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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 44 of 506 notable people

0002 PLAYER

Thomas Johansson

Born 1975

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0009 SPORT

Magnus Bäckstedt

Born 1975

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0018 HOCKEY

Magnus Johansson (ice hockey)

Born 1973

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0022 SINGER

Camilla Tilling

Born 1971

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0025 DRUMMER

Martin Axenrot

Born 1979

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0042 ACTOR

Cecilia Frode

Born 1970

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0047 FOOTBALL

Jonas Wallerstedt

Born 1978

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0051 FOOTBALL

Johan Karlsson

Born 1975

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0052 POLITICIAN

Birgitta Ohlsson

Born 1975

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0057 JOURNALIST

Fredrik Strage

Born 1972

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0064 WRITER

Jan Wallentin

Born 1970

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0068 POLITICIAN

Yvonne Ruwaida

Born 1970

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0077 RADIO

Karin Adelsköld

Born 1973

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0087 POLITICAL

Erik Lakomaa

Born 1977

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0090 ACADEMIC

Markus Leoson

Born 1970

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0110 JOURNALIST

Niklas Orrenius

Born 1973

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0121 WRITER

Jennifer Wegerup

Born 1972

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0123 WRITER

Katarina Genar

Born 1973

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0124 HOCKEY

Daniel Carlsson (hockey sur glace)

Born 1977

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0132 RACER

Frederik Watz

Born 1976

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0150 PRODUCENT

Melker Becker

Born 1975

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0161 SINGER

Prince of Assyria

Born 1978

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0177 POLITICIAN

Stina Svensson

Born 1970

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0197 HOCKEY

Johan Bülow

Born 1976

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0203 JOURNALIST

Cecilie Östby

Born 1970

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0209 POLITICIAN

Pernilla Stålhammar

Born 1971

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0221 SCREENWRITER

Christian Eklöw

Born 1974

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0237 PHOTOGRAPHER

Lovisa Ringborg

Born 1979

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0240 ACTOR

Ola Björkman

Born 1974

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0258 PLAYER

Niclas Olofsson

Born 1975

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0265 MUSIC

Staffan Palmberg

Born 1975

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0270 HOCKEY

Martin Wilde

Born 1977

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0271 POLITICIAN

Stefan Svanström

Born 1972

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0277 GOLF

Johanna Johansson

Born 1977

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0291 SINGER

Kristofer Östergren

Born 1977

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0323 MISSING

Alexandra Larsson

Born 1974

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0327 SPORT

Jesper Hussfelt

Born 1973

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0342 ACADEMIC

Maria Elmquist

Born 1975

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0352 SPORT

Petter Barrling

Born 1979

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0359 JOURNALIST

Nina Campioni

Born 1978

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0376 CHEF

Stefan Sandborg

Born 1970

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0403 MUSIKER

Mattias Areskog

Born 1973

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0417 DESIGNER

Parasto Backman

Born 1977

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0483 DOMARE

Andreas Jarlén

Born 1976

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