Värnamo
Värnamo ranks 1,855th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baoding, Ponce, Puerto Rico, and Trollhättan. Memorable people born in Värnamo include Stig Sjölin, Elize Ryd, and Viktor Claesson. Värnamo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes. Värnamo is located in Sweden.
Värnamo, historically known as Wernamo, is a town in Jönköping County in the south of Sweden. It is situated on the river Lagan just north of the lake Vidöstern. It is the seat of Värnamo Municipality and has 19,822 inhabitants as of 31 December 2020. The name comes from old Swedish värn (sconce) and mo. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1928 and 1993, Värnamo was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Stig Sjölin, Elize Ryd, and Viktor Claesson.
People Born in Värnamo
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Stig Sjölin
ATHLETE
1928 - 1995
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 1
Elize Ryd
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 2
Viktor Claesson
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.66
Rank: 3
Annie Lööf
POLITICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 34.59
Rank: 4
Jesper Nelin
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 5
Niklas Hult
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.77
Rank: 6
Simon Thern
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 26.80
Rank: 7
Elba Rashani
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 24.43
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Värnamo were soccer players (4), athletes (2), singers (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Värnamo, including Viktor Claesson, Niklas Hult, and Simon Thern. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Värnamo, including Viktor Claesson, Niklas Hult, and Simon Thern.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Värnamo since 1700.
