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Karlstad (swe)

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Karlstad ranks 2,240th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Figueres, Schöneberg, and Nacka. Memorable people born in Karlstad include Zarah Leander, Göran Tunström, and Östen Undén. Memorable people who died in Karlstad include Carl Adolph Agardh, Gustaf Jansson, and Nils Nilsson. Karlstad has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Karlstad is located in Sweden.

Karlstad is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 67,122 inhabitants in 2020 with 97,233 inhabitants in the wider municipality in 2023, and is the 21st largest municipality in Sweden. Karlstad has a university and a cathedral. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1886 and 1997, Karlstad was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Zarah Leander, Göran Tunström, and Östen Undén. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Karlstad including Carl Adolph Agardh, Gustaf Jansson, and Nils Nilsson.

People Born in Karlstad

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Karlstad were politicians (2), athletes (2), singers (1), writers (1), and handball players (1),  while most who died were politicians (1), athletes (1), and hockey players (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Karlstad, including Oskar Eriksson, and Jesper Stålheim. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Karlstad, including Östen Undén, and Jonas Brodin.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Karlstad since 1700.