Landskrona
Landskrona ranks 1,400th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bedford, West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Clapham. Memorable people born in Landskrona include Allvar Gullstrand, Siw Malmkvist, and Sven Nilsson. Memorable people who died in Landskrona include Maj Sjöwall, Åge Lundström, and Per Berlin. Landskrona has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Landskrona is located in .
Landskrona is a town in Scania, Sweden. Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance. Ferries operate from Landskrona to the island of Ven, and for many years there was also a connection to Copenhagen. Landskrona is part of the Øresund region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1787 and 1990, Landskrona was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Allvar Gullstrand, Siw Malmkvist, and Sven Nilsson. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Landskrona including Maj Sjöwall, Åge Lundström, and Per Berlin.
People Born in Landskrona
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Allvar Gullstrand
PHYSICIAN
1862 - 1930
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 1
Siw Malmkvist
SINGER
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 2
Sven Nilsson
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1787 - 1883
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 3
Janet Ågren
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 4
Ewa Aulin
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 5
Majgull Axelsson
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 6
Joakim Nilsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 7
Alexander Farnerud
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 8
Rasmus Lindgren
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.34
Rank: 9
Jonas Olsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 33.84
Rank: 10
Marcus Johansson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 22.82
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Landskrona
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Maj Sjöwall
WRITER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 1
Åge Lundström
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1975
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 2
Per Berlin
ATHLETE
1921 - 2011
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Landskrona
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Most individuals born in present day Landskrona were soccer players (4), actors (2), physicians (1), singers (1), and archaeologists (1), while most who died were writers (1), politicians (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Landskrona, including Joakim Nilsson, Alexander Farnerud, and Rasmus Lindgren. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Landskrona, including Joakim Nilsson, Alexander Farnerud, and Rasmus Lindgren.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Landskrona since 1700.
