Norrköping
Norrköping ranks 525th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guatemala City, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Valenciennes. The most famous people from Norrköping are Hannes Alfvén, Ove Kindvall, and Olof Swartz. The most famous people who died in Norrköping are Tore Keller, Bengt Gustavsson, and Ivar Johansson. Norrköping has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and wrestlers. Norrköping is located in Sweden.
People
Between 1760 and 1997, Norrköping was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Hannes Alfvén, Ove Kindvall, and Olof Swartz. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Norrköping including Tore Keller, Bengt Gustavsson, and Ivar Johansson.
People Born in Norrköping
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Hannes Alfvén
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1995
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 1
Ove Kindvall
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2025
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 2
Olof Swartz
BIOLOGIST
1760 - 1818
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 3
Tore Keller
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1988
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 4
Carl Swartz
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1926
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 5
Ivar Johansson
WRESTLER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 6
Harry Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 7
Åke Johansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 8
Gustav Wetterström
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1991
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 9
Georg Åberg
ATHLETE
1893 - 1946
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 10
Birger Rosengren
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1977
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 11
Henry Källgren
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2005
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Norrköping
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Jesper Nielsen
HANDBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 21
Magnus Pääjärvi
HOCKEY PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 31.94
Rank: 29
People Deceased in Norrköping
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SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1988
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 1
Bengt Gustavsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2017
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 2
Ivar Johansson
WRESTLER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3
Harry Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 4
Hans von Rosen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1952
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 5
Åke Johansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 6
Gustav Wetterström
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1991
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 7
Birger Rosengren
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1977
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 8
Claes-Göran Hederström
SINGER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Norrköping were soccer players (17), athletes (2), handball players (2), physicists (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were soccer players (6), wrestlers (1), military personnels (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Norrköping, including Ove Kindvall, Åke Johansson, and Henry Källgren. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Norrköping, including Ove Kindvall, Tore Keller, and Harry Andersson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Norrköping since 1700.
