55.5943° N, 13.0180° E

MALMOE

Most Famous People Born in Malmoe, Sweden

Notable people
1,041
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1931
Most distinctive
Wrestler 6.6×

Sweden's gritty southern port punches improbably hard on the mat, with a Wrestler bench many times the global norm rooted in the old Malmö Brottarklubb tradition. The thick Artist and Painter depth gives the same blue-collar town its bohemian streak, and the Hockey count belongs to Malmö Redhawks and the long Skåne rink culture — more continental than Nordic, in the end.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Malmoe Is Known For

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Football is Malmoe's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (112).

Malmoe over-indexes on wrestler6.6× the global rate.

Malmoe under-produces politician — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Football112
  2. Actor100
  3. Politician82
  4. Painter79
  5. Artist50
  6. Writer45
  7. Hockey35
  8. Singer29
  1. Wrestler226.6×
  2. Artist504.7×
  3. Swimmer173.4×
  4. Painter792.9×
  5. Hockey352.8×
  6. Architect252.7×
  7. Business201.9×
  8. Actor1001.8×
  1. Politician820.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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1,041 notable people

0301 WRITER

Alice Lyttkens

1897 - 1991

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0302 ACTOR

Anna Lindholm

Born 1965

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0303 DESIGNER

Carl Gustav Magnusson

Born 1940

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0304 ARTIST

Gunnar Krantz (artist)

Born 1962

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0305 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Göran Sonesson

Born 1951

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0306 HOCKEY

Sebastian Idoff

Born 1990

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0307 JOURNALIST

Maj Fant

1930 - 1995

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0308 ARTIST

Carl Olof Petersen

1881 - 1939

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0309 ATHLETIC

Jimisola Laursen

Born 1977

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0310 JOURNALIST

Stig Hansén

Born 1954

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0311 ARMY

Per Sylvan

1875 - 1945

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0312 PLAYER

Jan Hedengård

Born 1963

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0313 ACTOR

Harry Persson

1906 - 1961

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0314 MODEL

Eva Lisa Ljung

Born 1970

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0315 ROWER

Ture Rosvall

1891 - 1977

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0316 SCREENWRITER

Bror Berger

1874 - 1948

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0317 HOCKEY

Johan Björk

Born 1984

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0318 WRITER

Christer Persson

Born 1943

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0319 POLITICIAN

Hillevi Larsson

Born 1974

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0320 ACTOR

Niclas Larsson

Born 1990

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0321 POLITICIAN

Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh

Born 1974

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0322 TRUMPET

Leif Uvemark

1939 - 1996

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0323 SON

Trolle Rhodin

1917 - 1997

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0324 SINGER

Ann Winsborn

Born 1981

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0325 PAINTER

Åke Arenhill

1920 - 2018

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0326 INDUSTRIAL

Frans Henrik Kockum den äldre

1802 - 1875

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0327 FOOTBALL

Anes Mravac

Born 1989

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0328 ATHLETIC

Marcus Nilsson (athlete)

Born 1991

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0329 FOOTBALL

Ove Andersson (footballer)

1916 - 1983

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0330 CHEMIST

Björn O. Roos

1937 - 2010

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0331 EXECUTIONER

Per Petter Christiansson Steineck

Born 1822

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0332 FOOTBALL

Tommy Hansson

Born 1956

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0333 FOOTBALL

Hasse Mattisson

Born 1972

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0334 TRACK AND FIELD

Algot Larsson

1889 - 1967

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0335 FOOTBALL

Mikael Andersson (footballer, born 1978)

Born 1978

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0336 ACTOR

Rasmus Troedsson

Born 1964

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0337 COXSWAIN

Leo Wilkens

1893 - 1967

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0338 POLITICIAN

Jessica Rosencrantz

Born 1987

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0339 ARCHER

Jonas Andersson (archer)

Born 1979

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0340 PAINTER

Bertil Sjöberg

1914 - 1999

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0341 ACTOR

Hans-Christian Thulin

Born 1977

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0342 FILMMAKER

Jessica Nettelbladt

Born 1972

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0343 SAILOR

Gunnar Asther

1892 - 1974

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0344 FOOTBALL

Jörgen Ohlsson

Born 1972

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0345 COMICS

Magnus Knutsson (auteur)

Born 1944

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0346 ECONOMIST

Dag Detter

Born 1959

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0347 HOCKEY

Jens Olsson (ice hockey)

