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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 borgmästare188.6× 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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0006 ACTOR

Magnus Krepper

Born 1967

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0039 WRITER

Carina Burman

Born 1960

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0050 ACTOR

Sharon Dyall

Born 1962

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0056 ACTOR

Tommy Andersson (actor)

1962 - 2013

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0062 FOOTBALL

Peter Lönn

Born 1961

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0073 PSYCHOLOGIST

Gerhard Andersson

Born 1966

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0074 SWIMMER

Tina Gustafsson

Born 1962

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0081 ACTOR

Klara Zimmergren

Born 1967

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0088 SPORT

Jonas Jacobsson

Born 1965

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0106 MUSIC

Paul Wagnberg

Born 1961

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0117 POLITICIAN

Gunnar Axén

Born 1967

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0148 HISTORIAN

Mikael Adolphson

Born 1961

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0159 RACING

Jimmy Takter

Born 1960

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0166 PAINTER

Richard Winkler

Born 1969

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0171 ACTOR

Krister Hell

Born 1962

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0219 ETNOLOG

Birgitta Meurling

Born 1963

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0225 WRITER

Johan Perwe

Born 1964

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0247 TECKNARE

Lovisa Lesse

Born 1967

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0259 ARTIST

Per Wizén

Born 1966

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0261 ACTOR

Peter Sjöquist

Born 1964

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0289 AUTHOR

Thomas Arnroth

Born 1964

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0301 LAWYER

Mats Löfving

Born 1961

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0309 POLITICIAN

Thomas Ardenfors

Born 1967

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0331 COMEDIAN

Göran Gabrielsson

Born 1962

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0340 PHOTOGRAPHER

Mia Andrée

Born 1969

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0350 ACTOR

Carina Perenkranz

Born 1961

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0351 JOURNALIST

Peter Loewe

Born 1962

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0365 POLITICIAN

Juno Blom

Born 1968

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0376 FOOTBALL

Mats Rotting

Born 1969

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0392 HOCKEY

Mats Nyman

Born 1964

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