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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.

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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.

  1. Actor 1,214 2.8×
  2. Painter 578 2.7×
  3. Writer 489 1.9×
  4. Artist 404 4.9×
  5. Politician 401 0.4×
  6. Hockey 256 2.7×
  7. Football 235 0.3×
  8. Architect 230 3.2×
  1. Draughtswoman 96 25.2×
  2. Artist 404 4.9×
  3. Architect 230 3.2×
  4. Actor 1,214 2.8×
  5. Painter 578 2.7×
  6. Hockey 256 2.7×
  7. Swimmer 80 2.1×
  8. Sculptor 104 2.0×
  1. Football 235 0.3×
  2. Politician 401 0.4×

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.

1650 1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000
  • Art & Design
  • Film & TV
  • Sports
  • Writing
  • Music
  • Politics & Law
  • Other
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Showing 40 of 8,031 notable people

0176 MILITAR

Magnus Stenbock

1664 - 1717

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0292 MILITAR

Johann Patkul

1660 - 1707

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0496 ENTOMOLOGIST

Lars Roberg

1664 - 1742

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0688 PAINTER

Anna Maria Ehrenstrahl

1666 - 1729

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0984 PAINTER

Johan Richter (painter)

1665 - 1745

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1123 POLITICIAN

Magnus Julius De la Gardie

1669 - 1741

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1625 PAINTER

Charles Boit

1662 - 1727

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1688 MILITAR

Gustaf von Psilander

1669 - 1738

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1886 POLITICIAN

Gustaf Cronhielm

1664 - 1737

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1931 NAVAL

Jacob Bancks

1662 - 1724

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1932 ARCHITECT

Göran Josuæ Adelcrantz

1668 - 1739

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2058 NOBLE

Christiana Oxenstierna

1661 - 1701

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2129 PAINTER

David Richter der Ältere

1661 - 1735

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2864 ARCHITECT

Christoffer de la Vallée

1661 - 1700

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3202 HISTORIAN

Petter Abrahamsson

1668 - 1741

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3353 WRITER

Christoffer Leijoncrona

1662 - 1710

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3450 PHILOLOGIST

Johan Arendt Bellman (1664–1709)

1664 - 1709

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3499 PHYSICIAN

Johan von Hoorn

1662 - 1724

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3554 WRITER

Magnus Gabriel von Block

1669 - 1722

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3613 PHYSICIAN

Jakob Fredrik Below

1669 - 1716

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3704 ARCHITECT

Johan Hårleman

1662 - 1707

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3847 POLITICIAN

Fredrik Magnus Cronberg

1668 - 1740

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3989 POLITICIAN

Abraham Nilsson Brahe

1669 - 1728

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5152 TEOLOG

Johannes Olderman

1660 - 1697

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5224 WRITER

Bror Classon Rålamb

1668 - 1734

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5229 POLITICIAN

Johan Ehrenpreus

1664 - 1740

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5307 CHAMBERLAIN

Jakob Cronstedt

1668 - 1751

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5350 MILITAR

Lars Stierneld

1669 - 1721

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5366 POLITICIAN

Magnus Lagerström (Politiker)

1666 - 1736

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5480 MILITAR

Gerdt Ehrenschantz

1663 - 1703

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5567 DIPLOMAT

Carl Gustaf Friesendorff

1663 - 1715

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5619 PAINTER

Eric Utterhielm

1662 - 1717

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5787 MILITAR

Magnus Palmqvist (1660–1729)

1660 - 1729

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6145 SON

Joachim Ehrenpreus

1667 - 1741

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6421 MILITAR

Adam Carl De la Gardie

1668 - 1721

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6704 ÄMBETSMAN

Anders von Hyltéen

1669 - 1721

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7300 POET

Brita Kristina Appelbom

1664 - 1740

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7454 SYSTER

Elisabeth Bröms

1667 - 1738

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7599 MILITAR

Lars Filip Ehrenstéen

1662 - 1700

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7975 PAINTER

Henrik Thum

1665 - 1706

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