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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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Showing 19 of 321 notable people

0069 POLITICIAN

Einar Dahl (Esperantist)

1904 - 1979

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0104 POLITICIAN

Oskar Öholm

Born 1980

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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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0208 POLITICIAN

Henrik Munktell (1841–1906)

1841 - 1906

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0230 POLITICIAN

Anna Sodenstierna

1901 - 1981

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0247 POLITICIAN

Henrik Munktell (1903–1962)

1903 - 1962

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0249 POLITICIAN

Bengt Olsson (landshövding)

1918 - 1990

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0250 POLITICIAN

Vollrath Tham

1837 - 1909

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0251 POLITICIAN

Lars-Ove Hagberg

1941 - 2007

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0252 POLITICIAN

Birger Gezelius

1894 - 1961

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0261 POLITICIAN

Joakim Järrebring

Born 1976

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0267 POLITICIAN

Titti Berg

Born 1963

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0283 POLITICIAN

Nils Sandström (politiker)

1874 - 1953

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0288 POLITICIAN

Gunnar Carlsson (politiker)

1902 - 1985

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0302 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Palmær (industriman)

1832 - 1910

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0303 POLITICIAN

Samuel Söderberg

1859 - 1924

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0312 POLITICIAN

Anders Sundvik

1888 - 1959

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0314 POLITICIAN

Hans Erik Falhem

1832 - 1911

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