List of people from Gothenburg explained
This is a list of notable people connected to Gothenburg, Sweden.
A - M
- Davida Afzelius-Bohlin (1866–1955) mezzo-soprano concert and opera singer
- 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
- Helen Alfredsson professional golfer; winner, 1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore
- Ingelin Angerborn children's author
- Margareta Arvidsson Miss Sweden 1966, Miss Universe 1966
- Bjorn Ulvaeus singer-songwriter; member of ABBA
- Jenny Berggren singer-songwriter; founding member of Ace of Base
- Jonas Berggren singer-songwriter; founding member of Ace of Base
- Linn Berggren singer-songwriter; founding member of Ace of Base
- Joel Berghult commonly known as Roomie; musician and YouTuber
- Olof Bergh - early Swedish-South African explorer (1643 - 1725)
- Torsten Billman (1909–1989) artist
- Poul Bjerre (1876 - 1964) psychoanalyst
- Viktor Blom poker player
- Colin Campbell (1686–1757) Scottish merchant and entrepreneur; co-founder of Swedish East India Company
- Arvid Carlsson (1923–2018) winner, Nobel Prize in Medicine (2000)
- William Chalmers (1748–1811) manager of Swedish East India Company; founder of Chalmers University of Technology
- Sir William Chambers (1723–1796) Scottish architect
- Fredy Clue artist and musician[1]
- Ulf Dageby rock musician
- John Darnielle American singer-songwriter; wrote songs about Gothenburg
- Mikkey Dee heavy-metal drummer
- Beatrice Dickson (1852–1941) pioneering temperance activist
- Christian Djoos NHL player, Anaheim Ducks
- Karin Dreijer singer-songwriter
- Olof Dreijer musician
- Gustavo Dudamel Venezuelan conductor
- Ulf Ekberg singer-songwriter; founding member of Ace of Base
- Hedda Ekman (1860–1929) writer and photographer
- Jan Eliasson former Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Loui Eriksson National Hockey League player, Vancouver Canucks
- Louise Falkenberg (1849–1934) philanthropist
- José González musician
- Emma Green high jumper, bronze medallist at the 2005 World Athletics Championships
- Lennart Green world-class magician
- Gunnar Gren (1920–1991) footballer; part of the Milan Gre-No-Li and 1958 FIFA World Cup runners-up squad
- Andreas Gustafsson (born 1981) race walker
- Bengt Hallberg (1932–2013) jazz pianist
- Victor Hasselblad (1906–1978) industrialist; creator, Hasselblad cameras
- Anna von Hausswolff musician
- Doris Håvik (1924–2009) – politician
- Håkan Hellström singer-songwriter
- Mathilda Högberg social media influencer
- Zeth Höglund (1884–1956) founder of the Swedish communist movement
- Glenn Hysén former football player, IFK Göteborg; father of Tobias Hysén
- Tobias Hysén football player; son of Glenn Hysén
- Ingemar Johansson (1932–2009) boxer; World Heavyweight Champion, 1959
- Jan Johansson (1931–1968) jazz pianist; attended Chalmers University of Technology
- Kim Källström football player; plays for Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League
- Marie Kinnberg (1806–1858) pioneering female photographer
- 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
- Carl Klingberg National Hockey League player, Winnipeg Jets; American Hockey League player, St. John's IceCaps
- John Klingberg National Hockey League player, Toronto Maple Leafs;
- Jacques Labouchere singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Robin Lehner NHL goaltender
- Jens Lekman singer-songwriter
- Beatrice Lesslie (1890–1967) ran the Gothenburg clothing firm Konfektions AB Lesslie
- Christina Lindberg exploitation-film actress
- Gunnel Lindblom (1931–2021) actress and director; cast in Ingmar Bergman's films
- Adam Lindgren also known as Armada; professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player; currently ranked #2 in the world
- Mikael Ljungberg (1970–2004) Greco-Roman wrestler; world champion 1993 and 1995; Olympic gold 2000
- Teddy Lučić football player, formerly of the Swedish national team
- Henrik Lundqvist NHL goalie
- Ludvig Engsund Swedish ice hockey goaltender
- Magnus Mandersson Swedish businessman
- Aleksandra Mir visual artist
- Kwame Amoateng footballer
- Rekkles professional e-Sport player
N - Z
- Torbjörn Nilsson former IFK Göteborg football player; part of the 1982 UEFA Cup winning team
- Stefan Olsdal bassist in alternative rock band Placebo
- Christian Olsson (born 1980) triple-jump gold medalist, 2004 Summer Olympics
- Elena Paparizou Greek singer; winner, Eurovision Song Contest 2005
- Amanda Peralta (1939–2009), Argentine guerrilla fighter, later historian in Gothenburg University
- Sofia von Porat cookbook author
- Laleh Pourkarim Persian-Swedish singer-songwriter
- Timo Räisänen indie-pop musician
- Mathias Ranégie football player for Sweden National Team
- Lucas Raymond NHL player for the Detroit Red Wings
- Arie Reich Israeli legal scholar
- Niclas Sahlgren (1701–1776) merchant and philanthropist
- Marcus Samuelsson chef
- Torgny Segerstedt (1876–1945) anti-Nazi newspaper editor-in-chief
- Justus P Sjöberg (JP Seeburg) automated musical equipment manufacturer
- Jonas Sjöstedt leader of Vänsterpartiet and former member of European Parliament
- Stellan Skarsgård actor
- Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) Czech composer; lived in Gothenburg for a time
- Jonatan Söderström avant-garde game developer
- Viktor Stalberg National Hockey League player, Chicago Blackhawks
- Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871–1927) composer
- Henrik Stenson professional golfer; won FedEx Cup 2013; former world number 2 in official world golf rankings
- Elizabeth Stride (née Gustafsdotter) (1843–1888) alleged third victim of serial killer Jack the Ripper
- Glenn Strömberg former football player, IFK Göteborg
- Joakim Sundström sound editor, sound designer and musician
- Jonas Svensson professional tennis player
- Evert Taube (1890–1976) author, artist, composer and singer
- Reorus Torkillus (1608–1643) first Lutheran minister in New Sweden
- Ida Törnström (1862–1949) painter, poet
- Björn Ulvaeus singer-songwriter from ABBA
- Karl Valentin (1853–1918) composer
- Alicia Vikander actress
- Ljubomir Vranjes former handball player; currently handball coach
- Daniel Wahlgren (Papa Dee) musician
- Anna Wåhlin Antarctic researcher, oceanography professor
- Hampus Wanne handball player; currently plays for SG Flensburg-Handewitt
- Oscar Wendt football player; currently plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach
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See also
Notes and References
- News: Welin . Matilda . January 10, 2023 . The Scandinavian Folk Clothing Right for Now . The Collection . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315034917/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230110-the-scandinavian-folk-clothing-right-for-now . March 15, 2023 . February 27, 2024.
