Nyköping
Nyköping ranks 1,296th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind St. Joseph, Missouri, Dehradun, and Zrenjanin. Memorable people born in Nyköping include Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg, Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, and Nicodemus Tessin the Younger. Memorable people who died in Nyköping include Gert Fredriksson, Inga Gentzel, and Sven-Olov Sjödelius. Nyköping has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many athletes, and film directors. Nyköping is located in Sweden.
Nyköping is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden, with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1999, Nyköping was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg, Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, and Nicodemus Tessin the Younger. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Nyköping including Gert Fredriksson, Inga Gentzel, and Sven-Olov Sjödelius.
People Born in Nyköping
Go to all RankingsCatherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg
NOBLEMAN
1584 - 1638
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 1
Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1616 - 1662
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 2
Nicodemus Tessin the Younger
ARCHITECT
1654 - 1728
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 3
Gert Fredriksson
ATHLETE
1919 - 2006
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 4
Bert Bolin
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2007
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 5
Birgit Cullberg
DANCER
1908 - 1999
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 6
Sven-Olov Sjödelius
ATHLETE
1933 - 2018
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 7
Gunnar Åkerlund
ATHLETE
1923 - 2006
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 8
Hans Wetterström
ATHLETE
1923 - 1980
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 9
Pontus Almqvist
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 28.26
Rank: 10
Mahmoud Eid
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 21.43
Rank: 11
Josefin Olsson
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Nyköping
Go to all RankingsGunnar Åkerlund
ATHLETE
1923 - 2006
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 8
Hans Wetterström
ATHLETE
1923 - 1980
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 9
Pontus Almqvist
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 28.26
Rank: 10
Josefin Olsson
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Nyköping
Go to all RankingsGert Fredriksson
ATHLETE
1919 - 2006
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 1
Inga Gentzel
ATHLETE
1908 - 1991
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 2
Sven-Olov Sjödelius
ATHLETE
1933 - 2018
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3
Hans Wetterström
ATHLETE
1923 - 1980
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 4
Kjell Grede
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Nyköping
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Nyköping were athletes (5), soccer players (2), noblemen (1), politicians (1), and architects (1), while most who died were athletes (4), and film directors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nyköping, including Pontus Almqvist, and Mahmoud Eid. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nyköping, including Gert Fredriksson, Sven-Olov Sjödelius, and Gunnar Åkerlund.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Nyköping since 1700.