Linköping
Linköping ranks 872nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hofburg, Katowice, and Schenectady, New York. The most famous people from Linköping are Hugo Theorell, Johannes Magnus, and Ludwig Göransson. The most famous people who died in Linköping are Olle Anderberg, Nils Ramm, and Rune Carlsson. Linköping has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many wrestlers, and boxers. Linköping is located in Sweden.
People
Between 1488 and 2005, Linköping was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Hugo Theorell, Johannes Magnus, and Ludwig Göransson. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Linköping including Olle Anderberg, Nils Ramm, and Rune Carlsson.
People Born in Linköping
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Hugo Theorell
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1982
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 1
Johannes Magnus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1488 - 1544
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 2
Ludwig Göransson
MUSICIAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3
Moa Martinson
WRITER
1890 - 1964
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 4
Janne Lundblad
ATHLETE
1887 - 1940
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 5
Gösta Olson
GYMNAST
1883 - 1966
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 6
Thomas Johansson
TENNIS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 7
Mercedes Mason
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 8
Magnus Samuelsson
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 9
Magnus Andersson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 10
Magnus Bäckstedt
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 11
Pierre Thorsson
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Linköping
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Dino Beganovic
RACING DRIVER
2004 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 16
Theoz
SINGER
2005 - Present
HPI: 32.66
Rank: 18
Simon Olsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 32.51
Rank: 19
People Deceased in Linköping
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Olle Anderberg
WRESTLER
1919 - 2003
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 1
Nils Ramm
BOXER
1903 - 1986
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 2
Rune Carlsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1943
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 3
Gösta Runö
ATHLETE
1896 - 1922
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Linköping were soccer players (3), athletes (2), actors (2), singers (2), and biologists (1), while most who died were wrestlers (1), boxers (1), soccer players (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Linköping, including Charlotte Rohlin, Anton Tinnerholm, and Simon Olsson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Linköping, including Charlotte Rohlin, Anton Tinnerholm, and Simon Olsson.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Linköping since 1700.
