Kalmar
Kalmar ranks 1,377th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Courbevoie, Växjö, and Launceston, Tasmania. Memorable people born in Kalmar include Carl Gustaf Mosander, Ivar Kreuger, and Jenny Nyström. Memorable people who died in Kalmar include William Petersson and Ragnar Lundberg. Kalmar has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many athletes. Kalmar is located in Sweden.
Kalmar is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 41.388 inhabitants in 2020 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 236,399 inhabitants (2015). Kalmar is the third largest urban area in the province and cultural region of Småland. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1797 and 1996, Kalmar was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Carl Gustaf Mosander, Ivar Kreuger, and Jenny Nyström. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Kalmar including William Petersson and Ragnar Lundberg.
People Born in Kalmar
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Carl Gustaf Mosander
1797 - 1858
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1
Ivar Kreuger
1880 - 1932
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2
Jenny Nyström
1854 - 1946
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 3
Bo Johansson
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 4
Oscar von Sydow
1873 - 1936
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 5
Rasmus Elm
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.96
Rank: 6
Lena Hallengren
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 7
Viktor Elm
1985 - Present
HPI: 30.03
Rank: 8
Milan Smiljanić
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.31
Rank: 9
Gustav Engvall
1996 - Present
HPI: 21.68
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Kalmar
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Newly Added People Deceased in Kalmar
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Kalmar were soccer players (5), politicians (2), chemists (1), businesspeople (1), and painters (1), while most who died were athletes (2).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Kalmar since 1700.
