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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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  • Film & TV
  • Sports
  • Writing
  • Music
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8,031 notable people

0301 PAINTER

Isaac Grünewald

1889 - 1946

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0302 BOXER

Badou Jack

Born 1983

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0303 SINGER

Janne Schaffer

Born 1945

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0304 FOOTBALL

Richard Gough

Born 1962

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0305 PRODUCER

Adam Beyer

Born 1976

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0306 ARCHITECT

Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz

1716 - 1796

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0307 TELEVISION

Pia Lindström

Born 1938

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0308 ARCHITECT

Carl Hårleman

1700 - 1753

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0309 SINGER

John Martin (singer)

Born 1980

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0310 ECONOMIST

Erik Lindahl

1891 - 1960

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0311 PHOTOGRAPHER

Christer Strömholm

1918 - 2002

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0312 HOCKEY

Michael Nylander

Born 1972

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0313 FILM

Felix Herngren

Born 1967

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0314 LEPIDOPTERIST

Carl Alexander Clerck

1710 - 1765

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0315 WRITER

Sara Bergmark Elfgren

Born 1980

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0316 ACTOR

Johan Widerberg

Born 1974

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0317 PHYSICIST

Vagn Walfrid Ekman

1874 - 1954

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0318 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Gustaf Retzius

1842 - 1919

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0319 FILM

Tom Rolf

1931 - 2014

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0320 ACTOR

Vera Vitali

Born 1981

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0321 BASSIST

Marcel Jacob

1964 - 2009

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0322 SINGER

Fredrika Stahl

Born 1984

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0323 FOOTBALL

Fredrik Stoor

Born 1984

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0324 MUSIC

Peter Lindgren (musician)

Born 1973

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0325 MUSIC

Joakim Thåström

Born 1957

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0326 GEOLOGIST

Gerard De Geer

1858 - 1943

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0327 LITERARY

Knut Ahnlund

1923 - 2012

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0328 PRODUCER

Andreas Carlsson

Born 1973

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0329 FILM

Tarik Saleh

Born 1972

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0330 ACTOR

Sigge Fürst

1905 - 1984

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0331 HOCKEY

Johnny Oduya

Born 1981

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0332 SINGER

Lasse Holm

Born 1943

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0333 WRITER

Gösta Knutsson

1903 - 1973

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0334 POET

Carl Snoilsky

1841 - 1903

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0335 ACTOR

Sarah Dawn Finer

Born 1981

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0336 PAINTER

Hanna Hirsch-Pauli

1864 - 1940

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0337 OPERA

Gösta Winbergh

1943 - 2002

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0338 ACTOR

Claudia Galli

Born 1978

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0339 HOCKEY

Marcus Krüger

Born 1990

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0340 FILM

Kjell Grede

1936 - 2017

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0341 PAINTER

Gustaf Lundberg

1695 - 1786

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0342 WRITER

August Blanche

1811 - 1868

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0343 AUTHOR

Ester Blenda Nordström

1891 - 1948

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0344 SINGER

Martin Stenmarck

Born 1972

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0345 SINGER

Naima Wifstrand

1890 - 1968

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0346 PRINCESS

Catherine Vasa of Sweden

1539 - 1610

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0347 ACTOR

Janne Carlsson

1937 - 2017

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0348 OFFICER

Stig Bergling

1937 - 2015

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0349 FOOTBALL

Per Karlsson

Born 1986

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0350 ACTOR

Inga Landgré

Born 1927

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0351 SINGER

Kim Cesarion

Born 1990

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0352 VIOLIN

Tor Aulin

1866 - 1914

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0353 BANK

Olof Aschberg

1877 - 1960

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0354 SINGER

Nanne Grönvall

Born 1962

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0355 SINGER

Kjerstin Dellert

1925 - 2018

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0356 CHEMIST

Anders Gustaf Ekeberg

1767 - 1813

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0357 SINGER

Svante Thuresson

Born 1937

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0358 SINGER

Anna-Lena Löfgren

1944 - 2010

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0359 RUNNER

Anders Gärderud

Born 1946

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0360 MODEL

Frida Gustavsson

Born 1993

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0361 ACTOR

Maria Johansson

Born 1968

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0362 SINGER

Jan Johansen (singer)

