55.7079° N, 13.1983° E

LUND

Most Famous People Born in Lund, Sweden

Notable people
658
Peak decade
1910s
Median birth year
1920
Most distinctive
Ämbetsman 46.2×

A medieval Skåne university town whose page looks like a faculty directory that occasionally wanders into the arts — a Physician bench running at better than four times the global baseline, an Artist concentration at similar heights, a thick nineteenth-century Painter and Architect presence, and, in a twist nobody sees coming, a Handball cluster at better than eight times baseline.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1910s with 55 notable births.

What Lund Is Known For

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

Actor is Lund's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (57).

Lund over-indexes on ämbetsman46.2× the global rate.

Lund under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Actor57
  2. Writer44
  3. Painter40
  4. Politician35
  5. Artist32
  6. Physician22
  7. Football19
  8. Handball18
  1. Ämbetsman746.2×
  2. Handball188.8×
  3. Son76.7×
  4. Physician224.8×
  5. Artist324.7×
  6. Professor73.9×
  7. Architect142.4×
  8. Sculptor102.3×
  1. Football190.3×
  2. Politician350.5×
  3. Singer80.6×
  4. Lawyer80.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

16501700175018001850190019502000
  • Art & Design
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Film & TV
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Other
All658
Sort By

658 notable people

0601 POLITICIAN

Lars Brock

1863 - 1924

Preview
0602 PAINTER

Måns Arborelius (konstnär)

Born 1960

Preview
0603 PAINTER

Kjell Bertil Högström

1930 - 2012

Preview
0604 ARTIST

Erland Stålberg

Born 1962

Preview
0605 ÄMBETSMAN

Paul Isberg (landshövding)

1848 - 1908

Preview
0606 ART HISTORIAN

Monica Rydbeck

1907 - 1998

Preview
0607 ARTIST

Åke Larsson (konstnär)

1913 - 1995

Preview
0608 PHYSICIAN

Olof Ask (läkare)

1909 - 1988

Preview
0609 ORGANIST

Albert Sjögren (organist)

1934 - 2001

Preview
0610 POLITICIAN

Gundelach Bruzelius

1842 - 1917

Preview
0611 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Carin Engkvist

1906 - 2004

Preview
0612 ARTIST

Ella Nilsson

1912 - 1930

Preview
0613 ARTIST

Hans Erlandsson

1877 - 1973

Preview
0614 ARTIST

Anton Assow

1879 - 1963

Preview
0615 ARTIST

Ellen Rydbeck

1884 - 1976

Preview
0616 MISSING

Olof Nordenstråle

1683 - 1742

Preview
0617 PAINTER

Eva Carlstein

Born 1936

Preview
0618 PAINTER

Bo Johnsson (född 1920)

1920 - 1949

Preview
0619 ARTIST

Beata Mårtensson

1880 - 1956

Preview
0620 SON

Sam Pontén

1907 - 1963

Preview
0621 ARTIST

Bertil Arrklev

1924 - 2011

Preview
0622 ARTIST

Carl Axel Virin

1906 - 1983

Preview
0623 ARTIST

Charlotta Brosset

1905 - 2001

Preview
0624 SON

Frans Olof Ask

1857 - 1922

Preview
0625 ARTIST

Thure Rydbeck

1883 - 1968

Preview
0626 PAINTER

Carl Otto Kellgren

1907 - 1973

Preview
0627 PAINTER

Åke Åkesson

1910 - 1989

Preview
0628 ARTIST

Hilma Johanna Osterman

1863 - 1949

Preview
0629 HÖVDING

Nils Silfverskiöld (1674–1753)

1674 - 1753

Preview
0630 ARTIST

Hilma Osterman

1833 - 1913

Preview
0631 SCULPTOR

Ragnar Sundin

1905 - 1975

Preview
0632 POLITICIAN

Erik Lovén

1855 - 1938

Preview
0633 ARTIST

Ingeborg von Schwerin (1867–1942)

1867 - 1942

Preview
0634 SCULPTOR

Anna Troili-Petersson

1875 - 1934

Preview
0635 PAINTER

Henrietta Benjamin

1898 - 1989

Preview
0636 PAINTER

Anton Pearson

1892 - 1967

Preview
0637 PAINTER

Bengt Wallberg

1931 - 2004

Preview
0638 POLITICIAN

Fredrik Holmqvist (jurist)

1811 - 1876

Preview
0639 ARTIST

Ruth Hallberg

1889 - 1976

Preview
0640 JOURNALIST

Carl Albert Joakim Seberg

1849 - 1908

Preview
0641 MINIATURIST

Clara Fredrika von der Lancken

1795 - 1837

Preview
0642 POLITICIAN

Axel Carlsson i Carlsro

1833 - 1905

Preview
0643 SCULPTOR

Sven Andréus

Born 1916

Preview
0644 POLITICIAN

Emil Königsfeldt

1823 - 1900

Preview
0645 POLITICIAN

Nils Törnkvist

1868 - 1936

Preview
0646 POLITICIAN

Jöns Åkesson

1852 - 1918

Preview
0647 SCULPTOR

Rudolf Nilsson

1909 - 1976

Preview
0648 POLITICIAN

Christen Christenson

1843 - 1904

Preview
0649 ARTIST

Arne Thryvelli

1903 - 1976

Preview
0650 PAINTER

Erik Westergren

1919 - 1991

Preview
0651 PAINTER

Kaj Tuve

1917 - 2012

Preview
0652 SECRETARY

Edvard Seldener

1825 - 1870

Preview
0653 PAINTER

Inga Sjöholm

1921 - 2001

Preview
0654 PAINTER

Jöns Persson Thulin

1871 - 1955

Preview
0655 PAINTER

Alexandra Spolén

1863 - 1935

Preview
0656 PAINTER

Anna Wieben

1898 - 1999

Preview
0657 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Karin Wedlin

1893 - 1965

Preview
0658 PAINTER

Gerda Trägårdh

1848 - 1925

Preview