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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

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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.

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2,052 notable people

0301 WRITER

Christine Falkenland

Born 1967

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0302 BIOLOGIST

Albert Levan

1905 - 1998

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0303 SINGER

Tommy Sparks

Born 1986

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0304 FOOTBALL

Fritjof Hillén

1893 - 1977

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0305 WRESTLER

Erik Malmberg

1897 - 1964

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0306 SCREENWRITER

Arvid E. Gillstrom

1889 - 1935

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0307 SCHOLAR

Lars Lönnroth

Born 1935

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0308 ACTOR

Linda Molin (actress)

Born 1992

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0309 FOOTBALL

Ragnar Gustavsson

1907 - 1980

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0310 SKATER

Kristoffer Berntsson

Born 1982

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0311 SCULPTOR

Klas Anshelm

1914 - 1980

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0312 MUSIC

Lasse Kronér

Born 1962

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0313 DANCER

Isabel Edvardsson

Born 1982

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0314 FOOTBALL

Patrik Karlsson Lagemyr

Born 1996

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0315 ARTIST

Johan Wanloo

Born 1972

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0316 HOCKEY

Patrik Carnbäck

Born 1968

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0317 RACER

Kent Andersson (motorcyclist)

1942 - 2006

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0318 GYMNAST

William Thoresson

Born 1932

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0319 ACTOR

Lars Göran Carlson

Born 1936

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0320 FOOTBALL

Nils Andersson (footballer)

1887 - 1947

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0321 SAILOR

Carl Hellström

1864 - 1962

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0322 ACTOR

Anna Blomberg

Born 1972

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0323 JOURNALIST

Katarina Wennstam

Born 1973

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0324 FOOTBALL

David Frölund

Born 1979

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0325 ATHLETIC

Otto Nilsson

1879 - 1960

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0326 WRESTLER

Mauritz Andersson

1886 - 1971

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0327 PLAYER

Peter Nyborg

Born 1969

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0328 FOOTBALL

Åke Andersson (footballer, born 1917)

1917 - 1983

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0329 FOOTBALL

Dennis Schiller

Born 1965

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0330 WRITER

Cecilia Gyllenhammar

Born 1961

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0331 HOCKEY

Magnus Kahnberg

Born 1980

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0332 ARTIST

Annika von Hausswolff

Born 1967

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0333 SKATER

Kjell Bäckman

1934 - 2019

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0334 FOOTBALL

Daleho Irandust

Born 1998

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0335 MODEL

Hannah Graaf

Born 1978

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0336 PUBLISHER

Daniel Friberg

Born 1978

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0337 MODEL

Cécilia Rodhe

Born 1961

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0338 MUSIC

Joel Alme

Born 1980

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0339 HOCKEY

Jens Karlsson

Born 1982

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0340 PROFESSOR

Jan Hjärpe

Born 1942

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0341 ARCHER

Magnus Petersson

Born 1975

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0342 DIVER

Karl Malmström

1875 - 1938

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0343 KAYAK

Sofia Paldanius

Born 1979

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0344 HAMMER THROWER

Bo Ericson

1919 - 1970

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0345 BOXER

Hasse Thomsén

1942 - 2004

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0346 ARCHITECT

Gustaf Wickman

1858 - 1916

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0347 ATHLETE

Jonas Colting

Born 1973

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0348 FOOTBALL

Dan Ekner

1927 - 1975

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0349 FOOTBALL

Adam Andersson (footballer)

Born 1996

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0350 ACTOR

Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz

1932 - 1999

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0351 WRESTLER

Torbjörn Kornbakk

Born 1965

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0352 FOOTBALL

Sven Olsson

1889 - 1919

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0353 FOOTBALL

Alexander Nadj

Born 1986

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0354 FOOTBALL

Allan Mohideen

Born 1993

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0355 FOOTBALL

Hasan Cetinkaya

Born 1977

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0356 POLITICIAN

Tuve Skånberg

Born 1956

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0357 FOOTBALL

Oskar Bengtsson

1885 - 1972

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0358 BASKET

Midde Hamrin

Born 1957

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0359 ACTOR

Per Andersson (skådespelare)

