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STOCKHOLM
Most Famous People Born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Notable people
- 8,031
- Peak decade
- 1910s
- Median birth year
- 1909
- Most distinctive
- Draughtswoman 25.2×
An aristocratic capital that became a pop one. Stockholm's most distinctive profession is, improbably, draughtswoman at more than twenty-five times the global rate — a fingerprint of the Royal Academy's long female-illustrator tradition — alongside one of the highest actor and artist shares of any city in the dataset, a legacy of Bergman, the Royal Dramatic Theatre, and a strong national film tradition. The 19th century carries an unusually large share of the names, more than in most European capitals.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Stockholm during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Stockholm Is Known For
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Actor is Stockholm's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (1,214).
Stockholm over-indexes on draughtswoman — 25.2× the global rate.
Stockholm under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Stockholm's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Art & Design
- Film & TV
- Sports
- Writing
- Music
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1630s Clear ×
Lucidor
1638 - 1674
Axel Julius De la Gardie
1637 - 1710
Anders Lindhielm
1634 - 1704
Johannes Vultejus
1639 - 1700
Henrik Falkenberg
1634 - 1691
Mauritz Nilsson Posse
1632 - 1702
Hans Clerck
1639 - 1711
Johan Funck (1630–1679)
1630 - 1679
Johan Hoghusen
1634 - 1715
Anders Gerner
1632 - 1683
Gustaf Tungel
1639 - 1698
Per Persson Sparre
1633 - 1669
Jürgen Kunckel
1634 - 1678
Augustin Leijonsköld
1634 - 1682
Peter Düben
1633 - 1694