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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.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Stockholm during each.

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 draughtswoman25.2× the global rate.

Stockholm under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Actor1,214
  2. Painter578
  3. Writer489
  4. Artist404
  5. Politician401
  6. Hockey256
  7. Football235
  8. Architect230
  1. Draughtswoman9625.2×
  2. Artist4044.9×
  3. Architect2303.2×
  4. Actor1,2142.8×
  5. Painter5782.7×
  6. Hockey2562.7×
  7. Swimmer802.1×
  8. Sculptor1042.0×
  1. Football2350.3×
  2. Politician4010.4×

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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8,031 notable people

2701 BUSINESS

Claes Grill

1705 - 1767

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2702 WRITER

Diego Arboleda

Born 1976

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2703 PAINTER

Ulla Adlerfelt

1736 - 1765

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2704 ART HISTORIAN

Olof Granberg

1858 - 1933

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2705 SWIMMER

Louise Watkin

Born 1992

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2706 ACTOR

Sara Torsslow

1795 - 1859

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2707 HOCKEY

Alexander Falk

Born 1993

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2708 MISSING

Daniel Ryfa

Born 1979

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2709 SCULPTOR

Ida Erikson

1853 - 1927

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2710 PAINTER

Carl Johan Forsberg

1868 - 1938

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2711 WRITER

Ebba Ramsay

1828 - 1922

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2712 MERCHANT

Carl Abraham Arfwedson

1774 - 1861

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2713 POET

Carl Friedrich Eckleff

1723 - 1786

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2714 ACTOR

Hans Bergström (skådespelare)

1935 - 2004

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2715 PRIEST

Gustaf Emanuel Beskow

1834 - 1899

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2716 BOXER

Harry Persson (boxare)

1898 - 1979

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2717 MUSIC

Bengan Janson

Born 1963

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2718 ACTOR

Nathalie Söderqvist

Born 1975

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2719 ACTOR

Ragna Nyblom

1930 - 2017

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2720 ACTOR

Carl Hagman

1890 - 1949

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2721 ACTOR

Li Hagman

Born 1974

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2722 ART DIRECTOR

Arne Åkermark

1902 - 1962

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2723 JOURNALIST

Gustaf Janson

1866 - 1913

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2724 SINGER

Sandro Cavazza

Born 1993

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2725 WRITER

Carl Zetterström (författare)

1950 - 2005

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2726 ECOLOGIST

Wilhelm Netzel

1834 - 1914

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2727 ACTOR

Leon Björker

1900 - 1962

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2728 ACTOR

Sophie Cysch

1847 - 1917

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2729 PAINTER

Jordi Arkö

Born 1951

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2730 FOOTBALL

Birger Sandberg

1918 - 1998

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2731 ACTOR

Mathilda Ebeling

1826 - 1851

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2732 ACTOR

Jonatan Rodriguez

Born 1976

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2733 HOCKEY

Glenn Gustafsson

Born 1998

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2734 WRITER

Gun Zacharias

1927 - 2012

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2735 AIR FORCE

Claës-Henrik Nordenskiöld

1917 - 2003

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2736 PHOTOGRAPHER

Gösta Peterson

1923 - 2017

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2737 MILITAR

Charles de Champs

1873 - 1959

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2738 PAINTER

Margareta Christina Giers

1731 - 1796

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2739 OLYMPIC

Wilhelm Törsleff

1906 - 1998

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2740 WRITER

Karin Stolpe

1907 - 2003

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2741 ACTOR

Gunnar Skoglund

1899 - 1983

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2742 MILITAR

Lars Arnell den yngre

1781 - 1856

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2743 CURLER

Anette Wilhelm

Born 1972

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2744 LINGUIST

Emanuel Olde

1802 - 1885

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2745 SPORT

Aina Cederblom

1896 - 1986

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2746 WRITER

Jan Bergman (TV-producent och författare)

Born 1956

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2747 CLUB

Joel Mull

Born 1975

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2748 ACTOR

Astri Torsell

1879 - 1951

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2749 PHYSICIAN

Thomas Lundeberg

Born 1953

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2750 FARMER

Johan Hisinger

1727 - 1790

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2751 MILITAR

Gustaf Nyblæus (1816)

