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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.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Stockholm during each.

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 draughtswoman25.2× the global rate.

Stockholm under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Actor1,214
  2. Painter578
  3. Writer489
  4. Artist404
  5. Politician401
  6. Hockey256
  7. Football235
  8. Architect230
  1. Draughtswoman9625.2×
  2. Artist4044.9×
  3. Architect2303.2×
  4. Actor1,2142.8×
  5. Painter5782.7×
  6. Hockey2562.7×
  7. Swimmer802.1×
  8. Sculptor1042.0×
  1. Football2350.3×
  2. Politician4010.4×

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.

1550160016501700175018001850190019502000
  • Art & Design
  • Film & TV
  • Sports
  • Writing
  • Music
  • Science
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All8,031
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Showing 21 of 8,031 notable people

0029 SOVEREIGN

Charles XI of Sweden

1655 - 1697

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0258 PAINTER

Michael Dahl

1659 - 1743

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0477 POET

Sophia Elisabet Brenner

1659 - 1730

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1902 MILITAR

Cornelius Anckarstjerna

1655 - 1714

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1971 SCULPTOR

Raimund Faltz

1658 - 1703

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3886 MILITAR

Carl Raab

1659 - 1724

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4221 NUMISMATIST

Nicolas Keder

1659 - 1735

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4324 MUSIC

Gustaf von Düben den yngre

1659 - 1726

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4415 PHYSICIAN

Johann Gerdes (Mediziner)

1656 - 1700

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4606 ÄMBETSMAN

Jacob Reenstierna den yngre

1659 - 1716

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5305 BROR

Johan Martin Rothlöben

1657 - 1701

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5463 MISSING

Carl Gabriel Bååt

1650 - 1698

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5549 MILITAR

Jacob Burensköld

1655 - 1738

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6157 MILITAR

Gerhard von Buhrman

1653 - 1701

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6193 POLITICIAN

Paul Ludvig Leijonsparre

1657 - 1733

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6334 OFFICER

Johan Dargemann

1659 - 1739

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7047 SCULPTOR

Henrik Schütz

1650 - 1701

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7149 MILITAR

Jacob Grundel

1657 - 1737

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7639 GREVINNA

Christina Ulfeldt

1653 - 1717

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7886 MUSIC

Nicolaus Düben

1657 - 1677

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7946 PAINTER

Christian Thum (konstnär)

1658 - 1718

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