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
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Charles XII of Sweden
1682 - 1718
Emanuel Swedenborg
1688 - 1772
Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden
1688 - 1741
Hedvig Sophia of Sweden
1681 - 1708
Gustaf Otto Douglas
1687 - 1771
Georg Engelhard Schröder
1684 - 1750
Herman Cedercreutz
1684 - 1754
Margareta Capsia
1682 - 1759
Carl Gustaf Bielke
1683 - 1754
Ture Gabriel Bielke
1684 - 1763
Balthasar Freiherr von Campenhausen
1689 - 1758
Johan Gustaf Renat
1682 - 1744
Cornelius Loos (Ingenieuroffizier)
1686 - 1738
Samuel Åkerhielm den yngre
1684 - 1768
Johan Fredrik Peringskiöld
1689 - 1725
Mattias Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg
1689 - 1763
Johann Harper
1688 - 1746
Gustaf Bonde (1682–1764)
1682 - 1764
Johann Nicolaus Pouget
1687 - 1735
Eric Alstrin
1683 - 1762
Eric Wrangel
1686 - 1765
Gustaf Palmfelt
1680 - 1744
Arvid Posse (riksråd)
1689 - 1754
Konrad Sparre
1680 - 1744
Michael Törnflycht
1683 - 1738
Gustaf Torshell
1681 - 1744
Carl Ulrik Torstenson
1685 - 1727
Carl Ludvig von Schantz
1681 - 1734
Axel Spens
1681 - 1745
Jean Bedoire den yngre
1683 - 1763
Lars Dalman
1680 - 1752
Carl von Groth
1684 - 1758
Burchard Precht (dit le Jeune)
Born 1689
Elisabeth Cronström
1688 - 1771
Wilhelm Grubb
1688 - 1753
Lars Arnell den äldre
1689 - 1742
Olof Törnflycht
1680 - 1737
Bengt Johansson Ribbing
1686 - 1741
Berge Olofson Ström
1688 - 1762
Johan Jerling
1680 - 1753
Johan Didrik Grönhagen
1681 - 1738
Albrecht Gerner
1681 - 1755
Peter Fierschatt
1680 - 1729
Andreas Schultz
1688 - 1728
Johan Spiegelberg
Born 1687
Johan Philip Precht
1682 - 1736