Degerfors
Degerfors ranks 3,343rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Alta, Norway, Gwalior, and Roseau. Memorable people born in Degerfors include Ralf Edström, Anders Gärderud, and Olle Åhlund. Memorable people who died in Degerfors include Bertil Nordahl, and Olle Åhlund. Degerfors has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players. Degerfors is located in Sweden.
Degerfors is a locality and the seat of Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 7,160 inhabitants in 2010. Degerfors is the sixth-largest city in Örebro County. It is located at the southern shore of lake Möckeln, 13 km south of neighboring Karlskoga. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1920 and 1986, Degerfors was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Ralf Edström, Anders Gärderud, and Olle Åhlund. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Degerfors including Bertil Nordahl, and Olle Åhlund.
People Born in Degerfors
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Ralf Edström
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 1
Anders Gärderud
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 2
Olle Åhlund
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1996
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 3
Ola Toivonen
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 4
Göran Hägglund
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Degerfors
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Bertil Nordahl
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1998
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 1
Olle Åhlund
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1996
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Degerfors were soccer players (3), athletes (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were soccer players (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Degerfors, including Ralf Edström, and Ola Toivonen. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Degerfors, including Ralf Edström, Olle Åhlund, and Ola Toivonen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Degerfors since 1700.
