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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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Showing 24 of 506 notable people

0041 FENCER

Gösta Olson

1883 - 1966

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0054 PAINTER

Oscar Cesare

1883 - 1948

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0065 RIDER

Janne Lundblad

1887 - 1940

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0071 ART HISTORIAN

Axel Romdahl

1880 - 1951

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0100 SKIPPER

Axel Rydin

1887 - 1971

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0103 OFFICER

Gustaf Petri

1885 - 1964

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0104 ARCHITECT

Elis Bergh

1881 - 1954

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0112 DIPLOMAT

Karl Ivan Westman

1889 - 1971

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0144 WRITER

Elsa Björkman-Goldschmidt

1888 - 1982

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0238 PHOTOGRAPHER

Ernst Sandau

1880 - 1918

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0247 POLITICIAN

Erik Nylander

1885 - 1958

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0261 PRIEST

Sigfrid von Engeström

1889 - 1984

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0269 ENTOMOLOGIST

Torsten Lagerberg

1882 - 1964

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0285 ACTOR

Anna Hillberg

1889 - 1965

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0303 ARCHITECT

August Emanuel Påhlman

1880 - 1947

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0306 MISSING

Eskil Ridderstad

1881 - 1962

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0324 INDUSTRIMAN

Gustaf Göranson

1886 - 1959

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0419 ARTIST

Arthur Andersson

1888 - 1980

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0424 MILITAR

Emil Björnberg

1885 - 1964

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0428 PAINTER

Egron Campbell

1883 - 1967

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0458 SCULPTOR

Dagmar Ljungquist

1888 - 1951

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0467 ENGINEER

Lennart Thorngren

1881 - 1972

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0487 POLITICIAN

Karl Allan Westman

1883 - 1948

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0502 POLITICIAN

Emil Johanson (socialdemokrat)

1885 - 1954

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