59.3296° N, 18.0683° E
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.
Standouts
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
- Politics & Law
- Other
- Filtered to 1660s Clear ×
Magnus Stenbock
1664 - 1717
Johann Patkul
1660 - 1707
Lars Roberg
1664 - 1742
Anna Maria Ehrenstrahl
1666 - 1729
Johan Richter (painter)
1665 - 1745
Magnus Julius De la Gardie
1669 - 1741
Charles Boit
1662 - 1727
Gustaf von Psilander
1669 - 1738
Gustaf Cronhielm
1664 - 1737
Jacob Bancks
1662 - 1724
Göran Josuæ Adelcrantz
1668 - 1739
Christiana Oxenstierna
1661 - 1701
David Richter der Ältere
1661 - 1735
Christoffer de la Vallée
1661 - 1700
Petter Abrahamsson
1668 - 1741
Christoffer Leijoncrona
1662 - 1710
Johan Arendt Bellman (1664–1709)
1664 - 1709
Johan von Hoorn
1662 - 1724
Magnus Gabriel von Block
1669 - 1722
Jakob Fredrik Below
1669 - 1716
Johan Hårleman
1662 - 1707
Fredrik Magnus Cronberg
1668 - 1740
Abraham Nilsson Brahe
1669 - 1728
Johannes Olderman
1660 - 1697
Bror Classon Rålamb
1668 - 1734
Johan Ehrenpreus
1664 - 1740
Jakob Cronstedt
1668 - 1751
Lars Stierneld
1669 - 1721
Magnus Lagerström (Politiker)
1666 - 1736
Gerdt Ehrenschantz
1663 - 1703
Carl Gustaf Friesendorff
1663 - 1715
Eric Utterhielm
1662 - 1717
Magnus Palmqvist (1660–1729)
1660 - 1729
Joachim Ehrenpreus
1667 - 1741
Adam Carl De la Gardie
1668 - 1721
Anders von Hyltéen
1669 - 1721
Brita Kristina Appelbom
1664 - 1740
Elisabeth Bröms
1667 - 1738
Lars Filip Ehrenstéen
1662 - 1700
Henrik Thum
1665 - 1706