Kalix
Kalix ranks 3,328th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rybnik, Kettering, and Rochefort, Charente-Maritime. Memorable people born in Kalix include Karin Lindberg, Irma Johansson, and Viktor Fasth. Kalix has been the birth place of many hockey players, and gymnasts. Kalix is located in Sweden.
Kalix is a locality and the seat of the Kalix Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The name Kalix is believed to originate from the Sami word Gáláseatnu, or "Kalasätno", meaning "The cold river" the ancient name of the Kalix River. It had 7,299 inhabitants in 2005, out of 17,300 inhabitants in the municipality of Kalix. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1929 and 1997, Kalix was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Karin Lindberg, Irma Johansson, and Viktor Fasth.
People Born in Kalix
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Karin Lindberg
GYMNAST
1929 - 2020
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 1
Irma Johansson
ATHLETE
1932 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 2
Viktor Fasth
HOCKEY PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 30.46
Rank: 3
Emma Ribom
SKIER
1997 - Present
HPI: 28.50
Rank: 4
Johan Fransson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 26.56
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Kalix
Go to all RankingsEmma Ribom
SKIER
1997 - Present
HPI: 28.50
Rank: 4
Johan Fransson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 26.56
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kalix were hockey players (2), gymnasts (1), athletes (1), and skiers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, hockey players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kalix, including Viktor Fasth, and Johan Fransson. Whereas, throughout history, hockey players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kalix, including Viktor Fasth, and Johan Fransson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kalix since 1700.
