Jönköping
Jönköping ranks 774th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oran, Clermont-Ferrand, and Västerås. Memorable people born in Jönköping include Dag Hammarskjöld, Agnetha Fältskog, and Ermanaric. Memorable people who died in Jönköping include Sten Sture the Elder, Gustav Cassel, and Felix Hamrin. Jönköping has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and economists. Jönköping is located in Sweden.
Jönköping is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland. In late 2019, Jönköping was seen as the city with best future prospects in Sweden by WSP. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 400 and 1992, Jönköping was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Dag Hammarskjöld, Agnetha Fältskog, and Ermanaric. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Jönköping including Sten Sture the Elder, Gustav Cassel, and Felix Hamrin.
People Born in Jönköping
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Dag Hammarskjöld
DIPLOMAT
1905 - 1961
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 1
Agnetha Fältskog
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 2
Ermanaric
POLITICIAN
400 - 376
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 3
Carl Peter Thunberg
BIOLOGIST
1743 - 1828
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 4
John Bauer
PAINTER
1882 - 1918
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 5
Bernhard Karlgren
LINGUIST
1889 - 1978
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 6
Viktor Rydberg
WRITER
1828 - 1895
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 7
Göran Malmqvist
LINGUIST
1924 - 2019
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 8
Gustaf Rosenquist
ATHLETE
1887 - 1961
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 9
Erik Svensson
ATHLETE
1903 - 1986
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 10
Carl von Essen
ATHLETE
1940 - 2021
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 11
Birger Cederin
ATHLETE
1895 - 1942
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Jönköping
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ATHLETE
1940 - 2021
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 11
Birger Cederin
ATHLETE
1895 - 1942
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 12
Fredrik Stillman
HOCKEY PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 31.86
Rank: 17
Fredric Pettersson
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 19
People Deceased in Jönköping
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Sten Sture the Elder
POLITICIAN
1440 - 1503
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1
Gustav Cassel
ECONOMIST
1866 - 1945
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2
Felix Hamrin
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1937
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 3
Stig Sundqvist
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2011
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Jönköping
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Most individuals born in present day Jönköping were athletes (5), soccer players (4), linguists (2), diplomats (1), and singers (1), while most who died were politicians (2), economists (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jönköping, including Magnus Erlingmark, Erik Edman, and Mattias Johansson. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jönköping, including Gustaf Rosenquist, Erik Svensson, and Carl von Essen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Jönköping since 1700.
