Gothenburg
Gothenburg ranks 74th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cleveland, Lyon, and Osaka Prefecture. Memorable people born in Gothenburg include Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stellan Skarsgård. Memorable people who died in Gothenburg include Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Henning Mankell, and Arvid Carlsson. Gothenburg has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and athletes. Gothenburg is located in Sweden.
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gubernatorial seat of Västra Götaland County, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Gothenburg was the birth place of 148 globally memorable people, including Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stellan Skarsgård. Additionaly, 41 globally memorable people have passed away in Gothenburg including Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Henning Mankell, and Arvid Carlsson.
People Born in Gothenburg
Go to all RankingsKlas Pontus Arnoldson
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1916
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 84
Björn Ulvaeus
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 19
Stellan Skarsgård
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 100
Gunnar Gren
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1991
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 128
Roy Andersson
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 52
PewDiePie
YOUTUBER
1989 - Present
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 98
Ingemar Johansson
BOXER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 129
Karin Boye
WRITER
1900 - 1941
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 120
Agne Simonsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 147
Gunnel Lindblom
ACTOR
1931 - 2021
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 125
Mikkey Dee
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 31
Bengt Strömgren
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 1987
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 131
Newly Added People Born in Gothenburg
Go to all RankingsCarl Klingberg
POLITICIAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.92
Rank: 113
John Klingberg
POLITICIAN
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.18
Rank: 112
Kristopher Da Graca
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 31.01
Rank: 110
Adam Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 29.76
Rank: 111
Sara McManus
POLITICIAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 29.54
Rank: 114
Momodou Sonko
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 28.10
Rank: 109
People Deceased in Gothenburg
Go to all RankingsCharles X Gustav of Sweden
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1622 - 1660
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 31
Henning Mankell
WRITER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 14
Arvid Carlsson
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 5
Gunnar Gren
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1991
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 22
Kurt Tucholsky
WRITER
1890 - 1935
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 34
Agne Simonsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 1
Otto Nordenskjöld
GEOGRAPHER
1869 - 1928
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 27
Eric Lemming
ATHLETE
1880 - 1930
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 24
Sven Rydell
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1975
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 32
Frans G. Bengtsson
WRITER
1894 - 1954
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 28
Erik Adlerz
ATHLETE
1892 - 1975
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 2
Anders Rydberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 30
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gothenburg were soccer players (44), athletes (18), musicians (16), politicians (10), and actors (10), while most who died were soccer players (14), athletes (10), wrestlers (4), writers (3), and gymnasts (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gothenburg, including Agne Simonsson, Anders Svensson, and Glenn Strömberg. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gothenburg, including Gunnar Gren, Agne Simonsson, and Sven Rydell.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Gothenburg since 1700.