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
- Other
Knut Senander
1889 - 1975
Isabella de Salareff
Born 1963
Per Clemensson
1936 - 2020
Yngve Lundström
1885 - 1961
Stig Hammarson
Born 1942
Herman Andersson
1869 - 1938
Margareta Åberg
1959 - 2017
Daniel Pettersson (borgmästare)
1720 - 1802
Kjell Hjern
1916 - 1984
Nils Svartholm
1913 - 1999
Carl Kjellberg (1866–1933)
1866 - 1933
Ruth Kjellén-Björkquist
1894 - 1973
Olof Leffler
1813 - 1884
Karl Karlsson i Göteborg
1856 - 1924
Albert Björck
1812 - 1885
Maja-Brita Mossberg
Born 1936
Elsa Hofgren
1895 - 1990
Lasse Lindkvist
Born 1965
Astri Richard
1900 - 1992
Johan Jacob Ekman (1771–1814)
1771 - 1814
Adolf Helander
1820 - 1905
Edvard Fränckel
1836 - 1912
Carl Kjellberg (1825–1891)
1825 - 1891
Maria Nordenfelt
1860 - 1941
Svante Odqvist
1927 - 1996
Gunvor Bergström
1927 - 2008
Per Bergman (politiker)
1915 - 2000
Amalia Redec
1812 - 1885
Fredrik Evers
Born 1971
Erik Arosenius
1880 - 1953
Dick Ying
Born 1957
Fredrik Braune
1832 - 1907
Pernilla Oscarsson
Born 1975
Edvard Lithander
1870 - 1944
Urban Eldh
Born 1944
Mikael Wendt
Born 1956
Birgitta Olzon
Born 1934
Flory Gate
1904 - 1998
Pia Skoglund
1931 - 1957
Peter Ferm
Born 1957
Peter Lundén
1849 - 1906
Jeanna Åkerman
1798 - 1859
Elof Signeul
1770 - 1835
Helen Dahlman
Born 1958
Adolf Österberg
1880 - 1944
Pierre Colliander
1912 - 1956
Gösta Reuter
1907 - 1993
Fritz Boye
1857 - 1927
Jonas Anders Kjellberg
1788 - 1877
Peter Kling
Born 1953
Birgit Afzelius-Wärnlöf
1899 - 1995
Erik von Sydow
1930 - 2016
Hans-Olof Andrén
Born 1947
August Kjellberg
1853 - 1925
Oskar Evers
1833 - 1918
Carola Eneroth
1867 - 1940
Ulla Christenson
1924 - 1962
Ann-Ida Broström
1882 - 1965
Bengt-Göran Sköld
Born 1936
Lilly Cronwin
1888 - 1918
Märta Ternstedt
1915 - 1994
Algot Malmberg
1903 - 1971
Johan Ramberg
1901 - 1981
Inger Lindquist
1926 - 1992
Olle Kinch
1923 - 1992
Sven Belfrage
1911 - 2009
Peter Hammarberg
1814 - 1888
Benny Almebratt
1931 - 2009
Margareta Beckman
Born 1934
Peter Bagge (1743–1819)
1743 - 1819
Axel Julius Smith
1870 - 1942
Fabian Carlsson
Born 1944
Ola Lindegren
1945 - 2008
Lars Wiik
Born 1946
Agne Christenson
1918 - 1995
Elisif Lundén-Bergfelt
1930 - 2015
Janne Leffler (metallurg)
1870 - 1929
Susanna Risberg
Born 1990
Barbro Frodi
1934 - 2017
Herbert Jacobsson
1878 - 1949
Axel Rinman
1875 - 1947
Anna Thorell
1861 - 1939
Otto Engelke
1815 - 1895
Blues Annika
Born 1955
Eric Söderberg
1909 - 1962
Viktor Lorén
1857 - 1885
Stig Carlsson (militär)
1910 - 1937
Lina Winkler
Born 1982
Nils Hagnell
1921 - 2001
Classe Campbell
1910 - 1987
Ann-Marie Vinde
1934 - 2017
Jimmy Gibson
1858 - 1932
Lars Ungerth
1926 - 2020
Robert Janson (präst)
1874 - 1961
Stefan Lindborg
Born 1985
Lars Norberg (konstnär)
1921 - 1995
Dan Gahnström
Born 1951
Ingrid Ryning
1921 - 1978
Adolf Filip Liljeholm
1883 - 1959
