Luleå
Luleå ranks 2,807th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Illinois, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and Yorkshire. Memorable people born in Luleå include Maud Adams, Ingvar Wixell, and Sonja Edström. Memorable people who died in Luleå include Sven Wollter, and Sonja Edström. Luleå has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many actors, and skiers. Luleå is located in Sweden.
Luleå is a city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban core as of 2018 and is the seat of Luleå Municipality with a total population of about 79,000 as of 2023. Luleå is Sweden's 25th largest city and Norrbotten County's largest city. Luleå is considered as the world's largest brackish water archipelago with 1,312 islands, several rivers and vast forestland. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1900 and 1974, Luleå was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Maud Adams, Ingvar Wixell, and Sonja Edström. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Luleå including Sven Wollter, and Sonja Edström.
People Born in Luleå
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Maud Adams
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 1
Ingvar Wixell
SINGER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 2
Sonja Edström
SKIER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 3
Konrad Granström
ATHLETE
1900 - 1982
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 4
Hasse Backe
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 5
Jonas Eriksson
REFEREE
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 6
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Luleå were actors (1), singers (1), skiers (1), athletes (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were actors (1), and skiers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Luleå, including Maud Adams. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Luleå, including Maud Adams.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Luleå since 1700.
