Halmstad
Halmstad ranks 853rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Samarkand, Ulaanbaatar, and Han dynasty. The most famous people from Halmstad are Bengt I. Samuelsson, Johannes Rydberg, and Carl Bildt. The most famous people who died in Halmstad are Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, Carl Hårleman, and Sonja Åkesson. Halmstad has been the birth place of many soccer players, and musicians and the death place of many explorers, and gymnasts. Halmstad is located in Sweden.
Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan river, in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County. The city had a population of 71,422 in 2020, out of a municipal total of over 100,000. Halmstad is Sweden's 19th-largest city by population and located about midway between Gothenburg and Malmö. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1854 and 1996, Halmstad was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Bengt I. Samuelsson, Johannes Rydberg, and Carl Bildt. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Halmstad including Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, Carl Hårleman, and Sonja Åkesson.
People Born in Halmstad
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Bengt I. Samuelsson
CHEMIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 1
Johannes Rydberg
PHYSICIST
1854 - 1919
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 2
Carl Bildt
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 3
Per Gessle
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 4
Basshunter
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 5
Carl Axel Magnus Lindman
BIOLOGIST
1856 - 1928
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 6
Jörgen Persson
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 7
Jan Olsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 8
Niclas Alexandersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 9
Michael Amott
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 10
Janne Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 11
Ola Lindgren
HANDBALL PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Halmstad
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Tomas Sivertsson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 16
Dusan Djuric
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.21
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Halmstad
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Philip Johan von Strahlenberg
EXPLORER
1676 - 1747
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 1
Carl Hårleman
GYMNAST
1886 - 1948
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 2
Sonja Åkesson
WRITER
1926 - 1977
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 3
Ulf Bengtsson
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1960 - 2019
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Halmstad were soccer players (4), musicians (3), singers (2), handball players (2), and chemists (1), while most who died were explorers (1), gymnasts (1), writers (1), and table tennis players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Halmstad, including Jan Olsson, Niclas Alexandersson, and Janne Andersson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Halmstad, including Jan Olsson, Niclas Alexandersson, and Janne Andersson.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Halmstad since 1700.
