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GOTHENBURG

Most Famous People Born in Gothenburg, Sweden

Notable people
2,052
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1932
Most distinctive
Sailor 13.5×

Sweden's second city has always looked out toward the water, which is why the Sailor bench runs at better than thirteen times the global baseline — the Chalmers shipbuilding tradition and the Gothenburg port made seafaring the local white-collar job for three centuries. The Painter, Artist and Sculptor counts are a second fingerprint, the Valand Academy feeding the Gothenburg Colourists and the postwar Nordic scene, while a thick Business cohort tracks the Volvo, SKF and Stena dynasties that still run the city.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 192 notable births.

What Gothenburg Is Known For

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Actor is Gothenburg's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (201).

Gothenburg over-indexes on sailor13.5× the global rate.

Gothenburg under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Actor201
  2. Painter159
  3. Football153
  4. Artist100
  5. Writer90
  6. Politician88
  7. Business81
  8. Singer52
  1. Sailor2213.5×
  2. Handball436.7×
  3. Artist1004.8×
  4. Business814.0×
  5. Painter1593.0×
  6. Sculptor352.6×
  7. Architect392.1×
  8. Swimmer212.1×
  1. Politician880.4×
  2. Football1530.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

160016501700175018001850190019502000
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  • Film & TV
  • Writing
  • Music
  • Science
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Showing 88 of 2,052 notable people

0023 POLITICIAN

Jan Eliasson

Born 1940

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0043 POLITICIAN

Jonas Sjöstedt

Born 1964

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0069 POLITICIAN

Rick Falkvinge

Born 1972

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0070 POLITICIAN

Gillis Bildt

1820 - 1894

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0145 POLITICIAN

Leif Pagrotsky

Born 1951

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0170 POLITICIAN

Birgitta Dahl

Born 1937

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0186 POLITICIAN

Sven Andersson (politician)

1910 - 1987

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0200 POLITICIAN

Soraya Post

Born 1956

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0214 POLITICIAN

Annika Strandhäll

Born 1975

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0219 POLITICIAN

Lennart Bodström

1928 - 2015

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0222 POLITICIAN

Maria Leissner

Born 1956

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0243 POLITICIAN

Carl B. Hamilton

Born 1946

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0266 POLITICIAN

Maj Britt Theorin

Born 1932

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0299 POLITICIAN

Göran Johansson

1945 - 2014

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0356 POLITICIAN

Tuve Skånberg

Born 1956

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0382 POLITICIAN

Johan Lönnroth

Born 1937

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0399 POLITICIAN

Anneli Hulthén

Born 1960

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0413 POLITICIAN

Ingela Thalén

Born 1943

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0415 POLITICIAN

Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans

Born 1948

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0431 POLITICIAN

Malin Björk

Born 1972

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0447 POLITICIAN

Lars Tobisson

Born 1938

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0448 POLITICIAN

James Jameson Dickson

1815 - 1885

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0465 POLITICIAN

George Osborne Morgan

1826 - 1897

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0470 POLITICIAN

Hans Linde (Swedish politician)

Born 1979

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0471 POLITICIAN

Anna Johansson (politician)

Born 1971

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0474 POLITICIAN

Göran Lindblad

Born 1950

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0477 POLITICIAN

Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten

Born 1953

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0515 POLITICIAN

Berit Andnor

Born 1954

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0529 POLITICIAN

Björn Molin

Born 1932

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0558 POLITICIAN

Lisbeth Grönfeldt Bergman

Born 1948

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0573 POLITICIAN

Björn Prytz

1887 - 1976

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0579 POLITICIAN

Hans Rothenberg

Born 1961

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0707 POLITICIAN

Curry Treffenberg

1825 - 1897

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0733 POLITICIAN

Björn Hamilton

Born 1945

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0737 POLITICIAN

Henry Ascher

Born 1953

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0740 POLITICIAN

Patrik Björck

Born 1957

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0801 POLITICIAN

David Lega

Born 1973

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0809 POLITICIAN

Eva Flyborg

Born 1963

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0816 POLITICIAN

Gunilla Svantorp

Born 1964

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0830 POLITICIAN

Ingemar Nilsson

Born 1956

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0877 POLITICIAN

Kjell Larsson

1943 - 2002

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0916 POLITICIAN

Siw Wittgren-Ahl

Born 1951

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0959 POLITICIAN

Robert Dickson (1843–1924)

