Borås
Borås ranks 1,098th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Silver Spring, Maryland, Randers, and Yamaguchi (city). Memorable people born in Borås include Ingvar Carlsson, Reino Börjesson, and Sven Davidson. Memorable people who died in Borås include Kurt Pettersén. Borås has been the birth place of many soccer players, and singers and the death place of many wrestlers. Borås is located in Sweden.
Borås is a city and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 114,556 inhabitants in 2024. It is widely known for being a textile city, home to worldwide brands and companies as well as the prestigious Swedish School of Textiles, which is part of the University of Borås. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1909 and 1995, Borås was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Ingvar Carlsson, Reino Börjesson, and Sven Davidson. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Borås including Kurt Pettersén.
People Born in Borås
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Ingvar Carlsson
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1
Reino Börjesson
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 2
Sven Davidson
TENNIS PLAYER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 3
Eric Ericson
MUSICIAN
1918 - 2013
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 4
Sven Jonasson
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1984
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 5
Elena Paparizou
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 6
Lennart Samuelsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2012
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 7
Kurt Pettersén
WRESTLER
1916 - 1957
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 8
Christer Björkman
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 9
Johan Wiland
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 10
Shirley Clamp
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.30
Rank: 11
AronChupa
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.68
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Borås
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SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 2
Fredrik Berglund
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.41
Rank: 13
Érika Pachito
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 15
Lovisa Claesson
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Borås
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Most individuals born in present day Borås were soccer players (6), singers (4), athletes (2), politicians (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were wrestlers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Borås, including Reino Börjesson, Lennart Samuelsson, and Johan Wiland. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Borås, including Reino Börjesson, Sven Jonasson, and Lennart Samuelsson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Borås since 1700.
