Gothenburg
Gothenburg ranks 74th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cleveland, Lyon, and Osaka Prefecture. Memorable people born in Gothenburg include Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Stellan Skarsgård, and Björn Ulvaeus. Memorable people who died in Gothenburg include Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Henning Mankell, and Arvid Carlsson. Gothenburg has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and athletes. Gothenburg is located in Sweden.
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gubernatorial seat of Västra Götaland County, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Gothenburg was the birth place of 142 globally memorable people, including Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Stellan Skarsgård, and Björn Ulvaeus. Additionaly, 41 globally memorable people have passed away in Gothenburg including Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Henning Mankell, and Arvid Carlsson.
People Born in Gothenburg
Go to all RankingsKlas Pontus Arnoldson
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1916
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 1
Stellan Skarsgård
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 2
Björn Ulvaeus
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 3
Gunnar Gren
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1991
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 4
Roy Andersson
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 5
PewDiePie
YOUTUBER
1989 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 6
Karin Boye
WRITER
1900 - 1941
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 7
Ingemar Johansson
BOXER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 8
Gunnel Lindblom
ACTOR
1931 - 2021
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 9
Agne Simonsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 10
Mikkey Dee
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 11
Eric Lemming
ATHLETE
1880 - 1930
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Gothenburg
Go to all RankingsFredrik Henrik af Chapman
ENGINEER
1721 - 1808
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 26
Henock Abrahamsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1958
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 34
Gunnar Jansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1998
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 51
Vanja Blomberg
GYMNAST
1929 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 55
Victor Carlund
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1985
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 61
Holger Hansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 64
Sture Allén
LINGUIST
1928 - 2022
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 65
Jonas Berggren
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 66
Karl Malmström
ATHLETE
1875 - 1938
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 71
Bertil Johansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 74
Ulf Ekberg
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 80
Andy LaRocque
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 82
People Deceased in Gothenburg
Go to all RankingsCharles X Gustav of Sweden
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1622 - 1660
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 1
Henning Mankell
WRITER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 2
Arvid Carlsson
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 3
Gunnar Gren
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1991
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 4
Kurt Tucholsky
WRITER
1890 - 1935
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 5
Agne Simonsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 6
Otto Nordenskjöld
GEOGRAPHER
1869 - 1928
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 7
Eric Lemming
ATHLETE
1880 - 1930
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 8
Sven Rydell
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1975
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 9
Frans G. Bengtsson
WRITER
1894 - 1954
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 10
Axel Cadier
WRESTLER
1906 - 1974
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 11
Sven Jacobsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1983
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Gothenburg
Go to all RankingsHenock Abrahamsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1958
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 13
Gunnar Olsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1974
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 23
Harry Lundahl
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1988
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 25
Anders Larsson
WRESTLER
1892 - 1945
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 27
Victor Carlund
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1985
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 34
Holger Hansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 35
Helge Liljebjörn
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1952
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 36
Karl Malmström
ATHLETE
1875 - 1938
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 37
Gert Blomé
ATHLETE
1934 - 2021
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 40
Lars-Eric Lundvall
HOCKEY PLAYER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 41
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gothenburg were soccer players (41), athletes (18), musicians (16), actors (10), and singers (8), while most who died were soccer players (14), athletes (10), wrestlers (4), writers (3), and gymnasts (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gothenburg, including Agne Simonsson, Glenn Strömberg, and Glenn Hysén. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gothenburg, including Gunnar Gren, Agne Simonsson, and Sven Rydell.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Gothenburg since 1700.