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.
- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Science
- Business
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Elisabet Hermodsson
1927 - 2017
Ebba Lindqvist
1908 - 1995
Arvid David Hummel
1778 - 1836
Sophie Bolander
1807 - 1869
Stefan Edman
Born 1946
Klas Fåhraeus
1863 - 1944
Åsa Nelvin
1951 - 1981
Per Adolf Granberg
1770 - 1841
Uno Eng
1896 - 1972
Staffan Beckman
Born 1934
Gurli Hertzman-Ericson
1879 - 1954
Ulla Zetterberg
1923 - 2011
Ella Hillbäck
1914 - 1979
Barbro Blomberg
Born 1945
Hannes Hyrenius
1914 - 1979
Teresia Eurén
1869 - 1952
Elof Åkesson
1892 - 1979
Carl Elof Svenning
1904 - 1984
Yngve Kernell
1903 - 1994
Ernst Björck
1838 - 1868
Carl von Bergen
1838 - 1897
Ole Hessler
1945 - 2002
Per Iko
Born 1963
Stig Hammarson
Born 1942
Kjell Hjern
1916 - 1984
Ruth Kjellén-Björkquist
1894 - 1973
Maja-Brita Mossberg
Born 1936
Nils Hagnell
1921 - 2001
Ellen Nordenstreng
1859 - 1950
Lars O. Carlsson
Born 1957
Tua Ström
1885 - 1953