Karlskrona
Karlskrona ranks 1,188th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ulyanovsk, Newcastle, New South Wales, and 's-Hertogenbosch. Memorable people born in Karlskrona include Roland Sandberg, Hjalmar Johansson, and Gertrud Adelborg. Memorable people who died in Karlskrona include Fredrik von Otter, Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, and Håkan Malmrot. Karlskrona has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and engineers. Karlskrona is located in Sweden.
Karlskrona is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Sweden's largest naval base and the headquarters of the Swedish Coast Guard. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1853 and 1991, Karlskrona was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Roland Sandberg, Hjalmar Johansson, and Gertrud Adelborg. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Karlskrona including Fredrik von Otter, Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, and Håkan Malmrot.
People Born in Karlskrona
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Roland Sandberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 1
Hjalmar Johansson
ATHLETE
1874 - 1957
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 2
Gertrud Adelborg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1853 - 1942
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 3
Lars Hall
ATHLETE
1927 - 1991
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 4
Eric Carlberg
ATHLETE
1880 - 1963
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 5
Horace Engdahl
HISTORIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 6
Vilhelm Carlberg
ATHLETE
1880 - 1970
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 7
Mikael Antonsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 8
Mattias Falck
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.61
Rank: 9
Tobias Karlsson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.03
Rank: 10
Amanda Kurtović
HANDBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 25.82
Rank: 11
Jonathan Ericsson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 25.69
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Karlskrona
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People Deceased in Karlskrona
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Fredrik von Otter
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1910
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 1
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman
ENGINEER
1721 - 1808
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 2
Håkan Malmrot
ATHLETE
1900 - 1987
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Karlskrona
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ENGINEER
1721 - 1808
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 2
Håkan Malmrot
ATHLETE
1900 - 1987
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Karlskrona were athletes (6), soccer players (2), handball players (2), hockey players (2), and social activists (1), while most who died were politicians (1), engineers (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Karlskrona, including Lars Hall, Mattias Falck, and Patricia Strenius. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Karlskrona, including Hjalmar Johansson, Lars Hall, and Eric Carlberg.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Karlskrona since 1700.
