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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.

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  • Sports
  • Writing
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5135 SWIMMER

Tore Ljungqvist

1905 - 1980

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5136 SWIMMER

Åke Nauman

1908 - 1995

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5141 ACTOR

Mary Hjelte

1901 - 1975

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5142 HISTORIAN

Erik Andrén (kulturhistoriker)

1904 - 1984

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5145 RESEARCH

Sven Gard

1905 - 1998

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5151 SINGER

Alf Alfer

1909 - 1965

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5191 WRITER

Erik Brandt (redaktör)

1904 - 1977

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5214 PEDAGOG

Herbert Lundh

1901 - 1988

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5216 GEOLOGIST

Erland Grip

1905 - 2007

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5218 COMPOSER

John Malm

1901 - 1965

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5231 ARCHITECT

Nils Myrberg

1907 - 1969

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5258 OPERA

Inez Köhler

1900 - 1976

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5269 JOURNALIST

Maud Adlercreutz

1907 - 2000

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5276 PAINTER

Björn Julin

1902 - 1971

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5308 SWIMMER

Runar Sandström

1909 - 1985

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5319 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Iwar Anderson (byggnadsantikvarie)

1904 - 1985

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5332 ACTOR

Maja Gadelius

1904 - 1991

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5333 HÖVDING

Tage Silfverskiöld

1909 - 1985

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5335 PSYCHIATRIST

Elsa-Brita Nordlund

1903 - 1987

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5352 ÄMBETSMAN

Anders Tottie (landshövding)

1902 - 1995

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5358 WRITER

Bo Willners

1900 - 1990

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5368 ACTOR

Ingert Bjuggren

1908 - 1967

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5378 SCREENWRITER

Einar Zacke

1907 - 1989

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5408 ACTOR

Ragna Broo-Juter

1905 - 1997

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5413 ENGINEER

John-Henry Sager

1904 - 1984

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5458 WRITER

Gunnar Hasselgren

1903 - 1987

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5468 ARCHITECT

Harry Egler

1908 - 1997

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5499 DANCER

Cecilia Olsson

1906 - 1989

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5503 PAINTER

Erik Öhlin

1909 - 1977

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5530 ARCHITECT

Åke Wahlberg

1907 - 1986

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5556 ACTOR

Anna-Lisa Hydén

1908 - 1998

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5557 ARTIST

Gunnar Persson (konstnär)

1908 - 1975

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5603 PAINTER

Erik Vendelfelt

1900 - 1984

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5607 LAWYER

Ingrid Norlander

1907 - 1993

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5618 PAINTER

Tore Asplund

1903 - 1978

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5621 ARCHITECT

Jan Wahlman

1906 - 1991

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5631 POLITICIAN

Gösta Åqvist

1904 - 1999

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5635 SKRIDSKOÅKARE

Gösta Laudon

1904 - 1996

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5636 MISSING

Sven Wilson

1907 - 2008

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5643 ARTIST

Börje Hedlund

1909 - 2005

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5666 ARTIST

Maj Hemberg

1906 - 1992

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5676 PHARMACIST

Gunnar Lagerkranz

1905 - 1991

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5682 ACTOR

Gard Cederborg

1902 - 1985

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5684 ACTOR

Gösta Granberg

1903 - 1993

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5688 PAINTER

Jean Skoglund

1908 - 1948

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5692 ACTOR

Nils Jacobsson (skådespelare)

1900 - 1981

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5706 ARCHITECT

Peter Bjugge

1909 - 1998

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5707 ACTOR

Ebba Ringdahl

1905 - 1983

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5735 POLITICIAN

Eva Pineus

1905 - 1985

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5753 HOCKEY

Emil Rundqvist

1905 - 1988

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5771 ARMÉN

Per Kellin

1903 - 1973

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5782 POLITICIAN

Nils Aastrup

1900 - 1986

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5795 TONSÄTTARE

Ivar Mankell

1906 - 1972

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5802 ACTOR

Berndt Westerberg

1902 - 1979

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5817 DANSARE

Elly Holmberg

1903 - 2001

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5819 ACTOR

Märta Reiners

1900 - 1987

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5854 MILITAR

Lennart Peyron

1909 - 1981

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5875 ARCHITECT

Archibald Frid

1905 - 2000

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5890 ARTIST

Birger Lindberg (konstnär)

1901 - 1991

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5902 ARCHITECT

Olle Zetterberg (arkitekt)

1909 - 1994

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5925 ACCORDIONIST

Thore Risberg

1909 - 1975

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5926 PAINTER

Carin Cassel

1902 - 1982

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5936 BUSINESS

Frans Arnheim

1909 - 1971

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5937 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Gunila Stierngranat

