List of people of Gotland
The following is a list of notable related in a significant way with the Swedish island of Gotland. The list is sortable by name, date of birth and death, location on Gotland and notability.
List
| Name | About | Born | Died | Location | Known for | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrus de Dacia | (1235 - 1289 in Visby) A Swedish Dominican monk, may have been born on Gotland and lived on the island around 1261 to 1289. | 1235 | 1289 | Visby | Monk | [1] |
| Eric I, Duke of Mecklenburg | (ca.1365 - 1397 in Klintehamn) Heir to the throne of Sweden |
1365 | 1397 | Klintehamn | Heir throne of Sweden | [2] |
| Eric of Pomerania | (1381/2–1459) Ruler of the Kalmar Union 1396/1439, Eric lived in Visby for ten years and in 1411 he had the castle of Visborg constructed |
1381/2 | 1459 | Visby | Ruler Kalmar Union | [3] |
| Jacob Madsen | (1596 in Visby – 1653) A Danish merchant, shipowner and builder |
1596 | 1653 | Visby | Merchant | |
| Christopher Polhem | (1661 in Tingstäde – 1751) Scientist, inventor and industrialist, particularly mining |
1598 | 1653 | Visby | Scientist | [4] |
| Greta Donner | (1726 in Visby – 1774) Import and export business person |
1726 | 1774 | Visby | Business | |
| Jacob Niclas Ahlström | (1805 in Visby – 1857) Kapellmeister and composer |
1805 | 1857 | Visby | Composer | [5] |
| Ernst von Vegesack | (1820 in Hemse – 1903) Army officer, worked in Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy and the US Union Army |
1820 | 1903 | Hemse | Officer | |
| Oscar Malmborg | (1820 in Kräklingbo – 1880) Veteran of the Mexican War, emigrated 1846 |
1820 | 1880 | Kräklingbo | War veteran | |
| Gustaf Lindström | (1829 in Visby – 1901) | 1829 | 1901 | Visby | Paleontologist | [6] |
| Elfrida Andrée | (1841 in Visby – 1929) Organist, composer and conductor |
1841 | 1929 | Visby | Musician | [7] |
| Wilhelmina Skogh | (1849 in Rute – 1926 Hotel manager and owner |
1849 | 1926 | Rute | Hotel owner | [4] |
| Anna Gardell-Ericson | (1853 in Visby – 1939) Painter and watercolorist of coastal scenes |
1853 | 1939 | Visby | Painter | [8] |
| Gabriel Gustafson | (1853–1915) Swedish-Norwegian archaeologist, excavated Oseberg Ship |
1853 | 1915 | Archaeologist | ||
| Adolf Appellöf | (1857 in Garde – 1921) Marine zoologist, particularly in cephalopods |
1857 | 1921 | Garde | Zoologist | [9] |
| Henrik Munthe | (1860 in När – 1958) Geologist, particularly the Geology of Gotland |
1860 | 1958 | När | Geologist | [10] |
| Gustaf Hägg | (1867 in Visby - 1925) Organist and composer |
1867 | 1925 | Visby | Musician | [11] |
| Ivar Sandström | (1889 in Visby — 1917) Aviation pioneer |
1889 | 1917 | Visby | Pilot | |
| Gustaf Dalstrom | (1893-1971) American artist and muralist, from 1927 president of the Chicago Society of Artists |
1893 | 1971 | Artist | ||
| Torsten Sylvan | (1895 in Visby – 1970) Army officer and horse rider, silver medallist in the 1924 Summer Olympics |
1895 | 1970 | Visby | Officer | |
| Diana Allen | (1898-1949) Actress and Ziegfeld girl |
1898 | 1949 | Actress | [12] | |
| Martin Bodin | (1903–1976) Cinematographer |
1903 | 1976 | Cinematographer | [13] | |
| Hjördis Petterson | (1908 in Visby – 1988) Actress |
1908 | 1988 | Visby | Actress | [14][15] |
| Robert Myrsten | (1909 in Slite – 1976) Swedish ship-owner |
1909 | 1976 | Slite | Ship-owner | |
| Einar Englund | (1916 – 1999 in Visby) Finnish composer |
1916 | 1999 | Visby | Composer | [16] |
| Ingmar Bergman | (1918–2007) Director, writer and producer who worked in film, television, theatre and radio; lived and died on Fårö |
1918 | 2007 | Fårö | Director | [17][4] |
| Carl Bertil Myrsten | (1920 in Slite– 2000) Company director and ship-owner |
1920 | 2000 | Slite | Ship-owner | |
| Sonja Åkesson | (1926 in Buttle – 1977) Poet, writer and artist |
1926 | 1977 | Buttle | Artist | [4] |
| Lars Gullin | (1928 in Sanda – 1976) Jazz saxophonist |
1928 | 1976 | Sanda | Musician | [4] |
| Guje Sevón | (born 1943 in Sanda) Swedish and Finnish academician in psychology and management |
1943 | Sanda | Academician | ||
| Mertil Melin | (born in Stånga 1945) Retired Army general, section head in Gotland 1982/1987 |
1945 | Stånga | General | ||
| Alf Sandqvist | (born in Othem 1945) Retired Army major general, Inspector of the Army |
1945 | Othem | General | ||
| Håkan Nesser | (born 1950) Author and teacher, writes crime fiction novels, lives in Furillen |
1950 | Furillen | Writer | ||
| Lars Jonsson | (born 1950) Ornithological illustrator and artist living in Hamra. |
1950 | Hamra | Artist | [18][4] | |
| Babben Larsson | (born in Dalhem 1956) actress and comedian |
1956 | Dalhem | Actress | [19][4] | |
| Lennart Eriksson | (born 1956) Bass player in punk rock band Ebba Grön, lives on Gotland |
1956 | Musician | |||
| Anna Jansson | (born in Visby 1958) Crime writer and nurse |
1958 | Visby | Writer | [4] | |
| Susanne Alfvengren | (born in Visby 1959) Singer |
1959 | Visby | Singer | [20][4] | |
| Håkan Loob | (born in Visby 1960) Former professional ice hockey player |
1960 | Visby | Ice hockey | [4] | |
| Jonas Jonasson | (born 1961) Journalist and writer, lives on Gotland |
1961 | Writer | |||
| Josefin Nilsson | (1969 in När – 2016) Singer and actress |
1969 | 2016 | När | Singer | [21] |
| Mattias Sunneborn | (born 1970 in Bunge) Long jumper, finalist in the 1996 Summer Olympics |
1970 | Bunge | Long jumper | [4] | |
| Frida Röhl | (born 1971 in Klintehamn) Actress and director |
1971 | Klintehamn | Actress | [22] | |
| Theresa Andersson | (born 1971) Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist |
1971 | Musician | [23] | ||
| Thomas Löfkvist | (born in Visby 1984) Former professional road bicycle racer |
1984 | Visby | Bicycle racer | [4] | |
| Alexander Gerndt | (born 1986 in Visby) Footballer, nearly 300 club caps and 10 for Sweden |
1986 | Visby | Footballer | ||
| Linnea Gustafsson | (born 1986 in Fole) Orienteering competitor. |
1986 | Fole | Orienteering competitor | [4] | |
| Grave | (formed 1986) Death metal band, features vocalist and guitarist Ola Lindgren |
1986 | Musicians | |||
| Jesper Skalberg Karlsson | (born in Visby 1993) Politician, Member of the Riksdag from 2015/2018, representing Gotland County |
1993 | Visby | Politician | [24] |
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