Norrköping
Norrköping ranks 587th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aachen, Girona, and Arnhem. Memorable people born in Norrköping include Hannes Alfvén, Ove Kindvall, and Tore Keller. Memorable people who died in Norrköping include Tore Keller, Bengt Gustavsson, and Ivar Johansson. Norrköping has been the birth place of many soccer players and athletes and the death place of many soccer players and wrestlers. Norrköping is located in Sweden.
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linköping and 60 km west of the Södermanland capital of Nyköping. The city has a population of 95,618 inhabitants in 2016, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest municipality. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1760 and 1996, Norrköping was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Hannes Alfvén, Ove Kindvall, and Tore Keller. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Norrköping including Tore Keller, Bengt Gustavsson, and Ivar Johansson.
People Born in Norrköping
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Hannes Alfvén
1908 - 1995
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 1
Ove Kindvall
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 2
Tore Keller
1905 - 1988
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 3
Olof Swartz
1760 - 1818
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 4
Ivar Johansson
1903 - 1979
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 5
Georg Åberg
1893 - 1946
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 6
Carl Swartz
1858 - 1926
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 7
Åke Johansson
1928 - 2014
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 8
Pernilla Wiberg
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 9
Birger Rosengren
1917 - 1977
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 10
Gunnar Höjer
1875 - 1936
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 11
Kristoffer Olsson
1995 - Present
HPI: 32.41
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Norrköping
Go to all RankingsBirger Rosengren
1917 - 1977
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 10
Gunnar Höjer
1875 - 1936
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 11
Christoffer Nyman
1992 - Present
HPI: 23.31
Rank: 17
Linus Wahlqvist
1996 - Present
HPI: 20.06
Rank: 19
People Deceased in Norrköping
Go to all RankingsTore Keller
1905 - 1988
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 1
Bengt Gustavsson
1928 - 2017
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 2
Ivar Johansson
1903 - 1979
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 3
Gustav Wetterström
1911 - 1991
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 4
Harry Andersson
1913 - 1996
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 5
Hans von Rosen
1888 - 1952
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 6
Åke Johansson
1928 - 2014
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 7
Birger Rosengren
1917 - 1977
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 8
Claes-Göran Hederström
1945 - 2022
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in Norrköping
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Norrköping were soccer players (11), athletes (2), physicists (1), biologists (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were soccer players (6), wrestlers (1), military personnels (1), and singers (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Norrköping, including Ove Kindvall, Åke Johansson, and Kristoffer Olsson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Norrköping, including Ove Kindvall, Tore Keller, and Åke Johansson.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Norrköping since 1700.