1902 - 1960

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5938 CONDUCTOR

Carl Godin

1909 - 1982

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5939 ATHLETIC

Harry Holmqvist

1907 - 2005

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5967 ACTOR

Otto Åhlström

1904 - 1955

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5977 ZOOLOGIST

Gösta Notini

1908 - 1964

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5991 ACTOR

Sylvia Lundberg

1902 - 1984

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5992 PSYCHIATRIST

Eric Abrahamson

1903 - 1990

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6008 ACTOR

Sven Löfgren (skådespelare)

1906 - 1991

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6016 MISSING

Sven Uggla

1908 - 1980

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6030 SCULPTOR

Runo Lette

1908 - 1981

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6031 ACTOR

Gösta Terserus

1904 - 1978

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6037 ARTIST

Gunnar Zetterström

1902 - 1965

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6133 PAINTER

Gösta Sundvall (konstnär)

1900 - 1957

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6170 ACTOR

Valborg Geyron

1903 - 1992

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6200 HISTORIAN

Axel Friberg

1905 - 1947

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6212 DIVER

Märta Johansson

1907 - 1998

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6234 DIPLOMAT

Adolf Croneborg

1900 - 1983

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6235 ORDFÖRANDE

Birgit Spångberg

1900 - 1937

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6255 ARCHITECT

Carl-Evin Sandberg

1904 - 1979

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6266 FOOTBALL

Oskar Palm

1904 - 1957

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6267 JOURNALIST

Gösta Tranströmer

1901 - 1977

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6283 PAINTER

Asta Witkowsky

1905 - 1968

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6314 FENCER

Stig Lindström

1904 - 1975

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6319 ARTIST

Stella Falkner-Söderberg

1904 - 1991

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6324 SPORT

Karl August Larsson

1906 - 1971

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6330 ARCHITECT

Erik Ragndal

1904 - 1955

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6336 ACTOR

Arthur Hilton

1901 - 1963

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6349 ACTOR

Anita Dorr

1900 - 1962

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6364 HORSE RIDER

Arne Francke

1904 - 1973

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6370 SPORT

Helge Öberg

1906 - 1966

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6371 PHYSICIAN

Ulf Nordwall

1903 - 1971

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6383 MILITAR

Carol Bennedich

1905 - 1994

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6396 SWIMMER

Bengt Linders

1904 - 1984

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6401 ARCHITECT

Karl Karlström

1904 - 1969

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6411 ARTIST

Gunilla Clason-Carlquist

1901 - 1983

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6420 ACTOR

Harriette Fastbom

1907 - 1981

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6423 SWIMMER

Sigfrid Heyner

1909 - 1995

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6443 SCULPTOR

Matts Eriksson

1905 - 1981

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6457 BUSINESS

Carl-Robert Norinder

1909 - 1990

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6471 ARCHITECT

Elisabeth Edstam-Sterner

1906 - 1977

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6488 MUSIC

Tage Schaffer

1909 - 1980

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6503 ATHLETIC

Axel Eriksson (athlete)

1903 - 1960

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6512 ÄMBETSMAN

Ernst Bexelius

1900 - 1980

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6513 PAINTER

Knut Gruva

1902 - 1981

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6553 POLITICIAN

Brita Elmén

1900 - 1983

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6555 ACTOR

Lillie Lindroth

1908 - 1977

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6605 PAINTER

Calle Blomqvist

1902 - 1983

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6617 PAINTER

Gunnar Mossberg (konstnär)

1903 - 1983

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6618 PAINTER

Kåge Liefwendal

1907 - 1982

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6625 ARCHITECT

John Barton

1905 - 1990

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6632 ARMY

Nils-Olof Hederén

1908 - 1976

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6640 POLITICIAN

Astrid Bergegren

1909 - 2002

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6661 ARTIST

Gulli Gillqvist

1900 - 1990

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6662 ARTIST

Marianne Cederström

1906 - 1992

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6676 LIBRARIAN

Bror-Gösta Cederström

1900 - 1984

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6682 ACTOR

Barbro Djurberg

1903 - 1960

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6695 GALLERI

Nils Nessen

1907 - 1999

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6701 HOCKEY

Holger Engberg

1909 - 1993

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6747 PAINTER

Vilma Roos

1902 - 1991

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6756 ARTIST

Rolf Lidin

1900 - 1958

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6771 ECOLOGIST

Stig Karlson

1900 - 1967

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6774 ÖVERSTE

Erik Lidström

1903 - 1983

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6790 ACTOR

Valborg Svensson

1904 - 1967

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6791 PAINTER

Karl Dahlqvist

1900 - 1971

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6814 ACTOR

Lisa Wirström

1902 - 1989

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6829 FOOTBALL

Axel Nilsson (ishockeyspelare)

