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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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0007 ACTOR

Anita Lindblom

1937 - 2020

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0017 COMPOSER

Bo Linde

1933 - 1970

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0025 WRITER

Lasse Strömstedt

1935 - 2009

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0041 HOCKEY

Gert Blomé

Born 1934

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0043 SKIER

Barbro Martinsson

Born 1935

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0075 DESIGNER

Gunnar Cyrèn

1931 - 2013

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0099 ACTOR

Åke Lundqvist

Born 1936

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0120 HOCKEY

Bertil Karlsson

1938 - 2011

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0149 WRITER

Stig Ekman

1930 - 2019

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0162 SOCIOLOGIST

Jan Trost

1935 - 2018

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0194 BUSINESS

Bo Ekman

Born 1937

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0202 POLITICIAN

Hans Lindblad

Born 1938

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0210 WRITER

Peter Ortman

1939 - 2008

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0217 JOURNALIST

Björn Nilsson (journalist)

1935 - 1995

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0241 ENGINEER

Per Erik Boivie

Born 1938

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0246 HOCKEY

Lars Bylund

Born 1938

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0258 POLITICIAN

Sven Davidson (politiker)

1931 - 2005

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0267 PROFESSOR

Lars Bäcklund

Born 1932

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0288 PHYSICIAN

Bengt Nordgren

1931 - 2001

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0320 PHYSIOLOGIST

Lars Nordgren

1934 - 2007

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0354 MILITAR

Bertel Österdahl

Born 1937

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0440 ARTIST

Inga Andersson

Born 1935

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0446 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Rolf Hallengren

Born 1932

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0459 LAWYER

Ove Lindh

1932 - 2011

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0492 CERAMIST

Margot Öjemark-Wiik

Born 1938

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