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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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0066 ARMY

Erik Wickberg

1904 - 1996

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0085 HOCKEY

Emil Bergman

1908 - 1975

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0092 WRITER

Siri Andersson-Palmestav

1903 - 2002

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0136 ACTOR

Werner Ohlson

1905 - 1973

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0151 SCULPTOR

Johnny Mattsson

1906 - 1970

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0159 ATHLETIC

Sven Lundgren (decathlete)

1901 - 1982

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0198 ART HISTORIAN

Boo von Malmborg

1905 - 1980

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0207 ORGANIST

Gunnar Thyrestam

1900 - 1984

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0259 INVENTOR

Bengt Åkerblom (läkare)

1901 - 1990

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0270 ARKIVARIE

Robert Swedlund

1902 - 1977

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0272 PAINTER

Torsten Löwgren

1903 - 1991

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0292 POLITICIAN

Bengt Elmgren

1901 - 1966

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0300 PSYKIATER

Bengt J. Lindberg

1904 - 1975

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0318 ARCHITECT

Yngve Ahlbom

1903 - 1958

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0335 PAINTER

Märta Grundell-Grünewald

1908 - 1946

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0353 ARCHITECT

Olof Grundell

1909 - 1993

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0360 SPORT

Gösta Pihl

1907 - 1992

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0369 BUSINESS

Bengt Ahlgren

1900 - 1985

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0384 PAINTER

Hugo Wickman

1904 - 1962

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0389 PAINTER

Nils Söderberg (1903−1970)

1903 - 1970

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0392 PAINTER

Hugo Borgström

1903 - 1976

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0433 SON

Sten von Malmborg

1901 - 1998

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0463 PHOTOGRAPHER

Wilhelm Matton

1901 - 1971

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0464 PAINTER

May Östberg

1907 - 1966

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0465 ARTIST

Linnéa Millar-Blomqvist

1901 - 2000

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0475 PAINTER

Ernst Ale Höjer

1904 - 1991

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0477 PHYSICIAN

Eric Nordlander (läkare)

1901 - 1982

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0491 POLITICIAN

Martin Widén

1902 - 1974

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