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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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0030 FOOTBALL

Harry Andersson

1913 - 1996

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0034 FOOTBALL

Gustav Wetterström

1911 - 1991

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0047 FOOTBALL

Birger Rosengren

1917 - 1977

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0055 FOOTBALL

Georg Ericson

1919 - 2002

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0058 FOOTBALL

Arne Linderholm

1916 - 1986

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0075 SEGLARE

Olle Enderlein

1917 - 1993

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0091 ACTOR

Sven Holmberg

1918 - 2003

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0094 LIEUTENANT

Bo Westin

1913 - 2009

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0098 ATHLETIC

Majken Åberg

1918 - 1999

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0109 ACTOR

Kerstin Berger

1916 - 2003

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0147 ACTOR

Ingemar Holde

1916 - 1982

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0160 PLAYER

Tage Flisberg

1917 - 1989

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0201 ACTOR

Rune Stylander

1917 - 1973

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0209 ORGANIST

Harald Göransson (musiker)

1917 - 2004

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0215 BIOCHEMIST

Stina Stenhagen

1916 - 1973

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0224 WRITER

Lars Gustav Hellström

1915 - 1988

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0228 SKOLLÄRARE

Ingegerd Leczinsky

1910 - 2009

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0257 LIBRARIAN

Anne-Marie Alfvén-Eriksson

1913 - 2009

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0284 WRESTLER

Stig Andersson (Ringer)

Born 1910

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0399 PAINTER

Birger Strååt

1914 - 2008

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0410 FOOTBALL

Emil Haag

1915 - 1943

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0417 POLITICIAN

Margit von Malmborg

1918 - 2007

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0422 PAINTER

Stig Wirde

1914 - 1962

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0453 POLITICIAN

Kurt Söderström

1914 - 1986

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0463 PAINTER

Erland Ullman

1917 - 2001

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