1816 - 1902

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2752 MISSING

Anders Timell

Born 1965

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2753 CARTOONIST

Gits Olsson

1925 - 1985

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2754 BARN

Edvin Ryding

Born 2003

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2755 ACTOR

Björn Forsell

1915 - 1975

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2756 FOOTBALL

Elias Storm

Born 1979

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2757 AUTHOR

Ejnar Haglund

1905 - 1991

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2758 ACTOR

Emil Hillberg

1852 - 1929

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2759 ARCHITECT

Jan Gezelius

1923 - 2016

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2760 ACADEMIC

Paul Falk (Romanist)

1894 - 1974

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2761 PHYSICIAN

Hans Wigzell

Born 1938

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2762 FOOTBALL

Tyler Varga

Born 1993

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2763 ACTOR

Olle Johansson (skådespelare)

1934 - 2018

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2764 LYRICIST

Sigrid Sköldberg-Pettersson

1870 - 1941

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2765 ACTOR

Olle Björling (skådespelare)

1937 - 2017

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2766 COMPOSER

Gunnar Hahn

1908 - 2001

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2767 GEWERKSCHAFT

Wilhelm Jansson

1877 - 1923

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2768 ILLUSTRATOR

Ann-Madeleine Gelotte

1940 - 2002

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2769 PAINTER

Axel Axelson

1854 - 1892

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2770 ACTOR

Samuel Ahlgren

1764 - 1816

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2771 WRITER

Gustaf Bonde (1682–1764)

1682 - 1764

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2772 SCULPTOR

Thomas Qvarsebo

Born 1947

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2773 MANAGER

Torbjörn Törnqvist

Born 1953

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2774 DIPLOMAT

Nils Thedin

1911 - 1989

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2775 FOOTBALL

Jon Persson

Born 1976

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2776 ACTOR

Thomas Ungewitter

1944 - 2007

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2777 WRITER

Ludvig Rasmusson

Born 1936

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2778 POLITICIAN

Ewa Thalén Finné

Born 1959

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2779 ACTOR

Nils Personne (skådespelare)

1850 - 1928

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2780 BUSINESS

Gunnar Engellau

1907 - 1988

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2781 SCULPTOR

Nils Santesson

1873 - 1960

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2782 FOOTBALL

Elin Borg

Born 1990

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2783 CHESS

Roland Ekström

Born 1956

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2784 WRITER

Rickard Fuchs

Born 1946

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2785 POET

Rolf Aggestam

Born 1941

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2786 PLAYER

Peter Carlsson

Born 1963

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2787 POLITICIAN

Sigvard Marjasin

Born 1929

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2788 JOURNALIST

Ewonne Winblad

Born 1937

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2789 FOOTBALL

Matilda Rosqvist

Born 1989

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2790 CEO

Casten Almqvist

Born 1962

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2791 PRESENTER

Eva Nazemson

Born 1985

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2792 PAINTER

Severin Falkman

1831 - 1889

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2793 SPORT

Sven Johansson (cyclist)

1914 - 1982

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2794 COMPOSER

Mikael Hedlund

Born 1976

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2795 JOURNALIST

Elsa Brita Marcussen

1919 - 2006

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2796 ACTOR

Albert Ståhl

1877 - 1955

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2797 SPORT

Isidor Behrens

1868 - 1951

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2798 CERAMIST

Ulla Kraitz

Born 1936

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2799 ACTOR

Kerstin Dunér

Born 1932

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2800 RESEARCH

Christer Betsholtz

Born 1959

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2801 ACTOR

Elsa Ebbesen

1890 - 1977

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2802 WRITER

Mats Gellerfelt

1952 - 2016

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2803 SPORT

Hanna Hermansson

Born 1989

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2804 OPERA

Marie Friberg

1852 - 1934

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2805 WRITER

Margareta Garpe

Born 1944

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2806 LAWYER

Eric Runesson

Born 1960

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2807 PRESENTER

Kenza Zouiten

Born 1991

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2808 SCREENWRITER

Lars Yngve Johansson

Born 1966

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2809 ACTOR

Gösta Engström

Born 1939

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2810 CHEMIST

Arne Ölander

1902 - 1984

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2811 ACTOR

Helfrid Lambert

1868 - 1954

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2812 ARCHITECT

Olof Thunström

1896 - 1962

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2813 BUSINESS

Alvar Lindencrona

1910 - 1981

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2814 PAINTER

Oskar Anderson (Maler)

