Jönköping, Sweden
1. Agnetha Fältskog (1950)
Swedish Recording Artist And Ent
Swedish singer who joined husband Bjorn Ulvaeus in ABBA, the group known for songs like "Dancing Queen."
2. Oliver Agerbring (1998)
YouTube Star
TechTuber better known online as Stromen who produces content relating to technology setups, tech reviews and also gaming videos.
3. David Fredriksson (1985)
Swedish Ice Hockey Player
David Fredriksson is a Swedish ice hockey player currently with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.
4. Björn Larsson (1975)
Executive Producer And Designer
Björn Larsson is a Swedish game director executive producer and game designer. Björn founded Iridon Interactive in 1998 publishing and producing titles including Total Soccer 2000 and Pure Pinball. In...
5. Madelaine Edlund (1985)
Association Football Player
Madelaine Nathalie Edlund is a female footballer for Tyresö FF and the Swedish national team.
6. Lotta Losten (1981)
Actress
A Swedish actress, scriptwriter, photographer, and jewelry maker. She studied theatre history and gender studies at Lund University and completed two years of the theatre acting program at Blekinge läns...
7. Göran Malmqvist (1924)
Swedish Linguist And Sinologist
Nils Göran David Malmqvist is a Swedish linguist member of the Swedish Academy literary historian sinologist and translator.
8. Pelle Edberg (1979)
Professional Golfer
Per Oscar Pelle Edberg is a Swedish professional golfer. Edberg was born in Jönköping.
9. Hans Cavalli-Björkman (1928)
Swedish Lawyer And Sports Execut
Hans Cavalli-Björkman is a Swedish Lawyer and former chairman for the Swedish Association football club Malmö FF a post he held between 1975 and 1998. During Cavalli-Björkmans years at the...
10. Mikael Tillström (1972)
Swedish Tennis Player
Mikael Tillström is a former tennis player from Sweden who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country as at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he was...
11. Annie Oliv (1987)
Miss World Sweden 2007miss World
Annie Oliv born on October 12 1987 in Gislaved Sweden is a Swedish beauty pageant contestant who represented her country and ranked as a top-five finalist in Miss World 2007...
12. Rolf Junefelt (1938)
Modern Pentathlete
Rolf Junefelt is a Swedish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
13. Carl von Essen (1940)
Swedish Fencers
Carl von Essen is a Swedish fencer and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal where he won a gold medal in épée with the Swedish...
14. Sven Olov Lindholm (1903)
Swedish Politician
Sven Olov Knutsson Lindholm was a Swedish National Socialist German Workers' Party leader active in different Swedish fascist organizations from the 1920s to the 1950s. Born in Jönköping Municipality Lindholm...
15. Gunnar Utterberg (1942)
Canoe Racer
Gunnar Utterberg was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the K-2 1000...
16. Adam Almqvist (1991)
Swedish Ice Hockey Player
Adam Almqvist is a professional Swedish ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. Almqvist was drafted 210th overall by the...
17. Carl Carlsson Mörner (1755)
Swedish Politician And Noble
Carl Carlsson Mörner was a Swedish nobleman officer and politician. After rising through the ranks after being accepted as a cadet in 1771 he was made field marshal in 1816...
18. Björn Ferm (1944)
Modern Pentathlete
Björn Ferm is a Swedish modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he received a gold medal in modern pentathlon. He...
19. Ann Arleklo (1953)
Swedish Politician
Ann Arleklo is a Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party. She has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006.
20. Johan Davidsson (1976)
Ice Hockey Player
Johan Markus Davidsson is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who played last with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. He was a long-time Elitserien player and captain...
21. David Petrasek (1976)
Swedish Ice Hockey Player
David Petrasek is a professional Swedish ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien.
22. Filip Ahl (1997)
Swedish Ice Hockey Player
Ahl is a Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League. Ahl made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with HV71 during the...
23. Viktor Näslund (1992)
Swedish Ice Hockey Player
Viktor Naslund is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien.
24. Johan Bergdahl (1962)
Swedish Fencers
Johan Bergdahl is a Swedish fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
25. Yngve Hamrin (1907)
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26. Carl Henrik Fredriksson (1965)
Swedish Writer
Carl Henrik Fredriksson is a Swedish literary critic columnist essayist and translator living in Vienna Austria. He is the editor-in-chief of the European cultural journals network Eurozine which he co-founded...
27. Kevin Aladesanmi (1998)
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28. Ingrid Gärde Widemar (Unknow)
Swedish Lawyer
Ingrid Gärde Widemar was a Swedish lawyer and politician ). She was the first female Supreme Court Justice in Sweden. She was a lawyer with her own practice since 1945....
