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.
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Arne Borg
1901 - 1987
Greta Johansson
1895 - 1978
Martha Norelius
1909 - 1955
Simon Sjödin
Born 1986
Jane Cederqvist
Born 1945
William Grut
1914 - 2012
Åke Borg
1901 - 1973
Thor Henning
1894 - 1967
Harald Julin
1890 - 1967
Mikaela Laurén
Born 1976
Stina Gardell
Born 1990
Louise Jöhncke
Born 1976
Carin Nilsson
1904 - 1999
Erik Andersson (water polo)
1896 - 1985
Emy Machnow
1897 - 1974
Georg Werner
1904 - 2002
Jonas Andersson (swimmer)
Born 1984
Nils Backlund
1896 - 1964
Erik Skoglund
1903 - 1984
Gösta Persson
1904 - 1991
Louise Watkin
Born 1992
Per-Olof Olsson
1918 - 1982
Bertil Berg
1910 - 1989
Lester Eriksson
Born 1942
Aulo Gustafsson
1908 - 1982
Maud Berglund
1934 - 2000
Sonja Johnsson
1895 - 1986
Hanna Jaltner
Born 1976
Elisabeth Ljunggren
Born 1948
Rune Öberg
1922 - 2002
Gustaf Wretman
1888 - 1949
Gunnar Sundman
1893 - 1946
Nils Andersson (swimmer)
1889 - 1973
Elsa Björklund
1895 - 1970
Marianne Lundquist
1931 - 2020
Tom Arusoo
Born 1948
Charles Norelius
1882 - 1974
Ulla-Britt Eklund
Born 1934
Ulla Jäfvert
Born 1946
Cletus Andersson
1893 - 1971
Tage Wissnell
1905 - 1984
Nils Regnell
1884 - 1950
Oscar Hamrén
1891 - 1960
Birgitta Wängberg
Born 1939
Sven-Pelle Pettersson
1911 - 1995
David Theander
1892 - 1985
Rolf Julin
1918 - 1997
Göte Andersson
1909 - 1975
Georg Svensson
1908 - 1970
Tore Ljungqvist
1905 - 1980
Åke Nauman
1908 - 1995
Olle Ohlson
1921 - 1983
Erik Harling
1910 - 1978
Nils-Erik Haglund
1893 - 1921
Gustav Collin
1890 - 1966
Runar Sandström
1909 - 1985
Per Fjästad
1883 - 1955
Hugo Lundevall
1892 - 1949
Gunilla Andersson (swimmer)
Born 1955
Sven von Holst
Born 1948
Hans Ljungberg
Born 1948
Jan Lundin
Born 1942
Bengt Rask
Born 1928
Annelie Holmström
Born 1964
Adolf Andersson
1888 - 1974
Anders Norling
Born 1956
Ylva Persson (swimmer)
Born 1960
Gunnar Werner
1915 - 1993
Petra Hildér
Born 1967
Bengt Linders
1904 - 1984
Sigfrid Heyner
1909 - 1995
Wilhelm Persson
1886 - 1955
Sten-Olof Bolldén
1914 - 1940
Bo Westergren
Born 1950
Hans Tegeback
Born 1950
Bengt Nordwall
Born 1941
Majvor Welander
1950 - 2016
Eva Wikner
Born 1955
Tommie Lindström
Born 1938
Per-Olof Ericsson
Born 1938