Born 1976

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0360 ATHLETIC

Charles Luther

1885 - 1962

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0361 HOCKEY

Mathias Porseland

Born 1986

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0362 PAINTER

Hanna Winge

1838 - 1896

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0363 GYMNAST

Johan Jarlén

1880 - 1955

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0364 FOOTBALL

Ove Johansson

Born 1948

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0365 ENTOMOLOGIST

Peter Fredrik Wahlberg

1800 - 1877

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0366 LINGUIST

Fredrik Wulff

1845 - 1930

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0367 FOOTBALL

Filip Apelstav

Born 1971

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0368 FILM

Oscar A. C. Lund

1885 - 1963

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0369 ESSAYIST

Wera Sæther

Born 1945

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0370 ATHLETIC

Charles Lomberg

1886 - 1966

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0371 SKIPPER

Erik Wallerius

1878 - 1967

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0372 ATHLETIC

Hans Höglund

1952 - 2012

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0373 GYMNAST

Birger Sörvik

1879 - 1978

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0374 PRODUCER

Kapten Röd

Born 1983

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0375 FOOTBALL

Hannes Stiller

Born 1978

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0376 RIDER

Helmer Mörner

1895 - 1962

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0377 ENGINEER

John Bertrand Johnson

1887 - 1970

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0378 FOOTBALL

Anette Börjesson

Born 1954

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0379 FOOTBALL

William Atashkadeh

Born 1992

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0380 WEIGHTLIFTER

Angelica Roos

Born 1989

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0381 OLYMPIC

Per Gedda

1914 - 2005

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0382 POLITICIAN

Johan Lönnroth

Born 1937

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0383 ACTOR

Gösta Bredefeldt

1935 - 2010

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0384 ACTOR

Anders Lönnbro

Born 1945

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0385 FOOTBALL

Kjell Olofsson

Born 1965

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0386 ACTOR

Nina Scenna

1907 - 1981

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0387 FOOTBALL

Gustaf Bergström

1884 - 1938

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0388 ACTOR

Hjalmar Selander

1859 - 1928

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0389 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Azulay

Born 1993

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0390 SWIMMER

Aina Berg

1902 - 1992

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0391 HOCKEY

Nicklas Lasu

Born 1989

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0392 SCULPTOR

Pål Svensson

Born 1950

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0393 GYMNAST

David Wiman

1884 - 1950

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0394 ATHLETIC

Ivan Möller

1884 - 1972

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0395 FOOTBALL

Nicklas Maripuu

Born 1992

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0396 FOOTBALL

Kristján Emilsson

Born 1993

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0397 WRITER

Madeleine Gustafsson (writer)

Born 1937

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0398 HOCKEY

Jari Tolsa

Born 1981

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0399 POLITICIAN

Anneli Hulthén

Born 1960

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0400 GYMNAST

Haakon Sörvik

1886 - 1970

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0401 RAPPER

Roffe Ruff

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0402 FOOTBALL

Joakim Olausson

Born 1995

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0403 FOOTBALL

Erkan Sağlık

Born 1985

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0404 FOOTBALL

Anders Frisk

Born 1963

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0405 FOOTBALL

Marika Domanski-Lyfors

Born 1960

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0406 HANDBALL

Olivia Mellegård

Born 1996

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0407 HANDBALL

Frida Tegstedt

Born 1987

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0408 ACTOR

Ellen Bergman

1919 - 2007

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0409 HANDBALL

Henrik Lundström (handball)

Born 1979

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0410 ACTOR

Fanni Metelius

Born 1987

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0411 SWIMMER

Hjördis Töpel

1904 - 1987

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0412 ATHLETIC

Nils Sandström

1893 - 1973

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0413 POLITICIAN

Ingela Thalén

Born 1943

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0414 JOURNALIST

Sture Hegerfors

Born 1938

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0415 POLITICIAN

Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans

Born 1948

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0416 ACTOR

Josefin Neldén

Born 1984

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0417 MUSIC

Sture Nordin

1933 - 2000

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0418 FOOTBALL

Gunnar Jansson (footballer)

