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GOETEBORG

Most Famous People Born in Goeteborg, Sweden

Notable people
502
Peak decade
1910s
Median birth year
1906
Most distinctive
Translator 11.3×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Politician77
  2. Actor49
  3. Writer31
  4. Painter30
  5. Artist25
  6. Business22
  7. Physician16
  8. Engineer9
  1. Translator511.3×
  2. Artist254.8×
  3. Physician164.6×
  4. Business224.4×
  5. Presenter54.4×
  6. Photographer72.9×
  7. Engineer92.9×
  8. Painter302.3×

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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0013 POET

Sun Axelsson

1935 - 2011

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0034 ACTOR

Iwar Wiklander

Born 1939

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0035 ACTOR

Sonya Hedenbratt

1931 - 2001

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0042 FILM

Göran Graffman

1931 - 2014

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0061 CONDUCTOR

Inger Wikström

Born 1939

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0092 ACTOR

Roland Janson

1939 - 2019

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0098 POET

Siv Arb

1931 - 2015

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0134 ACTOR

Gurie Nordwall

Born 1933

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0142 ARTIST

Elisabet Hasselberg Olsson

1932 - 2012

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0149 BARN

Signe Jansson

1936 - 1993

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0151 WRITER

Staffan Beckman

Born 1934

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0153 COMPOSER

Björn Clarin

1936 - 2017

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0166 PRIEST

Lars-Göran Lönnermark

Born 1939

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0168 PHILOSOPHER

Lars Lindahl (jurist)

Born 1936

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0170 PAINTER

Anna Sjödahl

1934 - 2001

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0180 ACTOR

Margaretha Wästerstam

Born 1935

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0184 SINGER

Märta Schéle

1936 - 2016

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0186 PROFESSOR

Sverker R. Ek

Born 1930

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0209 SCEN

Sture Pyk

1934 - 2005

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0237 PRESENTER

Maud Husberg

1934 - 2008

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0239 MILITAR

Gustaf Welin (militär)

1930 - 2008

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0252 ACTOR

Bo Swedberg

1930 - 2020

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0261 POLITICIAN

Ulla Tillander

1931 - 1994

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0283 ARTIST

Elsa Agélii

Born 1938

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0294 MISSING

Hannes Oljelund

1933 - 2014

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0300 ACTOR

Sven Nilsson (skådespelare)

1930 - 2005

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0303 GENEALOG

Per Clemensson

1936 - 2020

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0316 WRITER

Maja-Brita Mossberg

Born 1936

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0337 ACTOR

Birgitta Olzon

Born 1934

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0339 ACTOR

Pia Skoglund

1931 - 1957

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0352 FORSKNING

Erik von Sydow

1930 - 2016

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0359 ORGANIST

Bengt-Göran Sköld

Born 1936

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0368 TEATER

Benny Almebratt

1931 - 2009

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0369 TRANSLATOR

Margareta Beckman

Born 1934

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0376 PIANIST

Elisif Lundén-Bergfelt

1930 - 2015

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0379 PHOTOGRAPHER

Barbro Frodi

1934 - 2017

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0391 TRANSLATOR

Ann-Marie Vinde

1934 - 2017

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0406 POLITICIAN

Anita Stenberg

Born 1930

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0443 DESIGNER

Ulla Eson Bodin

1935 - 2009

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0445 BUSINESS

Bert Christiansson

Born 1939

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0447 DIPLOMAT

Ingolf Kiesow

Born 1939

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0459 FOOTBALL

Jarl Andrén

Born 1937

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0491 SILVERSMITH

Lars Arby

1933 - 2002

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0497 ARTIST

Inga-Mi Vannérus Rydgran

1932 - 2017

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0500 PAINTER

Owe Wallberg

1932 - 1957

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