Ellen Nordenstreng
1859 - 1950
Sven Hedenberg
1888 - 1966
Eric Gustaf Lindström
1792 - 1865
Lars O. Carlsson
Born 1957
Gomer T. Brunius
1909 - 2009
Theodor Frölander
1856 - 1908
Anita Stenberg
Born 1930
Karin Lexén
Born 1964
Johan David von Holten
1814 - 1906
Kristoffer Hellstrand
Born 1956
Per Carlsson
Born 1912
Amos Kruse
1876 - 1934
Edwin Ohlsson
1866 - 1956
Axel Segerström
Born 1943
Martin Sternberg
Born 1966
Henrik Ahrenberg
1835 - 1915
Lars Jäderblom
Born 1963
Marie Johansson
Born 1962
Carl Lagercrantz (läkare)
1917 - 2004
Hans Berndtson
Born 1945
Ulrika Landergren
Born 1959
John Trägårdh
1850 - 1928
Lars-Henrik Blomberg
1916 - 2010
Anders Forshell
1895 - 1964
Henrik Ekman (präst)
1895 - 1973
Kajsa Ranft
1894 - 1963
Sven-Olof Hamlet
1922 - 2002
Eric Malmberg (skådespelare)
1888 - 1951
Roger Hällhag
Born 1962
Helena Gellerman
Born 1960
Thora Wigardh
1860 - 1933
Torkel Carlsson
1923 - 1994
Lena Gester
1944 - 1980
Sven Celander
1918 - 1966
Rolf Carlsson (skeppsredare)
1920 - 1994
Stephan Larsen
Born 1954
Gunnar Mossberg (musiker)
1910 - 1997
Harald Thoresen
1867 - 1953
Hans Bergfelt
Born 1956
Kurt Rinman (ingenjör)
1916 - 1977
Curt-Holger Jufors
1911 - 2007
Lars Axelson
1918 - 1977
Agneta Granberg
Born 1951
Ulla Eson Bodin
1935 - 2009
Sven-Åke Lindengren
Born 1929
Bert Christiansson
Born 1939
Bengt-Arne Johansson
Born 1943
Ingolf Kiesow
Born 1939
Ulf Mossberg
Born 1940
Bertel Andrén
1879 - 1969
Lennart Ström (politiker)
1926 - 2004
Adolf Wallerius
1874 - 1937
Tua Ström
1885 - 1953
Lars Embäck
Born 1955
Michael Fogelberg
Born 1969
Lena Kvarnström
Born 1943
Carl-Einar Håkansson
1918 - 2003
Hampus Kärnman
Born 1989
Robert Murray (medicinare)
1846 - 1932
Jarl Andrén
Born 1937
Thore Fries (1875–1951)
1875 - 1951
Carl Åke Blidberg
1902 - 1991
Brita Ahnoff
1915 - 2007
Jenny Carlsson
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Stig Areskoug
1920 - 2008
Max Bilde
1919 - 2011
Eva Dahlin
Born 1949
David Söderholm
1883 - 1961
Gudmund Ernulf
1914 - 2010
Ingemar Olsson (företagsledare)
Born 1927
Agne Rundqvist
1901 - 1996
Carl Björck
1844 - 1912
Josef Andrén
1847 - 1933
Gulli Lundquister
1900 - 1982
Stig Magnusson
1920 - 1998
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
Eric Lagergren
1857 - 1927
Aron Andersson (finansman)
1861 - 1959
Lars Lindekrantz
1915 - 1993
Axel Ljungberg
1882 - 1947
Aina Marmén-Sundborg
1899 - 1973
Hans Hellers
1919 - 1993
Sven Rinman (konstnär)
1910 - 1990
Carl Collander
1838 - 1901
Lars Arby
1933 - 2002
Valborg Ljungberg
1885 - 1964
Anton Stuxberg den yngre
Born 1887
Carl Rothlin
1917 - 1994
Abel Sundberg
1893 - 1974
Gullan Johansson
Born 1914
Inga-Mi Vannérus Rydgran
1932 - 2017
Helge Andersson (konstnär, 1908–1973)
1908 - 1973
Carl Wilhelm Oskar Höglund
1868 - 1937
Owe Wallberg
1932 - 1957
Sture Strömblad
1905 - 1945
Ingela Strömblad
Born 1928