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FALUN
Most Famous People Born in Falun, Sweden
- Notable people
- 321
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1918
- Most distinctive
- Psychiatrist 15.6×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Falun during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Falun Is Known For
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Painter is Falun's biggest profession — 8% of all notables (25).
Falun over-indexes on psychiatrist — 15.6× the global rate.
Falun under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Falun's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Putte Wickman
1924 - 2006
Folke Sundquist
1925 - 2009
Lars Ardelius
1926 - 2012
Jan Ekström (author)
1923 - 2013
Marianne Westman
1928 - 2017
Dick Stenberg
1921 - 2004
Nils Sjöberg (gymnast)
Born 1925
Bengt E. Thomasson
Born 1926
Kaj Nohrborg
1926 - 2020
Gösta Ehrenberg
1923 - 2019
Lars Ridderstedt
1924 - 2009
Ryno Frieberg
1920 - 2018
Tom Fahlroth
1921 - 1980
Gertrud Sundvik
1920 - 2010
Stig Zandén
1927 - 2017
Iris Lindholm
1923 - 2013
Hans Ahlmann (ingenjör)
1925 - 2013
Hans Rendahl
1929 - 2013
Nils Nyström (konstnär)
1922 - 1977
Gunnar Nordenfors
1927 - 2013
Bror Stormats
1925 - 1995
Göran Hellsten
1923 - 2014
Lars Sjödahl
Born 1927
Lars Ståbi
1925 - 2001