1843 - 1924

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1008 POLITICIAN

Lars Eriksson (politiker)

Born 1970

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1037 POLITICIAN

Lennart Prytz

Born 1943

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1048 POLITICIAN

Tony Wiklander

Born 1939

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1116 POLITICIAN

Rolf Hagel

Born 1934

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1120 POLITICIAN

Kaj Pineus

1905 - 1986

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1167 POLITICIAN

Ole Johs. Brunæs

1936 - 2019

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1170 POLITICIAN

H.G. Wessberg

1952 - 2018

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1209 POLITICIAN

Johann Friedrich Bagge

1711 - 1784

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1216 POLITICIAN

Elin Svensson (politiker)

1909 - 1972

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1229 POLITICIAN

Arnold Bratt

1888 - 1930

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1267 POLITICIAN

Carl Rydqvist

1806 - 1884

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1289 POLITICIAN

Jan Larsson (politiker)

Born 1967

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1365 POLITICIAN

Herman von Gegerfelt

1817 - 1886

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1370 POLITICIAN

Curry Gabriel Treffenberg

1791 - 1875

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1434 POLITICIAN

Annika Barthine

Born 1951

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1440 POLITICIAN

Eduard Magnus (köpman)

1800 - 1879

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1467 POLITICIAN

William Gibson (1816–1865)

1816 - 1865

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1564 POLITICIAN

Yasmine Posio

Born 1974

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1573 POLITICIAN

Eva Lindh

Born 1971

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1576 POLITICIAN

Kenth Skårvik

1935 - 2018

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1580 POLITICIAN

Axel Dickson

1826 - 1899

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1581 POLITICIAN

Gunnar Larsson (idrottsledare)

1940 - 2020

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1631 POLITICIAN

Fredrik Pettersson (politiker)

1855 - 1949

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1634 POLITICIAN

Bernhard Santesson

1813 - 1886

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1653 POLITICIAN

Laurentius Svenonis Böker

1666 - 1696

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1663 POLITICIAN

Mats Pilhem

Born 1956

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1672 POLITICIAN

Carina Ödebrink

Born 1961

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1697 POLITICIAN

Fredrik Brusewitz

1816 - 1888

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1700 POLITICIAN

Justus Tranchell

1818 - 1883

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1729 POLITICIAN

Naod Habtemichael

Born 1995

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1736 POLITICIAN

Julius Linder

1878 - 1942

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1766 POLITICIAN

Carl Ekman (konsul)

1883 - 1957

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1781 POLITICIAN

Jessica Thunander

Born 1973

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1790 POLITICIAN

Ulla Parkdal

Born 1939

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1797 POLITICIAN

Martin Andersson (politiker)

1886 - 1946

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1849 POLITICIAN

Erik Ljungberg (aktivist)

1973 - 2012

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1853 POLITICIAN

Carl Robert Prytz

1865 - 1938

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1857 POLITICIAN

Björn Beckman

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1884 POLITICIAN

Arthur Gustafson

1870 - 1957

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1934 POLITICIAN

Gösta Andersson i Mölndal

1904 - 1974

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1936 POLITICIAN

Kerstin Andersson (länsarbetsdirektör)

Born 1945

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1948 POLITICIAN

Emil Baaz

1845 - 1910

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1957 POLITICIAN

Carl Gustaf Engström (politiker)

1838 - 1895

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1961 POLITICIAN

Jaques Eduard Levisson

1828 - 1907

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1994 POLITICIAN

Henry Berndtsson

1905 - 2001

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