1. Gert Fredriksson (1919)

Canoe Racer

Swedish sprint canoer who won six gold medals between 1942 and 1964 and competed at four different Olympics.

2. Therese Merkel (1970)

Swedish Singer

Pop singer and founding member of a Swedish Eurodance band called Alcazar. She also performed in numerous Melodifestivalen events.

3. Robin Persson (1985)

Swedish Ice Hockey Player

Robin Persson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Timrå IK of the Swedish Elitserien. Persson is originally from Nyköping and through junior and senior hockey...

4. Carl Sundin (1930)

Swedish Canoeist

Carl-Gunnar Sundin was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World...

5. Tore Nordenstam (1934)

Swedish Philosopher

Tore Nordenstam is a Swedish philosopher with higher degrees from Gothenburg and the University of Khartoum ; he also studied at Uppsala and Oxford. Between 1961 and 1998 Nordenstam held...

6. Rütger Essén (1890)

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7. Dennis Persson (1988)

Swedish Ice Hockey Player

Karl Dennis Persson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Brynäs IF of the Brynäs IF Swedish Elite League.

8. Fredrik Holster (1988)

Swedish Footballers

Holster is a Swedish footballer who plays for Assyriska in the Superettan. He has previously played for BK Häcken and FC Väsby United and GIF Sundsvall. In August 2013 Holster...

9. Lukas Karlsson (1982)

Swedish Handball Player

Lukas Karlsson is a Swedish handball player currently playing for Danish Handball League side KIF Kolding. He joined the club in 2009 from Viborg HK. Until 2007 he played for...

10. Per Westerberg (1951)

Swedish Moderate Party Politicia

Per Erik Gunnar Westerberg is a Swedish politician who has been Speaker of the Riksdag since 2006. He is a Member of the Riksdag since 1979 and its most senior...

11. Anders Steen (1955)

Swedish Ice Hockey Player

Anders Steen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 42 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Winnipeg Jets. He is Currently a scout for...

12. Sten Nordin (1956)

Swedish Politician

Sten Roland Nordin is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He was a member of the Riksdag until 2008. He is currently the Commissioner of Finance of Stockholm the...

13. Ingela Ericsson (1968)

Canoe Racer

Ingela Ericsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500...

14. Tommy Karls (1961)

Canoe Racer

Sven Tommy Karls is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in...

15. Mattias Carlsson (1980)

Swedish Ice Hockey Player

Mattias Carlsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Djurgårdens IF of the Elitserien. Carlsson previously played for Elitserien rivals Linköpings HC and Södertälje SK.

16. Johan Skytte (1577)

Swedish Noble

Johan Skytte was a Swedish politician. Skytte was son of the Mayor of Nyköping Bengt Nilsson Skräddare. While attending school in his home town and for the nine years he...

17. Josefin Olsson (1989)

Swedish Yacht Racer

Josefin Olsson is a Swedish sports sailor. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class finishing in 18th place.

18. Pierre Fulke (1971)

Professional Golfer

Pierre Olof Fulke is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the European Tour. Fulke was born in Nyköping. He turned professional in 1989. In 1991 and 1992 Fulke played...

19. Anders Andersson (1952)

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