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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.

Standouts

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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  • Art & Design
  • Film & TV
  • Sports
  • Writing
  • Music
  • Politics & Law
  • Other
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Showing 13 of 8,031 notable people

1227 ACTIVIST

Greta Thunberg

Born 2003

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2051 FOOTBALL

Bilal Hussein (footballer)

Born 2000

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2754 BARN

Edvin Ryding

Born 2003

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2943 HOCKEY

Marcus Westfält

Born 2000

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3144 MUSIC

Daniel Lozakovich

Born 2001

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3235 PIANIST

Nova Miller

Born 2001

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3778 MUSIKER

Rebell Robert

Born 2001

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3818 ACTOR

Rebecka Josephson

Born 2003

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4163 ACTOR

Julius Jimenez Hugoson

Born 2005

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5346 ACTOR

Tea Stjärne

Born 2001

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5959 SKATER

Anastasia Schneider

Born 2001

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6768 WRITER

Maj Lundgren

Born 2000

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7387 FOOTBALL

Julia Walentowicz

Born 2001

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