Born 1966

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0363 PAINTER

Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller

1751 - 1811

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0364 CARTOONIST

Oskar Andersson

1877 - 1906

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0365 ACTOR

Anastasios Soulis

Born 1987

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0366 WRITER

Bo Bergman

1869 - 1967

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0367 ACTOR

Björn Gustafson

Born 1934

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0368 PAINTER

Carl Frederik von Breda

1759 - 1818

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0369 POLITICIAN

Axel von Fersen the Elder

1719 - 1794

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0370 SINGER

Camilla Henemark

Born 1964

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0371 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Erland Nordenskiöld

1877 - 1932

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0372 SKIER

Mattias Hargin

Born 1985

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0373 ACTOR

Fredrik Eklund

Born 1977

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0374 CHESS

Pia Cramling

Born 1963

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0375 FOOTBALL

Joel Asoro

Born 1999

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0376 PAINTER

Amalia Lindegren

1814 - 1891

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0377 ACTOR

Maria Persson

Born 1959

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0378 COMPOSER

Jan Sandström (composer)

Born 1954

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0379 GUITAR

Mikael Wiehe

Born 1946

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0380 WRITER

Sten Selander

1891 - 1957

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0381 ACTOR

Moa Gammel

Born 1980

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0382 ACTOR

Pär Sundberg

Born 1957

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0383 CONDUCTOR

Erland von Koch

1910 - 2009

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0384 ACADEMIC

Oscar Björck

1860 - 1929

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0385 DESIGNER

Carl Malmsten

1888 - 1972

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0386 CONVICT

Mijailo Mijailović

Born 1978

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0387 FOOTBALL

Lars Eriksson (footballer)

Born 1965

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0388 PAINTER

Fanny Brate

1861 - 1940

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0389 FILM

Peter Dalle

Born 1956

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0390 ILLUSTRATOR

Thure de Thulstrup

1848 - 1930

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0391 LINGUIST

Johan David Åkerblad

1763 - 1819

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0392 ACADEMIC

Ebba Witt-Brattström

Born 1953

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0393 WRITER

Thomas Karlsson

Born 1972

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0394 ACTOR

Kar de Mumma

1904 - 1997

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0395 ACTOR

Jens Hultén

Born 1963

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0396 AUTHOR

Inger Edelfeldt

Born 1956

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0397 FOOTBALL

Johan Mjällby

Born 1971

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0398 ARISTOCRAT

Magnus, Duke of Östergötland

1542 - 1595

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0399 SINGER

Little Jinder

Born 1988

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0400 POET

Lucidor

1638 - 1674

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0401 SON

Robert Nobel

1829 - 1896

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0402 SINGER

Olle Adolphson

1934 - 2004

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0403 SCREENWRITER

Niklas Rådström

Born 1953

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0404 WRITER

Kajsa Ekis Ekman

Born 1980

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0405 ACTOR

Rolf Ludwig

1925 - 1999

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0406 MUSIC

Johan Edlund

Born 1971

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0407 PRESENTER

Giovanni di Lorenzo

Born 1959

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0408 AUTHOR

Herman Lindqvist (journalist)

