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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Immanuel Nobel
1801 - 1872
Vilhelm Nordström
1883 - 1961
Per Erik Boivie
Born 1938
Carl Bjuke
1891 - 1979
Bengt Hellman
1925 - 2011
Herman Emanuel Lundborg
1834 - 1888
Sune Lindahl
1882 - 1953
Mats Levan
1919 - 2016
John Luth
1857 - 1909
Fritz Forsman
1869 - 1929
Bengt Mossberg
1919 - 2008
Gösta Sundin
1914 - 1992
Gottfried Boklund
1842 - 1902
Ernst Hollinder
1880 - 1951
Håkan Bodman
1882 - 1956