Östersund
Östersund ranks 2,061st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jinan, Lima, Ohio, and Mons, Belgium. Memorable people born in Östersund include Rolf Lassgård, Carl Charlier, and Tomas Ledin. Memorable people who died in Östersund include Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, and William Grut. Östersund has been the birth place of many skiers, and athletes and the death place of many composers, and athletes. Östersund is located in Sweden.
Östersund is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in northern Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön. It is the only city in Jämtland. The northern part of the urban area is located inside of the municipality of Krokom. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1862 and 1995, Östersund was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Rolf Lassgård, Carl Charlier, and Tomas Ledin. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Östersund including Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, and William Grut.
People Born in Östersund
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Rolf Lassgård
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 1
Carl Charlier
ASTRONOMER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 2
Tomas Ledin
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 3
Stig Sollander
SKIER
1926 - 2019
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4
Jan Halvarsson
SKIER
1942 - 2020
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 5
Martin Ponsiluoma
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 6
Anna Ottosson
SKIER
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 7
Alexander Edler
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 32.45
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Östersund
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Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
COMPOSER
1867 - 1942
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1
William Grut
ATHLETE
1914 - 2012
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Östersund were skiers (3), athletes (2), actors (1), astronomers (1), and singers (1), while most who died were composers (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, skiers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Östersund, including Stig Sollander, Jan Halvarsson, and Anna Ottosson. Whereas, throughout history, skiers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Östersund, including Stig Sollander, Jan Halvarsson, and Anna Ottosson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Östersund since 1700.
