Karlstad ranks 2,479th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kroměříž, Tondabayashi, and Bloomsbury. Memorable people born in Karlstad include Zarah Leander, Göran Tunström, and Per Carlén. Memorable people who died in Karlstad include Carl Adolph Agardh, Gustaf Jansson, and Nils Nilsson. Karlstad has been the birth place of many singers and writers and the death place of many politicians and athletes. Karlstad is located in Sweden.
Karlstad is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 65,856 inhabitants in 2020 with 96,466 inhabitants in the wider municipality in 2022, and is the 21st biggest municipality in Sweden. Karlstad has a university and a cathedral. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1907 and 1987, Karlstad was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Zarah Leander, Göran Tunström, and Per Carlén. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Karlstad including Carl Adolph Agardh, Gustaf Jansson, and Nils Nilsson.
1907 - 1981
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1
1937 - 2000
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 2
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 3
1979 - Present
HPI: 29.28
Rank: 4
1987 - Present
HPI: 26.13
Rank: 5
1986 - Present
HPI: 24.87
Rank: 6
1785 - 1859
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 1
1922 - 2012
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 2
1936 - 2017
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Karlstad were singers (1), writers (1), handball players (1), skiers (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were politicians (1), athletes (1), and hockey players (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Karlstad since 1700.