60.6754° N, 17.1439° E
GAVLE
Most Famous People Born in Gavle, Sweden
- Notable people
- 512
- Peak decade
- 1910s
- Median birth year
- 1911
- Most distinctive
- Draughtswoman 28.8×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Gavle during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Gavle Is Known For
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Hockey is Gavle's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (55).
Gavle over-indexes on draughtswoman — 28.8× the global rate.
Gavle under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Gavle's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Hjalmar Stolpe
1841 - 1905
Hans Forssell
1843 - 1901
Fredric von Rettig
1843 - 1914
Mimmi Zetterström
1843 - 1885
Jakob Ekman
1842 - 1915
Adolf Hillman
1844 - 1933
Henrik Göransson
1843 - 1910
Karolina Själander
1841 - 1925
Abraham Forssell
1848 - 1937
Olof August Brodin
1840 - 1911
John Rettig
1847 - 1907
Adolf Grape
1844 - 1900
Carl Robert Sandberg
1846 - 1926
Gottfried Boklund
1842 - 1902
Bertha Säve
1845 - 1929