Västerås
Västerås ranks 773rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Grodno, Oran, and Clermont-Ferrand. Memorable people born in Västerås include Olaus Rudbeck, Olof Thunberg, and Mai Zetterling. Memorable people who died in Västerås include Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg, Svante Nilsson, and Astrid Cleve. Västerås has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many noblemen, and politicians. Västerås is located in Sweden.
Västerås is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, 100 kilometres west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 158,653, over 100,000 more than the next largest of the 17 localities included in the Västerås Municipality. Västerås is the seat of Västerås Municipality, which is the capital of Västmanland County and an episcopal see. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1630 and 1995, Västerås was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Olaus Rudbeck, Olof Thunberg, and Mai Zetterling. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Västerås including Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg, Svante Nilsson, and Astrid Cleve.
People Born in Västerås
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Olaus Rudbeck
BIOLOGIST
1630 - 1702
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 1
Olof Thunberg
ACTOR
1925 - 2020
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2
Mai Zetterling
ACTOR
1925 - 1994
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3
Lars Gustafsson
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - 2016
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 4
Dagmar Lange
WRITER
1914 - 1991
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 5
Torbjörn Nilsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 6
Ulf Andersson
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 7
Gunnar Sköld
ATHLETE
1894 - 1971
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 8
Maria Bonnevie
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 9
Carl Hårleman
GYMNAST
1886 - 1948
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 10
Stefan Pettersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 11
Victor Lindelöf
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Västerås
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GYMNAST
1886 - 1948
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 10
Jonna Adlerteg
GYMNAST
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 19
People Deceased in Västerås
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Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg
NOBLEMAN
1584 - 1638
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 1
Svante Nilsson
POLITICIAN
1460 - 1512
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 2
Astrid Cleve
BIOLOGIST
1875 - 1968
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 3
Gunnar Sköld
ATHLETE
1894 - 1971
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Västerås were soccer players (5), actors (3), athletes (3), gymnasts (2), and biologists (1), while most who died were noblemen (1), politicians (1), biologists (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Västerås, including Torbjörn Nilsson, Stefan Pettersson, and Victor Lindelöf. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Västerås, including Torbjörn Nilsson, Stefan Pettersson, and Victor Lindelöf.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Västerås since 1700.