Born 1984

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0348 HISTORIAN

John Kruse (Kunsthistoriker)

1865 - 1914

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0349 SINGER

Ulf Nyberg

Born 1977

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0350 JOURNALIST

Erik Blix

Born 1957

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0351 SPORT

Erik Ohlsson (sport shooter)

1884 - 1980

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0352 STATISTICIAN

Carl-Erik Quensel

1907 - 1977

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0353 ACTOR

Kajsa Reingardt

Born 1957

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0354 METEOROLOGIST

John Pohlman

Born 1935

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0355 FOOTBALL

Mattias Andersson (footballer, born 1998)

Born 1998

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0356 PHYSICIAN

Hedda Andersson

1861 - 1950

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0357 ATHLETIC

Kristine Tånnander

Born 1955

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0358 SCULPTOR

Asmund Arle

1918 - 1990

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0359 AIR FORCE

Torsten Friis

1882 - 1967

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0360 ECONOMIST

Nils Västhagen

1906 - 1965

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0361 WRITER

Paul Fried (actor)

Born 1958

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0362 ATHLETIC

Skotte Jacobsson

1888 - 1964

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0363 ACTOR

Göte Fyhring

Born 1929

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0364 ZOOLOGIST

Karl Georg Herman Lang

1901 - 1976

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0365 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Göran Burenhult

Born 1942

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0366 ACTOR

Anna Bjelkerud

Born 1959

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0367 ARTIST

Carsten Ström

1913 - 1995

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0368 CONDUCTOR

Sten-Åke Axelson

1906 - 1988

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0369 LAWYER

Christian Naumann

1810 - 1888

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0370 ARCHITECT

Elsa Gullberg

1886 - 1984

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0371 FOOTBALL

Eric Fischbein

Born 1976

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0372 FOOTBALL

Sune Sandbring

Born 1928

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0373 GOLF

Jens Dantorp

Born 1989

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0374 BUSINESS

Jörgen Philip-Sörensen

1938 - 2010

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0375 HOCKEY

Jacob Berglund

Born 1991

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0376 WRITER

Annie Åkerhielm

1869 - 1956

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0377 HOCKEY

Roger Öhman

Born 1967

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0378 EDUCATION

Börje Holmberg

Born 1924

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0379 POLITICIAN

Lars-Erik Lövdén

Born 1950

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0380 SKATER

Martin Johansson (patinage de vitesse)

Born 1973

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0381 CHEMIST

Lennart Eberson

1933 - 2000

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0382 BUSINESS

Percy Nilsson

Born 1943

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0383 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Inge Thulin

Born 1953

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0384 WRITER

Helmer Lång

1924 - 2014

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0385 WRESTLER

Hugo Johansson (wrestler)

1888 - 1969

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0386 ACTOR

Anders Andersson (actor)

Born 1952

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0387 ATHLETE

Roman Livaja

Born 1974

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0388 ACTOR

Einar Beyron

1901 - 1979

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0389 SPORT

Ronny Olsson

Born 1961

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0390 ACTOR

Gunwer Bergkvist

Born 1932

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0391 ARTIST

Barbro Nilsson

1899 - 1983

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0392 WRITER

Magnus von Platen

1920 - 2002

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0393 ARTIST

Ellen Trotzig

1878 - 1949

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0394 PHARMACIST

Agnes Arvidsson

1875 - 1962

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0395 SKATER

Lina Johansson

Born 1988

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0396 GOLF

Pia Nilsson (golfer)

Born 1958

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0397 TRADUCTRICE

Lena Grumbach

Born 1950

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0398 FOOTBALL

Andreas Ekberg

Born 1985

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0399 ACTOR

Elisabet Strid

Born 1976

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0400 HOCKEY

Niklas Hede

Born 1969

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0401 POLITICIAN

Angelika Bengtsson

Born 1990

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0402 PLAYER

Fredrik Jonsson

Born 1977

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0403 ATHLETIC

Lennart Lindgren

1915 - 1952

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0404 FOOTBALL

John Torstensson

1896 - 1972

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0405 WRITER

Mats Olsson (journalist)

Born 1949

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0406 HOCKEY

Robin Álvarez

Born 1987

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0407 SCULPTOR

William Zadig

1884 - 1952

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0408 ARCHITECT

Frans Ekelund

1882 - 1965

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0409 COMPOSER

Robert Uhlmann (composer)

