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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 37 of 506 notable people

0052 POLITICIAN

Birgitta Ohlsson

Born 1975

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0068 POLITICIAN

Yvonne Ruwaida

Born 1970

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0111 POLITICIAN

Gustaf Rudolf Abelin

1819 - 1903

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0115 POLITICIAN

Edvard Wavrinsky

1848 - 1924

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0159 POLITICIAN

Margareta Israelsson

Born 1954

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0164 POLITICIAN

Anna-Lena Sörenson

Born 1954

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0177 POLITICIAN

Stina Svensson

Born 1970

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0192 POLITICIAN

Carl Meurling

1876 - 1963

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0209 POLITICIAN

Pernilla Stålhammar

Born 1971

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0247 POLITICIAN

Erik Nylander

1885 - 1958

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0253 POLITICIAN

Harriet Colliander

Born 1943

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0264 POLITICIAN

Karl Beckman

1860 - 1926

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0268 POLITICIAN

Anders Peter Sandströmer

1804 - 1857

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0271 POLITICIAN

Stefan Svanström

Born 1972

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0283 POLITICIAN

Josef Weijne

1893 - 1951

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0284 POLITICIAN

Christina Rogestam

Born 1943

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0305 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Metzén

1832 - 1907

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0310 POLITICIAN

Anton Nordenfur

Born 1992

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0318 POLITICIAN

Carl Leonard Kinmanson

1811 - 1871

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0338 POLITICIAN

Bo Turesson

1914 - 1997

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0347 POLITICIAN

Kristina Alsér

Born 1956

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0349 POLITICIAN

Gustaf Lindencrona (1871−1952)

1871 - 1952

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0366 POLITICIAN

Per Arne Aglert

1920 - 2002

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0369 POLITICIAN

Carl Lönnberg

1828 - 1905

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0379 POLITICIAN

Anders Almquist

1704 - 1770

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0410 POLITICIAN

Gösta Agrenius

1914 - 2000

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0436 POLITICIAN

Erik Lindström (godsägare)

1858 - 1944

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0443 POLITICIAN

Melker Falkenberg (1841–1906)

1841 - 1906

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0447 POLITICIAN

Gunnar Dalgren

1918 - 2009

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0451 POLITICIAN

Fredrik Stånggren

1829 - 1912

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0457 POLITICIAN

Axel Bäckman (häradshövding)

1902 - 1986

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0469 POLITICIAN

Karin Wetterström

1908 - 1992

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0484 POLITICIAN

Oscar Larsson i Mörtlösa

1851 - 1931

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0487 POLITICIAN

Karl Allan Westman

1883 - 1948

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0499 POLITICIAN

Gustav Holmberg

1877 - 1951

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0501 POLITICIAN

Klas Arvedson

1764 - 1851

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0502 POLITICIAN

Emil Johanson (socialdemokrat)

1885 - 1954

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