#1Famous people · Stockholm
4 famous people call Stockholm their birthplace
Most widely known is Calvin T. Hulburd, the American politician, with articles in 5 languages. Close behind are Andrew W. Barrett and Jesse N. Smith. The list runs from Calvin T. Hulburd, born in 1809, to Henry S. Webster, born in 1846. For every 10,000 residents there are 10.5 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Calvin T. Hulburd
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Calvin T. Hulburd
Youngest
1846
Henry S. Webster
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Stockholm
Two of the three are leaders.
#1#2#3Through the years
When Stockholm’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1840s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & LawBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Stockholm is known for
Share of Stockholm’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Potsdam leads the towns around it, with 14 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stockholm 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.
Photo credits (6)
- Calvin T. Hulburd: William Horatio Barnes, editor. George E. Perine, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew W. Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse N. Smith: Photo: Arencher Lithograph: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry S. Webster: C. Douglas SternerTransparency added and cropped by User:pd_THOR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank B. Kellogg: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons