Gävle
Gävle ranks 1,252nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Narbonne, Adana, and Royal Alcázar of Madrid. Memorable people born in Gävle include Erik Acharius, Joe Hill, and Richard Johansson. Memorable people who died in Gävle include Stenkil, Henry Eriksson, and Richard Johansson. Gävle has been the birth place of many athletes, and hockey players and the death place of many athletes, and politicians. Gävle is located in Sweden.
Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 79,004 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th-most-populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland, having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria. However, Gävle is far nearer to the greater Stockholm region than it is to most other major settlements in Norrland and has a much milder climate than associated with said region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1757 and 1992, Gävle was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Erik Acharius, Joe Hill, and Richard Johansson. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Gävle including Stenkil, Henry Eriksson, and Richard Johansson.
People Born in Gävle
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Erik Acharius
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1819
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 1
Joe Hill
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1915
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2
Richard Johansson
SKATER
1882 - 1952
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 3
Bo Ekelund
ATHLETE
1894 - 1983
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 4
Josef Ternström
ATHLETE
1888 - 1953
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 5
Gert Blomé
ATHLETE
1934 - 2021
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 6
Peter Hultqvist
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 7
Alexandra Dahlström
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 8
Martin Olsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 9
Peppe Femling
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 26.78
Rank: 10
Jakob Silfverberg
HOCKEY PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 22.23
Rank: 11
Calle Järnkrok
HOCKEY PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 21.30
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Gävle
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Stenkil
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1066
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 1
Henry Eriksson
ATHLETE
1920 - 2000
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 2
Richard Johansson
SKATER
1882 - 1952
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 3
Folke Alnevik
ATHLETE
1919 - 2020
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gävle were athletes (4), hockey players (2), biologists (1), social activists (1), and skaters (1), while most who died were athletes (2), politicians (1), and skaters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gävle, including Gert Blomé, and Peppe Femling. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gävle, including Bo Ekelund, Josef Ternström, and Gert Blomé.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Gävle since 1700.
