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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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0003 HOCKEY

Nicklas Bäckström

Born 1987

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0010 HOCKEY

Jakob Silfverberg

Born 1990

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0012 HOCKEY

Jacob Markström

Born 1990

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0013 HOCKEY

Calle Järnkrok

Born 1991

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0015 HOCKEY

Anders Lindbäck

Born 1988

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0022 HOCKEY

Leif Holmqvist

Born 1942

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0023 HOCKEY

Andreas Dackell

Born 1972

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0029 HOCKEY

Oskar Lindblom

Born 1996

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0037 HOCKEY

Anders Carlsson

Born 1960

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0038 HOCKEY

Andreas Johnsson

Born 1987

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0040 HOCKEY

William Löfqvist

1947 - 2016

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0041 HOCKEY

Gert Blomé

Born 1934

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0050 HOCKEY

Tommy Sandlin

1944 - 2006

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0053 HOCKEY

Ludvig Rensfeldt

Born 1992

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0057 HOCKEY

Hans Öberg

1926 - 2009

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0059 HOCKEY

Joacim Eriksson

Born 1990

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0064 HOCKEY

Sebastian Wännström

Born 1991

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0071 HOCKEY

Joakim Lundström

Born 1984

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0073 HOCKEY

Felix Sandström

Born 1997

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0077 HOCKEY

Nanna Jansson

Born 1983

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0081 HOCKEY

Adam Masuhr

Born 1983

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0083 HOCKEY

Jonas Johnson

Born 1970

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0085 HOCKEY

Emil Bergman

1908 - 1975

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0091 HOCKEY

Jonas Johansson (ice hockey, born 1995)

Born 1995

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0096 HOCKEY

Michael Sundlöv

Born 1965

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0097 HOCKEY

Hans Lindberg (ice hockey)

Born 1945

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0103 HOCKEY

Johan Markusson

Born 1979

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0105 HOCKEY

Jens Lööke

Born 1997

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0107 HOCKEY

Emil Molin

Born 1993

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0109 HOCKEY

Mikael Lind

Born 1972

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0111 HOCKEY

Lucas Carlsson

Born 1997

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0115 HOCKEY

Linus Ölund

Born 1997

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0117 HOCKEY

Simon Löf

Born 1991

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0120 HOCKEY

Bertil Karlsson

1938 - 2011

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0121 HOCKEY

Mikael Lindholm

Born 1964

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0123 HOCKEY

Sebastian Enterfeldt

Born 1988

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0124 HOCKEY

Joachim Rohdin

Born 1991

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0129 HOCKEY

Mathias Månsson

Born 1981

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0132 HOCKEY

Adam Deutsch

Born 1995

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0144 HOCKEY

Valter Åhlén

1929 - 1988

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0155 HOCKEY

Kyösti Karjalainen

Born 1967

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0156 HOCKEY

Mikael Wahlberg

Born 1972

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0157 HOCKEY

Marcus Ersson

Born 1997

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0161 HOCKEY

Paul Eriksson

Born 1991

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0165 HOCKEY

Jonathan Johnson (ice hockey)

Born 1993

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0176 HOCKEY

Lina Bäcklin

Born 1994

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0183 HOCKEY

Hans Dahllöf

Born 1941

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0203 HOCKEY

Stefan Karlsson (ishockeyspelare)

1946 - 2020

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0215 HOCKEY

Magnus Eriksson

Born 1979

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0225 HOCKEY

Marcus Götz

Born 1987

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0246 HOCKEY

Lars Bylund

Born 1938

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0279 HOCKEY

Hampus Eriksson

Born 1996

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0280 HOCKEY

Felix Eriksson

Born 1992

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0287 HOCKEY

Anton Persson

Born 1989

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0399 HOCKEY

Jan Åkerblom

Born 1949

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