Lessebo
Lessebo ranks 16,342nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kävlinge, Eslöv, and Båstad. The most famous people from Lessebo are Hugo Wieslander, and Truls Möregårdh. Lessebo has been the birth place of many athletes, and table tennis players. Lessebo is located in Sweden.
Lessebo is a locality and the seat of Lessebo Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 2,737 inhabitants in 2010. The Lessebo community formed gradually around the paper and iron works that was founded in 1660. Today Vida Paper AB runs the pulp and paper mill as well as The Lessebo Hand Paper Mill which is one of very few commercially run European hand paper mills still existing. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1889 and 2002, Lessebo was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Hugo Wieslander, and Truls Möregårdh.
People Born in Lessebo
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Hugo Wieslander
ATHLETE
1889 - 1976
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 1
Truls Möregårdh
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Born in Lessebo
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Most individuals born in present day Lessebo were athletes (1), and table tennis players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, table tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lessebo, including Truls Möregårdh. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lessebo, including Hugo Wieslander.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Lessebo since 1700.
