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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.

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2,052 notable people

0901 FOOTBALL

Yngve Lindgren

1912 - 1990

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0902 HANDBALL

Mikaela Mässing

Born 1994

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0903 WRITER

Arne Gadd

1920 - 2003

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0904 ACTOR

Tom Ahlsell

Born 1950

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0905 ACTOR

Ulla Andréasson

1927 - 2016

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0906 ENTREPRENEUR

Herman Gustaf Turitz

1884 - 1957

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0907 PHILOLOGIST

Erik Wistrand

1907 - 1998

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0908 WRITER

Ulf Gyllenhak

Born 1958

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0909 LITERARY

Gunnar Ahlström

1906 - 1982

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0910 ARTIST

Gustaf Carlström

1896 - 1964

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0911 SPRINT

Jan Carlsson

1930 - 1979

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0912 MUSIC

Emrik Larsson

Born 1965

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0913 SPORT

Andrew Hansson

1882 - 1964

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0914 CIVIL SERVANT

Nils Erik Åhmansson

Born 1941

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0915 FOOTBALL

Mikael Thörnqvist

Born 1962

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0916 POLITICIAN

Siw Wittgren-Ahl

Born 1951

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0917 ACTOR

Niki Gunke Stangertz

Born 1980

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0918 GENEALOG

Johan von Sydow

1918 - 1999

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0919 FENCER

Göran Abrahamsson

1931 - 2018

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0920 JOURNALIST

Henrik Alexandersson

Born 1961

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0921 LICENS

Elin Lindell

Born 1981

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0922 WRITER

Jelena Zetterström

Born 1961

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0923 FOOTBALL

Ronny Gunnarsson

Born 1955

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0924 ATHLETIC

Göran Widenfelt

1928 - 1985

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0925 FOOTBALL

Ola Svensson (Fußballspieler)

Born 1964

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0926 ACTOR

Margita Ahlin

Born 1938

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0927 SCULPTOR

Gunvor Svensson Lundkvist

1916 - 2009

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0928 ARCHITECT

Hjalmar Cornilsen

1857 - 1937

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0929 SCULPTOR

Stina Ekman

Born 1950

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0930 SWIMMER

Anita Andersson

Born 1935

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0931 FYSIK

Kjell Aleklett

Born 1945

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0932 ASTRONOMER

Maria Sundin

Born 1965

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0933 FOOTBALL

John Nilsson

1908 - 1987

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0934 FENCER

Hans Lagerwall

Born 1941

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0935 POET

Wilhelm Kruse

1674 - 1739

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0936 ACTOR

Arthur Alftán

1874 - 1929

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0937 ACTOR

Gerda Grönberg-Rove

1860 - 1936

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0938 FILM

Åsa Mossberg

Born 1968

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0939 WRITER

Gunnel Enby

1941 - 2016

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0940 HANDBALL

Sten Åkerstedt

1926 - 1983

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0941 DOCENT

Bertil Albrektson

Born 1929

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0942 GOLF

Karin Sjödin

Born 1983

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0943 LAWYER

Ernst Fontell

1890 - 1960

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0944 SPORT

Lars Andersson (cyclist)

Born 1988

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0945 ARCHITECT

Erik Bülow-Hübe

1879 - 1963

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0946 ASTRONOMER

Johan Julius Åstrand

1819 - 1900

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0947 FOOTBALL

August Strömberg (fotbollsspelare)

Born 1992

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0948 ENGINEER

Pam Fredman

Born 1950

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0949 FOOTBALL

Robert Bengtsson-Bärkroth

Born 1968

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0950 MODEL

Ebba Adrian

Born 1931

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0951 ACTOR

Gustaf Elander

1942 - 2000

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0952 WRITER

Ida Törnström

1862 - 1949

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0953 PHOTOGRAPHER

Rolf Winquist

1910 - 1968

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0954 WRITER

Willy Grebst

1875 - 1920

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0955 SWIMMER

Ann-Charlotte Lilja

Born 1946

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0956 PAINTER

Amanda Helander

1825 - 1885

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0957 PAINTER

Folke Persson

1905 - 1964

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0958 ACTOR

Isabel Ruiz Bartilson

Born 1981

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0959 POLITICIAN

Robert Dickson (1843–1924)