Born 1968

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0410 JOURNALIST

Henrik Brandão Jönsson

Born 1969

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0411 GOLF

Martin Erlandsson

Born 1974

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0412 SWIMMER

Karin Larsson

1941 - 2019

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0413 FOOTBALL

Håkan Jeppsson

1961 - 2018

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0414 MILITAR

Carl Mörner (1658–1721)

1658 - 1721

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0415 FENCER

Orvar Jönsson

Born 1950

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0416 SCULPTOR

Gunnel Frieberg

1919 - 2010

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0417 SWIMMER

Per-Ola Quist

Born 1961

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0418 ACTOR

Sture Baude

1890 - 1946

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0419 GOLF

Björn Åkesson

Born 1990

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0420 COMPOSER

Josef Hedar

1894 - 1960

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0421 POLITICIAN

Olle Felten

Born 1953

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0422 ARCHITECT

Georg A. Nilsson

1871 - 1949

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0423 ACTOR

Åke Jörnfalk

1932 - 2020

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0424 PLAYER

Lars Kvant

Born 1955

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0425 ACTOR

Oscar Ralf

1881 - 1964

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0426 ARCHITECT

Erik Lundberg (arkitekt)

1895 - 1969

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0427 MEDBORGARE

Håkan Ersgård

1934 - 1998

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0428 HOCKEY

Philip Hersby

Born 1984

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0429 MUSIC

Ronny Carlsson

1951 - 2014

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0430 TEACHER

Yvonne af Ugglas

Born 1946

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0431 SINGER

Hannes Irengård

Born 1982

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0432 LITERARY

Johan Mortensen

1864 - 1940

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0433 WRITER

Viggo Zadig

1880 - 1973

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0434 HOCKEY

Björn Hellkvist

Born 1977

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0435 ENGINEER

Erland Waldenström

1911 - 1988

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0436 FOOTBALL

Hans Håkansson

1908 - 1993

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0437 SINGER

Joy M'Batha

Born 1994

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0438 ATHLETIC

Alissa Söderberg

Born 1994

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0439 HOCKEY

Simon Karlsson

Born 1993

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0440 MUSIC

Anders Grahn

Born 1979

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0441 ACTOR

Mats Eklund

Born 1955

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0442 FOOTBALL

Björn Stringheim

Born 1975

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0443 PIANIST

Jonas Kvarnström

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0444 ENGINEER

Bert Nordberg

Born 1956

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0445 MATHEMATICIAN

Ladislav Rieger

1916 - 1963

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0446 ACTOR

Nina Widerberg

Born 1960

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0447 MUSIC

Thomas Lindahl

Born 1953

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0448 ENGINEER

Arne Zetterström

1917 - 1945

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0449 FENCER

Per Sundberg

1949 - 2015

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0450 PRESENTER

Li Pamp

Born 1972

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0451 POLITICIAN

Patrick Reslow

Born 1970

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0452 ACTOR

Christel Körner

Born 1948

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0453 POLITICIAN

Maria Ferm

Born 1985

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0454 SINGER

Alice Boman

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0455 ACTOR

Tommy Juth

Born 1950

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0456 ACTOR

Leif Magnusson (regissör)

Born 1955

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0457 PROFESSOR

Karin Widerberg

Born 1949

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0458 POLITICIAN

Eric Svenning

1901 - 1974

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0459 FENCER

Mats Ahlgren

Born 1967

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0460 KICKBOXER

Marcus Öberg

Born 1982

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0461 FOOTBALL

Sture Mårtensson

1916 - 2004

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0462 CARTOONIST

Stefan Printz-Påhlson

Born 1950

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0463 INDUSTRIAL

Frans Henrik Kockum den yngre

1840 - 1910

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0464 ACTOR

Marianne Wesén

Born 1940

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0465 DESIGNER

Valerie Aflalo

Born 1976

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0466 SONGWRITER

Betty Dittrich

Born 1984

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0467 WRITER

Björn Elmbrant

Born 1942

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0468 TEACHER

Benjamin "Beppe" Singer

Born 1977

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0469 LAWYER

David Nehrman Ehrenstråhle

1695 - 1769

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0470 ART HISTORIAN

Viggo Loos

1895 - 1974

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0471 WRESTLER

Leif Freij

1943 - 1998

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0472 FURNITURE MAKER

Gottlieb Iwersson

1750 - 1813

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0473 ACTOR

Sven Holm

Born 1954

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0474 WRITER

Jan Rydberg

1923 - 2015

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0475 ENCYCLOPEDIST

Bernhard Meijer (skriftställare)

