59.8513° N, 17.6371° E
UPPSALA
Most Famous People Born in Uppsala, Sweden
- Notable people
- 949
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1924
- Most distinctive
- Ämbetsman 45.7×
Sweden's oldest university town, and it shows in every visible metric. The Translator bench runs at better than fourteen times the global baseline — the Enlightenment habit of classifying, translating and dissecting the world, handed down from Linnaeus's lecture halls — and the thick Professor, Physician and Artist depth is the same campus in its modern guise.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Uppsala during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Uppsala Is Known For
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Actor is Uppsala's biggest profession — 8% of all notables (73).
Uppsala over-indexes on ämbetsman — 45.7× the global rate.
Uppsala under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Uppsala's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Writing
- Sports
- Art & Design
- Science
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Other
- Filtered to 1840s Clear ×
Salomon Eberhard Henschen
1847 - 1930
Ivar Afzelius
1848 - 1921
Tycho Tullberg
1842 - 1920
Carl Johan Fahlcrantz (bokförläggare)
1849 - 1915
Robert Fries
1840 - 1908
Hulda Schenson
1847 - 1941
Hugo Hamberg
1847 - 1923
Johan Abraham Björklund
1844 - 1931
Emma Silfverstolpe
1841 - 1911
William Henschen
1842 - 1925
Maria Henschen
1840 - 1927
Carl David Uppström
1846 - 1912
Rudolf Grandien
1847 - 1904
Otto Fröman
1841 - 1927