Ystad
Ystad ranks 1,128th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Anshan, Ganja, Azerbaijan, and Zama, Kanagawa. Memorable people born in Ystad include Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp, Anna Q. Nilsson, and Ivar Jacobson. Memorable people who died in Ystad include Ricky Bruch, and Jahn Teigen. Ystad has been the birth place of many handball players, and soccer players and the death place of many actors, and singers. Ystad is located in Sweden.
Ystad is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, and tourist attraction. The detective series Wallander, created by Henning Mankell, is set primarily in Ystad. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1883 and 1998, Ystad was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp, Anna Q. Nilsson, and Ivar Jacobson. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Ystad including Ricky Bruch, and Jahn Teigen.
People Born in Ystad
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Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1954
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 1
Anna Q. Nilsson
ACTOR
1888 - 1974
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 2
Ivar Jacobson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 3
Malik Bendjelloul
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - 2014
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 4
Lykke Li
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5
Robert Hedin
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 6
Jim Gottfridsson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 7
Niclas Ekberg
HANDBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 8
Elin Rubensson
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 9
Frans Jeppsson Wall
SINGER
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 10
Fredrik Petersen
HANDBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 11
Lina Nilsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ystad
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ystad were handball players (3), soccer players (3), singers (2), politicians (1), and actors (1), while most who died were actors (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, handball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ystad, including Jim Gottfridsson, Niclas Ekberg, and Fredrik Petersen. Whereas, throughout history, handball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ystad, including Jim Gottfridsson, Niclas Ekberg, and Fredrik Petersen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Ystad since 1700.