Born 1943

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0409 PIANIST

Ludvig Norman

1831 - 1885

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0410 FILM

Lisa Langseth

Born 1975

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0411 CHEMIST

Harry Söderman

1902 - 1956

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0412 ACTOR

Johannes Brost

1946 - 2018

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0413 ACTOR

Kåre Hedebrant

Born 1995

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0414 FOOTBALL

Magdalena Eriksson

Born 1993

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0415 PAINTER

Ulrika Pasch

1735 - 1796

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0416 POLITICIAN

Anna-Greta Leijon

Born 1939

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0417 PAINTER

J. A. G. Acke

1859 - 1924

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0418 FOOTBALL

Stefan Rehn

Born 1966

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0419 FILM

Stig Grybe

1928 - 2017

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0420 LAWYER

Hans Holmér

1930 - 2002

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0421 BASSIST

John Levén

Born 1963

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0422 FILM

Anna Odell

Born 1973

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0423 MILITAR

Ivor Thord-Gray

1878 - 1964

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0424 FILM

Sven Lindberg

1918 - 2006

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0425 POLITICIAN

Knut Agathon Wallenberg

1853 - 1938

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0426 WRITER

Gunnel Linde

1924 - 2014

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0427 FILM

Lars Amble

1939 - 2015

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0428 BALLET

Charles Didelot

1767 - 1837

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0429 FOOTBALL

Antonia Göransson

Born 1990

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0430 GUITAR

Fredrik Åkesson

Born 1972

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0431 COMPOSER

Klas Åhlund

Born 1972

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0432 ACTOR

Josefin Asplund

Born 1991

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0433 ACTOR

Ann Zacharias

Born 1956

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0434 SPORT

Tobias Ludvigsson

Born 1991

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0435 POLITICIAN

Christian Engström

Born 1960

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0436 HOCKEY

Jhonas Enroth

Born 1988

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0437 WRITER

Carl August Ehrensvärd

1745 - 1800

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0438 POLITICIAN

Anders Wijkman

Born 1944

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0439 ECONOMIST

Axel Leijonhufvud

Born 1933

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0440 PHYSICIAN

Jan G. Waldenström

1906 - 1996

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0441 ACTOR

Josephine Bornebusch

Born 1981

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0442 FOOTBALL

Daniel Örlund

Born 1980

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0443 ACTOR

Rafael Edholm

Born 1966

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0444 BOTANIST

Erik Leonard Ekman

1883 - 1931

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0445 PLAYER

Carl Kempe

1884 - 1967

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0446 ACTOR

Bengt Eklund

1925 - 1998

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0447 POLITICIAN

Gustaf Åkerhielm

1833 - 1900

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0448 ACTOR

Mona Malm

Born 1935

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0449 ACTOR

Livia Millhagen

Born 1973

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0450 COLLECTOR

Rolf de Maré

1888 - 1964

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0451 SPRINT

Moa Hjelmer

Born 1990

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0452 COMPOSER

Emil Sjögren

1853 - 1918

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0453 GOVERNOR

Frederick Coyett

1615 - 1687

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0454 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Hans Hildebrand

1842 - 1913

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0455 WRITER

Greta Knutson

1899 - 1983

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0456 ARCHITECT

Peter Celsing

1920 - 1974

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0457 ACTOR

Sascha Zacharias

Born 1979

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0458 PRODUCER

Fredrik Nordström

Born 1967

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0459 BOTANIST

Johan Andreas Murray

1740 - 1791

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0460 POLITICIAN

Sten Andersson

1923 - 2006

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0461 AUTHOR

Stieg Trenter

1914 - 1967

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0462 POLITICIAN

Carl Löwenhielm

1772 - 1861

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0463 ACTOR

Susanne Thorson

Born 1981

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0464 DRUMMER

Martin Lopez

Born 1978

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0465 SONGWRITER

Ilya Salmanzadeh

Born 1986

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0466 SAILOR

Carl Emil Pettersson

1875 - 1937

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0467 FOOTBALL

Jonatan Johansson (footballer)