1904 - 1978

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6858 LAWYER

Olof Ripa

1909 - 1992

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6864 ACTOR

Bengt-Olof Granberg

1908 - 1972

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6868 ACTOR

Nils Nordståhl

1907 - 1978

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6875 OFFICER

Gustaf Adolf Westring

1900 - 1963

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6878 CHAMBERLAIN

Erik Trolle (1901–1981)

1901 - 1981

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6880 SEKRETERARE

Bengt Lind af Hageby

1905 - 1987

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6901 MILITAR

Henrik Lange (generallöjtnant)

1908 - 2000

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6906 OFFICER

Bill Bergman

1904 - 1981

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6912 REKLAM

Sten Grytt

1909 - 1998

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6930 GREVINNA

Metta von Rosen

1903 - 1984

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6938 OFFICER

Fritz-Ivar Virgin

1903 - 1984

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6954 HÖVDING

Gustav Adolf Widell

1907 - 1961

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6964 PHYSICIAN

Olof Flodquist

1904 - 1971

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6974 SCULPTOR

Gerdis Acke-Sung

1902 - 1969

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6979 SCULPTOR

Maj Starck

1909 - 1998

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6999 ORNITHOLOGIST

Sten Larson (konstnär)

1908 - 1999

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7002 FILM

Eric Nordemar

1908 - 1985

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7014 MISSING

Ragnar Alin

1905 - 1987

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7027 MUSIC

Erik Zöll

1904 - 1964

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7028 VICE

Sigurd Lagerman

1904 - 1970

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7050 ARTIST

Paul Sahlin (konstnär)

1905 - 1988

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7053 MISSING

Sture Norée

1905 - 1998

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7059 ARTIST

Dagny Schönberg

1908 - 1997

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7064 POLITICIAN

Gunnar Danielson

1901 - 1958

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7087 PAINTER

Bror Börjesson

1903 - 1999

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7096 BANK

Arne Lyth

1905 - 1996

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7104 ARTIST

Karl Reinhold Dahlqvist

1900 - 1971

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7109 ACTOR

Kate Thunman

1906 - 1961

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7117 ACTOR

John Wahlbom

1900 - 1944

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7123 PROFESSOR

Henrik Lagerlöf (läkare)

1907 - 1999

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7124 BROTTARE

Georg Nilsson (brottare)

1903 - 1955

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7155 FOOTBALL

Gustav Björk

1900 - 1927

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7157 PLAYER

Curt Östberg

1905 - 1969

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7163 ENGINEER

Stig Lagerkranz

1908 - 1992

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7176 PAINTER

Ivar Ekelund

1908 - 2002

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7182 ARTIST

Helga Elmqvist-Cau

1902 - 1944

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7184 PAINTER

Olle von Schewen

1908 - 1974

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7187 BUSINESS

Torsten Montelius

1907 - 1990

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7207 MILITAR

Folke Diurlin

1903 - 1983

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7221 ARTIST

Gösta Ahlberg (konstnär, 1903–1945)

1903 - 1945

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7237 LAWYER

Carl Olof Frunck

1909 - 1981

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7241 COMPOSER

Sonja Sahlberg

1902 - 1968

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7255 ACADEMIC

Herbert Lindqvist

1903 - 1976

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7265 ECOLOGIST

Rolf Fåhræus

1905 - 1989

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7290 PAINTER

Sture Haglundh

1908 - 1978

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7306 BUSINESS

Bo Casten Carlberg

1906 - 1995

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7312 MISSING

Signe Ekblad-Eldh

1903 - 1960

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7326 FOOTBALL

Thure Westerdahl

1904 - 1936

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7336 ARTIST

Birgit Forssell

1909 - 2003

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7347 PRIEST

Erik Höglund (präst)

1902 - 1971

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7370 SCULPTOR

Hans Abrahamsson (skulptör)

1903 - 1992

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7374 MILITAR

Yngve Diurlin

1903 - 1990

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7382 PAINTER

Bengt Österblom

1903 - 1976

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7397 ENGINEER

Alvar Ekström

1901 - 1986

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7399 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Sven Sköld (konstnär)

1909 - 1986

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7409 ÄMBETSMAN

Gunnar Christianson

1904 - 1988

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7411 SCULPTOR

Yngve Andersson (1903–1988)

1903 - 1988

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7437 PAINTER

Acke Fornander

1908 - 1990

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7444 LAWYER

Sven Edling

1908 - 2000

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7448 ARTIST

Harry Fahlstedt

1904 - 1977

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7452 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Sven Andersson (konstnär, född 1905)

