Helsingborg
Helsingborg ranks 500th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hyderabad, Tianjin, and Okayama Prefecture. Memorable people born in Helsingborg include Dieterich Buxtehude, Lars Vilks, and Henrik Larsson. Memorable people who died in Helsingborg include Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Christopher of Bavaria, and Kalle Svensson. Helsingborg has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and soccer players. Helsingborg is located in Sweden.
Helsingborg (,, Swedish: [hɛlsɪŋˈbɔrj], is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania and ninth-largest in Sweden, with a population of 113,816. Helsingborg is the central urban area of northwestern Scania and Sweden's closest point to Denmark: the Danish city Helsingør is clearly visible about 4 km to the west on the other side of the Øresund. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1637 and 1992, Helsingborg was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Dieterich Buxtehude, Lars Vilks, and Henrik Larsson. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Helsingborg including Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Christopher of Bavaria, and Kalle Svensson.
People Born in Helsingborg
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Dieterich Buxtehude
1637 - 1707
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 1
Lars Vilks
1946 - 2021
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 2
Henrik Larsson
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 3
Sven Nordqvist
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 4
Odd Nerdrum
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 5
Gunnar Nilsson
1948 - 1978
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 6
Arvid Posse
1820 - 1901
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 7
Nils Axelsson
1906 - 1989
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 8
Ann Linde
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 9
Carl Silfverstrand
1885 - 1975
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 10
Nick Bostrom
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 11
Nils Rosén
1902 - 1951
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Helsingborg
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People Deceased in Helsingborg
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Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
1882 - 1973
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 1
Christopher of Bavaria
1416 - 1448
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 2
Kalle Svensson
1925 - 2000
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 3
Lars-Erik Larsson
1908 - 1986
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4
Nils Axelsson
1906 - 1989
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 5
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
1908 - 1981
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 6
Carl Silfverstrand
1885 - 1975
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 7
Axel Nordlander
1879 - 1962
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 8
Stig Sjölin
1928 - 1995
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 9
Nils Rosén
1902 - 1951
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Helsingborg
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1885 - 1975
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 7
Axel Nordlander
1879 - 1962
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 8
Stig Sjölin
1928 - 1995
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 9
Most individuals born in present day Helsingborg were soccer players (10), politicians (3), athletes (2), composers (1), and sculptors (1), while most who died were politicians (3), soccer players (3), athletes (2), composers (1), and tennis players (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Helsingborg, including Henrik Larsson, Mats Magnusson, and Thomas Sjöberg. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Helsingborg, including Henrik Larsson, Nils Axelsson, and Nils Rosén.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Helsingborg since 1700.
