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×
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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0035 POLITICIAN

Hans Forssell

1843 - 1901

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0063 POLITICIAN

Charlotte Cederschiöld

Born 1944

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0088 POLITICIAN

Tomas Tobé

Born 1978

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0094 POLITICIAN

Johan Liljencrantz

1730 - 1815

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0114 POLITICIAN

Ove Rainer

1925 - 1987

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0118 POLITICIAN

Bruno Salmiala

1890 - 1981

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0122 POLITICIAN

Viktor Lennstrand

1861 - 1895

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0168 POLITICIAN

Eric von Rettig

1867 - 1937

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0181 POLITICIAN

Anders Schröder

Born 1990

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0185 POLITICIAN

Hans Lindqvist

Born 1942

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0191 POLITICIAN

Hildur Nygren

1896 - 1962

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0202 POLITICIAN

Hans Lindblad

Born 1938

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0244 POLITICIAN

Bertil Löfberg

1923 - 1997

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0258 POLITICIAN

Sven Davidson (politiker)

1931 - 2005

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0262 POLITICIAN

Robert Rettig

1818 - 1886

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0268 POLITICIAN

Carl Anton Rettig

1814 - 1896

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0281 POLITICIAN

Elon Andersson

1891 - 1954

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0292 POLITICIAN

Bengt Elmgren

1901 - 1966

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0319 POLITICIAN

Laurentius Acharius

1770 - 1852

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0326 POLITICIAN

Jonas Selggren

1806 - 1896

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0331 POLITICIAN

Peder Gavelius

1601 - 1645

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0337 POLITICIAN

Robert von Horn

1879 - 1947

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0361 POLITICIAN

Elsa Bengtsson

1865 - 1922

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0362 POLITICIAN

Olof August Brodin

1840 - 1911

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0371 POLITICIAN

Pehr Elfstrand

1783 - 1845

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0374 POLITICIAN

Stig Nyman

Born 1943

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0380 POLITICIAN

Michael Olai Gevaliensis

Died 1599

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0381 POLITICIAN

John Rettig

1847 - 1907

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0387 POLITICIAN

Arne Pettersson

1918 - 1985

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0395 POLITICIAN

Gustaf Andersson i Sundsvall

1853 - 1914

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0401 POLITICIAN

Aurore Grandien

1857 - 1940

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0406 POLITICIAN

Johan Östberg (politiker)

1855 - 1925

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0421 POLITICIAN

Janne Petre

1819 - 1900

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0452 POLITICIAN

Clemens Laurentii Gevalensis

1535 - 1597

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0453 POLITICIAN

Karl-Erik Nygren

1910 - 1991

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0466 POLITICIAN

Martin Larsson (politiker)

1910 - 1985

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0471 POLITICIAN

Lars-Erick Forsgren

Born 1943

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0479 POLITICIAN

Anders Olsson i Mårdäng

1851 - 1937

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0489 POLITICIAN

Axel Ekstedt

1833 - 1915

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0491 POLITICIAN

Martin Widén

1902 - 1974

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