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LINKOPING

Most Famous People Born in Linkoping, Sweden

Notable people
506
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1921
Most distinctive
Borgmästare 127.2×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Linkoping during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Linkoping Is Known For

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Writer is Linkoping's biggest profession — 8% of all notables (38).

Linkoping over-indexes on borgmästare — 127.2× the global rate.

Linkoping under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Writer38
  2. Politician37
  3. Painter35
  4. Actor33
  5. Hockey25
  6. Artist23
  7. Journalist20
  8. Militar12
  1. Borgmästare5127.2×
  2. Artist234.4×
  3. Hockey254.2×
  4. Handball63.8×
  5. Physician102.9×
  6. Painter352.6×
  7. Journalist202.5×
  8. Writer382.3×
  1. Politician370.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Linkoping's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0117 ARTIST

Elias Erdtman

1862 - 1945

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0127 SCULPTOR

Anders Wissler

1869 - 1941

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0166 BIOLOGIST

Erik Nyman (botanist)

1866 - 1900

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0176 TRANSLATOR

Samuel Fries

1867 - 1914

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0179 WRITER

Anna Ölander

1861 - 1939

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0264 POLITICIAN

Karl Beckman

1860 - 1926

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0317 PAINTER

Karl Cederberg

1861 - 1904

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0358 ARCHITECT

Carl Kleitz

1860 - 1900

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0389 SKOLLÄRARE

Albert Laurell

1868 - 1945

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0445 JOURNALIST

Anna Wallin (journalist)

1862 - 1922

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