Uppsala
Uppsala ranks 311th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Incheon, East Berlin, and Mantua. Memorable people born in Uppsala include Anders Celsius, Ingmar Bergman, and Alva Myrdal. Memorable people who died in Uppsala include Cora Sandel, Elias Magnus Fries, and Anders Jonas Ångström. Uppsala has been the birth place of many politicians, and physicians and the death place of many biologists, and chemists. Uppsala is located in Sweden.
Uppsala is the capital of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1001 and 1999, Uppsala was the birth place of 42 globally memorable people, including Anders Celsius, Ingmar Bergman, and Alva Myrdal. Additionaly, 25 globally memorable people have passed away in Uppsala including Cora Sandel, Elias Magnus Fries, and Anders Jonas Ångström.
People Born in Uppsala
Go to all RankingsAnders Celsius
ASTRONOMER
1701 - 1744
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 31
Ingmar Bergman
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2007
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 34
Alva Myrdal
DIPLOMAT
1902 - 1986
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 35
Arvid Carlsson
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 42
Rudolf Kjellén
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1922
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 23
Torsten Wiesel
PHYSICIAN
1924 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 7
Hans Blix
DIPLOMAT
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 12
Anders Sparrman
BIOLOGIST
1748 - 1820
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 32
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1613 - 1676
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 22
Hans Rosling
PHYSICIAN
1948 - 2017
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 27
Blot-Sweyn
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1087
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 33
Magdalena Andersson
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Uppsala
Go to all RankingsCora Sandel
WRITER
1880 - 1974
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Rank: 1
Elias Magnus Fries
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1878
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Rank: 2
Anders Jonas Ångström
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1874
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Rank: 3
Arne Tiselius
CHEMIST
1902 - 1971
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Rank: 4
Viveca Lindfors
ACTOR
1920 - 1995
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 5
Rolf Johnsson
GYMNAST
1889 - 1931
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Rank: 6
Eric IX of Sweden
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1120 - 1160
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Rank: 7
Adam Afzelius
BIOLOGIST
1750 - 1837
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Rank: 8
Olaus Rudbeck
BIOLOGIST
1630 - 1702
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Rank: 9
Per Teodor Cleve
CHEMIST
1840 - 1905
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Rank: 10
Anders Celsius
ASTRONOMER
1701 - 1744
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 16
Rudolf Kjellén
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1922
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Uppsala
Go to all RankingsCora Sandel
WRITER
1880 - 1974
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Rank: 1
Elias Magnus Fries
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1878
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Rank: 2
Anders Jonas Ångström
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1874
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Rank: 3
Arne Tiselius
CHEMIST
1902 - 1971
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Rank: 4
Rolf Johnsson
GYMNAST
1889 - 1931
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Rank: 6
Eric IX of Sweden
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1120 - 1160
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Rank: 7
Adam Afzelius
BIOLOGIST
1750 - 1837
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Rank: 8
Olaus Rudbeck
BIOLOGIST
1630 - 1702
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Rank: 9
Per Teodor Cleve
CHEMIST
1840 - 1905
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Rank: 10
Erik Lindahl
ECONOMIST
1891 - 1960
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Rank: 15
Carl Linnaeus the Younger
BIOLOGIST
1741 - 1783
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Rank: 17
Evy Berggren
GYMNAST
1934 - 2018
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Rank: 18
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Uppsala were politicians (6), physicians (5), soccer players (5), singers (3), and film directors (2), while most who died were biologists (5), chemists (3), religious figures (3), physicians (3), and writers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Uppsala, including Linda Sembrant, Josefine Öqvist, and Filippa Angeldahl. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Uppsala, including Rudolf Kjellén, Blot-Sweyn, and Magdalena Andersson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Uppsala since 1700.