, Vienna 50
Nils-Eric Fougstedt
Finnish composer and conductor (1910-1961)
*May 24th, 1910 †April 12th, 1961, HelsinkiBirthdays of famous people
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