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
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1910s with 53 notable births.
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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Oscar Jacobsson
1889 - 1945
Bertil Lybeck
1887 - 1945
Alma Åkermark
1853 - 1933
Ivan Ivarson
1900 - 1939
Elisabet Hasselberg Olsson
1932 - 2012
Lars-Åke Thessman
Born 1947
Yngve Svalander
1920 - 1989
Ingrid Engarås
Born 1968
Mats Brodén
Born 1961
Elsa Agélii
Born 1938
Isabella de Salareff
Born 1963
Yngve Lundström
1885 - 1961
Erik Arosenius
1880 - 1953
Helen Dahlman
Born 1958
Axel Julius Smith
1870 - 1942
Blues Annika
Born 1955
Lars Norberg (konstnär)
1921 - 1995
Sven-Olof Hamlet
1922 - 2002
Sven-Åke Lindengren
Born 1929
Lars Embäck
Born 1955
Brita Ahnoff
1915 - 2007
Eva Dahlin
Born 1949
Gulli Lundquister
1900 - 1982
Inga-Mi Vannérus Rydgran
1932 - 2017
Helge Andersson (konstnär, 1908–1973)
1908 - 1973