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This is a list of notable people connected to
Gothenburg,
Sweden.
A–M
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Davida Afzelius-Bohlin (1866–1955) – mezzo-soprano concert and opera singer
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Daniel Alfredsson – retired
NHL hockey player; long time captain of the
Ottawa Senators and forward for the
Detroit Red Wings; played from 1991 to 2014
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Helen Alfredsson – professional golfer; winner,
1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore
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Ingelin Angerborn – children's author
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Margareta Arvidsson – Miss Sweden 1966, Miss Universe 1966
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Bjorn Ulvaeus – singer-songwriter; member of
ABBA
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Jenny Berggren – singer-songwriter; founding member of
Ace of Base
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Jonas Berggren – singer-songwriter; founding member of
Ace of Base
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Linn Berggren – singer-songwriter; founding member of
Ace of Base
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Joel Berghult – commonly known as Roomie; musician and
YouTuber
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Torsten Billman (1909–1989) – artist
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Poul Bjerre (1876–1964) – psychoanalyst
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Viktor Blom – poker player
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Colin Campbell (1686–1757) – Scottish merchant and entrepreneur; co-founder of
Swedish East India Company
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Arvid Carlsson (1923–2018) – winner,
Nobel Prize in Medicine (2000)
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William Chalmers (1748–1811) – manager of
Swedish East India Company; founder of
Chalmers University of Technology
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Sir William Chambers (1723–1796) – Scottish architect
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Fredy Clue – artist and musician
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Ulf Dageby – rock musician
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John Darnielle –
American singer-songwriter; wrote songs about Gothenburg
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Mikkey Dee – heavy-metal drummer
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Beatrice Dickson (1852–1941) – pioneering temperance activist
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Christian Djoos –
NHL player,
Anaheim Ducks
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Karin Dreijer – singer-songwriter
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Olof Dreijer – musician
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Gustavo Dudamel – Venezuelan conductor
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Ulf Ekberg – singer-songwriter; founding member of
Ace of Base
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Hedda Ekman (1860–1929) – writer and photographer
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Jan Eliasson – former
Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Loui Eriksson –
National Hockey League player,
Vancouver Canucks
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Louise Falkenberg (1849–1934) – philanthropist
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José González – musician
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Emma Green – high jumper, bronze medallist at the 2005 World Athletics Championships
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Lennart Green – world-class magician
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Gunnar Gren (1920–1991) – footballer; part of the Milan
Gre-No-Li and
1958 FIFA World Cup runners-up squad
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Andreas Gustafsson (born 1981) – race walker
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Bengt Hallberg (1932–2013) – jazz pianist
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Victor Hasselblad (1906–1978) – industrialist; creator,
Hasselblad cameras
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Anna von Hausswolff – musician
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Doris Håvik (1924–2009) – politician
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Håkan Hellström – singer-songwriter
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Mathilda Högberg – social media influencer
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Zeth Höglund (1884–1956) – founder of the Swedish communist movement
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Glenn Hysén – former football player,
IFK Göteborg; father of
Tobias Hysén
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Tobias Hysén – football player; son of
Glenn Hysén
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Ingemar Johansson (1932–2009) – boxer; World Heavyweight Champion, 1959
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Jan Johansson (1931–1968) – jazz pianist; attended
Chalmers University of Technology
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Kim Källström – football player; plays for
Grasshopper Club Zürich in the
Swiss Super League
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Marie Kinnberg (1806–1858) – pioneering female photographer
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Felix Kjellberg – YouTuber commonly known as PewDiePie; producer of
Let's Play (video gaming) and
Reaction (reaction videos) videos on
YouTube Second channel to reach 100 million subscribers. Husband of
Marzia Kjellberg
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Carl Klingberg –
National Hockey League player,
Winnipeg Jets;
American Hockey League player,
St. John's IceCaps
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John Klingberg –
National Hockey League player,
Toronto Maple Leafs;
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Jacques Labouchere – singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Robin Lehner – NHL goaltender
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Jens Lekman – singer-songwriter
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Beatrice Lesslie (1890–1967) – ran the Gothenburg clothing firm Konfektions AB Lesslie
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Christina Lindberg –
exploitation-film actress
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Gunnel Lindblom (1931–2021) – actress and director; cast in
Ingmar Bergman's films
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Adam Lindgren – also known as Armada; professional
Super Smash Bros. Melee player; currently ranked #2 in the world
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Mikael Ljungberg (1970–2004) – Greco-Roman wrestler; world champion 1993 and 1995; Olympic gold 2000
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Teddy Lučić – football player, formerly of the Swedish national team
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Henrik Lundqvist – NHL goalie
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Ludvig Engsund – Swedish ice hockey goaltender
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Aleksandra Mir – visual artist
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Kwame Amoateng – footballer
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Rekkles – professional e-Sport player
N–Z
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Torbjörn Nilsson – former
IFK Göteborg football player; part of the 1982
UEFA Cup winning team
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Stefan Olsdal – bassist in alternative rock band
Placebo
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Christian Olsson (born 1980) –
triple-jump gold medalist,
2004 Summer Olympics
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Elena Paparizou –
Greek singer; winner,
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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Amanda Peralta (1939–2009), Argentine guerrilla fighter, later historian in Gothenburg University
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Sofia von Porat – cookbook author
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Laleh Pourkarim – Persian-Swedish singer-songwriter
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Timo Räisänen – indie-pop musician
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Mathias Ranégie – football player for Sweden National Team
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Lucas Raymond –
NHL player for the
Detroit Red Wings
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Arie Reich – Israeli legal scholar
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Niclas Sahlgren (1701–1776) – merchant and philanthropist
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Marcus Samuelsson – chef
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Torgny Segerstedt (1876–1945) – anti-Nazi newspaper editor-in-chief
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Justus P Sjöberg (JP
Seeburg) – automated musical equipment manufacturer
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Jonas Sjöstedt – leader of
Vänsterpartiet and former member of European Parliament
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Stellan Skarsgård – actor
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Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) – Czech composer; lived in
Gothenburg for a time
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Jonatan Söderström – avant-garde game developer
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Viktor Stalberg –
National Hockey League player,
Chicago Blackhawks
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Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871–1927) – composer
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Henrik Stenson – professional golfer; won FedEx Cup 2013; former world number 2 in official world golf rankings
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Elizabeth Stride (
née Gustafsdotter) (1843–1888) – alleged third victim of
serial killer
Jack the Ripper
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Glenn Strömberg – former football player,
IFK Göteborg
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Joakim Sundström – sound editor, sound designer and musician
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Jonas Svensson – professional tennis player
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Evert Taube (1890–1976) – author, artist, composer and singer
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Reorus Torkillus (1608–1643) – first Lutheran minister in
New Sweden
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Ida Törnström (1862–1949) – painter, poet
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Björn Ulvaeus – singer-songwriter from
ABBA
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Karl Valentin (1853–1918) – composer
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Alicia Vikander – actress
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Ljubomir Vranjes – former handball player; currently handball coach
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Daniel Wahlgren (Papa Dee) – musician
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Anna Wåhlin – Antarctic researcher, oceanography professor
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Hampus Wanne – handball player; currently plays for
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
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Oscar Wendt – football player; currently plays for
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Musical groups
See also
References