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Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and situated on the Swedish West Coast. The Port of the city is the largest port in the Nordic countries and home to several companies like Volvo or AstraZeneca. Name these famous persons, which are born in the city of Gothenburg.
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Founding member of the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society and Nobel Peace Prize winner
1844
Klas Pontus Arnoldson
Former Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs
1940
Jan Eliasson
Member of ABBA
1945
Björn Ulvaeus
Actor, "Mamma Mia!" "Thor" "Chernobyl" "Good Will Hunting"
1951
Stellan Skarsgård
Drummer of the Scorpions since 2016 and drummer of Motörhead from 1992 until 2015
1963
Mikkey Dee
Handball Player of the Century and player with the most games and goals for the Swedish national team of all time
1964
Magnus Wislander
Hall of Fame ice hockey right wing who played primarily for the Ottawa Senators
1972
Daniel Afredsson
Lead singer of Ace of Base
1972
Jenny Berggren
Former footballer (Southampton, Elfsborg) and most capped player for the Swedish national team
1976
Anders Svensson
Golfer, winner of the Open Champsionship 2016 and Olympic silver medalist 2016
1976
Henrik Stenson
Singer and Winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2005 representing Greece, "My Number One"
1982
Helena Paparizou
Executive Director of ICAN, she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for the organization
1982
Beatrice Fihn
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Former ice hockey forward who played for the Bruins, Stars, Coyotes and Canucks in the NHL
1985
Loui Eriksson
Swedish-Danish director, "The Guilty"
1988
Gustav Möller
Academy Award winning actress, "The Danish Girl" "Ex Machina" "Tomb Raider"
1988
Alicia Vikander
YouTuber, his YouTube channel is the most subscribed owned by an individiual
1989
PewDiePie
Handball player who plays for Füchse Berlin and the Swedish national team
1991
Max Darj
Ice hockey goalkeeper who plays for the Vegas Golden Knights
1991
Robin Lehner
Ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Edmonton Oilers
1992
John Klingberg
Handball player who plays for Barcelona and the Swedish national team
1995
Jonathan Carlsbogård
Handball player who plays for Paris Saint-Germain and the Swedish national team
1995
Sebastian Karlsson
Ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Chicago Blackhawks
1999
Arvid Söderblom
Ice hockey player who plays for the Detroit Red Wings
2002
Lucas Raymond
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