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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×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Painter25
  2. Hockey20
  3. Politician19
  4. Writer17
  5. Actor16
  6. Football13
  7. Artist13
  8. Sport11
  1. Psychiatrist515.6×
  2. Skier67.3×
  3. Hockey205.3×
  4. Engineer94.5×
  5. Artist133.9×
  6. Painter253.0×
  7. Missing52.3×
  8. Physician52.3×
  1. Football130.4×
  2. Politician190.5×

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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0036 HOCKEY

Lars-Erik Sjöberg

1944 - 1987

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0066 CANOE

Lars Andersson (canoeist)

Born 1948

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0096 SKATER

Christina Scherling

Born 1940

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0138 SINGER

Nils Börge Gårdh

Born 1946

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0155 ARTIST

K.G. Nilson

Born 1942

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0173 POLITICIAN

Bertil Östberg

Born 1948

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0183 POLITICIAN

Ann-Britt Åsebol

Born 1947

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0237 ACTOR

Mona-Lis Hässelbäck

Born 1940

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0251 POLITICIAN

Lars-Ove Hagberg

1941 - 2007

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0255 SINGER

Björn Nilsson (White Bear)

1942 - 1990

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