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.

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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 352 of 8,031 notable people

6062 INVENTOR

Petra Wadström

Born 1952

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6090 ACTOR

Yvonne Eklund

Born 1950

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6097 POLITICIAN

Kew Nordqvist

Born 1950

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6114 GENETIKER

Urban Lendahl

Born 1957

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6136 FENCER

Thomas Åkerberg

Born 1959

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6153 PAINTER

Fredrik Landergren

Born 1957

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6246 JOURNALIST

Bengt Norborg

Born 1958

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6256 RACER

Richard Hellsen

Born 1951

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6261 FENCER

Kent Hjerpe

Born 1958

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6282 SLITTINISTA

Stefan Kjernholm

Born 1951

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6284 ACTOR

Peter Alvérus

Born 1953

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6296 SWIMMER

Anders Norling

Born 1956

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6300 FILM

Kaj Larsen

Born 1951

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6317 THEATRE

Margareta Sörenson

Born 1951

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6320 POLITICIAN

Petra Seidl

Born 1957

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6351 PROFESSOR

Göran Söderlund (psykolog)

Born 1955

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6352 WRITER

Raine Gustafsson

1953 - 2012

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6375 PRESENTER

Kråke Lithander

Born 1953

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6399 ACTOR

Jan Erik Husbom

Born 1951

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6436 POLITICIAN

Ulrika Francke

Born 1956

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6442 HANDLARE

Verner Åmell

Born 1952

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6444 JOURNALIST

Gerd Rexed

Born 1954

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6461 JOURNALIST

Leif Hedegärd

Born 1956

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6468 SWIMMER

Bo Westergren

Born 1950

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6483 SWIMMER

Hans Tegeback

Born 1950

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6496 SWIMMER

Majvor Welander

1950 - 2016

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6518 SWIMMER

Eva Wikner

Born 1955

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6525 MUSIC

Gunnar Hallin

Born 1956

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6535 ARTIST

Hans Andre

Born 1950

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6571 BUSINESS

Michael Forsman

Born 1958

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6592 FILM

Kerstin Bonnier

Born 1954

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6606 ARTIST

Maria Ängquist-Klyvare

Born 1953

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6690 SPORT

Johan Schåltz

Born 1953

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6699 SPORT

Michel Grant

Born 1958

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6703 SONGWRITER

Ulf Nordquist

Born 1959

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6762 EKONOM

Tomas Pousette

Born 1950

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6822 ACTOR

Tom Fjordefalk

Born 1953

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6831 BUSINESS

Cecilia Geijer

1955 - 2009

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6838 DIPLOMAT

Karl Leifland

1955 - 2018

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6839 CONDUCTOR

Arne Almroth

Born 1959

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7040 BUSINESS

Marie S. Arwidson

Born 1951

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7114 FOOTBALL

Claes Marklund

Born 1951

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7200 PAINTER

Rolf Gustafsson (konstnär)

Born 1952

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7240 SCULPTOR

Harry Modin

Born 1953

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7252 ARTIST

Mats Rydstern

Born 1952

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7267 BUSINESS

Mikael Hellberg

Born 1954

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7275 SAXOPHONIST

John Högman

Born 1953

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7432 ARTIST

Ami Lanmark

Born 1950

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7463 ILLUSTRATOR

Airi Iliste

Born 1959

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7502 ACTOR

Johan Rudebeck

Born 1959

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7575 PAINTER

Åsa Hasselrot

Born 1951

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7590 WRITER

Mats Danielsson (etikettexpert)

Born 1958

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