Gothenburg
Gothenburg ranks #72 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Turin, Baltimore, and Lyon. The most famous people from Gothenburg are Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stellan Skarsgård. The most famous people who died in Gothenburg are Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Henning Mankell, and Arvid Carlsson. Gothenburg has been the birthplace of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and athletes. Gothenburg is located in Sweden.
People
Between 1721 and 2001, present-day Gothenburg was the birthplace of 162 globally memorable people, including Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stellan Skarsgård. Additionally, 42 globally memorable people died in present-day Gothenburg, including Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Henning Mankell, and Arvid Carlsson.
People Born in Present-Day Gothenburg
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Klas Pontus Arnoldson
Politician
1844 - 1916
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 1
Björn Ulvaeus
Musician
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 2
Stellan Skarsgård
Actor
1951 - Present
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 3
Gunnar Gren
Soccer Player
1920 - 1991
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 4
Roy Andersson
Film Director
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 5
PewDiePie
Youtuber
1989 - Present
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 6
Ingemar Johansson
Boxer
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 7
Karin Boye
Writer
1900 - 1941
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 8
Agne Simonsson
Soccer Player
1935 - 2020
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 9
Gunnel Lindblom
Actor
1931 - 2021
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 10
Mikkey Dee
Musician
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 11
Bengt Strömgren
Astronomer
1908 - 1987
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Gothenburg
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Lisa Larson
Designer
1931 - 2024
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 40
Leila K
Singer
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 72
Hans Rausing
Businessperson
1926 - 2019
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 76
Tomas Lindberg
Singer
1972 - 2025
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 77
Jakob Eklund
Actor
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 89
Kajsa Ernst
Actor
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 97
Maria Lundqvist
Actor
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 104
Martin Frändesjö
Handball Player
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 117
Annika Strandhäll
Politician
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 127
Erik Wahlstedt
Soccer Player
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.56
Rank: 128
Martin Boquist
Handball Player
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 129
Jeffrey Aubynn
Soccer Player
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 130
People Deceased in Present-Day Gothenburg
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Charles X Gustav of Sweden
Military Personnel
1622 - 1660
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 1
Henning Mankell
Writer
1948 - 2015
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 2
Arvid Carlsson
Physician
1923 - 2018
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 3
Gunnar Gren
Soccer Player
1920 - 1991
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 4
Kurt Tucholsky
Writer
1890 - 1935
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 5
Agne Simonsson
Soccer Player
1935 - 2020
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 6
Otto Nordenskjöld
Geographer
1869 - 1928
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 7
Eric Lemming
Athlete
1880 - 1930
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 8
Sven Rydell
Soccer Player
1905 - 1975
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 9
Frans G. Bengtsson
Writer
1894 - 1954
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 10
Erik Adlerz
Athlete
1892 - 1975
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 11
Anders Rydberg
Soccer Player
1903 - 1989
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present-Day Gothenburg
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Most people born in present-day Gothenburg were soccer players (47), athletes (18), musicians (16), actors (13), and handball players (11), while most who died were soccer players (14), athletes (10), wrestlers (4), writers (3), and gymnasts (3).
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present-day Gothenburg since 1700.
