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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Richard Johansson
1882 - 1952
Cyrillus Johansson
1884 - 1959
Bertil Sandström
1887 - 1964
Josef Ternström
1888 - 1953
Björn Hedvall
1889 - 1982
Åke Lundeberg
1888 - 1939
Gustav Fonandern
1880 - 1960
Rolf Steffenburg
1886 - 1982
Olle Engkvist
1889 - 1969
Ernst Serrander
1883 - 1941
Elsa Berglund
1885 - 1967
Eivor Fisher
1884 - 1977
Anders Grape
1880 - 1959
Albinus Hasselgren
1880 - 1916
Vilhelm Nordström
1883 - 1961
Nils Pallin
1880 - 1953
Hjalmar Olson
1884 - 1963
Walfrid Bergström
1884 - 1951
Josef Zacharias
1889 - 1966
Gunhild Bergh
1888 - 1961
Harald Pousette
1886 - 1975
Erik Lindeberg
1889 - 1967
Einar Hedin
1889 - 1959
Josef Herou
1884 - 1960
Egon Östlund
1889 - 1952
Martin Waldenström
1881 - 1962
Hjalmar Eldh
1881 - 1953
Anders Pallin
1881 - 1973
Carin Lindskog
1886 - 1959
Sune Lindahl
1882 - 1953
Carl Sam Åsberg
1888 - 1961
Birger Borgman
1888 - 1955
Gustav Sundin
1888 - 1964
Elfrida Ewerlöf
1886 - 1984
Ruben Wallström
1888 - 1953
Ernst Hollinder
1880 - 1951
Håkan Bodman
1882 - 1956
Ture Wernander
1887 - 1967