1848 - 1925

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0476 SKATER

Anita Johansson (figure skater)

Born 1954

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0477 SCREENWRITER

Anders Stenmo

Born 1956

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0478 SWIMMER

Ahmad Attellesey

Born 1995

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0479 ACTOR

Torsten Vilhelm Lennartsson

1881 - 1933

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0480 PAINTER

Anders Sten

1903 - 1999

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0481 FOOTBALL

Edriss Hushmand

Born 1999

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0482 ARTIST

Svante Bergh (konstnär)

1885 - 1946

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0483 SPORT

Paula Westher

Born 1965

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0484 FOOTBALL

Zackarias Faour

Born 1998

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0485 CELLIST

Guido Vecchi

1910 - 1997

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0486 ARTIST

Edgar Böckman

1890 - 1981

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0487 ATHLETIC

Erik Carlgren

Born 1946

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0488 ACTOR

Claes Schmidt

Born 1949

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0489 SKATER

Marcus Björk

Born 1994

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0490 ARTIST

Fritz Kärfve

1880 - 1967

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0491 HISTORIAN

Einar Bager

1887 - 1990

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0492 PIANIST

Helge Antoni

Born 1956

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0493 WRESTLER

Roland Svensson (wrestler)

1945 - 2014

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0494 HOCKEY

Victor Öhman

Born 1992

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0495 ACTOR

Magnus Skogsberg Tear

Born 1961

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0496 WRITER

Bengt Sjögren

1925 - 2009

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0497 SPRÅKFORSKARE

Eva Wiberg

Born 1958

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0498 MUSIC

Hans Carling

1942 - 2017

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0499 ACTOR

Oscar Winge

1884 - 1951

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0500 PLAYWRIGHT

Klas Abrahamsson

Born 1969

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0501 FOOTBALL

Anders Grimberg

Born 1960

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0502 SINGER

Miriam Sharoni

Born 1968

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0503 PHILOSOPHER

Eva Kittay

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0504 LICHENOLOGIST

Birger Kajanus

1882 - 1931

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0505 ACTOR

Louise Eneman-Wahlberg

1881 - 1961

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0506 POLITICIAN

Joakim Ollén

Born 1952

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0507 ACTOR

Sonja Sonnenfeld

1912 - 2010

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0508 ECONOMIST

Emil Sommarin

1874 - 1955

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0509 GREVE

Arvid Fredrik Kurck

1735 - 1810

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0510 ARTIST

Richard Årlin

Born 1945

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0511 BOOKSELLER

Karl Börjesson

1877 - 1941

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0512 FOOTBALL

Pınar Yalçın

Born 1988

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0513 ACTOR

Hugo Hagander

1928 - 1994

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0514 FILM

Dan Zethraeus

Born 1964

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0515 PAINTER

Rolf Hanson

Born 1953

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0516 HOCKEY

Sebastian Dyk

Born 1992

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0517 WRITER

Thomas Nydahl

Born 1952

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0518 WRITER

Haqvin Bager

1711 - 1782

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0519 FOOTBALL

Bengt Madsen

Born 1942

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0520 POLITICIAN

Knut Dahlberg

1877 - 1949

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0521 HOCKEY

Henry Kristófer Harðarson

Born 1994

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0522 ACTOR

Dubrilla Ekerlund

Born 1977

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0523 WRITER

Hertha Odeman

1890 - 1977

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0524 POLITIK

Algot Rosberg

1886 - 1939

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0525 ACTOR

Göran Hansson

Born 1954

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0526 PAINTER

Hans Larsson (konstnär)

1910 - 1973

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0527 POLITICIAN

Ulf Eriksson (politiker)

Born 1945

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0528 ACTOR

Doris Nelson

1886 - 1934

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0529 POLITICIAN

Signe Höjer

1896 - 1988

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0530 DIPLOMAT

Göran Bundy

1921 - 2018

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0531 ÄMBETSMAN

Ludvig B. Falkman

1808 - 1891

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0532 ACTOR

Hugo Emretsson

Born 1973

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0533 JOURNALIST

Allan Fagerström

1916 - 1985

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0534 PHYSICIAN

Inga Marie Nilsson

1923 - 1999

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0535 SWIMMER

Eskil Lundahl

1905 - 1992

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0536 KOMEDI

Reinhold Gustaf Modée

1698 - 1752

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0537 ACTOR

Leo Cullborg

Born 1946

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0538 FOOTBALL

Andreas Nilsson (footballer)

