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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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0008 ACTOR

Dag Malmberg

Born 1953

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0018 BOXER

Anders Eklund

1957 - 2010

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0033 ACTOR

Catti Edfeldt

Born 1950

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0139 JOURNALIST

Täppas Fogelberg

Born 1951

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0175 LITERARY

Tilda Maria Forselius

Born 1952

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0269 SCREENWRITER

Lars Johansson (regissör)

Born 1953

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0295 ACTOR

Anders Alnemark

Born 1954

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0327 WRITER

Maria Jönsson

Born 1958

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0344 ACTOR

Jan Nielsen

Born 1951

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0352 ACTOR

Kenneth Risberg

Born 1950

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0364 MUSIC

Håkan Möller (musiker)

Born 1951

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0367 SCULPTOR

Carina Gunnars

Born 1956

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0383 BUSINESS

Eva Gidlöf

Born 1957

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0400 GITARR

Per Skareng

Born 1958

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