1836 - 1868

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2815 PAINTER

Eva Bagge

1871 - 1964

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2816 WRITER

Josefina Deland

1814 - 1890

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2817 DESIGNER

Lars Knutsson

Born 1935

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2818 LINGUIST

Theodor Hagberg

1825 - 1893

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2819 WRITER

Carl Palme

1879 - 1960

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2820 ACTOR

Sanna Ekman

Born 1965

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2821 ARTIST

Curt Hillfon

1943 - 2018

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2822 ARCHITECT

Ove Hidemark

1931 - 2015

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2823 ACTOR

Gösta Alexandersson

1905 - 1988

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2824 RUNNER

Jacob Westberg

1885 - 1978

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2825 HOCKEY

Anders Parmström

Born 1942

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2826 POLITICIAN

Ragnhild Pohanka

Born 1932

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2827 GEOGRAF

William William-Olsson

1902 - 1990

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2828 PHILOSOPHER

Axel Nyblæus

1821 - 1899

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2829 DIPLOMAT

August Ekengren

1861 - 1920

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2830 WRITER

Harald Molander (teaterman)

1858 - 1900

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2831 SCREENWRITER

Sven Forssell

1914 - 1962

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2832 ACTOR

Christer Flodin

1948 - 2018

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2833 HOCKEY

Ove Malmberg

Born 1933

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2834 TRANSLATOR

Birgitta Kicherer

Born 1939

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2835 PAINTER

Gustav Bolin

1920 - 1999

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2836 SKIPPER

Hugo Clason

1865 - 1935

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2837 ARTIST

Svante Nilsson (artist)

1869 - 1942

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2838 DIVER

Selma Andersson

1894 - 1993

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2839 BUSINESS

Ragnar Söderberg

1900 - 1974

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2840 MOUNTAINEER

Carl Wilhelm Rubenson

1885 - 1960

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2841 CINEMA

Hilmer Ekdahl

1889 - 1967

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2842 PIANIST

Peter Sandwall (Musiker)

Born 1950

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2843 AMBASSADÖR

Carl Bonde (1648–1699)

1648 - 1699

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2844 WRITER

Margit Söderholm

1905 - 1986

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2845 ACTOR

Anton Salmson

1870 - 1926

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2846 MUSIC

Anna Behle

1876 - 1966

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2847 WRITER

Carl David Arfwedson

1806 - 1881

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2848 HOCKEY

Christopher Aspeqvist

Born 1990

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2849 ACTOR

Tor Weijden

1890 - 1931

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2850 HOCKEY

Carl Josefsson (ice hockey)

1895 - 1974

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2851 COMPOSER

Sten Njurling

1892 - 1945

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2852 COMPOSER

Rachel Galinne

Born 1949

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2853 ARTIST

Jan Afzelius

1929 - 2000

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2854 WRITER

Harry Ahlberg

1920 - 2014

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2855 WRITER

Nina Lekander

Born 1957

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2856 ACADEMIC

Bengt Hasselrot

1910 - 1974

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2857 ACTOR

Lennart Lindberg

1918 - 2004

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2858 PRIEST

Gabriel Timotheus Lütkemann

1723 - 1795

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2859 ACTOR

Susanna Ramel

1920 - 2020

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2860 ENGINEER

Håkan Sterky

1900 - 1992

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2861 MILITAR

Edvard Brändström

1850 - 1921

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2862 CURLER

Isabella Wranå

Born 1997

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2863 ACTOR

Hans Dahlin

1922 - 2000

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2864 ARCHITECT

Christoffer de la Vallée

1661 - 1700

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2865 ENGRAVER

Ehrenreich Hannibal

1678 - 1741

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2866 ACTOR

Mikael Rundquist

Born 1955

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2867 ACTOR

Abraham de Broen

1759 - 1804

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2868 TEACHER

Gian Giacomo Migone

Born 1940

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2869 PAINTER

Elisabeth Warling

1858 - 1915

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2870 GOVERNOR

Bengt Ekehielm

1612 - 1650

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2871 ARCHITECT

Eskil Sundahl

1890 - 1974

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2872 ARTISTE

Bécan (dessinateur)

