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Sweden ranks 220th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Leeds, Heidelberg, and Bogotá. Memorable people born in Sweden include Oleg of Novgorod, Haakon VI of Norway, and Catherine of Vadstena. Memorable people who died in Sweden include Björn Ironside, Per Brahe the Younger, and Ulvhild Håkansdotter. Sweden has been the birth place of many soccer players and athletes and the death place of many politicians and soccer players. Sweden is located in Sweden.

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge–tunnel across the Öresund. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 900 and 1997, Sweden was the birth place of 49 globally memorable people, including Oleg of Novgorod, Haakon VI of Norway, and Catherine of Vadstena. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Sweden including Björn Ironside, Per Brahe the Younger, and Ulvhild Håkansdotter.

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Most individuals born in present day Sweden were soccer players (18), athletes (6), politicians (5), religious figures (3), and noblemen (2),  while most who died were politicians (2), soccer players (2), racing drivers (1), companions (1), and athletes (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sweden, including Kalle Svensson, Tore Svensson, and Prawitz Öberg. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sweden, including Kalle Svensson, Gustav Wetterström, and Tore Svensson.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in Sweden since 1700.