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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Klas Pontus Arnoldson
1844 - 1916
Karl Gustaf Westman
1876 - 1944
Kaj Björk
1918 - 2014
Gunilla Carlsson i Hisings Backa
Born 1966
Jan Ericson
Born 1961
Einar Texas Ljungberg
1880 - 1974
Oscar Ekman
1812 - 1907
Hans Hagnell
1919 - 2006
Charles Dickson
1814 - 1902
Nils Adam Bielke
1724 - 1792
Sven Lagerberg (1822–1905)
1822 - 1905
Fredrik Ribbing
1721 - 1783
Gustaf Ekman (1804–1876)
1804 - 1876
Carl Fredrik Wærn (1819–1899)
1819 - 1899
Olof Wijk den yngre
1833 - 1901
Solveig Rönn-Christiansson
1902 - 1982
Lage Rahm
Born 1980
Janne Ekman
1815 - 1908
James Dickson (1899–1980)
1899 - 1980
August Kobb
1819 - 1901
Sven Moberg
1919 - 1994
Georg Andrén (1890–1969)
1890 - 1969
Gustaf Kobb
1863 - 1934
Hedda Lindahl
1919 - 2007
Otto Holmdahl (teolog)
1881 - 1971
Jonas Kjellberg (1858–1942)
1858 - 1942
Gunnar Svärd
1911 - 1978
Ulla Tillander
1931 - 1994
Emil Brusewitz
1840 - 1908
Julius Lindström
1825 - 1904
Jimmy Ståhl
Born 1975
Gustaf Henric Ekman
1774 - 1847
John Bratt (militär)
1838 - 1916
Axel Jansson (politician)
1916 - 1968
Carl Kleman
1887 - 1975
Stig Alemyr
1924 - 2006
Herman Andersson
1869 - 1938
Olof Leffler
1813 - 1884
Karl Karlsson i Göteborg
1856 - 1924
Albert Björck
1812 - 1885
Edvard Fränckel
1836 - 1912
Carl Kjellberg (1825–1891)
1825 - 1891
Per Bergman (politiker)
1915 - 2000
Mikael Wendt
Born 1956
Jonas Anders Kjellberg
1788 - 1877
Peter Kling
Born 1953
Oskar Evers
1833 - 1918
Inger Lindquist
1926 - 1992
Peter Hammarberg
1814 - 1888
Lina Winkler
Born 1982
Jimmy Gibson
1858 - 1932
Dan Gahnström
Born 1951
Anita Stenberg
Born 1930
Johan David von Holten
1814 - 1906
Henrik Ahrenberg
1835 - 1915
Marie Johansson
Born 1962
Ulrika Landergren
Born 1959
Roger Hällhag
Born 1962
Helena Gellerman
Born 1960
Hans Bergfelt
Born 1956
Agneta Granberg
Born 1951
Lennart Ström (politiker)
1926 - 2004
Gudmund Ernulf
1914 - 2010
Carl Björck
1844 - 1912
Josef Andrén
1847 - 1933
Gunvor Ryding
1918 - 1991
Theodor Berg (riksdagsman)
1808 - 1895
Ivar Säfstrand
1872 - 1974
Anders Wilhelm Levgren
1825 - 1898
Edvin Leffler
1875 - 1950
Märta Öberg
1895 - 1987
Gustaf Boman
1861 - 1934
Hildur Alvén
1886 - 1963
Axel Ljungberg
1882 - 1947
Carl Collander
1838 - 1901
Abel Sundberg
1893 - 1974
Carl Wilhelm Oskar Höglund
1868 - 1937