Falun
Falun ranks 1,514th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Varaždin, Guelph, and West Palm Beach, Florida. Memorable people born in Falun include Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Ferdinand Boberg, and Tomas Jonsson. Memorable people who died in Falun include Carl Larsson, Hugo Alfvén, and Johan Gottlieb Gahn. Falun has been the birth place of many soccer players, and cyclists and the death place of many painters, and composers. Falun is located in Sweden.
Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1741 and 1996, Falun was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Ferdinand Boberg, and Tomas Jonsson. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Falun including Carl Larsson, Hugo Alfvén, and Johan Gottlieb Gahn.
People Born in Falun
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Carl Linnaeus the Younger
BIOLOGIST
1741 - 1783
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 10
Ferdinand Boberg
ARCHITECT
1860 - 1946
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 1
Tomas Jonsson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 3
Joakim Brodén
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4
Mats Gren
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 2
Marcus Ljungqvist
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 6
Patrik Carlgren
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 8
Jenny Rissveds
CYCLIST
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 9
Zećira Mušović
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 7
Lina Leandersson
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Falun
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Carl Larsson
PAINTER
1853 - 1919
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Hugo Alfvén
COMPOSER
1872 - 1960
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Johan Gottlieb Gahn
CHEMIST
1745 - 1818
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Falun
Go to all RankingsCarl Larsson
PAINTER
1853 - 1919
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Hugo Alfvén
COMPOSER
1872 - 1960
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Johan Gottlieb Gahn
CHEMIST
1745 - 1818
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Falun were soccer players (3), cyclists (2), biologists (1), architects (1), and hockey players (1), while most who died were painters (1), composers (1), and chemists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Falun, including Mats Gren, Patrik Carlgren, and Zećira Mušović. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Falun, including Mats Gren, Patrik Carlgren, and Zećira Mušović.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Falun since 1700.
