Luleå ranks 3,009th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brive-la-Gaillarde, Halicarnassus, and Darlington. 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
Between 1930 and 1974, Luleå was the birth place of 5 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.
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1
1931 - 2011
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 2
1930 - 2020
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 3
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 4
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 5
Most individuals born in present day Luleå were actors (1), singers (1), skiers (1), soccer players (1), and referees (1), while most who died were actors (1) and skiers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Luleå since 1700.