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Sweden

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Sweden ranks 10th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Russia, Spain, and Brazil. Memorable people born in present day Sweden include Carl Linnaeus, Alfred Nobel, and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Memorable people who died in Sweden include René Descartes, Carl Linnaeus, and Astrid Lindgren. Sweden has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. The top cities in Sweden by number of biographies are Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Sweden, and Uppsala.

People

Between 0 and 2016, present day Sweden was the birth place of 2,198 globally memorable people, including Carl Linnaeus, Alfred Nobel, and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Additionaly, 802 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Sweden including René Descartes, Carl Linnaeus, and Astrid Lindgren.

People Born in Present Day Sweden

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People Deceased in Present Day Sweden

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Swedenwere soccer players (451), athletes (265), politicians (196), actors (142), and singers (142),  while most who died were politicians (118), athletes (107), writers (85), soccer players (78), and actors (39).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Sweden, including Zlatan Ibrahimović, Kurt Hamrin, and Freddie Ljungberg. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sweden, including Gunnar Nordahl, Zlatan Ibrahimović, and Nils Liedholm.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Sweden since 1700.

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