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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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0001 PHYSICIST

Hannes Alfvén

1908 - 1995

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0024 FOOTBALL

Tore Keller

1905 - 1988

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0033 WRITER

Ester Ringnér-Lundgren

1907 - 1993

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0072 VIOLIN

Gösta Rybrant

1904 - 1967

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0077 FENCER

Frank Cervell

1907 - 1970

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0099 ACTOR

Brita Hertzberg

1901 - 1976

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0120 FOOTBALL

Torsten Johansson (footballer)

1906 - 1989

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0136 ACTOR

Carl Reinholdz

1909 - 1973

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0161 ARCHITECT

Erik Chambert

1902 - 1988

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0164 WRITER

C.G. Hjelm

1903 - 1965

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0172 WRITER

Gösta Hagelin

1900 - 1979

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0193 PRIEST

Ivar Hylander

1900 - 1982

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0195 COMPOSER

Nils Eriksson (musiker)

1902 - 1978

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0205 WRITER

Gösta Carlberg

1909 - 1973

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0218 JOURNALIST

Margit Siwertz

1900 - 1971

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0221 ARTIST

Magnus Creutz

1909 - 1989

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0243 ATHLETIC

Knut Russell

1902 - 1961

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0273 ACADEMIC

Sven-Gösta Neumann

1909 - 1985

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0282 ACTOR

Ruth Stevens

1903 - 1989

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0291 POLITICIAN

Margareta Nordström

1907 - 1986

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0342 SWIMMER

Roland Johansson (swimmer)

1909 - 1979

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0354 ARTIST

Gustaf Adolf Fahle

1906 - 1989

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0367 TEACHER

Anno Saxner

1909 - 1993

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0372 ARTIST

Wille Carl

1907 - 1973

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0379 MISSING

Carl-Olof Sjögren

1906 - 1979

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0400 ACTOR

Mary Anner

1909 - 2012

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0423 POLITICIAN

Gösta Darlin

1908 - 1993

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0427 PAINTER

Walter Petterson

1905 - 1994

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0428 ARTIST

Knut Hanqvist

1904 - 1981

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0429 POLITICIAN

Gösta Wennström

1901 - 1989

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0432 PAINTER

Sven Johnzon

1901 - 1976

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0448 PAINTER

Sven Lindell

1904 - 1929

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0450 POLITICIAN

Nils Gustaf Fröding

1904 - 1970

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0451 PAINTER

Ragnar Sproge

1902 - 1987

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0460 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Bert Marcko

1906 - 1965

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0470 PAINTER

Carl Gösta Ulvskog

1906 - 1992

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