57.7033° N, 11.9681° E
GOETEBORG
Most Famous People Born in Goeteborg, Sweden
- Notable people
- 502
- Peak decade
- 1910s
- Median birth year
- 1906
- Most distinctive
- Translator 11.3×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Goeteborg during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Goeteborg Is Known For
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Politician is Goeteborg's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (77).
Goeteborg over-indexes on translator — 11.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Goeteborg's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Karin Boye
1900 - 1941
Victor Hasselblad
1906 - 1978
Sven Rydell
1905 - 1975
Georg Rydeberg
1907 - 1983
Torsten Billman
1909 - 1989
Karl-Axel Ekbom
1907 - 1977
Ebba Lindqvist
1908 - 1995
Nils Holmer
1904 - 1994
Arne Müntzing
1903 - 1984
Nils Nilsson (konstnär)
1901 - 1949
Ivan Ivarson
1900 - 1939
Eva von Zweigbergk
1906 - 1984
Astrid Ljungström
1905 - 1987
Solveig Rönn-Christiansson
1902 - 1982
Ralph Bergholtz
1908 - 1988
Tönnes Kleberg
1904 - 1984
Olle Petterson
1905 - 1990
Ivar Lindekrantz
1902 - 1981
Bror Zachrisson
1906 - 1983
Carl Elof Svenning
1904 - 1984
Yngve Kernell
1903 - 1994
Gunnar von Bahr
1907 - 1997
Carl Friedrich Berent Taube von Odenkat
1909 - 1993
Aina Rosén
1909 - 1994
Carsten Hvistendahl
1901 - 1972
Tord Sundén
1909 - 1999
Sten Teodorsson
1904 - 1992
Astri Richard
1900 - 1992
Flory Gate
1904 - 1998
Gösta Reuter
1907 - 1993
Algot Malmberg
1903 - 1971
Johan Ramberg
1901 - 1981
Eric Söderberg
1909 - 1962
Gomer T. Brunius
1909 - 2009
Carl Åke Blidberg
1902 - 1991
Agne Rundqvist
1901 - 1996
Gulli Lundquister
1900 - 1982
Helge Andersson (konstnär, 1908–1973)
1908 - 1973
Sture Strömblad
1905 - 1945