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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 38 notable births.

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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Showing 13 of 321 notable people

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Patrik Carlgren

Born 1992

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Abdul Khalili

Born 1992

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Arbër Zeneli

Born 1995

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Mats Gren

Born 1963

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Dan Sahlin

Born 1967

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Johan Eklund

Born 1984

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Mattias Östberg

Born 1977

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Zećira Mušović

Born 1996

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Richard Spong

Born 1983

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Anna Signeul

Born 1961

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Julia Roddar

Born 1992

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Amor Layouni

Born 1992

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Bertil Ericsson

1908 - 2002

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