1843 - 1924

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0960 PAINTER

Karl Barthold Lindahl

1861 - 1895

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0961 SINGER

Johan Forsman

Born 1968

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0962 FILM

Per Gunvall

1913 - 1995

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0963 BUSINESS

Ossian Ahrenberg

1877 - 1945

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0964 WRITER

Jarl Hammarberg

1940 - 2019

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0965 MODEL

Mikael Kenta

Born 1972

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0966 ACTOR

Millan Fjellström

1883 - 1954

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0967 WRITER

Bengt Ingelstam

Born 1939

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0968 SINGER

Caroline Larsson

Born 1986

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0969 CHOREOGRAPHER

Ulf Gadd

1943 - 2008

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0970 GUITAR

Banjo-Lasse

1902 - 1990

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0971 SCULPTOR

Gladys Heyman

1892 - 1946

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0972 SCULPTOR

Lars Stocks

Born 1932

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0973 PROFESSOR

Martin Fritz

Born 1937

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0974 ENGINEER

Bertil Bothén

1892 - 1966

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0975 WRITER

Richard Bark

Born 1938

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0976 HANDBALL

Ingemar Linnéll

Born 1954

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0977 ATHLETIC

Bengt Simonsen (racewalker)

Born 1958

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0978 WRITER

Osborn Bladini

Born 1955

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0979 ACTOR

Maj-Britt Håkansson

Born 1919

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0980 PAINTER

Maria Carowsky

1723 - 1793

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0981 ARTIST

Mona Morales-Schildt

1908 - 1999

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0982 UNCLE

Rutger Macklier

1688 - 1748

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0983 ARTIST

Kjell Ringi

1939 - 2010

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0984 DESIGNER

Anders Pehrson

1912 - 1982

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0985 PAINTER

Christina Elisabeth Carowsky

1745 - 1797

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0986 MUSIC

Margareta Abrahamsson

1940 - 2011

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0987 FOOTBALL

Holger Johansson-Jernsten

1911 - 1992

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0988 ACTOR

Hariette Garellick

Born 1927

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0989 PHILOSOPHER

Håkan Törnebohm

1919 - 2016

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0990 LÄRARE

Carl Wilhelm Skarstedt

1815 - 1908

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0991 BUSINESS

Charles Felix Lindberg

1840 - 1909

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0992 ACTOR

Arne Augustsson

1919 - 2005

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0993 ACTOR

Torsten Hillberg

1892 - 1954

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0994 SWIMMER

Anita Zarnowiecki

Born 1954

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0995 PROFESSOR

Lena Treschow Torell

Born 1946

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0996 ARTIST

Margit Holmberg

1912 - 1989

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0997 FARFAR

Abraham Pettersson

1724 - 1763

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0998 COXSWAIN

Gillis Ahlberg

1892 - 1930

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0999 ACTOR

Zandra Andersson

Born 1988

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1000 STAGE

Andreas Widerberg

1766 - 1810

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1001 HOCKEY

Kevin Elgestål

Born 1996

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1002 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Gunnar Wallin

1896 - 1975

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1003 ACTOR

André Lidholm

1985 - 2016

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1004 ROWER

Axel Gabrielsson

1886 - 1975

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1005 ARCHITECT

Axel Lindegren

1860 - 1933

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1006 ARTIST

Mattias Härenstam

Born 1971

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1007 STATISTICIAN

Bertil Matérn

1917 - 2007

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1008 POLITICIAN

Lars Eriksson (politiker)

Born 1970

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1009 PRIEST

Reorus Torkillus

1608 - 1643

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1010 ARTIST

Úlfur Karlsson

Born 1988

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1011 HOCKEY

Johan Strömwall

Born 1964

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1012 HISTORIAN

Birgit Sawyer

1945 - 2016

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1013 PRIEST

Klas Hansson

Born 1944

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1014 OPERA

Augusta Öhrström-Renard

1856 - 1921

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1015 ILLUSTRATOR

Ann-Sophie Qvarnström

Born 1958

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1016 PLAYER

Jim Chawki

Born 1993

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1017 GEOGRAPHER

Carl Mannerfelt (geograf)

1913 - 2009

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1018 PIANIST

Anders Persson (jazzpianist)