1907 - 1998

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0419 FOOTBALL

Karl Corneliusson

Born 1976

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0420 ACTOR

Ralph Carlsson

Born 1952

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0421 JOURNALIST

Ulrika Nilsson

Born 1965

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0422 DRUMMER

Jonas Ekdahl

Born 1983

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0423 COMPOSER

Ingemar Liljefors

1906 - 1981

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0424 HISTORIAN

Karl Johan Warburg

1852 - 1918

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0425 ILLUSTRATOR

Carl Svante Hallbeck

1826 - 1897

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0426 FOOTBALL

Lennart Wing

Born 1935

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0427 FOOTBALL

Dennis Jonsson

Born 1983

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0428 ARTIST

Tobias Bernstrup

Born 1970

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0429 ACADEMIC

Gunnar von Proschwitz

1922 - 2005

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0430 ACTOR

Elsa Carlsson

1892 - 1978

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0431 POLITICIAN

Malin Björk

Born 1972

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0432 BOXER

Bo Högberg

1938 - 2005

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0433 WRESTLER

Eddy Bengtsson

Born 1979

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0434 FOOTBALL

Rune Börjesson

1937 - 1996

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0435 ACTOR

Bosse Parnevik

Born 1938

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0436 JOURNALIST

Erik Wijk

Born 1963

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0437 ARCHITECT

Johan Eberhard Carlberg

1683 - 1773

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0438 MUSIC

Michael Feiner

Born 1971

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0439 PROFESSOR

Sverker Oredsson

1937 - 2018

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0440 COMPOSER

Pär Lindgren

Born 1952

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0441 MUSIC

Frida Sundemo

Born 1986

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0442 FOOTBALL

Gunnar Holmberg

1897 - 1975

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0443 ARTIST

Torvald Gahlin

1910 - 2006

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0444 ARCHER

Gunnar Jervill

Born 1945

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0445 ORIENTALIST

Carlo Landberg

1848 - 1924

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0446 BUSINESS

Peter Rost (doctor)

Born 1959

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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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0449 ACTOR

Akane Liv

Born 1978

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0450 FOOTBALL

Peter Nyström

Born 1984

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0451 DIVER

Arvid Wallman

1901 - 1982

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0452 ACTOR

Gunilla Hutton

Born 1944

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0453 GYMNAST

Sven Forssman

1882 - 1919

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0454 ATHLETIC

Niklas Wallenlind

Born 1968

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0455 MILITAR

Hugo Johan Hamilton

1668 - 1748

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0456 PLAYER

Markus Eriksson

Born 1989

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0457 ATHLETIC

Thorild Olsson

1886 - 1934

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0458 SKIPPER

Lars Sigurd Björkström

Born 1943

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0459 SWIMMER

Anders Lyrbring

Born 1978

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0460 SKATER

Joel Eriksson (speed skater)

Born 1984

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0461 ECONOMIST

Thomas Sterner

Born 1952

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0462 WRITER

Cia Rinne

Born 1973

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0463 ATHLETIC

Ingrid Almqvist

1927 - 2017

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0464 ENGINEER

Robert Dahlander

1870 - 1935

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0465 POLITICIAN

George Osborne Morgan

1826 - 1897

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0466 FOOTBALL

Valter Lidén

1887 - 1969

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0467 PROGRAMMER

Ludvig Strigeus

Born 1981

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0468 FOOTBALL

Maria Karlsson (footballer, born 1985)

Born 1985

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0469 WRITER

Sigge Strömberg

1885 - 1920

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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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0472 ACTOR

Josua Bengtson

1882 - 1958

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0473 FOOTBALL

Albert Olsson (footballer)

1896 - 1977

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0474 POLITICIAN

Göran Lindblad

Born 1950

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0475 FOOTBALL

Josef Börjesson

1891 - 1971

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0476 MUSIC

Nils-Bertil Dahlander

1928 - 2011

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0477 POLITICIAN

Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten

Born 1953

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0478 OLYMPIC

Folke Wassén

1918 - 1969

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0479 ACTOR

Mathilda Paradeiser

Born 1995

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0480 WRITER

Gustaf Ullman

1881 - 1945

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0481 FOOTBALL

August Gustafsson Lohaprasert

Born 1993

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0482 BADMINTON

Pär-Gunnar Jönsson

Born 1963

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0483 COMPOSER

Karl Valentin (composer)