1910 - 2011

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0539 RIKSDAGSLEDAMOT

Frans Schartau

1797 - 1870

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0540 FOOTBALL

Lars Sjöström

Born 1939

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0541 ATHLETIC

Stina Cronholm

Born 1936

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0542 PROFESSOR

Håkan Strömberg

1917 - 2002

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0543 FOOTBALL

Goran Trpevski

Born 1977

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0544 WRITER

Christina Söderling-Brydolf

1911 - 1999

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0545 FOOTBALL

Martin Holm (fotbollsspelare)

Born 1991

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0546 SWIMMER

Gisela Thidholm

1930 - 2009

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0547 POLITICIAN

Walter Murray

1871 - 1957

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0548 PAINTER

Eric H. Olson

1907 - 1995

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0549 PHYSICIST

Lars Samuelson (physicist)

Born 1948

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0550 HISTORIAN

Kerstin Keen

Born 1939

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0551 ARCHITECT

Alfred Arwidius

1861 - 1915

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0552 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Julian Togelius

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0553 BADMINTON

Johanna Magnusson

Born 1998

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0554 SINGER

Monika Hoffman

Born 1982

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0555 SKATER

Lars Åkesson

Born 1963

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0556 POLITICIAN

Carl Gottreich Beijer

1811 - 1898

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0557 ACTOR

Gustaf Åkerblom

Born 1982

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0558 ACTOR

Mathias Lithner

Born 1979

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0559 POLITICIAN

Per Ramhorn

Born 1967

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0560 HOCKEY

Andreas Valdix

Born 1984

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0561 SUSPECT

Osama Krayem

Born 1992

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0562 BOTANIST

Otto Gertz

1878 - 1948

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0563 GENEALOGIST

Olga Dahl

1917 - 2009

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0564 PAINTER

Solveig Borggren-Ehrenberg

1914 - 1993

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0565 POET

Theodor von Wedderkop

1802 - 1887

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0566 WRITER

Bengt Holmström (bibliotekarie)

1924 - 2006

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0567 ACTOR

Peder Kinberg

Born 1944

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0568 MUSIC

Frans Sjöström

Born 1944

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0569 MILITAR

Anders Fredrik Centerwall

1845 - 1907

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0570 PAINTER

Nils Barck (1863–1930)

1863 - 1930

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0571 WRITER

Emy Ek

1888 - 1967

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0572 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Slađana Božović

Born 1980

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0573 ACTOR

Joakim Gräns

Born 1972

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0574 SWIMMER

Kristina Larsson

Born 1944

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0575 BASKET

Elijah Clarance

Born 1998

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0576 FILM

Anette Lykke Lundberg

Born 1955

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0577 PAINTER

Charles Friberg

1868 - 1953

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0578 HISTORIAN

Paul Ehinger

Born 1939

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0579 SINGER

Katerina Kazelis

Born 1977

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0580 FOOTBALL

Amr Kaddoura

Born 1994

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0581 SINGER

May Qwinten

Born 1983

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0582 COMEDIAN

Kristoffer Appelquist

Born 1975

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0583 PHYSICIAN

Otto Kristian Ekman

1791 - 1866

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0584 POLITICIAN

Rikard Larsson

Born 1966

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0585 ART HISTORIAN

Ragnar Hoppe

1885 - 1967

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0586 LAWYER

Catalina Pérez Salinas

Born 1990

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0587 PROFESSOR

Martin Hegardt

1685 - 1732

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0588 WRITER

Sven Erik Täckmark

1916 - 2007

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0589 ETNOLOG

Lissie Åström

1924 - 2013

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0590 ACTOR

Margareta Schönström

1899 - 1982

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0591 SURGEON

Knut H.M. Haeger

1925 - 1984

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0592 POLITICIAN

Nina Kain

Born 1973

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0593 ETNOLOG

Gerda Cederblom

1867 - 1931

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0594 WRITER

Sven Ohm

1929 - 2014

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0595 BASKET

Kalis Loyd

Born 1989

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0596 POLITICIAN

Bengt Norling

1925 - 2002

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0597 FOOTBALL

Jörgen Ohlin

1937 - 2013

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0598 OPERA

Per-Erik Öhrn

Born 1946

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0599 WRESTLER

Gunnar Håkansson

1926 - 2009

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0600 MILITAR

Fale Burman (officer)

1903 - 1973

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