Kalmar
Kalmar ranks 1,300th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Maputo, Hereford, and Georgetown, Guyana. Memorable people born in Kalmar include Carl Gustaf Mosander, Ivar Kreuger, and Alice Babs. Memorable people who died in Kalmar include William Petersson, and Ragnar Lundberg. Kalmar has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many athletes. Kalmar is located in Sweden.
Kalmar is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 41,388 inhabitants in 2020 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 236,399 inhabitants (2015). Kalmar is the third largest urban area in the province and cultural region of Småland. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1797 and 1996, Kalmar was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Carl Gustaf Mosander, Ivar Kreuger, and Alice Babs. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Kalmar including William Petersson, and Ragnar Lundberg.
People Born in Kalmar
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Carl Gustaf Mosander
CHEMIST
1797 - 1858
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 3
Ivar Kreuger
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1932
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 4
Alice Babs
SINGER
1924 - 2014
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1
Jenny Nyström
PAINTER
1854 - 1946
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 2
Bo Johansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 8
Oscar von Sydow
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1936
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 5
Göran Therborn
SOCIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 7
Rasmus Elm
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 9
Viktor Elm
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 6
Milan Smiljanić
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 10
Lena Hallengren
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 11
Gustav Engvall
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Kalmar
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Newly Added People Deceased in Kalmar
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Most individuals born in present day Kalmar were soccer players (5), politicians (2), chemists (1), businesspeople (1), and singers (1), while most who died were athletes (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kalmar, including Bo Johansson, Rasmus Elm, and Viktor Elm. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kalmar, including Bo Johansson, Rasmus Elm, and Viktor Elm.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Kalmar since 1700.