Born 1958

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1019 OPERA

David Stockman

1879 - 1951

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1020 BUSINESS

George Douglas Kennedy

1850 - 1916

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1021 ACTOR

Hjalmar Lundholm

1889 - 1972

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1022 ATHLETE

Niina Jyrkiäinen

Born 1975

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1023 PAINTER

Filip Wahlström

1885 - 1972

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1024 TRAVELER

Christian Adolf Virgin

1797 - 1870

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1025 HISTORIAN

Bertil Rehnberg (kyrkohistoriker)

1917 - 2017

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1026 ARTIST

Siri Magnus-Lagercrantz

1875 - 1944

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1027 SCULPTOR

Tilda Lovell

Born 1972

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1028 ACTOR

Harald Andersson (skådespelare)

1909 - 1996

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1029 PROFESSOR

Per Hansson

Born 1944

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1030 ARCHITECT

Charles Lindholm

1870 - 1955

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1031 FOOTBALL

Hugo Levin

1886 - 1918

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1032 ROWER

Anders Almqvist

1885 - 1915

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1033 ART HISTORIAN

Sven T. Kjellberg

1892 - 1978

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1034 WRITER

Alma Cleve

1845 - 1927

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1035 NAVY

Torsten Lindh

1941 - 2020

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1036 LAWYER

Otto Mannheimer (politiker)

1860 - 1924

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1037 POLITICIAN

Lennart Prytz

Born 1943

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1038 SWIMMER

Fredrik Löwenadler

1895 - 1967

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1039 PRODUCER

Jonas Eneroth

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1040 HOCKEY

Peter Holmgren

Born 1987

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1041 BUSINESS

Johan Albrecht Pripp

1795 - 1865

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1042 ACADEMIC

Jan S. Nilsson

1932 - 2010

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1043 FOOTBALL

Caspar Pauckstadt

Born 1964

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1044 PRIEST

Oscar Quensel

1845 - 1915

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1045 HOCKEY

Robin Söderqvist

Born 1994

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1046 PHYSICIAN

Ragnar Norrby

1943 - 2014

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1047 FILM

Andja Arnebäck

Born 1970

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1048 POLITICIAN

Tony Wiklander

Born 1939

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1049 ACTOR

Yngwe Nyquist

1880 - 1949

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1050 FOOTBALL

Marco Kotilainen

Born 1986

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1051 SWIMMER

Bernt Zarnowiecki

Born 1954

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1052 ACTOR

Mats Bahr

1929 - 1994

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1053 RETORIKER

Johan Rosén (filolog)

1726 - 1773

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1054 ACTOR

Fredrik T Olsson

Born 1969

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1055 ACTOR

Klas Jahnberg

1939 - 2020

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1056 FILM

Dan Ying

Born 1957

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1057 PAINTER

Ludvig Richarde

1862 - 1929

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1058 SCIENTIST

Svenny Kopp

Born 1948

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1059 HÄSTUPPFÖDARE

Albert Lindström (hästuppfödare)

1859 - 1939

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1060 PAINTER

Frans Timén

1883 - 1968

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1061 CHOREOGRAPHER

Jackie Söderman

1927 - 2011

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1062 ACTOR

Stefan Ljungqvist

Born 1948

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1063 ACADEMIC

Gunnar Wiberg

1902 - 1988

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1064 PRIEST

Torsten Ahlstrand

1907 - 2004

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1065 TRANSLATOR

Hans-Joachim Maass

1937 - 2012

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1066 SPORT

Oliver Cabrera

Born 1963

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1067 PAINTER

Thor Fagerkvist

1884 - 1960

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1068 PHILANTHROPIST

Göthilda Fürstenberg

1837 - 1901

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1069 ACTOR

Nils Ekman (skådespelare)

1915 - 1998

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1070 ACTOR

Joy Andersson

Born 1985

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1071 RESEARCH

Christian Ekberg

Born 1967

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1072 GOLDSMITH

Arne Blomberg

1930 - 2006

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1073 BUSINESS

David Otto Francke

1825 - 1892

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1074 ACTOR

Bertil Karlsson (skådespelare)

Born 1927

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1075 WRITER

Bo Streiffert

Born 1938

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1076 ACTOR

Magnus Sundberg

Born 1981

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1077 ACTOR

Elisabeth Falk

Born 1936

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1078 DIPLOMAT

Wilhelm Klingspor

1880 - 1963

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1079 ACTOR

Margot Ryding

1880 - 1971

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1080 WRITER

Ingeborg Björklund

1897 - 1974

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1081 WRITER

Allan Andersson (konstnär)

