60.6052° N, 15.6553° E
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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- Field: Hockey Clear ×
Tomas Jonsson
Born 1960
Pär Mårts
Born 1953
Jonas Frögren
Born 1980
Lars-Erik Sjöberg
1944 - 1987
Per-Olov Brasar
Born 1950
Bengt Lundholm
Born 1955
Adam Boqvist
Born 2000
Vilgot Larsson
1932 - 2015
Tomas Forslund
Born 1968
Alexander Hellström
Born 1987
Jesper Boqvist
Born 1998
Elias Granath
Born 1985
Peter Casparsson
Born 1975
Andreas Andersson (ice hockey)
Born 1979
Per-Ragnar Bergkvist
Born 1976
Martin Grönberg
Born 1994
Samuel Ersson
Born 1999
Martin Karlsson (ice hockey, born 1991)
Born 1991
Per-Arne Alexandersson
Born 1954
Simon Erlandsson
Born 1994