Östergötland
Östergötland ranks 3,748th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Elgoibar, San Gabriel, California, and Sokodé. Memorable people born in Östergötland include Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Birger Jarl, and Gunilla Bielke. Östergötland has been the birth place of many chemists, and politicians. Östergötland is located in Sweden.
Östergötland is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, the Latinized version Ostrogothia is also used. The corresponding administrative county, Östergötland County, covers the entire province and parts of neighbouring provinces. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1210 and 1840, Östergötland was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Birger Jarl, and Gunilla Bielke.
People Born in Östergötland
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Jöns Jacob Berzelius
CHEMIST
1779 - 1848
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 1
Birger Jarl
POLITICIAN
1210 - 1266
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 2
Gunilla Bielke
COMPANION
1568 - 1597
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 3
Lars Fredrik Nilson
CHEMIST
1840 - 1899
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Östergötland were chemists (2), politicians (1), and companions (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history chemists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Östergötland, including Jöns Jacob Berzelius, and Lars Fredrik Nilson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Östergötland since 1700.
