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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. Read more on Wikipedia

People

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, 678 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Sweden including René Descartes, Carl Linnaeus, and Anders Celsius.

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 Sweden were soccer players (308), politicians (178), athletes (141), singers (116), and actors (106),  while most who died were politicians (110), athletes (83), writers (75), soccer players (53), and actors (33).

Occupational Trends

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.

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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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