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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- Science
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- Politics & Law
- Music
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- Field: Painter Clear ×
Axel Fridell
1894 - 1935
Bertil Bull Hedlund
1893 - 1950
Anshelm Schultzberg
1862 - 1945
Olof Fredsberg
1728 - 1795
Anders Olsson (konstnär, född 1913)
1913 - 1999
Erik Hallblad
1720 - 1814
Carl Johan Hjelm
1771 - 1827
Gösta Ehrenberg
1923 - 2019
Maria Kardell
1856 - 1940
Carl Graumann
1865 - 1945
Louise Fenger-Krog
Born 1961
Alfred Collin
1880 - 1944
Ryno Frieberg
1920 - 2018
Tom Fahlroth
1921 - 1980
Iris Lindholm
1923 - 2013
Nils Nyström (konstnär)
1922 - 1977
Erik Herbert Lindqvist
1896 - 1959
Hans Malmstedt
1893 - 1941
Bror Stormats
1925 - 1995
Anders Richman den yngre
1786 - 1862
Lars Sjödahl
Born 1927
Samuel Sohlberg
1708 - 1785
Anders Richman den äldre
Born 1776
Carl August Skogkvist
1843 - 1925
Olof Wigforss
1774 - 1836