Sandviken
Sandviken ranks 8,353rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ras Al Khaimah, Harrison, New York, and Tafraout. Memorable people born in Sandviken include Kim Källström, and Sara Hector. Memorable people who died in Sandviken include Gösta Dunker. Sandviken has been the birth place of many soccer players, and skiers and the death place of many soccer players. Sandviken is located in Sweden.
Sandviken is a locality and the seat of Sandviken Municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden with 26,438 inhabitants in 2023. It is situated about 25 km west of Gävle and lies approximately 190 km north of Stockholm. The rail journey to Stockholm takes about 1.5 hours and to Arlanda, Sweden's main international airport, around an hour. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1982 and 1992, Sandviken was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Kim Källström, and Sara Hector. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Sandviken including Gösta Dunker.
People Born in Sandviken
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Kim Källström
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 1
Sara Hector
SKIER
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Sandviken
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sandviken were soccer players (1), and skiers (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sandviken, including Kim Källström. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sandviken, including Kim Källström.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Sandviken since 1700.