1890 - 1942

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2873 ACTOR

Birgitta Arman

1921 - 2007

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2874 PHOTOGRAPHER

Ferdinand Flodin

1863 - 1935

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2875 PAINTER

Tor Bjurström

1888 - 1966

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2876 ACTOR

Jan Holmquist

Born 1947

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2877 ACTOR

Annika Tretow

1919 - 1979

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2878 HISTORIAN

Gustave Anjou

1863 - 1942

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2879 SKIPPER

Sigurd Kander

1890 - 1980

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2880 ACTOR

Carl Deurell

1868 - 1962

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2881 POLITICIAN

Johan Gustaf Richert

1857 - 1934

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2882 SCREENWRITER

Lars Björkman

1930 - 2016

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2883 HANDBALL

Cassandra Tollbring

Born 1993

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2884 WRITER

Gösta Friberg

1936 - 2018

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2885 SKIPPER

Folke Johnson

1887 - 1962

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2886 ACTOR

Signe von Rappe

1879 - 1974

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2887 SCREENWRITER

Eva Wikander

1947 - 2002

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2888 WATERCOLOURIST

Yngve Berg

1887 - 1963

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2889 LAWYER

Alfred Winroth

1852 - 1914

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2890 ATHLETIC

Bror Hellström

1914 - 1992

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2891 ACTOR

Carl-Ivar Nilsson

1940 - 2004

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2892 ACTOR

Anders Börje

1920 - 1982

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2893 AUTHOR

Carl Bernhard Wadström

1746 - 1799

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2894 PAINTER

Harald Gripe

1921 - 1992

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2895 DIPLOMAT

Mats Foyer

Born 1954

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2896 SPORT

Anton Gustafsson (athlete)

1877 - 1944

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2897 ACTOR

Margareta Bergman

1901 - 1990

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2898 SPORT

Sune Wehlin

1923 - 2020

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2899 ARTIST

Madeleine Pyk

Born 1934

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2900 ARCHITECT

Axel Nyström (1793–1868)

1793 - 1868

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2901 FOOTBALL

Kurt Liander

1932 - 2020

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2902 POLITICIAN

Carl Carlson Bonde

1850 - 1913

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2903 JOURNALIST

Set Poppius

1885 - 1972

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2904 ENGRAVER

Daniel Fehrman (gravör)

1710 - 1780

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2905 FOOTBALL

Fredric Jonson

Born 1987

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2906 FOOTBALL

Patrik Fredholm

Born 1978

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2907 ACTOR

Ulric von der Esch

Born 1977

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2908 ATHLETIC

Erik Blomqvist

1896 - 1967

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2909 ETCHER

Emma Zorn

1860 - 1942

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2910 ILLUSTRATOR

Curt Nyström Stoopendaal

1893 - 1965

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2911 GREVE

Fredrik Sparre

1731 - 1803

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2912 GYMNAST

Eva Rönström

Born 1932

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2913 ILLUSTRATOR

Mati Lepp

Born 1947

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2914 MUSIC

Bjarne Roupé

Born 1952

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2915 CANOE

Pablo Grate

Born 1967

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2916 ENGINEER

Gösta Thames

1916 - 2006

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2917 PHYSICIAN

Jack Adams-Ray

1904 - 1973

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2918 SKATER

Matilda Algotsson

Born 1998

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2919 SINGER

Peg Parnevik

Born 1995

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2920 NAVY

Bengt Schuback

1928 - 2015

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2921 MUSIC

Massimo Biolcati

Born 1972

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2922 ACTOR

Gunnar Uddén

Born 1935

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2923 DIPLOMAT

Johan Beck-Friis (1890–1969)

