Skellefteå
Skellefteå ranks 2,266th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San Pedro Sula, Lynwood, California, and Golden Horde. Memorable people born in Skellefteå include Per Olov Enquist, Margot Wallström, and Joakim Nyström. Skellefteå has been the birth place of many hockey players, and writers. Skellefteå is located in Sweden.
Skellefteå is a city in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with a population of 36,388. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 77,322 inhabitants in 2024. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1934 and 1992, Skellefteå was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Per Olov Enquist, Margot Wallström, and Joakim Nyström.
People Born in Skellefteå
Go to all RankingsPer Olov Enquist
WRITER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 1
Margot Wallström
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 2
Joakim Nyström
TENNIS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 3
Evy Berggren
GYMNAST
1934 - 2018
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 4
Joakim Lindström
HOCKEY PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 5
Jimmie Ericsson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 6
Adam Larsson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.75
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Skellefteå were hockey players (3), writers (1), politicians (1), tennis players (1), and gymnasts (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, hockey players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Skellefteå, including Joakim Lindström, Jimmie Ericsson, and Adam Larsson. Whereas, throughout history, hockey players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Skellefteå, including Joakim Lindström, Jimmie Ericsson, and Adam Larsson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Skellefteå since 1700.