1905 - 1964

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7461 ARTIST

Georg Andersson (1900–1948)

1900 - 1948

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7465 PAINTER

Lil Silfverling

1909 - 1980

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7473 PAINTER

Lambert Werner

1900 - 1983

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7475 ARTIST

Lolle Andersson

1907 - 1968

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7479 ARTIST

Tore Kumlien

1904 - 1976

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7482 ARTIST

Ingrid Strandberg

1902 - 1995

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7485 ARTIST

Paul Pihl

1908 - 1991

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7492 POLITICIAN

Annie Wallentheim

1902 - 1990

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7506 PAINTER

Torsten Falk

1902 - 1994

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7509 PAINTER

Max Hellberg

1907 - 1976

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7521 POLITICIAN

Dag Edlund

1907 - 1995

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7522 SINGER

Harry Hågé

1907 - 1984

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7525 PAINTER

Tore Wideryd

1908 - 1992

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7548 CHEF

Ragnar Furenius

1902 - 1962

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7552 PAINTER

Curt Viberg

1908 - 1969

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7563 PSYCHIATRIST

Sten Lagergren

1900 - 1973

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7566 LAWYER

Curt Angur

1908 - 1990

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7567 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Elsa Kjellström

1904 - 1982

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7570 PAINTER

Gobi Uppenberg

1906 - 1967

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7573 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Ingrid af Ström

1904 - 1982

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7586 MILITAR

Gunnar Unger (pilot)

1903 - 1989

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7600 PAINTER

William Solenberg

1906 - 1980

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7605 POLITICIAN

Ruth Ager

1904 - 1975

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7614 PAINTER

Alice Poussineau

1905 - 2001

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7622 ARTIST

Nils Fredricsson

1903 - 1987

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7629 ARTIST

Lizzie Tallberg

1903 - 1960

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7630 ARTIST

Astrid Larje

1909 - 2006

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7633 SON

Gösta Hasselrot

1907 - 1991

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7643 ARTIST

Ingrid Sebardt

1909 - 1985

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7645 ARTIST

Lars Aijmer

1905 - 1978

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7663 PAINTER

Bruno Ekblom

1900 - 1984

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7667 WRITER

Curt-Carl Gunnar Schreiber

1902 - 1976

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7669 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Ragnar Fredrikson

1904 - 1995

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7672 MAGNATE

Vidar Hagerman

1905 - 1992

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7674 PAINTER

Nils af Ström

1903 - 1971

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7690 ARTIST

Wilhelm Sjöholm

1903 - 1974

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7700 PAINTER

Holger Gardelius

1908 - 1972

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7704 SCULPTOR

Sven Torsten Åke Hammarberg

1900 - 1974

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7708 PAINTER

Martin Gezelius

1908 - 1955

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7720 TEACHER

Greta Sanner

1902 - 1998

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7723 PAINTER

Edvin Söderström

1905 - 1997

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7724 ARTIST

Lillemor Scholander

1901 - 2002

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7735 PAINTER

Lisa Södersten

1903 - 1986

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7782 ARTIST

Erling Holm

1902 - 1972

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7792 PAINTER

Greta Weyde-Liljeblad

1908 - 1982

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7828 PAINTER

Elsa Tornérhielm

Born 1905

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7830 PAINTER

Greta Åqvist

1905 - 1986

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7857 PAINTER

Gösta Wiberg

1900 - 1971

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7865 PAINTER

Cecilia Leijonhufvud-Nordenfalk

1906 - 1991

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7870 PAINTER

Eva Åkerman

1908 - 1984

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7871 SCULPTOR

Ingrid Köhlberg

1903 - 1973

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7872 PAINTER

Börje Heimanson

1904 - 1995

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7873 POLITICIAN

Astrid Lindekvist

1907 - 1990

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7877 PAINTER

Sven Wejstad

1905 - 1980

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7909 PAINTER

Eira Thelander

1908 - 1978

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7923 PAINTER

Cecilia Voxendal

1905 - 1995

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7939 PAINTER

Linda Haagen-Lundström

1906 - 1941

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7952 PAINTER

Ernst Wrede

1907 - 1973

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7973 ARTIST

Margareta Ljungman

1900 - 1984

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7979 PAINTER

Margit Söderberg

1908 - 1993

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7982 SCULPTOR

Sven Perlow

1906 - 1948

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8000 PAINTER

Yvonne Tollstén

1902 - 1995

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8010 PAINTER

Magda Södersten

1902 - 1996

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8013 PAINTER

Karl Österberg (konstnär)

1905 - 1996

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