59.2684° N, 15.1993° E

OREBRO

Most Famous People Born in Orebro, Sweden

Notable people
444
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1932
Most distinctive
Draughtswoman 23.7×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Orebro Is Known For

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Football is Orebro's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (54).

Orebro over-indexes on draughtswoman — 23.7× the global rate.

Orebro under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football54
  2. Actor37
  3. Politician27
  4. Writer25
  5. Painter25
  6. Hockey24
  7. Artist15
  8. Sport13
  1. Draughtswoman523.7×
  2. Skier65.3×
  3. Hockey244.6×
  4. Artist153.3×
  5. Architect102.5×
  6. Photographer52.3×
  7. Swimmer52.3×
  8. Painter252.1×
  1. Politician270.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0004 PHYSICIST

Manne Siegbahn

1886 - 1978

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0006 WRITER

Hjalmar Bergman

1883 - 1931

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0085 SWIMMER

Torsten Kumfeldt

1886 - 1966

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0105 FOOTBALL

Sven Ohlsson (footballer)

1888 - 1947

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0116 WEIGHTLIFTER

Albert Pettersson

1885 - 1960

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0127 EQUESTRIAN

Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt

1884 - 1935

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0145 ATHLETIC

Karl Fryksdal

1885 - 1944

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0196 SPORT

Oscar Eriksson

1889 - 1958

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0214 POLITICIAN

Ivar Hörhammer

1884 - 1953

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0244 WRITER

Waldemar Wahlöö

1889 - 1982

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0253 ARTIST

Gösta Chatham

1886 - 1961

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0276 MILITAR

Gustaf Reuterswärd

1882 - 1953

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0308 ACTOR

Anna Bergvall

1884 - 1964

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0340 ACTOR

Anna Bodén (skådespelare)

1887 - 1961

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0359 PHYSICIST

Carl Munthe

1880 - 1975

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0377 MISSING

Hugo Sundstedt

1886 - 1966

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0404 ARTIST

Harald Ericson (konstnär)

1889 - 1948

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0414 ARTIST

Anna Andersson (konstnär)

1884 - 1938

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0417 PAINTER

Jacob Sandberg

1887 - 1973

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0429 PAINTER

Knut Svanholm

1888 - 1959

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0430 PAINTER

Sigrid Sundius-Beckman

1881 - 1961

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0433 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Ellert Sörman

1883 - 1965

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0444 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Gunnar Laurell (konstnär)

1880 - 1924

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