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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 Alfred Nobel, Carl Linnaeus, and Tycho Brahe. Memorable people who died in Sweden include René Descartes, Carl Linnaeus, and Anders Celsius. Sweden has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and athletes.
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge–tunnel across the Öresund. At 447,425 square kilometres (172,752 sq mi), Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of 25.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (66/sq mi), with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas, which cover 1.5% of the entire land area, in the central and southern half of the country. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 400 and 2016, present day Sweden was the birth place of 1,612 globally memorable people, including Alfred Nobel, Carl Linnaeus, and Tycho Brahe. Additionaly, 677 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Sweden including René Descartes, Carl Linnaeus, and Anders Celsius.
1833 - 1896
HPI: 87.58
Rank: 1
1707 - 1778
HPI: 87.29
Rank: 2
1546 - 1601
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 3
1701 - 1744
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 4
1918 - 2007
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 5
1594 - 1632
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 6
1907 - 2002
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 7
1858 - 1940
HPI: 77.70
Rank: 8
1927 - 1986
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 9
1682 - 1718
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 10
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 11
1926 - 2018
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 12
1584 - 1638
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 113
1660 - 1707
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 236
1539 - 1610
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 252
1540 - 1627
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 285
1616 - 1662
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 296
1568 - 1625
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 298
1545 - 1610
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 305
1925 - 2020
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 328
1549 - 1597
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 345
1866 - 1945
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 382
1750 - 1803
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 391
1805 - 1853
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 392
1596 - 1650
HPI: 90.95
Rank: 1
1707 - 1778
HPI: 87.29
Rank: 2
1701 - 1744
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 3
1918 - 2007
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 4
1907 - 2002
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 5
1858 - 1940
HPI: 77.70
Rank: 6
1927 - 1986
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 7
800 - 876
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 8
1926 - 2018
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 9
1859 - 1927
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 10
1763 - 1844
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 11
1779 - 1848
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 12
1584 - 1638
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 95
1090 - 1148
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 203
1903 - 1984
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 226
1925 - 2020
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 242
1549 - 1597
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 253
1000 - 1045
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 254
1494 - 1559
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 256
1937 - 1987
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 263
1344 - 1359
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 268
1866 - 1945
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 281
1200 - 1202
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 286
1759 - 1815
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 296
Most individuals born in present day Sweden were soccer players (311), politicians (217), athletes (131), singers (116), and actors (106), while most who died were politicians (123), athletes (79), writers (77), soccer players (55), and actors (33).
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 Henrik Larsson. 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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Sweden since 1700.