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
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Johan Helmich Roman
1694 - 1758
Martin van Meytens
1695 - 1770
Carl Gustaf Tessin
1695 - 1770
Gustaf Lundberg
1695 - 1786
Charles Emil Lewenhaupt
1691 - 1743
Georg Desmarées
1697 - 1776
Mårten Triewald
1691 - 1747
Anders Anton von Stiernman
1695 - 1765
Helena Arnell
1697 - 1751
Christian Nettelbladt (der Ältere)
1696 - 1775
Erik Tolstadius
1693 - 1759
Nils Palmstierna
1696 - 1766
Carl Johan Lohman
1694 - 1759
Gustaf Harmens
1699 - 1774
Olof Adlerberg
1699 - 1757
Gunnila Grubb
1692 - 1729
Niklas Lafrensen den äldre
1698 - 1756
Ægidius Ziervgel
1697 - 1741
Abraham Arfwedson
1698 - 1779
Johannes Wegelius den yngre
1693 - 1764
Thomas Cunninghame
1691 - 1759
Hans Heinrich Taube von Kudding
1698 - 1766
Frans Bedoire
1690 - 1742
Gustaf Bonde (1698–1772)
1698 - 1772
Danckwardt Pasch den yngre
1690 - 1759
Peter Wallrave
1698 - 1756
Engel Hartman
1699 - 1769
Abraham Sauter
1692 - 1731