Degerfors ranks 3,013th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nykøbing Falster, Roseau, and Ichinomiya, Aichi. 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
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.
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 1
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 2
1920 - 1996
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 3
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 4
1959 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 5
Most individuals born in present day Degerfors were soccer players (3), athletes (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were soccer players (2).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Degerfors since 1700.