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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Showing 28 of 444 notable people

0029 WRITER

Edita Morris

1902 - 1988

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0051 SWIMMER

Håkan Malmrot

1900 - 1987

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0083 FOOTBALL

Eivar Widlund

1905 - 1968

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0101 SKIPPER

Hjalmar Karlsson

1906 - 1992

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0104 GYMNAST

Helge Gustafsson

1900 - 1981

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0141 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Åke Åkerström

1902 - 1991

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0154 OLYMPIC

Dagmar Salén

1901 - 1980

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0220 ETNOLOG

Gösta Berg

1903 - 1993

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0226 ILLUSTRATOR

Anders Beckman (konstnär)

1907 - 1967

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0233 WRITER

Sten Hagliden

1905 - 1979

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0239 OFFICER

Carl Aschan

1906 - 2008

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0254 ACTOR

Lilly Kjellström

1901 - 1969

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0264 PHOTOGRAPHER

Arne Wahlberg

1905 - 1987

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0269 WRITER

Eva Malmquist

1905 - 1985

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0275 BOTANIST

Per Scholander

1905 - 1980

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0362 SPORT

Bertil R. Carlsson

1901 - 1959

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0376 MILITAR

Ante Söderlindh

1908 - 1987

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0385 POLITICIAN

Folke Allard

1909 - 1966

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0387 FOOTBALL

John Persson (fotbollsspelare)

1902 - 1972

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0388 ÄMBETSMAN

Folke Broberg

1906 - 1994

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0394 PIANIST

Gunnel Sandberg

1909 - 1951

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0396 POLITICIAN

Jean Braconier

1907 - 1995

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0397 MILITAR

Karl-Erik Karlsson

1909 - 1997

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0402 HÖVDING

Per Westling

1900 - 1963

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0412 TECKNARE

Gösta Ottoson

1902 - 1980

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0431 ARTIST

Inga Tegner-Sternberg

1908 - 1997

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0436 PAINTER

Bertil Lindblad (konstnär)

1908 - 1993

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0441 SCENOGRAPHER

Georg Magnusson (konstnär)

1908 - 1974

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