Born 1975

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0468 HOCKEY

Henrik Tallinder

Born 1979

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0469 ACTOR

Melinda Kinnaman

Born 1971

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0470 NOVELIST

Carl-Henning Wijkmark

1934 - 2020

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0471 WRITER

Alexander Ahndoril

Born 1967

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0472 SINGER

Mikael Rickfors

Born 1948

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0473 STATESPERSON

Carl Piper

1647 - 1716

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0474 FOOTBALL

Emil Bergström

Born 1993

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0475 FOOTBALL

Sven Bergqvist

1914 - 1996

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0476 SCREENWRITER

Harald Sicheritz

Born 1958

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0477 POET

Sophia Elisabet Brenner

1659 - 1730

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0478 COMPOSER

Natanael Berg

1879 - 1957

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0479 ACTOR

Hanna Alström

Born 1981

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0480 RIDER

Carl Bonde

1872 - 1957

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0481 MUSIC

Per Wiberg

Born 1968

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0482 PAINTER

Anna-Eva Bergman

1909 - 1987

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0483 ARCHITECT

Uno Åhrén

1897 - 1977

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0484 SINGER

Sara Varga

Born 1982

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0485 GOLF

Jesper Parnevik

Born 1965

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0486 COMPOSER

Anders Hillborg

Born 1954

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0487 WRITER

Sigfrid Siwertz

1882 - 1970

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0488 ACTOR

Joel Spira

Born 1981

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0489 HOCKEY

Oscar Möller

Born 1989

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0490 PHILOSOPHER

Sissela Bok

Born 1934

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0491 WRITER

Ulla Isaksson

1916 - 2000

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0492 AUTHOR

Åke Holmberg

1907 - 1991

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0493 SINGER

Beatrice Eli

Born 1987

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0494 SECRETARY

Carl Gyllenborg

1679 - 1746

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0495 BANDLEADER

Palle Danielsson

Born 1946

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0496 ENTOMOLOGIST

Lars Roberg

1664 - 1742

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0497 PLAYER

Nicklas Kulti

Born 1971

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0498 MARSHAL

Axel Julius De la Gardie

1637 - 1710

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0499 ACTOR

Hilda Borgström

1871 - 1953

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0500 AUTHOR

Birgitta Stenberg

1932 - 2014

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0501 ACTOR

Efva Attling

Born 1952

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0502 PRODUCER

StoneBridge (DJ)

Born 1961

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0503 POET

Carl Gustaf af Leopold

1756 - 1829

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0504 SINGER

Dave Lepard

1980 - 2006

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0505 ACTOR

Grete Havnesköld

Born 1986

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0506 MILITAR

Charles Emil Lewenhaupt

1691 - 1743

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0507 COMPOSER

Otto Olsson

1879 - 1964

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0508 BANK

Marcus Wallenberg Sr.

1864 - 1943

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0509 SINGER

Reuben Sallmander

Born 1966

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0510 PAINTER

Lars Jonsson (illustrator)