29. Anders Lago (1966)
Swedish Social Democratic Politi
Anders Lago is a Swedish Social Democratic politician and former mayor of Södertälje Sweden. On 10 April 2008 Lago participated in a hearing before the Helsinki Commission the independent U....
30. Magnus Erlingmark (1967)
Swedish Footballers
Magnus Erlingmark is a Swedish former footballer. He has made 37 appearances and scored one goal the national team including the 1994 FIFA World Cup and Euro 1992. He has...
31. Torgil von Seth (1895)
Swedish Politician
Count Torgil Gabriel Alexander von Seth born October 3 1895 in Jönköping dead January 21 1989 in Vaggeryd was a Swedish right-wing politician and the first chairman of what later...
32. Lars Jacobsson (1960)
Swedish Footballer And Manager
similarly named Swedish football manager born 1960 see Lars JacobsenLasse Jacobsson is a Swedish football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Mjällby AIF
33. Per Engdahl (1909)
Swedish Politician
Per Claes Sven Edvard Engdahl was a leading Swedish far right politician. He was the leader of Sveriges Fascistiska Kamporganisation SFKO during the 1920s.
34. Anders Jormin (1957)
Swedish Musician
Anders Bertil Michael Jormin born 7 September 1957 in Jönköping is a Swedish bassist and composer. Jormin established a musical partnership with Bobo Stenson in the mid-1980s which led to...
35. Andreas Martensson (1983)
Swedish Motorcycle Racer
Andreas Martensson is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Sweden.
36. Stefan Örnskog (1969)
Ice Hockey Player
Stefan Bror Karl Örnskog is a Swedish ice hockey player whose professional career as a left wing/centre lasted from 1987 to 2001 and was capped with a gold medal at...
37. Ing-Marie Carlsson (1957)
Swedish Actor
Ing-Marie Gunilla Jessica Carlsson is a Swedish actress. Carlsson lives in Södermalm Stockholm. Carlsson was educated at NAMA in Gothenburg and graduated in 1982. After that she worked at Götateatern...
38. Fredrik Neij (1978)
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Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij a. k. a. TiAMO is a co-founder of The Pirate Bay a BitTorrent index site and tracker. He also owned the web host PRQ which previously...
39. Jesper Thörnberg (1991)
Swedish Ice Hockey Player
Jesper Thörnberg is a Swedish ice hockey player who is currently playing with HV71 in Elitserien. Thörnberg made his Elitserien debut during the 2010–11 season. Jesper is the younger brother...
40. Johan Halvardsson (1979)
Swedish Ice Hockey Player
Johan Halvardsson is a retired Swedish ice hockey player who played over 200 games for his hometown team HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien. He retired in 2009 due to recurring...
41. Nichlas Torp (1989)
Swedish Ice Hockey Player
Nichlas Torp is a Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Modo Hockey in the Elitserien. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the sixth round of...
42. Nils Lorens Sjöberg (1754)
Swedish Poet
Nils Lorens Sjöberg was a Swedish officer and poet. He was the first holder of seat 18 at the Swedish Academy from 1787 to 1822. Sjöberg was born in Jönköping...
43. Carl Peter Thunberg (1743)
Swedish Naturalist
Carl Peter Thunberg also known as Karl Peter von Thunberg Carl Pehr Thunberg or Carl Per Thunberg was a Swedish naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. He has been...
44. Charlie Hallstrom (1864)
Major League Baseball Player
Charles E. Hallstrom nicknamed the Swedish Wonder was a Swedish Major League Baseball player who pitched one game for the 1885 Providence Grays of the National League. The Grays were...
45. Bengt Lagerberg (1973)
Swedish Musician
Bengt Lagerberg is best known as the drummer in the Swedish rock band The Cardigans. He is currently living in Malmö. The band The Cardigans has toured worldwide and has...
46. David F. Sandberg (1981)
Director
David F. Sandberg is a Swedish filmmaker. He is best known for his collective no-budget horror short films under the online pseudonym "ponysmasher" and for his 2016 directorial debut Lights...
47. Louise Marmont (1967)
Curler
Louise Marmont is a Swedish curler world champion and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
48. Eva Berglund (1984)
Swimmer
Eva Berglund is a Swedish swimmer from Jönköping representing Jönköpings SS. She has participated in some international championship in open water long distance events. She became the first Swedish swimmer...
49. Fredrik Stillman (1966)
Retired Ice Hockey Defenseman Cu
Stillman is a retired Swedish ice hockey player currently general manager for HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.
50. Karl Svensson (1984)
Swedish Footballers
Karl Svensson is a Swedish football defender who plays for Jönköpings Södra.