1853 - 1918

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0484 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Jan-Erik Lane

Born 1946

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0485 SAILOR

Harald Wallin

1887 - 1946

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0486 SKIPPER

Olle Åkerlund

1911 - 1978

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0487 HOCKEY

Oscar Ackeström

Born 1972

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0488 BASSIST

Petter Eldh

Born 1983

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0489 SAILOR

Sidney Boldt-Christmas

1924 - 2016

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0490 PAINTER

Ottmar Elliger

1633 - 1679

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0491 ACTOR

Rolf Botvid

1915 - 1998

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0492 FOOTBALL

Evert Lundqvist

1900 - 1979

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0493 RACING

Bertil Roos

1943 - 2016

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0494 FOOTBALL

Martin Dohlsten

Born 1986

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0495 FOOTBALL

Kyle Konwea

Born 1989

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0496 FOOTBALL

Magnus Johansson (footballer)

Born 1964

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0497 HAIRDRESSER

Micael Bindefeld

Born 1959

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0498 HANDBALL

Hampus Wanne

Born 1993

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0499 HANDBALL

Jessica Helleberg

Born 1986

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0500 FOOTBALL

Valdus Lund

1895 - 1962

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0501 HOCKEY

Joacim Esbjörs

Born 1970

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0502 DRIVER

Björn Goop

Born 1976

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0503 PHOTOGRAPHER

Henrik Jaenzon

1886 - 1954

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0504 CONDUCTOR

Sten Frykberg

1910 - 1983

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0505 DIVER

Gustaf Blomgren

1887 - 1956

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0506 FOOTBALL

Olof Hvidén-Watson

Born 1982

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0507 ACTOR

Curt Masreliez

1919 - 1979

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0508 ECONOMIST

Hugo Hegeland

1922 - 2009

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0509 SKIPPER

Folke Bohlin (sailor)

1903 - 1972

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0510 WRESTLER

Christer Gulldén

Born 1960

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0511 GYMNAST

Carl-Erik Svensson

1891 - 1978

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0512 ACTOR

Arne Lindblad

1887 - 1964

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0513 SWIMMER

Mikael Örn

Born 1961

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0514 GYMNAST

Vanja Blomberg

Born 1929

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0515 POLITICIAN

Berit Andnor

Born 1954

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0516 FOOTBALL

Gustav Sandberg

1888 - 1958

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0517 DRUMMER

Hans Nilsson (musician)

Born 1972

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0518 SINGER

Elisabeth Erikson

Born 1947

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0519 LAWYER

Arie Reich

Born 1959

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0520 ZOOLOGIST

Niklas Westring

1797 - 1882

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0521 OLYMPIC

John Albrechtson

1936 - 1985

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0522 ATHLETIC

Evert Nyberg

1925 - 2000

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0523 SKIPPER

Gösta Bengtsson

1897 - 1984

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0524 HANDBALL

Anders Bäckegren

Born 1968

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0525 MUSIC

Jani Stefanovic

Born 1979

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0526 OFFICER

John Alexis Edgren

1839 - 1908

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0527 FOOTBALL

Einar Halling-Johansson

Born 1893

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0528 FOOTBALL

Håkan Lindman

Born 1961

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0529 POLITICIAN

Björn Molin

Born 1932

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0530 SKIPPER

Herman Nyberg

1880 - 1968

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0531 DESIGNER

Martin Mörck

Born 1955

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0532 PLAYER

Martin de Knijff

Born 1972

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0533 ACTOR

Karl Seldahl

Born 1975

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0534 OLYMPIC

Anders Ekström

Born 1981

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0535 HANDBALL

Magnus Cato

Born 1967

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0536 WRITER

Kim Kimselius

Born 1954

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0537 BADMINTON

Catrine Bengtsson

Born 1969

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0538 SKIPPER

Stellan Westerdahl

1935 - 2018

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0539 HANDBALL

Jonas Ernelind

1976 - 2011

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0540 ACTOR

Weiron Holmberg

Born 1935

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0541 FOOTBALL

Herman Myhrberg

1889 - 1919

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0542 FOOTBALL

Johan Friberg da Cruz

Born 1986

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0543 ATHLETIC

Hans Lagerqvist

1940 - 2019

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0544 FOOTBALL

Rune Emanuelsson

1923 - 1994

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0545 SKIPPER

Eric Sandberg

1884 - 1966

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0546 PROFESSOR

Ola Honningdal Grytten

Born 1964

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0547 MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER

Kjell Enhager

Born 1958

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0548 HANDBALL

Michaela Ek

Born 1988

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0549 FOOTBALL

Robin Eriksson

Born 1991

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0550 PLAYER

Lars Jönsson (tennis)

Born 1970

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0551 CINEMA

Björn Soldan

1902 - 1953

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0552 ATHLETIC

Andreas Gustafsson

Born 1981

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0553 SINGER

Jim Jidhed

Born 1963

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0554 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Pehr Gyllenhammar

1901 - 1988

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0555 KAYAK

Hans Olsson (canoeist)

Born 1964

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0556 ACTOR

Olof Sandborg

1884 - 1965

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0557 ACTOR

Artur Rolén

1894 - 1972

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0558 POLITICIAN

Lisbeth Grönfeldt Bergman

Born 1948

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0559 SKATER

Filip Stiller

Born 1982

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0560 GOLF

Catrin Nilsmark

Born 1967

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0561 ATHLETIC

Karin Wallgren-Lundgren

Born 1944

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0562 MUSIC

Michael Hardinger

Born 1948

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0563 MUSIC

Staffan William-Olsson

Born 1959

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0564 SKIPPER

Bengt Palmquist

1923 - 1995

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0565 ACTOR

Mattias Andersson (dramatiker och regissör) – W

Born 1969

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0566 HOCKEY

Thomas Sjögren

Born 1968

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0567 ACTOR

Betty Tuvén

1928 - 1999

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0568 MILITAR

Folke Hauger Johannessen

1913 - 1997

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0569 CHEMIST

Ole Lamm

1902 - 1964

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0570 HANDBALL

Max Darj

Born 1991

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0571 RESEARCH

Lars-Gunnar Andersson

Born 1949

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0572 WRITER

Anna Friberger

Born 1944

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0573 POLITICIAN

Björn Prytz

1887 - 1976

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0574 HOCKEY

Sebastian Karlsson (ice hockey)

Born 1986

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0575 PLAYER

Charles Wennergren

1889 - 1978

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0576 OLYMPIC

Bobby Lohse

Born 1958

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0577 ATHLETIC

Lina Strand

Born 1988

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0578 PLAYER

David Engel (tennis)

Born 1967

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0579 POLITICIAN

Hans Rothenberg

Born 1961

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0580 SKIPPER

Edmund Thormählen

1865 - 1946

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0581 SHIPPING

James Robertson Dickson

1810 - 1873

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0582 SINGER

Aleena Gibson

Born 1968

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0583 FILOSOF

Mats Rosengren

Born 1962

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0584 MUSIC

Anders Kjellberg

Born 1942

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0585 WRITER

Fredrik Nyberg (writer)

Born 1968

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0586 FOOTBALL

Adnan Marić

Born 1997

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0587 WRITER

Ronny Ambjörnsson

Born 1936

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0588 ACTOR

Erik Rosén

1883 - 1967

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0589 COMPOSER

August Melcher Myrberg

1825 - 1917

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0590 TRANSLATOR

Peter Hallberg

1916 - 1995

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0591 FILM

Björn Stein

Born 1970

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0592 ACTOR

Lisa Carlehed

Born 1979

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0593 JOURNALIST

Eva Susso

Born 1956

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0594 OLYMPIC

Gösta Brodin

1908 - 1979

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0595 HANDBALL

Tommy Atterhäll

Born 1978

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0596 HANDBALL

Magnus Johansson (handball coach)

Born 1969

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0597 GOLF

Mats Lanner

Born 1961

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0598 WRITER

Annika Banfield

Born 1952

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0599 SPORT

Christofer Stevenson

Born 1982

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0600 BUSINESS

Fabian Bengtsson

Born 1972

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