1890 - 1969

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2924 SCREENWRITER

Jonathan Sjöberg

Born 1971

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2925 PHYSICIAN

Einar Perman

1893 - 1976

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2926 DIVER

Elsa Regnell

1889 - 1967

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2927 ACTOR

Elise Frösslind

1793 - 1861

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2928 CANOE

Bernt Lindelöf

Born 1945

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2929 FILM

Magnus Kesster

1901 - 1975

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2930 WRITER

Bengt Martin

1933 - 2010

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2931 GIFT MED

Lovisa Fredrica Bellman

1755 - 1847

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2932 SCULPTOR

Ingel Fallstedt

1848 - 1899

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2933 COMPOSER

Paula af Malmborg Ward

Born 1962

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2934 SINGER

Gösta Linderholm

Born 1941

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2935 WRITER

Ingeborg Eberth

1889 - 1977

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2936 COMPOSER

Tina Davidson

Born 1952

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2937 WRITER

Elsa Lindberg-Dovlette

1874 - 1944

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2938 ATHLETIC

Carl-Axel Christiernsson

1898 - 1969

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2939 SINGER

Anna Sundstrand

Born 1989

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2940 HOCKEY

Alexander Ribbenstrand

Born 1987

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2941 PHOTOGRAPHER

Anja Notini

1940 - 2018

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2942 LUGER

Agneta Lindskog

Born 1953

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2943 HOCKEY

Marcus Westfält

Born 2000

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2944 ACTOR

Sissi Kaiser

1924 - 2006

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2945 NAVAL

Klas Hansson Bjelkenstjerna

1615 - 1662

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2946 HOCKEY

Gunnar Galin

1902 - 1997

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2947 HOCKEY

Taro Nihei

Born 1971

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2948 ACTOR

Ragnar Billberg

1899 - 1930

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2949 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Martin Rundkvist

Born 1972

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2950 CINEMA

Elner Åkesson

1890 - 1962

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2951 ARTIST

Agda Österberg

1891 - 1987

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2952 ENGINEER

Johan Henrik Antenor Nydqvist

1817 - 1914

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2953 PAINTER

Kurt Jungstedt

1894 - 1963

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2954 SINGER

Jennifer Åkerman

Born 1989

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2955 ACTOR

Lasse Sarri

1936 - 2018

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2956 ACTOR

Mathilda Grabow

1852 - 1940

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2957 ACTOR

Margareta Seuerling

1747 - 1820

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2958 WRITER

Heidi von Born

1936 - 2018

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2959 WRITER

Bo Grandien

1932 - 2014

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2960 CINEMA

Linus Eklund Adolphson

Born 1971

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2961 ARCHITECT

Ernst Jacobsson

1839 - 1905

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2962 BOTANIST

Johan Erik Ewald Ahrling

1837 - 1888

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2963 WRITER

Torsten Ekbom

1938 - 2014

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2964 FOOTBALL

Ann Jansson (footballer)

Born 1957

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2965 TEATER

Agne Beijer

1888 - 1975

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2966 GYMNAST

Maude Karlén

Born 1932

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2967 ENGRAVER

Carl Gustaf Fehrman

1746 - 1798

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2968 MUSIC

Erik Frank

1915 - 2005

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2969 ACTOR

Anna-Lisa Hellström

1887 - 1949

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2970 ACTOR

Julie Bernby

1918 - 2001

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2971 PAINTER

Esther Kjerner

1873 - 1952

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2972 CURLER

Kjell Oscarius

Born 1943

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2973 CINEMA

Bengt Widell

Born 1949

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2974 PHYSICIAN

Johan von Schreeb

Born 1961

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2975 MOUNTAINEER

Ludwig Norman-Neruda

1864 - 1898

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2976 ACTOR

Hans Jonsson (skådespelare)

Born 1957

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2977 OPERA

Leocadie Gerlach

1827 - 1919

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2978 PAINTER

Kerstin Abram-Nilsson

1931 - 1998

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2979 SINGER

Staffan Broms

1917 - 1995

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2980 VIDEO GAME

Patrick Söderlund

Born 1973

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2981 ACTOR

Axel Elmlund

1838 - 1901

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2982 JOURNALIST

Katarina Hultling

Born 1954

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2983 RUNNER

Thure Bergvall

1887 - 1950

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2984 ORIENTALIST

Carl Nylander

Born 1932

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2985 ARTIST

Eigil Schwab

1882 - 1952

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2986 POLITICIAN

John Jennings

1729 - 1773

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2987 REDAKTÖR

Niklas Natt och Dag

Born 1979

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2988 PREDIKANT

Willis Säwe

1907 - 1978

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2989 VETENSKAP

Göran Söderström

Born 1934

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2990 SCULPTOR

John Lundqvist

1882 - 1972

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2991 ACTOR

Gunnel Sporr

1933 - 1974

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2992 GAME

Andreas Thorstensson

Born 1979

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2993 PAINTER

Alf Munthe

1892 - 1971

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2994 PUBLISHER

Lena Tabori

Born 1944

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2995 CARTOONIST

Gunilla Hansson

Born 1939

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2996 ENTOMOLOGIST

Frithiof Nordström

1882 - 1971

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2997 ACTOR

Oscar Bergström

1874 - 1931

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2998 COMPOSER

Johan Richard Ohlsson

1874 - 1940

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2999 WRITER

Ernst Wallmark

1834 - 1910

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3000 LINGUIST

Olle Josephson

Born 1950

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