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Famous people · Sweden

Sweden has one famous person on record

Sarah Elizabeth Bierce came into the world in 1838. That places their birth in the early republic. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Across the town line, Fryeburg lists 9, John W. Dana first.

#1 best knownSarah Elizabeth BierceWriting & Arts · 1838–1898
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Sarah Elizabeth Bierce
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1838
Sarah Elizabeth Bierce
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Writing & Arts
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Born in Sweden

Sarah Elizabeth Bierce#1
Writing & Arts

Sarah Elizabeth Bierce

1838–1898

American journalist, educator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sweden and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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