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Örebro (swe)

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Örebro ranks 658th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Luoyang, New Rochelle, New York, and Herat. Memorable people born in Örebro include Manne Siegbahn, Ronnie Peterson, and Olaus Petri. Memorable people who died in Örebro include Magnus II of Sweden, Orvar Bergmark, and Karin Lindberg. Örebro has been the birth place of many soccer players and racing drivers and the death place of many politicians and soccer players. Örebro is located in Sweden.

Örebro is the sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers inland along the small river Svartån, and has a population of approximately 126,000 in the city proper. It is one of the largest inland hubs of the country, and a major logistic and commercial operating site. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1493 and 1992, Örebro was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Manne Siegbahn, Ronnie Peterson, and Olaus Petri. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Örebro including Magnus II of Sweden, Orvar Bergmark, and Karin Lindberg.

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Most individuals born in present day Örebro were soccer players (4), racing drivers (2), writers (2), physicists (1), and astronomers (1),  while most who died were politicians (1), soccer players (1), gymnasts (1), athletes (1), and writers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Örebro, including Hasse Borg, Jimmy Durmaz, and Isaac Kiese Thelin. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Örebro, including Eivar Widlund, Hasse Borg, and Jimmy Durmaz.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Örebro since 1700.