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GAVLE

Most Famous People Born in Gavle, Sweden

Notable people
512
Peak decade
1910s
Median birth year
1911
Most distinctive
Draughtswoman 28.8×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Hockey55
  2. Painter46
  3. Politician40
  4. Actor37
  5. Writer31
  6. Artist20
  7. Engineer15
  8. Football13
  1. Draughtswoman728.8×
  2. Hockey559.1×
  3. Engineer154.7×
  4. Artist203.8×
  5. Painter463.4×
  6. Business122.4×
  7. Architect92.0×
  8. Physician72.0×
  1. Football130.2×
  2. Politician400.7×

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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0014 COMPOSER

Valborg Aulin

1860 - 1928

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0028 ARTIST

Axel Tallberg

1860 - 1928

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0046 COMPOSER

Carl Leopold Sjöberg

1861 - 1900

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0084 PAINTER

Edvard Westman

1865 - 1917

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0110 ARTIST

Ida Matton

1863 - 1940

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0122 POLITICIAN

Viktor Lennstrand

1861 - 1895

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0145 ARTIST

Pelle Swedlund

1865 - 1947

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0168 POLITICIAN

Eric von Rettig

1867 - 1937

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0234 TRANSLATOR

David Hector

1862 - 1930

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0247 PAINTER

Märtha Tynell

1865 - 1930

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0313 SINGER

Anna Bartels

1869 - 1950

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0317 PAINTER

Gustaf Holm (konstnär)

1868 - 1954

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0323 WRITER

Viktor Björkman

1868 - 1931

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0348 SCULPTOR

John Runer

1861 - 1945

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0359 ACTOR

Oscar Lomberg

1861 - 1911

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0361 POLITICIAN

Elsa Bengtsson

1865 - 1922

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0368 PRIEST

Olof Abraham Humble

1862 - 1940

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0418 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Allon de Jounge

1866 - 1939

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0424 PHYSICIAN

Robert Hålén

1866 - 1924

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0441 ENGINEER

Fritz Forsman

1869 - 1929

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0483 ARTIST

Emil Gelhaar

1861 - 1934

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0485 PAINTER

Carl Sehlberg

1864 - 1912

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0493 BUSINESS

Henning von Rettig

1866 - 1924

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0504 PAINTER

Gertrud Åhlander

1867 - 1947

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0509 PAINTER

Ernst Westman (målare)

1863 - 1949

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