1904 - 1979

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1082 POET

Harald Jacobson

1863 - 1913

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1083 JOURNALIST

Mateo Arnaldo Höevel

1773 - 1819

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1084 SINGER

Fatima Rainey

Born 1967

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1085 ACTOR

Liane Linden

1920 - 2014

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1086 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Gunnar Rexius

1886 - 1918

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1087 AUTHOR

Johan Frick

1965 - 2015

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1088 FILOLOG

Jonas Palm

1925 - 1996

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1089 CINEMA

Linda Västrik

Born 1972

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1090 COMPOSER

Paul Bothén

Born 1964

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1091 BUSINESS

Thomas Jisander

Born 1966

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1092 ACTOR

Tore Karte

1914 - 2002

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1093 FOOTBALL

Sargon Cicek

Born 1988

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1094 PHYSICIST

Claes Fahlander

Born 1948

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1095 PHOTOGRAPHER

Åsa Sjöström

Born 1976

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1096 SWIMMER

Bernt Nilsson

Born 1939

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1097 PAINTER

Frithiof Berglund

1905 - 1973

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1098 WRITER

Hans Krook

1920 - 2004

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1099 ACADEMIC

Gunnar Kärrholm

1919 - 2006

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1100 ARTIST

Hellewi Kullman

1861 - 1903

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1101 ACADEMIC

Sven Göransson

1910 - 1989

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1102 TEATER

Mats Johansson (regissör)

Born 1925

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1103 ARCHITECT

Ingeborg Hammarskjöld-Reiz

1909 - 1994

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1104 ACTOR

Ingeborg Nilsson

1880 - 1972

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1105 PHYSICIAN

Nathan Petter Herman Persson

1893 - 1978

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1106 SKATER

Manne Lavås

Born 1944

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1107 SINGER

Danne Gansmoe

1952 - 2016

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1108 WRITER

Lotta Olivecrona

Born 1964

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1109 PLAYER

Stefan Svensson

Born 1962

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1110 SCREENWRITER

Börje Hansson

Born 1954

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1111 FOOTBALL

Zoran Stojcevski

Born 1971

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1112 SECRETARY

Eric Cederbourg

1682 - 1758

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1113 DIPLOMAT

Per Brändström

1803 - 1874

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1114 GOLF

Fredrik Ohlsson (golfer)

Born 1979

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1115 PAINTER

Bengt Kristenson

1920 - 2004

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1116 POLITICIAN

Rolf Hagel

Born 1934

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1117 JOURNALIST

Olof Forsén

1898 - 1967

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1118 WRITER

Per Brinkemo

Born 1960

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1119 WRITER

Frithiof Hedvall

1894 - 1957

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1120 POLITICIAN

Kaj Pineus

1905 - 1986

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1121 ACTOR

Stassa Wahlgren

1858 - 1929

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1122 WRITER

Allan Eriksson (författare)

1916 - 1963

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1123 BUSINESS

Åke Wiberg

1902 - 1963

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1124 JOURNALIST

Johan Carl Hellberg

1815 - 1877

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1125 BANK

Herman Mannheimer

1867 - 1942

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1126 JOURNALIST

Carl-Olof Lång

1928 - 1986

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1127 TEACHER

Fredrik Dahl

1818 - 1890

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1128 PAINTER

Carl Waldemar Olson

1864 - 1940

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1129 WRITER

Linda Hedendahl

Born 1942

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1130 FILM

Charlotta Miller

Born 1972

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1131 BUSINESS

David Carnegie den yngre

1813 - 1890

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1132 MUSIC

Sven-Olof Petersson (musiker)

