Gotland coat of arms
The following is a list of notable related in a significant way with the Swedish island of Gotland.
Gallery
Erik I av Pommern 1382-1459
Victor Kullberg 1824-1890
Gustaf Lindström, 1901
Anna Maria Gardell-Ericson, 1901
Hjördis Petterson, 1930's
Ingmar Bergman and Sven Nykvist in 1961
Håkan Loob, 2013
Frida Röhl, 2014
Theresa Andersson, 2012
List
| Name | About | Born | Died | Location | Known for | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrus de Dacia | (1235 - 1289 in Visby) A Swedish Dominican friar, may have been born on Gotland and lived on the island around 1261 to 1289. | 1235 | 1289 | Visby | Friar | [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] |
| Pehr Arvid Säve | (1811 in Roma – 1887) Historian, linguist and artist, initiated Gotland Museum | 1811 | 1887 | Roma | Historian | [6] |
| 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 | |
| Victor Kullberg | (1824 in Visby - 1890 in London) Watch and marine chronometer maker in London for navies throughout the world | 1824 | 1890 | Visby | Clockmaker | |
| Gustaf Lindström | (1829 in Visby – 1901) Paleontologist | 1829 | 1901 | Visby | Paleontologist | [7] |
| Axel Haig | (1835 in Katthamra – 1921) Artist and architect | 1835 | 1921 | Katthamra | Artist | |
| Elfrida Andrée | (1841 in Visby – 1929) Organist, composer and conductor | 1841 | 1929 | Visby | Musician | [8] |
| 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 | [9] |
| 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 | [10] |
| Henrik Munthe | (1860 in När – 1958) Geologist, particularly the Geology of Gotland | 1860 | 1958 | När | Geologist | [11] |
| Gustaf Hägg | (1867 in Visby - 1925) Organist and composer | 1867 | 1925 | Visby | Musician | [12] |
| 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 | [13] | |
| Martin Bodin | (1903–1976) Cinematographer | 1903 | 1976 | Cinematographer | [14] | |
| Hjördis Petterson | (1908 in Visby – 1988) Actress | 1908 | 1988 | Visby | Actress | [15][16] |
| 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 | [17] |
| 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 | [18][4][19] |
| 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] |
| Maj Bylock | (1931 in Visby – 2019) Children's writer, translator, and teacher | 1931 | 2019 | Visby | Writer | [20] |
| 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 | [21][4] | |
| Babben Larsson | (born in Dalhem 1956) actress and comedian | 1956 | Dalhem | Actress | [22][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 | [23][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 | [24] |
| 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 | [25] | |
| Theresa Andersson | (born 1971) Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist | 1971 | Musician | [26] | ||
| 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 | [27] | |
References
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- ↑ Starbäck, Carl Georg; Bäckström, Per Olof. "Berättelser ur svenska historien". www.Runeberg.org. Project Runeberg. p. 27. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ Carlsson, Gottfrid. "Erik av Pommern". www.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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- ↑ Palmenfelt, Ulf (1994). Per Arvid Säves möten med människor och sägner: folkloristiska aspekter på ett gotländskt arkivmaterial [Per Arvid Säve's encounters with people and folk tales: folkloristic aspects of Gotlandic material] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Carlsson. ISBN 91-7798-758-6. SELIBR 7666317.
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- ↑ Hennerberg, C. F. "Elfrida Andrée". www.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ Bergmark, Torsten. "Anna M Gardell-Ericson". www.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ Lönnberg, E. "J J Adolf Appellöf". www.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ Regnéll, Gerhard. "Henrik V Munthe". www.sok.riksarkivet.se. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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- ↑ Dahlberg, Mats (6 September 2019). "Mycket populära författaren Maj Bylock har avlidit". www.nwt.se. Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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