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NORRKOPING

Most Famous People Born in Norrkoping, Sweden

Notable people
478
Peak decade
1880s
Median birth year
1906
Most distinctive
Borgmästare 188.6×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Norrkoping Is Known For

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Actor is Norrkoping's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (51).

Norrkoping over-indexes on borgmästare — 188.6× the global rate.

  1. Actor51
  2. Politician50
  3. Football43
  4. Painter32
  5. Artist28
  6. Writer25
  7. Journalist13
  8. Business9
  1. Borgmästare7188.6×
  2. Artist285.7×
  3. Photographer83.5×
  4. Painter322.5×
  5. Actor512.0×
  6. Engineer62.0×
  7. Business91.9×
  8. Journalist131.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0021 ZOOLOGIST

Einar Lönnberg

1865 - 1942

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0057 DOCTOR

Elsa Eschelsson

1861 - 1911

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0061 BOTANIST

Karl Starbäck

1863 - 1931

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0064 LEXICOGRAPHER

Elof Hellquist

1864 - 1933

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0092 SINGER

Matilda Jungstedt

1864 - 1923

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0108 COMPOSER

Lennart Arvid Lundberg

1863 - 1931

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0181 ARCHITECT

Ture Stenberg

1863 - 1917

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0190 BUSINESS

Arthur Thiel

1860 - 1933

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0207 JOURNALIST

Erik Dan Bergman

1869 - 1932

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0211 MATHEMATICIAN

Hugo Grauers

1869 - 1942

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0229 PHYSICIAN

Ludvig Moberg

1866 - 1935

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0232 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Thor Thorén

1863 - 1937

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0256 HISTORIAN

Axel Ahlström

1860 - 1934

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0300 BUSINESS

Ivar Swartling

1868 - 1926

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0302 TEACHER

Fanny Blomberg

1860 - 1941

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0307 ARTIST

Carl Allard

1863 - 1942

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0366 MERCHANT

Hugo Tillquist

1867 - 1938

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0369 POLITICIAN

Olof Hellström (politiker)

1861 - 1934

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0375 PAINTER

Wilhelm Wiberg

1860 - 1934

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0393 BUSINESS

Herman Josephson

1866 - 1953

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0396 ENGINEER

Sven Dan Bergman

1868 - 1941

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0404 BALETT

Emilie Kuhn

1860 - 1919

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0405 BANK

Hjalmar Böttiger

1863 - 1934

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0436 BUSINESS

Ernst Hagelin

1862 - 1941

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0454 SINGER

Teresita Reventlow

1863 - 1955

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0471 PAINTER

Ingrid Steffenburg-Nordenström

1868 - 1938

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