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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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Showing 46 of 512 notable people

0047 PAINTER

August Jernberg

1826 - 1896

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Edvard Westman

1865 - 1917

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Mimmi Zetterström

1843 - 1885

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Albinus Hasselgren

1880 - 1916

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Johan Johansson Aureller den yngre

1657 - 1733

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Märtha Tynell

1865 - 1930

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Torsten Löwgren

1903 - 1991

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Harry Ceson

1926 - 1978

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Gustaf Holm (konstnär)

1868 - 1954

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Märta Grundell-Grünewald

1908 - 1946

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Hjalmar Eldh

1881 - 1953

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Hugo Wickman

1904 - 1962

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Nils Söderberg (1903−1970)

1903 - 1970

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Johan August Bång

1831 - 1912

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Hugo Borgström

1903 - 1976

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Erik Eriksson Grijs

1650 - 1720

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Bengt Eklund (konstnär)

1916 - 1989

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Knut Yngve Dahlbäck

1925 - 1992

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Birger Mörk

1919 - 2010

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Gustaf Höglund

1910 - 1994

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Bertil Lundqvist

1915 - 1962

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Rune Törnemo

1923 - 2004

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Birger Borgman

1888 - 1955

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Edit Geijer-Zander

1913 - 1988

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Hans Roth

1926 - 2006

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Lars Vidlund

Born 1920

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Folke Pettersson

1917 - 1968

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August Sjödin

1832 - 1900

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Lass Lassen

1921 - 2008

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Lennart Jarstad

1911 - 1980

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Mona Söderberg

1924 - 2011

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Elfrida Ewerlöf

1886 - 1984

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May Östberg

1907 - 1966

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Hanna von Schéele

1857 - 1947

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Bengt Söderström (konstnär)

1911 - 2002

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Ernst Ale Höjer

1904 - 1991

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Rolf Zetterberg

1921 - 1997

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Carl Sehlberg

1864 - 1912

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Folke Widinghoff

1920 - 1985

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Ture Wernander

1887 - 1967

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Karl-Gustav Holmkvist

1913 - 1993

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Gertrud Åhlander

1867 - 1947

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Ebba Setterlund

1872 - 1963

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Bertha Säve

1845 - 1929

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Ernst Westman (målare)

1863 - 1949

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Ruth Skoglund

1893 - 1945

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