Born 1939

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1133 COMPOSER

Sten Ingelf

Born 1943

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1134 FOOTBALL

Gunnar Rydberg

1900 - 1984

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1135 HOCKEY

Christer Kellgren

Born 1958

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1136 ACTOR

Victor Arfvidson

1887 - 1921

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1137 HANDBALL

Bertil Söderberg

Born 1947

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1138 HISTORIAN

Maja Kjellin

1898 - 1971

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1139 HANDBALL

Benny Johansson

Born 1947

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1140 ACTOR

Sten Kärrby

1921 - 1997

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1141 SCREENWRITER

Jonas Frykberg

Born 1961

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1142 PAINTER

Hilda Lindgren

1833 - 1917

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1143 ACTOR

Sigbrit Molin

1923 - 2003

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1144 WRITER

Bo Sigvard Nilsson

Born 1942

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1145 ACTOR

Ann-Margret Bergendahl

1920 - 2014

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1146 ARTIST

Lennart Landqvist

1925 - 2015

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1147 ACTOR

Gunilla Poppe

Born 1936

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1148 SPORT

Tommy Wiking

Born 1968

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1149 EDUCATION

Gunnar Sjöqvist

1914 - 2014

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1150 SCIENTIST

Gunnar Jeanson

1898 - 1939

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1151 CERAMIST

Ilse Roempke

1907 - 1999

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1152 PROFESSOR

Kajsa Ellegård

Born 1951

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1153 ARTIST

Eric Linné

1905 - 1995

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1154 JOURNALIST

Elis Andersson (journalist)

1888 - 1967

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1155 CONCERTMASTER

Karl Brückner (Geiger)

1893 - 1963

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1156 DOCENT

Albert Lysander (filolog)

1822 - 1890

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1157 BISKOP

Erik Lamberg

1719 - 1780

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1158 ACTOR

Dennis Dahlsten

Born 1934

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1159 ACTOR

Rachel La Chenardière

Born 1987

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1160 JOCKEY

Samuel L. Session

Born 1973

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1161 ACTOR

Helena Spinacuta

Born 1780

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1162 ACADEMIC

Hans Wilhelmsson

1929 - 2011

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1163 SAILOR

Carolina Toll

Born 1973

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1164 METEOROLOGIST

Axel Wallén

1877 - 1935

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1165 MUSIC

Kenneth Fagerlund

1927 - 1997

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1166 SAILOR

Harry Hanson (sailor)

1900 - 1986

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1167 POLITICIAN

Ole Johs. Brunæs

1936 - 2019

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1168 PHOTOGRAPHER

Gustaf Boge

1891 - 1975

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1169 ECONOMIST

Hans Andersson (historiker)

Born 1950

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1170 POLITICIAN

H.G. Wessberg

1952 - 2018

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1171 ACTOR

Anna Gräber

1887 - 1957

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1172 SPORT

Ben Sandstrom

Born 1956

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1173 SAILOR

Hakon Reuter

1899 - 1969

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1174 SCULPTOR

Britt Ignell

Born 1957

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1175 ARTIST

Astrid Thorlund

1960 - 1996

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1176 ARTIST

Johan Georg Henrichsen

1707 - 1779

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1177 MATEMATIK

Carl Erik Kjellin

1776 - 1844

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1178 SAILOR

Mats Johansson (sailor)

Born 1956

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1179 SCULPTOR

Pontus Kjerrman

Born 1954

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1180 ACTOR

Mauritz Hugo

1909 - 1974

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1181 JOURNALIST

Sofia Dahlström

Born 1973

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1182 PRIEST

Bertil Envall

1909 - 2011

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1183 ARCHITECT

Birgit Krantz

1930 - 1998

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1184 ACTOR

Eleonor de Floer

1910 - 1997

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1185 DIPLOMAT

Lennart Finnmark

1917 - 1993

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1186 SAILOR

Yngve Lindqvist

1897 - 1937

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1187 BISKOP

Georg Claes Schröder

1713 - 1773

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1188 TRANSLATOR

Asta Wickman

1895 - 1983

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1189 FOOTBALL

Robert Laul

Born 1976

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1190 ACTOR

Richard Lundin

1859 - 1933

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1191 WRITER

Henrik Amnéus

1935 - 2020

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1192 ARTIST

Algot Ringström

1876 - 1956

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1193 WRITER

Claes-Göran Isacson

Born 1928

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1194 SCREENWRITER

Carl Englén

Born 1972

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1195 PROFESSOR

Henrikke Baumann

Born 1964

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1196 SAILOR

Magnus Hellström

1900 - 1980

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1197 ACTOR

Charley Paterson

1876 - 1948

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1198 SCULPTOR

Bertil Berg (skulptör)

Born 1935

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1199 ARCHITECT

Harald Mjöberg

1916 - 1998

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1200 ARCHITECT

Allan Berglund

1887 - 1950

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