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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 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 writers.
Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country 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 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, 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 10.4 million, the largest of the Nordic countries; and a low population density of 25.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (66/sq mi). 87% of Swedes live in urban areas, which cover 1.5% of the entire land area. The highest concentration is in the central and southern half of the country. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 400 and 2017, present day Sweden was the birth place of 1,296 globally memorable people, including Carl Linnaeus, Alfred Nobel, and Tycho Brahe. Additionaly, 513 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Sweden including René Descartes, Carl Linnaeus, and Anders Celsius.
1707 - 1778
HPI: 91.07
Rank: 1
1833 - 1896
HPI: 89.69
Rank: 2
1546 - 1601
HPI: 84.83
Rank: 3
1594 - 1632
HPI: 84.40
Rank: 4
1701 - 1744
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 5
1918 - 2007
HPI: 83.84
Rank: 6
1907 - 2002
HPI: 83.11
Rank: 7
1858 - 1940
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 8
1626 - 1689
HPI: 82.50
Rank: 9
1927 - 1986
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 10
900 - 912
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 11
1682 - 1718
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 12
1909 - 1977
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 259
1924 - 1997
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 292
1931 - 2018
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 296
1825 - 1896
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 329
1694 - 1758
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 361
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 363
1488 - 1535
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 372
1931 - 1968
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 387
1885 - 1967
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 390
1905 - 1981
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 391
1832 - 1903
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 431
1908 - 1999
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 440
1596 - 1650
HPI: 92.74
Rank: 1
1707 - 1778
HPI: 91.07
Rank: 2
1701 - 1744
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 3
1918 - 2007
HPI: 83.84
Rank: 4
800 - 876
HPI: 83.30
Rank: 5
1907 - 2002
HPI: 83.11
Rank: 6
1858 - 1940
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 7
1927 - 1986
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 8
1926 - 2018
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 9
1849 - 1912
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 10
1779 - 1848
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 11
1882 - 1973
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 12
1561 - 1589
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 200
1924 - 1997
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 225
1825 - 1896
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 249
1931 - 1968
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 282
1885 - 1967
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 284
1682 - 1722
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 285
1905 - 1981
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 286
1832 - 1903
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 309
1888 - 1973
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 311
1908 - 1999
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 315
1927 - 1997
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 324
1913 - 1989
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 336
Most individuals born in present day Sweden were soccer players (264), politicians (163), singers (103), writers (89), and actors (83), while most who died were politicians (106), writers (65), soccer players (42), athletes (35), and actors (24).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Sweden, including Zlatan Ibrahimović, Nils Liedholm, and Kurt Hamrin. 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.