Borås
Borås ranks 1,037th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fuchū, Tokyo, Manisa, and Tenochtitlan. Memorable people born in Borås include Ingvar Carlsson, Eric Ericson, 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 114,445 inhabitants in 2022. It is widely known for being a textile city, home to worldwide brands and companies as well as the prestigious Swedish School of Textiles that makes part of the University of Borås. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1909 and 1992, Borås was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Ingvar Carlsson, Eric Ericson, 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
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 1
Eric Ericson
1918 - 2013
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 2
Sven Davidson
1928 - 2008
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 3
Sven Jonasson
1909 - 1984
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 4
Elena Paparizou
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 5
Lennart Samuelsson
1924 - 2012
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 6
Kurt Pettersén
1916 - 1957
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 7
Christer Björkman
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 8
AronChupa
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 9
Shirley Clamp
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.36
Rank: 10
Johan Wiland
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 11
Sebastian Holmén
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.65
Rank: 12
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Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Borås were soccer players (4), singers (4), politicians (1), musicians (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were wrestlers (1).
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Borås, including Elena Paparizou, Christer Björkman, and AronChupa. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Borås, including Sven Jonasson, Lennart Samuelsson, and Johan Wiland.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Borås since 1700.
