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Born in Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and most populous city in Scandinavia. Name these famous people who are born in the city of Stockholm.
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King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, credited for the rise of Sweden as a great European power
1594
Gustav II Adolf
Opera singer nicknamed "Swedish Nightingale"
1820
Jenny Lind
King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905
1829
Oscar II
Inventor of Dynamite and establisher of the Nobel Prize
1833
Alfred Nobel
King of Sweden from 1907 until his death in 1950
1858
Gustaf V
Former Prime Minister of Sweden and Nobel Peace Prize winner
1860
Hjalmar Branting
King of Sweden from 1950 until his death in 1973
1882
Gustaf VI Adolf
Physicist, the SI unit for ionizing radiation dose equivalent is named after him
1896
Rolf Maximilian Sievert
Nobel Prize winning chemist
1902
Arne Tiselius
Actress, "A Woman of Affairs" "Anna Karenina"
1905
Greta Garbo
Actress, "Casablanca" "Autumn Sonata" "Notorious"
1915
Ingrid Bergman
Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and again from 1982 until his assassination in 1986
1927
Olof Palme
Former sports official and UEFA president from 1990 to 2007
1929
Lennart Johansson
Poet and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature
1931
Tomas Tranströmer
Swedish-British scientist specialising in cancer research and Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipient
1938
Tomas Lindahl
Billionaire and founder of EF Education
1941
Bertil Hult
Musician, composer and member of ABBA
1946
Benny Andersson
Director, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" "The Cider House Rules"
1946
Lasse Hallström
Billionaire, richest man of Sweden and largest shareholder of H&M
1947
Stefan Persson
Author, "Kurt Wallander"-series
1948
Henning Mankell
Geneticist and one of the founders of paleogenetics, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2022
1955
Svante Pääbo
Actress, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" "Chocolat" "Fanny and Alexander"
1955
Lena Olin
Former tennis star and winner of 11 Grand Slams
1956
Björn Borg
Prime Minister of Sweden from 2014 to 2021
1957
Stefan Löfven
Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 until her assassination in 2003
1957
Anna Lindh
Actor best known for his role as Tommy in the "Pippi Longstocking" films
1957
Pär Sundberg
Actress, "Star Wars" "Young Royals" "The Best Intentions"
1958
Pernilla August
Actress, known for her role of Annika in the "Pippi Longstocking" films
1959
Maria Persson
Actor, "John Wick" "Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocoll"
1960
Mikael Nyqvist
Singer, "Buffalo Stance" "I've Got You Under My Skin"
1964
Neneh Cherry
Former table tennis player, Olympic gold medalist and two times World Champion
1965
Jan-Ove Waldner
Author, "Quicksand"
1968
Malin Persson Giolito
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Producer of several hit singles for example in collaboration with Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Katy Perry, Backstreet Boys or Britney Spears
1971
Max Martin
Founder of Koenigesegg Automotive
1972
Christian von Koenigsegg
Actor, "Chernobyl" "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" "No Time to Die"
1974
David Dencik
Actor, "The Northman" "Legend of Tarzan" "Succession"
1976
Alexander Skarsgård
Director, "Morbius" "Child 44" "Life"
1977
Daniel Espinosa
Actress, "Watchmen" "27 Dresses" "Rampage"
1978
Malin Åkerman
Actress, "Annihilation" "Borg/McEnroe" "Eat Pray Love"
1979
Tuva Novotny
Actor, "Suicide Squad" "RoboCop" "House of Cards"
1979
Joel Kinnaman
Singer, "Dancing on My Own" "Show Me Love"
1979
Robyn
Creator of "Minecraft"
1979
Markus Persson
Actor, "Kon-Tiki" "Vikings" "Oppenheimer"
1980
Gustaf Skarsgård
DJ, former member of the Swedish House Mafia, now working with Axwell
1983
Sebastian Ingrosso
Singer and two times Eurovision Song Contest winner, "Euphoria" "Tattoo"
1983
Loreen
Billionaire and co-founder of Spotify
1983
Daniel Ek
Actress, "Dune" "Mission: Impossible" "Doctor Sleep"
1983
Rebecca Ferguson
DJ and music producer, "Levels" "Brother" "Wake Me Up"
1989
Avicii
Footballer who plays for Djurgården and the Swedish national team (former Hamburg, Sampdoria, Cagliari and Bologna player)
1989
Albin Ekdal
Actor, "It" "Nosferatu" "John Wick: Chapter 4"
1990
Bill Skarsgård
DJ and music producer, "Under Control" "Habits"
1991
Alesso
Ice hockey left winger who plays for the Colorado Avalanche
1992
Gabriel Landeskog
Ice hockey centre who plays for the Edmonton Oilers
1992
Mattias Janmark
Footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and the Swedish women's national team
1993
Magdalena Eriksson
Footballer who plays for Anderlecht and the Swedish national team (former Sevilla, Bremen and Copenhagen player)
1994
Ludwig Augustinsson
Ice hockey winger who plays for the New Jersey Devils
1998
Jesper Bratt
Footballer who plays for Sporting CP and the Swedish national team
1998
Viktor Gyökeres
Footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the Swedish national team
2000
Dejan Kulusevski
Actor, "Young Royals" "Triangle of Sadness" "The Ugly Stepsister"
2000
Malte Gårdinger
Actress best known for her role as Sara Eriksson in "Young Royals"
2000
Frida Argento
Footballer who plays for Borussia Dortmund and the Swedish national team
2002
Daniel Svensson
Actor best known for his role as Prince Wilhelm in "Young Royals"
2003
Edvin Ryding
Climate activist and initiator of "Fridays for Future"
2003
Greta Thunberg
Footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the Swedish national team
2006
Lucas Bergvall
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