Born 1952

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0511 FOOTBALL

Martin Åslund

Born 1976

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0512 ARTIST

Lea Ahlborn

1826 - 1897

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0513 CONDUCTOR

August Söderman

1832 - 1876

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0514 MINISTER

Johan Ramstedt

1852 - 1935

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0515 POLITICIAN

Carl Lindhagen

1860 - 1946

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0516 ACTOR

Anders de Wahl

1869 - 1956

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0517 WRITER

Olov Svedelid

1932 - 2008

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0518 POLITICIAN

Björn von Sydow

Born 1945

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0519 DIPLOMAT

Birger Dahlerus

1891 - 1957

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0520 ACTOR

Birgitta Valberg

1916 - 2014

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0521 MUSIC

Adam Tensta

Born 1983

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0522 HOCKEY

Pelle Eklund

Born 1963

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0523 ACTOR

Julia Winter

Born 1993

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0524 WRITER

Anna-Clara Tidholm

Born 1946

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0525 OPERA

Sigrid Onégin

1889 - 1943

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0526 WRITER

Bengt af Klintberg

Born 1938

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0527 ACTOR

Julia Cæsar

1885 - 1971

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0528 HOCKEY

Tommy Söderström

Born 1969

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0529 SINGER

Mauro Scocco

Born 1962

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0530 MATHEMATICIAN

Per Enflo

Born 1944

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0531 CERAMIST

Rut Bryk

1916 - 1999

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0532 FOOTBALL

Panajotis Dimitriadis

Born 1986

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0533 FILM

Anders Henrikson

1896 - 1965

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0534 SINGER

Sara Lumholdt

Born 1984

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0535 PIRATE

Gottfrid Svartholm

Born 1984

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0536 SPY

Jane Horney

1918 - 1945

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0537 AUTHOR

Per Hallström

1866 - 1960

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0538 POLITICIAN

Ulf Adelsohn

Born 1941

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0539 CHESS

Erik Lundin

1904 - 1988

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0540 PAINTER

Georg Desmarées

1697 - 1776

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0541 ACTOR

Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt

1921 - 1992

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0542 POLITICIAN

Margaretha af Ugglas

Born 1939

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0543 ACTOR

Marie Liljedahl

Born 1950

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0544 KING

Gustav of Vasaborg

1616 - 1653

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0545 HOCKEY

Linus Klasen

Born 1986

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0546 FOOTBALL

Imad Zatara

Born 1984

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0547 ACTOR

Eddie Axberg

Born 1947

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0548 FILM

Anna Hofman-Uddgren

1868 - 1947

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0549 SINGER

Susanna Rigacci

Born 1960

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0550 POLITICIAN

Christian Günther

1886 - 1966

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0551 PAINTER

Elias Martin

1739 - 1818

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0552 CHESS

Gösta Stoltz

1904 - 1963

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0553 FEMINIST

Lizzy Lind af Hageby

1878 - 1963

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0554 FOOTBALL

Viktor Lundberg

Born 1991

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0555 PAINTER

Johan Gustaf Sandberg

1782 - 1854

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0556 ACTOR

Caroline Henderson (singer)

Born 1962

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0557 FOOTBALL

Axel Sjöberg

Born 1991

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0558 PLAYER

Clarence von Rosen

1867 - 1955

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0559 POLITICIAN

Carin Jämtin

Born 1964

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0560 RACER

Jo Bonnier

1930 - 1972

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0561 BANK

Marcus Wallenberg Jr.

1899 - 1982

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0562 ARTIST

Wilhelm Kåge

1889 - 1960

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0563 ACTOR

George Fant

1916 - 1998

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0564 ENTREPRENEUR

Peter Wallenberg Sr.

1926 - 2015

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0565 PRODUCER

Rami Yacoub

Born 1975

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0566 CERAMIST

Ulrica Hydman Vallien

1938 - 2018

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0567 SINGER

CajsaStina Åkerström

Born 1967

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0568 WRITER

Joakim Zander

Born 1975

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0569 PHYSICIAN

Gustav Zander

1835 - 1920

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0570 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Anders Franzén

1918 - 1993

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0571 SWIMMER

Greta Johansson

1895 - 1978

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0572 MODEL

Elin Nordegren

Born 1980

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0573 PHYSICIST

Anders Knutsson Ångström

1888 - 1981

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0574 PAINTER

Anna Boberg

1864 - 1935

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0575 SWIMMER

Martha Norelius

1909 - 1955

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0576 ART HISTORIAN

Daniel Birnbaum

Born 1963

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0577 ARTIST

Inga Borg

1925 - 2017

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0578 FENCER

Johan Harmenberg

Born 1954

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0579 ENGINEER

Ragnar Sohlman

1870 - 1948

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0580 HOCKEY

Nicklas Grossmann

Born 1985

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0581 POLITICIAN

Lars Werner

1935 - 2013

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0582 NOVELIST

Inger Frimansson

Born 1944

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0583 ZOOLOGIST

Gustav Eisen

1847 - 1940

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0584 ACTOR

David Hoflin

Born 1979

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0585 BIOGRAPHER

Gunilla Gerland

Born 1963

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0586 ACTOR

Magnus Roosmann

Born 1963

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0587 ACTOR

Jonas Malmsjö

Born 1971

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0588 ACTOR

Birgit Tengroth

1915 - 1983

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0589 OPERA

Olive Fremstad

1871 - 1951

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0590 SINGER

Nina Kinert

Born 1983

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0591 HOCKEY

Mattias Norström

Born 1972

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0592 ACTOR

Måns Herngren

Born 1965

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0593 POLITICIAN

Anders Johan von Höpken

1712 - 1789

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0594 PAINTER

Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander

1816 - 1881

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0595 ACTOR

Kristina Adolphson

Born 1937

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0596 BASKET

Miles Simon

Born 1975

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0597 ARCHITECT

Georg Theodor Chiewitz

1815 - 1862

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0598 ACTOR

Johan Rabaeus

Born 1947

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0599 WRITER

Helena von Zweigbergk

Born 1959

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0600 ACTOR

Tollie Zellman

1887 - 1964

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